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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.
The Real Montana Lives Here
The Montana Stories You Won't Find Anywhere Else
Ever wonder what happened to the Marlboro Ranch in the Crazy Mountains? Who was the first person to see Montana from the sky? What photographer's lost masterpieces sat hidden in a Terry basement for decades?
STORIES THAT STOP YOU IN YOUR TRACKS
The Corporate Cowboy Paradise
For 20 years, Philip Morris flew 350 people to Montana each year for the ultimate cowboy fantasy—all expenses paid. Now it's owned by the same billionaires behind Yellowstone Club.
Conquering the Sky
In 1911, 19-year-old Cromwell Dixon became the first person to fly over the Continental Divide. A month later, he was dead. For thousands of years, only birds had seen their shadows on Montana's mountains.
The Hidden Photographer
In a Terry basement sat boxes of glass negatives—the lost work of Evelyn Cameron, who captured authentic prairie life like no one else. Her photographs rival the masters, but she died unknown.
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