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Emerald Isle to Big Sky Country: the Ancient Irish Sport of Hurling Takes Root in Montana
Emerald Isle to Big Sky Country: the Ancient Irish Sport of Hurling Takes Root in Montana The group, a conglomeration of athletes primarily hailing from Butte and Missoula, were members of local hurling teams—and they were clearly a crowd favorite. ...
Isle of Books Presents Last Best Books Fall 2024: "Catastrophe at Custer Creek," "Disturbing the sleeping Buffalo," and "Horse Thievery For Glory, Horse Thievery For Profit"
Isle of Books Presents Last Best Books Fall 2024: "Catastrophe at Custer Creek," "Disturbing the sleeping Buffalo," and "Horse Thievery For Glory, Horse Thievery For Profit" Thompson does Montana a service by finding stories about an underattended Native chief, the burial of a child in Missoula, and more. Each is fascinating, and most are stories you haven't heard before. ...
Montana Media: the Ballad of Little Jo and Revisioning the West
Montana Media: the Ballad of Little Jo and Revisioning the West The Ballad of Little Jo arrived right at the moment when the Western re-emerged after a protracted period of stagnation back into popular appeal. Kevin Costner’s Dances With Wolves (1990) and Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven (1992) both won the Best Picture Academy Award for their respective years of release. ...
The Old Broke Rancher on How to Stop Hiking and Relax Already
The Old Broke Rancher on How to Stop Hiking and Relax Already My wife seethes. "How can you sit there like that?" It's really very easy, I tell her. If you do it right, the first part to hit the chair should be your butt. ...
Why I Believe in Bigfoot
Why I Believe in Bigfoot Highly unusual sounds recorded near Ennis (MT) have strikingly similar characteristics to those captured in the Sierra Nevada range (CA) in the early ’70s. Witnesses all describe the overwhelmingly magnitude and power of these sounds. ...
For the Birds: Passion and Happiness in the Mission Valley
For the Birds: Passion and Happiness in the Mission Valley John has become a local celebrity after ushering nearly 10,000 students through his passion project. When walking into a bar recently a middle-aged man pointed a figure finger at him asking if he was the “bird guy.” ...
Haunted Hotels of Southwest Montana
Haunted Hotels of Southwest Montana Suddenly and without explanation, he discovered a solitary elk steak on the hallway floor. Then another here. Another couple there. It was 6 or 8 elk steaks all told, and Lee still can't figure out who, or what, is responsible for moving them. ...
Roadtrip to Dillon and the Andrus Hotel
Roadtrip to Dillon and the Andrus Hotel Our room was the Carnegie Suite, which, in addition to a handsome kitchen, living room, and two full bathrooms (one featuring a luxurious walk-in shower), also featured two bedrooms, each with its own television. ...
Woman Chief and Running Eagle: Nineteenth-Century Women Warriors of the Apsáalooke (Crow), Piikáni (Piegan Blackfeet), and other Plains Tribes indigenous to Montana
Woman Chief and Running Eagle: Nineteenth-Century Women Warriors of the Apsáalooke (Crow), Piikáni (Piegan Blackfeet), and other Plains Tribes indigenous to Montana The preponderance of evidence suggests that Pitamakan rose to prominence during the terminal period of intertribal warfare, i.e., the late 1870s. She received a vision, one that foretold success in battle, in a cave near the waterfall in Glacier National Park that now bears her name. ...
Poetry in Motion: Bronc Riding in Montana
Poetry in Motion: Bronc Riding in Montana At the end of our conversation, Ty said, “I've walked this path many times in my career and I'm smiling through the buck offs and mild pain because I know what being disciplined will lead to. Not to mention I'm thankful to be able to walk this path at nearly 51.” ...
The Grabow and Her Sisters: Livingston’s Historic Hotels
The Grabow and Her Sisters: Livingston’s Historic Hotels Many, about to embark on the wilderness, therefore chose to seek lodging in Livingston. H. F. Sanders wrote in his three-volume History of Montana (1913) that visitors "will usually find themselves directed to the Grabow Hotel, one of the finest hostelries in the state..." ...
The Misanthrope's Guide to Montana Waterfalls
The Misanthrope's Guide to Montana Waterfalls But “best” is a subjective quality, and the attractive bits of a waterfall are not always enough to mitigate the unattractive bits—namely, people. Yes, people. Hordes of them. They make waterfalls deeply unappealing to people like me—namely, misanthropes. ...
Get To Know Fallon County
Get To Know Fallon County Cabin Creek today is home to the Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline gas compressor station. It lost its post office in 1931. Ollie, near the North Dakota line, is another railroad town—this time the Northern Pacific. Its post office was open from 1911 to 1955. ...
Behind “Into the Wild Frontier” with Armorer Dennis Borud
Behind “Into the Wild Frontier” with Armorer Dennis Borud When it comes to getting it right, Dennis is a perfectionist, as his wife, Mary, can attest. “We’ll be watching a movie and she’ll say, ‘Dennis, don’t say what’s wrong with this one,’” he said. “I’m not trying to be a critic – I just notice things that are inaccurate – be it the way someone is holding a firearm or...
Driving the Teddy Through the Treasure State
Driving the Teddy Through the Treasure State Not only did the highway contribute to the growth of businesses along its route, it also fostered economic opportunities for towns and cities that were previously isolated. And, perhaps more importantly, the route became a symbol of America's commitment to connecting its diverse landscapes and fostering cooperation between states. ...
Dorothy Johnson: A Montana Treasure Who Needs To Be Remembered
Dorothy Johnson: A Montana Treasure Who Needs To Be Remembered When writing The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Johnson said, “I asked myself, what if one of these big bold gunmen who are having the traditional walkdown is not fearless, and what if he can’t even shoot. Then what have you got?” ...
Isle of Books Presents: Last Best Books for Summer 2024
Isle of Books Presents: Last Best Books for Summer 2024 These true tales include terrifying grizzly encounters, the quietly elegiac story of finding a dead man propped against a tree in the Bitterroot, a frantic struggle to stop a spreading wildfire, days spent in the sun and nights spent camping under the stars. ...
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