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Apr 20, 202314 min read

Two Spirit Gathering in Montana

Late on a rain-soaked August evening by the north shores of Flathead Lake, a few dozen people packed into a small shoreside chapel. Drag...

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Taking Flight: Saving and Restoring a Montana Treasure

Montana Press

Dec 14, 202215 min read

Taking Flight: Saving and Restoring a Montana Treasure

By Bryan Douglass • Photos by Keely Flatow Developed in the 1930s, the Douglas DC-3 was perhaps the first modern passenger plane....

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Montana Press

Nov 18, 20213 min read

Montana Legend: Publisher Dale Burk

Stoneydale Press publishing legend Dale Burk passed away Sept. 16, 2020 in his Stevensville home at age 83. With his passing, Montana...

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Montana Press

Nov 17, 20214 min read

Sam Platts: A Country Tradition

Sam Platts entertains in a style that echoes the familiar lines of traditional country music. As the leader of Sam Platts & the...

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Montana Press

Nov 16, 20213 min read

Montana Table: Butte's Culinary History

In “Remembrance of Things Past” author Marcel Proust famously wrote of one extraordinary madeleine cookie that, when dipped in tea, was...

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Montana's Publishing Houses: Books in the Big Sky State

Montana Press

Nov 15, 20219 min read

Montana's Publishing Houses: Books in the Big Sky State

From memories and artfully crafted photography books to the poetry of wide open spaces...

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Montana Press

Nov 12, 20218 min read

Interview: Romance Writer Casey Dawes

Where does Missoula-based women’s fiction author Casey Dawes get her inspiring blend of now and wow? The answer is surprisingly simple...

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Montana Roaster Hits the Sweet Spot: Lincoln’s Valler Coffee

Montana Press

Oct 26, 20215 min read

Montana Roaster Hits the Sweet Spot: Lincoln’s Valler Coffee

Valler Coffee is equally minimal and masterful, holding firm for its sixth year in the craft-coffee market, with four roasts..

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Stephanie Quayle: Climbing the Billboard Charts

Montana Press

Oct 26, 20215 min read

Stephanie Quayle: Climbing the Billboard Charts

Spacious describes both Stephanie Quayle’s vocal clarity and her modern-traditionalist-country poise. It’s an open, liberated combination...

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The New Big Sky Singers Celebrate 50 Years Ago Today!

Montana Press

Oct 26, 20214 min read

The New Big Sky Singers Celebrate 50 Years Ago Today!

Music is a very precious practice. So too, is friendship.

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Famous and Not Forgotten: Glacier Sculptor J.L. Clarke

Montana Press

Oct 26, 20217 min read

Famous and Not Forgotten: Glacier Sculptor J.L. Clarke

John Clarke was considered a master by some because of his keen perception of wildlife, his long hours of observation of the animals...

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Famous and Not Forgotten: Cowboy Poet D.J. O’Malley

Montana Press

Oct 26, 20215 min read

Famous and Not Forgotten: Cowboy Poet D.J. O’Malley

"Tonight as I lay on the prairie Looking up at the stars in the sky, I wonder if ever a cowboy Will get to that sweet by and by..."

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Famous and Not Forgotten: Vaudevillian Julian Eltinge

Montana Press

Oct 26, 20214 min read

Famous and Not Forgotten: Vaudevillian Julian Eltinge

"Women went into ecstasy about him,” the comedian W.C. Fields once remarked about Julian Eltinge. “Men went into the smoking room.”

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Whole Lot of Fun: A Night Out with Justin Moore

Montana Press

Aug 13, 20215 min read

Whole Lot of Fun: A Night Out with Justin Moore

Country singer Justin Moore loves an entertaining night out and the tight bonds that have come to typify the genre. If he weren’t playing...

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A Celebration of Creativity: The Marshall Tucker Band

Montana Press

Jul 15, 20214 min read

A Celebration of Creativity: The Marshall Tucker Band

"The old spirits of those who are gone are standing right there on stage with the current band...

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Unsolved Montana: Who Killed Donna Lemon?

Montana Press

Jul 12, 202113 min read

Unsolved Montana: Who Killed Donna Lemon?

On Monday, July 9, 1973, at approximately 7:42 p.m., the body of a young woman...

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Montana Press

Jun 25, 20216 min read

At Long Last: Writer Laura Munson

By the time her essay in the New York Times went viral, Laura had completed fourteen novels that stood unpublished and had endured...

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Montana Books: Jamie Harrison Builds upon a Family Legacy

Montana Press

Jun 23, 20219 min read

Montana Books: Jamie Harrison Builds upon a Family Legacy

Livingston author Jamie Harrison admits that literary heredity can be a handful...

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The Taste of Montana: An Innovative Business Model for Made-in-Montana Products

Montana Press

Jun 10, 20217 min read

The Taste of Montana: An Innovative Business Model for Made-in-Montana Products

“An exquisite meal is so much more than just tossing random ingredients together. It takes patience, imagination...

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Montana Books: Stephanie Schriock on Women Changing the World

Montana Press

Jun 9, 20219 min read

Montana Books: Stephanie Schriock on Women Changing the World

Over the past decade, Butte-born EMILY’s List president Stephanie Schriock has redefined American politics...

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