Spring 2014
March 15, 2014Explore the Rocky Mountain Front, Montana’s wild heart, take Brian McGeehan’s five tips for fishing spring creeks, and ride Helena’s best bike trails with Lacey Middlestead. Mary MacLane’s Butte: 1902 returns, Cynthia Logan visits the American Prairie, and Joseph Shelton explores the hidden treasures of the Museum of the Rockies. Also inside: the DM Gal issue, Glenn Welker’s How Bear Lost His Tail, Women of the Wind, Chef Jim Gray’s spring asparagus, water in 30 years, a big sky bouquet, and Eric Funk, a Montanan you should know.
Winter 2013-14
December 15, 2013Ski to a yurt in the Swan Range, sail away on ice, and learn from Lyndel Meikle how to rustle a cow and how to catch a rustler. Phil Knight traces the evolution of ski equipment, Bud Journey winters in a Yaak cabin, and Valerie Harms meets Jim Dolan’s bleu horses. Also inside: our Healthy, Well and Fit section, keeping your dogs and cats healthy, the String Orchestra of the Rockies, snow in 30 years, the Kitchen Guy relishing cranberries, and Robyn Erlenbush on international buyers.
Fall 2013
September 15, 2013Hunt for Bigfoot under the Big Sky, roll the dice on the history of gambling in Montana with Jaix Chaix, and catch Montana in the movies. Gordon Sullivan writes of the Big Dry, Lacey Middlestead follows the pronghorn, and Ellen Baumler hears songbirds in the alley. Also inside: the Pintler’s palette, Jackson Hot Springs at its rustic, offbeat, sublime best, Lyndel Meikle’s knockout punch, the Montana Raptor Conservation Center, and Montana’s wildlife in 30 years.
Summer 2013
June 15, 2013Ted Turner sits down for an exclusive interview, Buck Taylor writes of fire, grass, mud and blood, and Will Muhlenfeld finds Billings a gateway to the West. Chase five must-see Montana waterfalls, try geocaching with Shelby Humphreys, and pack the ten essentials of hiking with Roger Jenkins. Also inside: the My Montana Home section with brilliant lighting and sustainable building, Montana real estate, Ralph Johnson on land use in 30 years, Cathy Moser’s avian oasis at Manning Lake, and the Kitchen Guy’s barbecue.
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.