Mark your calendars for May 15 – 18, 2025 and make plans now to attend the annual World Famous Miles City Bucking Horse Sale (MCBHS). For four days, beginning the third weekend of May, Miles City rolls out the red carpet, doubling in size, as guests from across the state and around the world converge on Eastern Montana’s premier social event of the year.

Yellowstone is a magical place in the winter, but in its very early days as a national park, it was mostly bereft of human visitation. It wasn’t until after WWII that visitation increased enough to consider winter adventures as a separate season; beckoning hearty souls to experience “Wonderland” when everything is frozen and covered in a white blanket of snow.

AgWest Farm Credit leads the way in serving the farmers and ranchers of Montana and beyond with their commitment to providing insurance and financial services to people involved in agriculture.

“They are the reason we have the lives that we have,” David Bradley said. “We hold them close to our hearts because of it.”

The Big Timber man was referring to military veterans and the reason he and his wife Anne, along with Brian and Kary Engle, also of Big Timber, started the non-profit Big Sky Warrior Outreach (BSWO) four years ago. BSWO’s mission is to honor service members, with an emphasis on combat veterans, who have served or are serving sacrificially for our country.

During the frigid days of winter, I enjoy baking bread for my family and friends. It warms our home and fills it with aromatic scents of spices and fruits. The following recipes are a few of my “go-to” favorites.  Each of these recipes can be split into mini loaf pans to share, freeze, or have ready for your next meal.

There’s a foot of snow on the ground and the temperature is in the single digits but many of us are itching to plant something! Seeding annuals, perennials, and cool-season vegetables allows us to satisfy the need to plant something, while gaining time in the spring allowing for an earlier harvest. While starting seeds indoors is a right of passage for many gardeners, winter sowing is an easy way to gain a jump on the season with minimal effort.  

As we worked to build the content for our February magazine, a theme weaved its way through the issue. As the stories unfolded a spirit of gratitude rose to the surface. It was more evidence that we live in an area where people are naturally neighborly and deeply care from the heart for each other. 

The aftermath of the Elk Fire in Wyoming will be evident for decades. The fire, which engulfed close to 97,000 acres on the east side of the Big Horns…

Jeff Barron, Fire Chief of the Tongue River Volunteer Fire Department in Ranchester, Wyoming, realized early that this year’s fire season was going to be a long one.

Our only security is what we can provide for ourselves. It takes preparation to create a well-stocked food storage plan, and the best time to start is now.

Only days before school commenced for the 2024 – 2025 school year, the superintendents of Sweet Grass County High School and Big Timber Grade School had to deliver the news that the hot lunch program would not be available.

Tristan Buerkle, Weston Buerkle, and Jordan Paul reflected back as they sat on the metal bleachers. The three teenagers, dressed in jeans and cowboy boots, looked like typical Montana ranch kids, but less than an hour prior…

On many cold days, our kitchen is filled with inviting scents bubbling from the homemade soups I leave to slow cook during the day. The thyme, cumin, and peppers nestled in the simmering broths…

Like all farmers, Zach Buchell worries about the weather, pests, costs, profit and loss, and having enough hours in the day to accomplish all his work. There is little room for error when it comes to what to plant and when.

With Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations approaching, we pray you are filled with hope and peace. Please remember to show your appreciation to a veteran, farmer, rancher, or small business owner and others…

That was how “Bachelor Daze” began in Reed Point, Montana, in 1980. Several bored, yet colorful, “regulars” were gathered at the Waterhole Saloon and started brainstorming visions of community entertainment…

The predawn sky cast a pink hue on the pine-covered hills. In the distance, a low rumble shook the still, cold air. Outlined atop a hill, a slicker-clad rider appeared.

The Great Montana Centennial Cattle Drive was globally watched by millions as the caravan of several hundred wagons full of families, friends and thousands of horses and riders trekked across the Montana prairie…

Two years prior to the 1989 celebration of Montana’s Centennial preparations were being made across the state, but by far the most ambitious event planned was the Centennial Cattle Drive. 

Captivated by the west, Seth and Alden Ballard have made it the mission of Elk Fork Outfitters to create this experience time and again for their guests.