Spring 2019
March 15, 2019Top out on the best one-day mountain hikes, meet Josh Metten’s secret cats, the bobcat and lynx, and ask Mike Garcia whether you’re river ready. Mackenzie Martin rides into horse archery, Ednor Therriault visits Medicine Rocks, and Nicholas C.P. Vrooman tells of the persistence of the Little Shell people. Also inside: Maxim Loskutoff’s Even the Mountains, hunting for morels, trout in 30 years with David Brooks, the Buffalo Field Campaign, Asian Indian restaurants, Montana’s preferred general stores, and Yellowstone waking dreams.
Fall 2018
September 15, 2018Aaron Theisen picks seven day hikes in the Swan Range, Beth Saboe revisits the American Prairie Reserve, and Joe Shelton rounds up Montana’s scariest Halloween destinations. Ednor Therriault tells of cowboy crickets, Jim Gray visits Chef Jim Tracey at Missoula’s Red Bird, and Maggie Slepian meets the invaluable search and rescue dogs of Montana. Also inside: Donald M. Jones’s wild Montana, the Keller Collection, Wild West Words on Montana slang, hunting in 30 years with Jim Posewitz, Lori Grannis on Missoula’s gold-level biking trails, ceramics made of Montana, and farmer Donna Griffin, a Montanan you should know.
Spring 2018
March 15, 2018Douglas H. Chadwick tracks the mountain goat, a beast the color of winter, Aaron Theisen finds a surfing river running through it, and Montana’s Missouri River ferries carry on. Brian D’Ambrosio profiles Wallace D. Coburn, movie star of the Milk River country, and the Medicine Line gets a tour. Also inside: learn to fly-fish in one day, a patchwork of fiber artists, plains women artists after C.M. Russell, the Lehrkind beer barrel wagons, spring rebirth at Dunrovin, Lewistown, Chef Jim Gray’s mint jelly, rivers in 30 years, and Hannah Catalino, a Montanan you should know.
Winter 2017-18
December 15, 2017Our Healthy, Well and Fit issue brings Lacey Middlestead’s easy guide to Montana downhill skiing, a day in the life of a ski patroller, and seven of Montana’s best cold weather dogs. SuzAnne Miller writes a winter nocturne with photos by John Ashley, and Matthew Weber visits the Glendive Train Museum. Also inside: the art of Kevin Red Star, three Montana musical instrument makers, rural libraries, David Abrams’s Dash, Lyndel Meikle letting the cat out of the bag, mining in 30 years, and the Montana Health Update.
Fall 2017
September 15, 2017Kelsey Sinclair hunts the Rocky Mountains’ million-dollar treasure, Thomas McGuane writes of a foal, and Carol Polich meets the crazy cormorants of Quake Lake. Sarie Mackay finds Red Lodge an urban basecamp, Brian D’Ambrosio traces Montana and the NFL, and Gary Ferguson remembers the burning season. Also inside: eight great mobile apps, Bitterroot Valley apple ciders, the art of Barbara Morrison, Native American women in couture, insects in 30 years, the Livingston Food Resource Center, and Diane Boyd, a Montanan you should know.
Summer 2017
June 15, 2017Count ten ways to die in Yellowstone, drive to heaven on the Beartooth with Donnie Sexton, and run free with the mustangs of the Pryor Range. Bill Muhlenfeld loves Livingston, Ellen Baumler celebrates remarkable rodeo women, and Stephanie Brookes shares the hospitality and culture of Crow Fair. Also inside: the My Montana Home section and who built Montana’s mansions, Phil Knight on sport flying, Bud Lilly, a trout’s best friend, Nick Lyons on river touring, Greg Keeler’s Testicle Festival, tourism in 30 years, and John Heminway, a Montanan you should know.
Spring 2017
March 15, 2017Louisa Willcox writes of Ursus horribilis, Montana’s grizzlies, as we celebrate our 15th year. Visit the K Bar L Ranch, a wilderness lodge in the Bob, chase five must-see waterfalls, and go night fly-fishing with Mary Syrett and Frank Zentner. Also inside: Ray Rasker on public lands in 30 years, Havre, jewel of the Hi-Line, the Holt Heritage Museum, campfire cooking, spring picnics, Bill Muhlenfeld’s glacier lily, the drawings of Jerry Locati, and The Last Best Stories podcast.
Winter 2016-17
December 15, 2016Our Healthy, Well and Fit issue brings an easy guide to downhill skiing, Aaron Theisen’s Maverick Mountain magic, and Phil Knight on earning your turns. Joseph Shelton finds Butte magic, Carol Polich photographs hoarfrost heaven, and Jessianne Wright picks the top five Forest Service cabins in the Gallatin Range. Also inside: Americana music in Montana, Native Americans in 30 years with Walter Fleming, David Quammen, sculpture in the wild, the art of Jerry Crandall, the University of Montana’s brain injury center, and Chef Jim Gray’s elk pot roast.
Fall 2016
September 15, 2016Todd Klassy photographs the last best cowboys, SuzAnne Miller rides the Bitterroot with Hawk the mountain man, and Carol Polich watches sandhill cranes dance. Holly Matkin backpacks the Bob Marshall Wilderness, Doug Emlen explores claws, teeth, armor and cheats, and golden ghost towns call. Also inside: Locati Architects, Elizabeth Davey Lochrie, Chef Jim Gray’s duck confit, the Great Bear Foundation, virtual reality in 30 years, the legacy of conservation, and Ellen Baumler, a Montanan you should know.
Summer 2016
June 15, 2016Aaron Theisen explores the northern Bitterroots, Pat Clayton falls for lake love, and seven wild adventures await in Big Sky country. Ride ten distinctly awesome bike routes, read Richard S. Wheeler’s Anything Goes, and follow Barbara Ulrich’s miracle eagle rescue. Also inside: the My Montana Home section on green building and blue ribbon ranches, the art of Gary Lynn Roberts, SuzAnne Miller’s painted ponies, Camp Mak-A-Dream, Chef Jim Gray’s summer salads, and Wild West Words on ranch, tipi and outhouse.