There’s Music in the Mountains
Every great song starts with the songwriter, often while pouring out their heart with a guitar in hand. This process is personal, emotional and – at its most honest – cuts to the core of the human experience.
Marked by a Cross
Labor Day 1952 was a particularly deadly holiday weekend, when six people lost their lives in traffic accidents near Missoula. Floyd Eaheart, of Montana American Legion Hellgate Post No. 27, wanted to do something about it, something to recognize these tragedies that would also help prevent more grief in the future. The result is something Montana drivers see as they travel on state highways, city streets and side streets: cross-shaped fatality markers.
Dinner Train is Back on the Rail
Much of Charlie’s most revered work featured the landscape in and around central Montana, and this community celebrates his legacy in a unique way. In 1994, the Lewistown Area Chamber of Commerce established the Charlie Russell Chew Choo, a premier dinner train that makes a 56-mile roundtrip journey from Kingston Junction to Denton.
Seeking Solace in Song
Scrolling through Instagram a few weeks back, seeing how other musicians were approaching their live stream, I stumbled upon a songwriting challenge by Fry. She sang the words above, followed by examples of compassion she’d witnessed during the global coronavirus pandemic: “It’s a grandma sewing masks, it’s the ones without giving back/it’s a picture of a doctor head in hands/trying to save our fellow man.”
Rustic Relaxation
“Unique soaking adventures abound at Norris Hot Springs,” Chris Wilson insisted. “It’s a place like nowhere you’ve seen before.”