Summer in the Northern Rockies is a glorious time of year, and because it doesn’t last for long, it’s treasured. While communities are adapting to changing pandemic regulations, large gatherings remain rare, and social distancing feels like the new normal, this is the perfect summer...
While music lovers around the world are chomping at the bit — ready to once again experience live performances — the Under The Big Sky Festival is set to deliver an all-star lineup for 2021. Held at Big Mountain Ranch, a 350-acre working farm just...
The 2020 Montana Book Award has been announced, with Gretchen E. Minton’s Shakespeare in Montana: Big Sky Country’s Love Affair with the World’s Most Famous Writer (University of New Mexico Press, $19.95) taking top honors. This annual award recognizes literary and artistic excellence in a...
Imagine this scene: You’re picnicking at a table next to the Yellowstone River on a sunny summer day. Suddenly aware of a disturbance, you turn, only to see a mass of heaving, snorting, splashing creatures swimming forcefully, inexorably, and directly at you. Retreating to cover...
Among the sudden life changes that were brought on by COVID-19 in early 2020, a significant one was the loss of cultural events: Live music, art festivals, and films on the big screen, among many other things, came to a screeching halt. Faced with empty...
“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” — Greek philosopher Heraclitus As The recipient of Bozeman Film Celebration’s 2020 BZN Best Documentary Short award, “God’s Country” follows retired U.S. Army veteran Jim Graham...
“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after,” wrote Henry David Thoreau. That well-worn quote was the furthest thing from my mind as my son Aidan and I drove down the country road that leads...
“In a plurality of comrades is much countenance and consolation.” — Herman Melville, Mardi: and a Voyage Thither On a Tuesday evening in mid-January, Sandy Erickson sits in front of her computer, surrounded by fly-tying gear. She’s setting up to host a drop-in Zoom fly-tying session...
BSJ editors spotlight businesses in the Northern Rockies that are outstanding in the field of fly fishing. Outfitter of the year Westbank Anglers Jackson Hole, WY | westbank.com Dedicated to sharing their love of fly fishing, the owners and staff of Westbank Anglers have been providing guests with memorable...
It’s not always easy to find the perfect gift for any season or reason, but you can’t go wrong with locally made products that offer not only quality craftsmanship, but also a tie to the places and activities we know and love in the Northern...