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9 PUBLISHER'S NOTE
10 OUR CONTRIBUTORS
12 EYES TO THE BIG SKY: MONTANA'S UFOS
by Chris Muhlenfeld illustrated by Robert Rath
16 NEW BORN:
MONTANA'S SANDHILL CRANE BABIES
by Carol Polich
20 MONTANA'S BUZZING HONEY INDUSTRY
by Maggie Slepian
24 THE DESCENT INTO THE BIGHORN CAVERN:
MONTANA'S LARGEST UNDERGROUND CAVE NETWORK
by Scott Sery
28 FIVE GORGEOUS SPRING BIKE RIDES AROUND WHITEFISH
by Ashley Arcel
32 FINDING THE BEAT OF MONTANA
by Lacey Middlestead
36 GEOCACHING IN MONTANA
article and photos by Bryan D. Spellman
40 OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES:
HOW THE YELLOWSTONE FILM RANCH
AND THE MEDIA ACT ARE BRINGING THE WESTERN BACK TO MONTANA
45 LIVING ON THE EDGE
by Bill Muhlenfeld
48 MODERN ROLLER DERBY IN MONTANA
by Brian D'Ambrosio
53 THE BIG SCREEN UNDER THE BIG SKY
HOCKED: A MADE-IN-MONTANA NO-BUDGET MOVIE
54 BOULDERING MONTANA: FIVE SPRING BOULDERING SPOTS
article and photos by Maria Anderson
58 MONTANA'S VINTAGE NEON SIGNS—
AN ENDANGERED SPECIES
article and photos by Teresa Otto
62 ARTISTS OF THE BLACKFOOT VALLEY
by Lee York
66 MONTANAN YOU SHOULD KNOW: JACK HUCZEK
69 LEWIS: MONTANA'S FAVORITE LLAMA
by Susi Huelsmeyer-Sinay
74 MONTANA IN THIRTY YEARS:
COWBOYS
interview with Barney Sheridan
76 THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT:
MSU'S SOLAR CAR
by Jessica Bayramian Byerly
80 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A LADY AUCTIONEER
CHARLEE KUHBACHER
84 MONTANA, AUTOCOMPLETED!
86 FOR THE LOVE OF:
A WEEK OF HOPE
by Shannon Page
89 WILD WEST WORDS
with Chrysti the Wordsmith
90 GET TO KNOW A COUNTY:
SANDERS COUNTY
article and photos by Bryan Spellman
92 DISTINCTLY MONTANA'S PHOTO CONTEST
94
TRIVIA
95 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
96 DOWN THE TRAIL
