Architecture and Interior Design | SHM Architects Construction | Big Sky Build Specialty Wood Products | Montana Reclaimed Lumber Co. “I was blown away by the view,” says SHM Architects’ Mark Hoesterey of his first impression of the lot his clients had purchased in Montana’s Spanish Peaks Mountain...
A day shy of the summer solstice, Travis Taylor launches our skiff into the spring-fed pond on Jemas Ranch. It is already 7:30 p.m. But this time of year, the days are so long you can fish a hatch up until 9:30 p.m. and...
Editor's Note: We all have our secret spots — those undiscovered special places that offer a full and intimate experience. And as more and more recreationists venture into the outdoors, some places inevitably feel the pressure. While crowds risk changing the character of a place,...
During a time of hardship, perhaps the lowest point in 20th century Montana history, here was a chance for celebration. It was 1926. Drought had shriveled the state’s agriculture. Banks had failed. Homesteaders had fled. Bankruptcy rates were the highest in the nation. Most roads...
Shannon Waters was living in New York City, training and eventually cheffing in some of the finest restaurants in the world. She was hungry to do everything — from making “perfect pasta and beautiful bread” to butchering pigs, chickens, and goats — and often spent...
Sometimes when you’re painting outdoors, wild animals wander into your field of view. That’s what Andy Taylor has learned as he paints en plein air in locations along the Snake River or in Grand Teton National Park. He’s had moose saunter into the scene and...
It took some time to learn this lesson, but as a writer-photographer team, Audrey Hall and I have embraced the idea that it’s important to leave space — in your mind, in your schedule — because that’s when the magic happens. This particular magic took shape...
Deep in the oral history archive of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT), a 1977 recording captured the words of Pend d’Oreille elder Mitch Smallsalmon. He recalled the abundance of the landscape that now encompasses western Montana, and the good fortune of the Salish...
Architecture | Reid Smith Architects Construction | Avant Building Group Interior Design | Hive Home Specialty Wood Products | Montana Reclaimed Lumber Co. When the owners of a home in Montana’s Spanish Peaks Mountain Club in Big Sky approached Reid Smith, founder of Bozeman-based Reid Smith Architects, the wife had specific ideas...
Architecture | Miller Roodell Architects Construction | Yellowstone Traditions Interior Design | Peace Design Katherine Reay loves a good story. As an accomplished author, she knows how to craft a riveting narrative. So it was no surprise that when she and her husband, Mason, decided to build a...