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.
PHOTOS: A trip through the Bison Range
Scenes from a drive through the CSKT Bison Range on Sunday, May 17.
Root & Rye: Culinary students show off skills with restaurant
The artisan sandwich and soup pop-up restaurant is open through May 2. Patrons can expect innovative sandwiches, soups, salads, desserts and beverages.
Japanese War Brides: Kalispell featured in traveling Smithsonian exhibit
The arrival of the Japanese war brides marked the largest women-only immigration event in U.S. history and by 1960 increased the population of Asian Americans …
From Prom to Pond: A wild ride at the annual Whitefish Mountain Resort competition
It feels like I had just been chosen to compete in “The Hunger Games,” as depicted in best-selling author Suzanne Collins’ dystopian series. The number scrawle…
Researchers seek answers in the case of Northwest Montana’s disappearing elk
Researchers searched the dense underbrush for any sign of the newborn elk calf. It was important they find the young animal in the next 72 hours, before it gai…
Magic flight: Observing geese migration at Freezout Lake unique experience
Located just north of Fairfield on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountain Front, the Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area at 12,000 acres, has become a hot s…
Church to thrift store: Kalispell’s 130-year-old building seeks renovation to preserve historic legacy
The building, listed under the National Register of Historic Places, has housed people of faith, those looking for bargain finds and for a time students. After…
Kalispell studio illustrates stories using natural products for stop-motion animation
Stop-motion animation is a style of animation that utilizes photographing and then physically moving objects within the frame in order to tell a story. As each…
FVCC Chef's Table dinner delights the palate while providing learning opportunity
Created and prepared by students of Flathead Valley Community College’s Culinary Institute of Montana, each Chef’s Table dinner series features a thoughtfully …
Lower Valley landmark: Effort to restore Blasdel Barn comes forward
Built in 1908 by settler Frank W. Porter, the barn was such a design marvel that at the time valley residents threw a party upon its completion, according to D…
Everyone’s favorite ogre (and ogress) feature of musical story about acceptance
"Shrek the Musical,” an irreverent storybook tale in two sidesplitting acts will be performed for the first time by Whitefish Theatre Company by a cast of peop…
Snow bikes make for a unique way to shred the mountain
“A SNO-GO,” I promptly smiled back to him. “Basically, a bike on skis.”
A dream fulfilled: Pursuit of the northern pygmy-owl successful
I’ve been searching for a northern pygmy-owl for the past few winters now, and honestly, I was starting to lose hope.
Measuring Risk: Learning how to explore the backcountry with the Patrol Fund
Towering snow-laden trees engulf me after hopping off the Flower Point chairlift and into out-of-bounds terrain.
The Cabins at Blacktail offer a serene getaway
The Cabins at Blacktail, located on a unique plat of land off Blacktail Road featuring a sauna, cold-plunge and six separate cabins nestled in the forest, want…
All the small things: Searching for lichen in the winter world of Glacier National Park
Found on every continent, lichen is an extraordinary organism adapted to survive in every habitat except seawater.