The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), which was signed into law by President Trump on August 4, capped off a legislative campaign that was years in the making and brought together citizens from all walks of life who mobilized in support of public lands and...
This fall, Brush Creek Distillery, located on The Farm at Brush Creek Ranch in Saratoga, Wyoming, launched its first line of small-batch spirits. Distilled and crafted onsite, embracing local and natural resources, and using the finest ingredients, the first batches of Brush Creek Straight Bourbon,...
The Kimpton Armory Hotel, also called the Etha, opened its doors in mid-August, making use of a legendary building that for years sat empty just one block off Main Street in Bozeman. Now the tallest building in the downtown area, the hotel is set in...
Hunting gear highlights There are a multitude of hunting-related products out there these days: clothing, gear, and gadgets that are designed to make the sport easier or more straightforward, and allow hunters to be more comfortable and warmer when navigating the often-rugged terrain and potentially rough...
Jackson Hole, Wyoming – August 17, 2020 – The Western Design Conference Exhibit + Sale (WDC) 2020 Digital Sourcebook will go live on September 10, 2020, featuring more than 100 artists who will virtually showcase and sell their handmade pieces for an entire year. A sneak peek at this...
As an editor, putting each issue of Big Sky Journal together is like working on a puzzle. There are different components that make up the final picture, and you hope that when it’s all pieced together, it fits well and that the stories complement each...
THERE'S NO WALKING BY ONE OF ARTIST Beth Cavener’s sculptures without stopping to look. In each one, there’s an immediate story, and it’s told through hundreds of pounds of shaped and painted clay that often takes the form of an animal figure standing greater than...
AFTER LIVING IN AND AROUND the Greater Yellowstone area for some time now, I’m used to driving over a rise and being blown away by what I find on the other side. It might be a valley full of grazing elk, a peak jutting triumphantly...
THERE'S A CANOE HANGING FROM THE CEILING of Dick Idol’s art studio, and it’s not just any old boat. Purchased from a fur trade museum in Michigan more than 35 years ago, this 16.5-foot Ojibwa birch bark canoe was made between 1850 and 1880 in Northern...
ATTRACTION, ATTACHMENT, AWE — all come with having a sense of place, a strong resonance to one particular locale on Earth, which speaks to us in a language that feels tailored to our hearts. For artists, this sense of place serves as a generous wellspring...