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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 21 hours, 33 minutes ago

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…

Updated 11 years, 9 months ago
Faces of the fair

Updated 11 years, 9 months ago
Skydivers gather for 47th annual Lost Prairie Boogie

The 47th annual Lost Prairie Boogie was held from Aug. 2 through today. Meadow Peak Skydiving oversees the event, which draws hundreds of skydivers, as well as…

Updated 11 years, 9 months ago
Purple gold pours into Hungry Horse business

The bumper crop of huckleberries has brought in many local pickers wanting to sell their hand-picked purple gold, Huckleberry Patch Supervisor Shauna Clevidenc…

Updated 11 years, 10 months ago
Put cork on that cup: Craftsman's custom mug gets boost from Kickstarter

Robert Knox says he has been living on coffee for the past 40 days. 

Updated 11 years, 10 months ago
Juggling Act

When it was formed 10 years ago, the Whitefish-based Alpine Theatre Project had a good reason for its choice of name.

Updated 11 years, 10 months ago
Polebridge Mercantile marks a new century with new owner

Just before 7 a.m. on Tuesday, the sun is up and working hard to burn off fog that has settled over the Polebridge Mercantile. 

Updated 11 years, 10 months ago
Lookout network: Book preserves images of historic structures in Glacier National Park

A new book written by a geographer and Glacier National Park enthusiast is a photographic chronicle of the rise and fall of fire lookouts in and around the par…

Updated 11 years, 11 months ago
Find a new focus: Business rents lenses to give tourists, photographers a way to up their shooting game

Advances in technology have made shooting, editing, posting and publishing images possible in a matter of minutes, but for high-quality results there is still …

Updated 11 years, 11 months ago
Rescue and release: Wild Wings Recovery Center a place for healing

Beth Benjamin Watne worked gently and quietly, with a laser-like focus, as she prepared to release a rehabilitated bald eagle back into the wild.

Updated 11 years, 11 months ago
Kalispell logger takes a crew into the wilds of Russia on new Discovery Channel series

Sean Vann said he believes he was born 100 years too late, but working for 17 years in the Russian logging industry has given him the opportunity to feel as if…

Updated 11 years, 11 months ago
Chalet girl: New book shares outdoor adventures of woman who has spent much of her life in Glacier National Park

Beth Dunagan didn’t learn how to swim or drive a car until she was in her 20s, and there’s a very good reason for that.

Updated 12 years ago
Kalispell brewery readies first batch of beer

After nearly two years of planning, permitting, construction and inspections, Cole Schneider and Maggie Doherty started production Thursday on their first batc…

Updated 12 years ago
Photographer captures 'The Wildest Rockies'

The new book by local photographer Steven Gnam opens with a quote from C.M. Russell: “Guard, protect, and cherish your land, for there is no afterlife for a pl…

Updated 12 years ago
Montana Life: Crown of the Continent

Photos from the Crown of the Continent courtesy of Steven Gnam.

Updated 12 years ago
Skill show: Whitefish Independent students display their hospitality know-how during annual fundraising dinner

The Park Avenue Jazz Club was swinging at Whitefish Independent High School.