Distinctly Montana Magazine

D I S T I N C T L Y M O N T A N A M A G A Z I N E • W I N T E R 2 0 2 1 6 TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S 2021 Winter KAY BJORK C Special Issue & H E A LT H Y, W E L L F I T 8 OUR CONTRIBUTORS 10 A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER 12 ALONE AT MANY GLACIER: BEING A WINTERKEEPER AT ONE OF MONTANA'S LEAST ACCESSIBLE HOTELS by Amy Grisak, photos by David and Rebecca Wilson 18 GLACIER IN WINTER: A GREAT ESCAPE by Kay Bjork 23 SALEESH HOUSE: DAVID THOMPSON'S "HAUNT" IN MONTANA by Doug Stevens 26 LITERARY LODE: DOWNHILL by Bill Muhlenfeld 28 MONTANA'S SMALL TOWN CRAFT BREWERIES article and photos By Susie Wall 32 WHEN YELLOWSTONE ERUPTS by Joseph Shelton, illustrations by Robert Rath 36 ON THE TRAIL WITH SHEEPHERDERS, GROUNDSKEEPERS OF THE LAND article and photos by Hallie L. Zolynski 40 THE LEGENDS, THE LORE, AND THE WILD HORSES OF THE PRYOR MOUNTAINS article and photos by Scott Sery 46 A GALLERY OF MONTANA ECCENTRICS by Brian D'Ambrosio 48 PAM LITTLE: THE FINE ART OF BENDING & BLENDING REALITY 54 SEARCHING FOR MINDFULNESS IN MONTANA by Joseph Shelton 57 SIMPLE PRACTICES FOR A JOYFUL, STRESS-FREE WINTER 60 DISCOVER A NEW YOU THIS WINTER 62 HOT SPRINGS ROUNDUP 64 RETURNING TO HEALTH: HOW MONTANA'S HOSPITALS STAY SAFE DURING COVID-19 69 CAMPHOR AND SNAKE OIL PANACEAS OF THE WILD WEST by Joseph Shelton 75 AN OLD BROKE MONTANA RANCHER'S THOUGHTS ON "YELLOWSTONE" by Gary Shelton 79 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A ZOOKEEPER by Allyson Dredla 82 MONTANA IN 30 YEARS: RURAL LIBRARIES interview with Jack Albrecht, County Library Director 84 MONTANAN YOU SHOULD KNOW... GRETCHEN MINTON 85 DISTINCTLY MONTANA'S PHOTO CONTEST 86 BEST OF THE BEST: MONTANA SMALL BUSINESSES WITH AN EDGE 88 FOR THE LOVE OF... THE NATIONAL INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S CENTE by Mallory Adamski 91 GET TO KNOW A COUNTY: ROSEBUD COUNTY article and photos by Bryan Spellman 92 WILD WEST WORDS WITH CHRYSTI THE WORDSMITH 93 CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST 94 TRIVIA 95 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS 96 DOWN THE TRAIL HOT SPRINGS ROUNDUP PAGE 62 COVER ILLUSTRATION BY ROBERT RATH

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