2025-26 Winter
December 15, 2025The Winter 2025-2026 issue explores Montana’s rugged heritage, from the legacy of pioneer teacher Lucia Darling and the 703-mile expanse of Highway 200 to the harrowing history of regional smallpox epidemics. Features include the cultural rebirth of the Three Chiefs Museum , hospitality at Sage Lodge , and the immigrant history of Black Eagle. This edition also highlights the Montana Circle of American Masters , the career of author Robert Sims Reid , and a deep dive into Lake County , balanced by humorous ranching columns and vintage Treasure State recipes.
2020 Summer
June 15, 2020This issue of Distinctly Montana explores the state’s character through a lens of both legacy and transition. Key features include a guide to Glacier’s five best day hikes and an examination of the Little Belt Mountains. The magazine balances high art with cultural grit, profiling artist Carol Hagan and the Montana Territory Hat Company alongside a humorous look at the state’s most biting one-star reviews.
2020 Spring
March 15, 2020The Spring 2020 issue of Distinctly Montana explores the state’s high-desert mysteries and hidden natural wonders with a blend of curiosity and scientific observation. This issue features Chris Muhlenfeld’s investigation into Montana’s history as a UFO hotspot, accompanied by Robert Rath’s striking illustrations. Carol Polich provides a detailed, intimate look at the arrival of newborn sandhill cranes, capturing the precarious first days of "colts" in Montana's wetlands.