Lisa Swanson’s husband, Scott, always told her if they ever returned to Glendive, they were going to buy the local greenhouse – the one he grew up across the street from and the one which first employed him.

After fifty years, it’s safe to say Montana Silversmiths has touched the lives of thousands. Heirloom belt buckles and jewelry are passed from one generation to the next while preserving “the story behind the buckle.”

With the end of gardening season upon us, vegetables are almost done producing. Here’s several recipes to use up the last of the garden vegetables and to enjoy the autumn crop of apples.

Kaycee Monnens Cortner doesn’t remember life before horses, and she can’t imagine life without them now. She started riding as a two-year-old on her parents’ ranch, picking up a natural aptitude as she grew.

With every new agenda, crazy idea, and viral protest seemingly arising each day, division continues in our country and we feel ourselves becoming more like our parents and grandparents…

Throughout May and June, Tuesdays are Bonnie Ferguson’s favorite day of the week. That’s when the delivery truck brimming with plants and flowers pulls up to unload at the greenhouse she owns with her mother, Kelli Brewer…

Folklore or not, ghost stories and other entertaining tales abound over the 13 decades The Pollard has been standing at the corner of Broadway and 11th in Red Lodge, Montana. The stately building has seen much change…

For the competitors in the rodeo arena, the Fourth of July week is one of the busiest of their careers. Gambling their entry fees against large purses, contestants vie for hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money…

As seed prices increase, saving seeds is a cost saving way to make your garden even more economical. But there’s more to it than simply gathering them at the end of harvest season.

Spring has finally sprung and with it all kinds of reasons to gather with friends and family - brandings, graduations, wedding receptions and potlucks. If you’ve been asked to bring a dish, or better yet, hosting your own gathering, these recipes are tried and true and are some of our family’s favorites.

The Rapelje community has fought to keep the Stockman Café open over the years - whether it be through fundraisers or tapping into a long list of volunteers, the locals have done what it takes to keep the doors open to serve the Lake Basin area.

On a recent spring day at the Barron Ranch on the Stillwater River, Wanda Wilcox and her husband, Tiny Starkweather, informed their guests of afternoon plans to haul a trailer of bulls to higher pasture and check those previously hauled to the new location.

When people hear the brand name “Montana Silversmiths,” the first thing that typically comes to mind is belt buckles. That’s not surprising since the company manufactures and ships thousands of buckles across the country each year. What may be surprising, though, is the time and effort behind the creation of every single buckle and piece of jewelry.   

“If life can remove someone you never dreamt of losing, it can replace them with someone you never dreamt of having.”

The quote perfectly describes the relationship between Robert Mitchell and Gail Cushman whose paths would have never crossed had either of them failed to consciously decide to “get on with their lives.”

People think we’re nuts. To the uninitiated, sitting on a five-gallon bucket on a frozen lake in the bitter cold, looking down a hole for hours couldn't possibly be a good time. And they have a point. But sitting on a bucket in a tent warmed by our trusty propane heater while enjoying cocoa and snacks and reeling in a limit of Kokanee salmon, or perch for that matter, is a different scenario.

Engraved on a black marble monolith in the basement of the Red Lodge Historical Museum are 74 names of deceased men bonded in a companionship of tragedy on a single day in February 1943. Listed are individuals, ages 19 to 72, from far corners of the globe who all found themselves together in the subterranean passages miles beneath the rolling foothills of Bearcreek, Montana.

The newly built, producer-owned Montana Premium Processing Cooperative (MPPC) in Havre, Montana has been garnering much attention. Opened in late January, the Cooperative aims to bolster businesses in local communities and allow ranchers alternative marketing opportunities. It was founded to encourage raising, processing, and buying food locally. 

On a frigid morning in January, Melissa Oswald greeted an Alaskan couple in her rural meat shop. A recommendation from satisfied customers prompted the travelers to stop by to fill their cooler with Oswald beef before their trek back home. Melissa happily obliged, answering questions, and making suggestions. A half hour later, 50 pounds of steaks, roasts, and burger had been carefully packed for shipping.

Above the darkened, century-old dance floor in Cassie’s Steakhouse sings a country duo in pleasing harmony. Several rows of dinner guests eating steak listen in, relishing the atmosphere of history and authenticity Cody, Wyoming provides. Levi Klemm, a mustache under a cowboy hat, plays guitar, sharing baritone notes. Beside him, his big sister, Jess, accompanies with a crystalline voice.