Summer Birch Lake in the Jewel Basin. DAVID LONG
WILD & SCENIC Outdoor Life Under the Big Sky
14 THE PERFECT BIG SKY FISHING CAMP by Jeff Erickson
19 THE YAAK: MONTANA'S WETTEST, WILDEST PLACE by Rick Bass
22 SPLISH SPLASH! A WATER FUN PHOTO ESSAY
ART & CULTURE The Soul of the West
28 A BRUSH WITH MAGIC: THE ART OF LARRY PIRNIE by Dorothy Patent
DINING & DIVERSIONS A Celebration of Montana Living
33 MASTERING THE MASHTINI: TRIPLE FORK CATERING
by Janis Barrett
35 MONTANA THEATRE ROUNDUP compiled by Virginia Schmidt
The Whitefish Theatre Company's summer production of Always, Patsy Cline
MY MONTANA HOME Special Section
44 ROMANCING THE LOG
50 LITTLE HOUSE UNDER THE BIG SKY: LIVING BEAUTIFULLY IN UNDER 2,000 SQUARE FEET by Anika Hanisch
54 STICKS AND STONES: MONTANA STYLE ACCENTS by Rebecca Ballotta
60 THE RELUCTANT ARCHITECT interview with Keith Anderson
65 R U RANCH HAPPY? by Jody Dahl and Top50Ranches
70 MONTANA REAL ESTATE REBOUND by Robyn Erlenbush
PEOPLE & PLACE Connecting with Montana Lifestyle
74 TOM BROKAW ON LIFE IN MONTANA by Brian Schott
78 WHITEFISH: A SUMMER PARADISE
by Brian Schott
82 DAY HIKES WITH DOGS by Wendy Pierce and Becky Warren
6 DISTINCTLY MONTANA • SUMMER 2012
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