Spring 2013
March 15, 2013Ride into Yellowstone on horseback, look for Montana’s UFOs, and dig into high-altitude gardening. Montana in 30 Years takes on climate change. Also inside: the lines of devotion of Darlene Morgan, tree ring pens, the Western way, and a special Montana Gal insert on the many hats Montana women wear.
Winter 2012-13
December 15, 2012Our health and wellness issue faces winter head on. Glenda Wallace takes polar plunges and hot springs soaks, Phil Knight skis Yellowstone’s winter trails, and Gardiner opens the gateway to winter. Cathy Moser explores the sagebrush and river cats of the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, and Chef Jim Gray stirs up healthy winter stew and soup. Also inside: Montana in 20 icons, a holistic health round table, the Montana Health Report, therapy for your best friend, Suzanne Waring’s 80 and Counting, spillover and the next pandemic, and Rachel Hergett’s winter playlist.
Fall 2012
September 15, 2012The Brawl of the Wild looks back on 112 years of Cat/Griz rivalry, David Cronenwett finds the beauty of field birds, and Ednor Therriault profiles Blackfeet warriors in sculpture. Spend a day with a working cattle dog, raise a glass to the last best vine at Montana’s wineries, and join Jack Horner in prehistoric Montana. Also inside: Alan Kesselheim’s coming of age ceremony, roaming eastern Montana, whimsical animal art, and the YWCA of Missoula.
Summer 2012
June 15, 2012Rick Bass writes from the wet and wild Yaak Valley, and Brian Schott talks with Tom Brokaw about nature and life in Montana, then visits Whitefish, a summer paradise. Jody Dahl asks whether you’re ranch happy, and Wendy Pierce picks day hikes with dogs. Also inside: the My Montana Home section, Dorothy Patent on artist Larry Pirnie, a Montana theatre round-up, summer poems by B.J. Buckley, Virginia Bryan at the St. Labre Indian School, romancing the log, and the reluctant architect.
Spring 2012
March 15, 2012Whitney Tilt goes snorkeling for wildflowers, Caroline Patterson finds the wild, weird heart of Missoula, and Jean Petersen settles into tipi retreats. Paul Schullery meets the goats at Gunsight Pass, Valerie Hemingway takes a byte of Bozeman, and Kate Hove shows kitchen designs that work wonders. Also inside: the zen of kayaking, the photography of Barbara Van Cleve, Montana ghost wood, Keith Anderson’s poetics of perception, and the birds, bees and butterflies of spring.
Winter 2011-12
December 15, 2011Conrad Anker goes ice climbing in Hyalite, green skiing gets a look, and the shape of winter comes into focus. Lael Morgan investigates the mystery of Jeannette Rankin’s “Whitehall Embarrassment,” Shann Ray shares the short story The Way Home, and Bill Muhlenfeld visits Big Timber. Also inside: contemporary Montana homes, Suzanne Waring on custom knife art, Kim Ibes’s pies in the (big) sky, and the last best holiday gifts.
Fall 2011
September 15, 2011Kathryn Socie asks what a strong Montana dog can’t do, ghosts stalk Virginia City, and fall brings a fly-fishing frenzy. Paul F. Vang looks at educating young entrepreneurs, and our new feature, Montanans You Should Know, makes its debut. Also inside: Greg Keeler’s A Change in Light, life on planet bronze, how green Yellowstone really is, the Ozark Club, Sue Reynolds on beautiful beads and family traditions, and let them eat cake.
Summer 2011
June 15, 2011Richard I. Gibson digs into the Yogo sapphire, Montana’s “Goldilocks” gem, Carol Polich meets the mighty Montana moose, and Ben Donatelle rolls out helmets, handlebars and 10 not-to-be-missed bike rides. Bill Muhlenfeld tells how the Wickens family pays it forward, goes hot for huckleberries, and watches the Fonz go fishing. Also inside: the Bair Museum’s elegant expansion, Richard Hugo’s Driving Montana, Montana-made musicians, cowboy cordon bleu, eating locally, rustic furniture makers, and wedding photography.
Spring 2011
March 15, 2011Bill Muhlenfeld follows veterans from the front lines to tight lines, Lorri Grannis listens to Montana’s Native flutists, and we throw our best Montana party ever. Ten heavenly hikes west of the Divide and 12 Montana golf courses get you outside. Also inside: James Crumley’s The Right Madness and Deadrock revisited, Ellen Baumler uncovers Montana’s Chinese past, a snowy owl outburst, the art of Daniel and Adam Smith, Steve Smede breaks out the sticks, our favorite watering holes, and birds on the move.
Winter 2010-11
December 15, 2010Dave Richardson feels the rush of skijoring in Red Lodge and Whitefish, Glenda Wallace tells the love story of a rancher who meets bison, and an insider’s guide covers 15 Montana downhill ski areas. Meet the wolverines, ghosts of the backcountry, and the von Trapp children, Montana’s own “Sound of Music.” Also inside: Ted Kerasote’s Man in Red, Woman in Blue, Shawn Johnson on the Crown of the Continent, artist Clint Loomis, Queen City cuisine in Helena, one fine day at Eagle Mount in Bozeman, the Miles City Bucking Horse Sale, and Brewster Moseley on the beauty of Butte.