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Montana Life

Explore the heart of Montana through features on local culture, outdoor living, food, and community life. Montana Life captures the essence of our state—its beauty, character, and the stories behind the scenery.

Updated 5 days, 15 hours ago

Tournament bridges generations and sharpens the mind through classic card game

Sixth, seventh and eighth graders played tricks and made contracts in a tactical game of duplicate bridge at the s…

Updated 8 years, 10 months ago
Study maps huckleberries across western forests

A National Science Foundation graduate student is training computers to recognize what huckleberries look like, with the hopes of mapping the native berry on a…

Updated 8 years, 10 months ago
A SAILOR'S LIFE

Armed with a crew of eight, the Limerick, a Schock35 sailboat, left the dock of the Somers Yacht club and prepared to set sail in one of the season’s first rac…

Updated 8 years, 10 months ago
Death in a beautiful place

A new book that examines death and survival in Glacier National Park has found that falling, not drowning, is the leading cause of death in the park.

Updated 8 years, 10 months ago
On belay: Anker says governors should follow climber's philosophy

From climbing snow-capped peaks across the world to testing his nerves at public speaking events, mountaineer Conrad Anker’s philosophy is to keep scaring hims…

Updated 8 years, 10 months ago
Sketches from abroad

In the life of an artist there are themes that recur. For Flathead artist Richie Carter one of those themes is Western Europe.

Updated 8 years, 11 months ago
Trego ranch home to a unique blend of businesses

It’s difficult to describe the Glacier Ridge Ranch’s offerings in just a word. Eclectic might come close.

Updated 8 years, 11 months ago
Last of the outlaws

In the early days of the Outlaw Inn, Ron Kelley’s barbershop, the King’s Lair, was in the heart of the action.

Updated 8 years, 11 months ago
Flathead picker creates unique vintage village

There are about a half-dozen treasures Mike Craner says he would really like to hang onto as he surveys the multitude of collectibles showcased at his Peddler’…

Updated 8 years, 11 months ago
Farm academy continues to grow at veterans home

On the walking trail surrounding the Farming for the Future Academy’s garden and burgeoning barnyard, veterans routinely settle on park benches to watch the du…

Updated 8 years, 11 months ago
Bibler Gardens in full bloom for spring tours

Today is the final day of the spring tours at Bibler Home and Gardens in Kalispell, and the flower gardens are at their peak.

Updated 8 years, 12 months ago
Nothing but trash at zany Eureka fashion show

When the Eureka Creative Arts Center’s “Trash-2-Flash” rolled around a few years back, a hunter who preferred rather unusual game gathered some acquired pelts,…

Updated 9 years ago
What lies beneath

Rivers are a lot like people, Jody Bakker suggests.

Updated 9 years ago
PHOTO GALLERY: Newborn lambs at Whitefish farm

This time of year brings a lot of happiness to EarthStar Farm owners Susan and Chad Waite. Their family farm near Whitefish saw 13 lambs born this spring.

Updated 9 years ago
Double-helix staircase a focal point of Many Glacier restoration

Building a spiral staircase involves some tricky math. And building a double-helix staircase on its original footprint in a century-old lodge is even trickier.

Updated 9 years ago
Homegrown museum is window to Whitefish's past

Every now and then Jill Evans gets a phone call that goes something like this: