In September, all the water in Montana is low. On the west side of the Continental Divide, there had been no rain since early June. Nikea and I left the creek and climbed the lifted palm of the drainage that held the lake. The basin lacked...
DESIGN-BUILD | CLEAR CREEK DEVELOPING SPECIALTY CONTRACTING | MONTANA TIMBER TECH A Texas couple with family connections to, and a deep affinity for, Big Sky, Montana recently found property in the Spanish Peaks Mountain Club, where they planned to build a secondary home for themselves and host...
What does the West mean to you? Is it a place, a lifestyle, a feeling, a philosophy? In the centuries since Euro-Americans first explored the country’s interior, the West has changed beyond the imaginations of those who first mapped it. In that relatively short time,...
On a visit last spring to the C.M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana, I was surprised by two insights. First, Russell’s visual storytelling is astounding. Second, some of those stories involved automobiles. The first insight shouldn’t have been a surprise. “Russell was a wonderful storyteller,”...
Mike Morelli leads a tour of wide-eyed adults through the inner workings of Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) prior to the opening of one of five performances the theater puts on as part of its Community Series. An expressive and exuberant speaker with dancing eyes behind...
If there were only one moment to capture a dining experience, let it be this one: My date and I had just finished the Smoked Mangalitsa Pork Tostada, which we had smelled the moment it hit open flame, the air so smoky and sweet. From...
Museums, galleries, and curated art events celebrating the artists of the Northern Rockies offer an intimate glimpse at life in the American West. Upcoming calendar highlights include: Ongoing Through August 17 Patchworking: Big Sky Domestic Cast-Offs Aunt Dofe’s Gallery | Willow Creek, MT auntdofegallery.com Rebecca Hutchinson’s volumetric, human-scale paper-and-clay vessels incorporate...
Great Women Sculptors Written by Phaidon Editors, with an introduction by Lisa Le Feuvre A celebration of more than 300 female sculptors from around the world, this book surveys the past 500 years, recognizing trailblazing artists from the Renaissance to the present day. The alphabetically organized tome...
Alara Jewelry — founded in 2004 in Bozeman, Montana — is set to appear on the nationally broadcast television series Empowered with Meg Ryan. The mini-documentary spotlights Alara’s efforts in ethical sourcing, sustainability, and environmental responsibility within the fine jewelry industry. According to founder and designer...
This spring, longtime Great Falls, Montana resident and former C.M. Russell Museum Director of Art and Philanthropy Duane Braaten was appointed as the museum’s new executive director. Over the past two decades, he helped establish the museum as a nationally recognized leader in Western art...