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.
Historic guardians: Efforts work to preserve the story of Bigfork
As Denny Kellogg and Ed Gillenwater tell the story, though, Bigfork’s history actually began a little earlier: a m…
Snagging kokanee on the Tobacco River
It’s kokanee season in Northwest Montana and Monday I participated in the annual tradition that many have for decades.
Small hemp farm near Creston part of federal pilot program
arly in the morning, several days a week, Joe Arnone bikes from his home in Kalispell to a tiny farm near Creston to water a crop not commonly found in Montana.
Project documents history of the valley
Though the narrow valley that holds the North Fork of the Flathead River may seem untamed, homesteaders have been occupying the area for more than a century.
Months of training pay off for 4-H, FFA youth at livestock show
During the Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo, life comes full circle for 4-H and FFA youth showing market livestock.
Agencies collaborate on new plan for three forks of Flathead
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, which had some of its beginnings here in the Flathead Valley.
Theraputic boarding school in Marion expands programming
At the end of a dirt road on a remote hillside in Marion sits the Montana Academy, a therapeutic boarding school for troubled youth. On a blistering July after…
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Polson pinecone broker makes living from forest floor
To most, pinecones simply litter the forest floor, feeding wildlife and propagating new trees as the years turn to decades.
Sheriff's Posse fundraising to buy Evergreen facility
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Posse’s efforts to find a new home is still a work in progress, but with a tentative agreement to buy the old roller rink on Shad…
Mountaintop lookouts still crucial for spotting wildfires
BOISE, Idaho — Fire-lookout towers perched atop remote, craggy peaks across the U.S. West may seem like quaint reminders of an era before satellites, smartphon…
Volunteers needed for backpack distribution event
Children in need from Evergreen Elementary, Helena Flats, Deer Park, Smith Valley, Kila and Marion schools will get a special day of fun on Aug. 11 as the Kalispell Moose Lodge 1922 holds a community-service event …
Annual car show a real crowd-pleaser
Classic-car enthusiasts wait all year for the annual Evergreen Show ’N Shine car show, and with good reason. In addition to all of those beautifully restored vintage vehicles, motorcycles, off-road vehicles and eve…
The effort to remove non-native fish species from Flathead Lake
On a boat on the southern half of Flathead Lake, a small tribal fishing crew is waging a slow battle. As gears turn, a carefully placed gill net is hauled into…
Seeley Lake's 1929 GMC fire engine started out in Kalispell
SEELEY LAKE — “How many people can say they still own their first vehicle?” asked Seeley Lake resident and car enthusiast Bob Stine. “Well the Seeley Lake Fire…
Students, community find benefits at FVCC farm
While most college students spend the school year with their noses buried in books, some of the agriculture students, interns and volunteers at Flathead Valley…