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 • S U M M E R 2 0 2 1 6 TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S C O N T E N T S 2021 S ummer JOHN MACLEAN COVER ILLUSTRATION by Robert Rath 8 OUR CONTRIBUTORS 10 A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER 14 INTERVIEW WITH JOHN N. MACLEAN by Jim Hepworth 17 EXCERPT FROM HOME WATERS by John Norman Maclean 22 THESE ARE THE GOOD OLD DAYS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF FLY FISHING by Mike L. Raether 26 THE LANDSCAPES OF NORMAN MACLEAN FORESTS, MOUNTAINS, WATER article and photos by Bryan Spellman 30 IT TAKES A VILLAGE: THE CONSERVATION OF THE BLACKFOOT article and photos by Hallie L. Zolynski 36 ABOVE IT ALL: MONTANA'S FIRE LOOKOUTS article and photos by Seth Anderson 40 CAROL HARTMAN'S HERITAGE 44 LAST BEST BOOKS 47 COMMUNING WITH IMOIITAPI: THE PIKUNI BIGFOOT PROJECT SEARCHES FOR SASQUATCH IN INDIGENOUS STORIES by Amy Grisak 51 THE BIG SKY AT NIGHT: A JOURNEY INTO DARKNESS article and photos by Doug Stevens 56 MONTANA ON THE MOVE: A LIGHT-HEARTED HISTORY OF TREASURE STATE TRANSPORTATION! written and illustrated by Robert Rath 60 TAKE A TRIP THROUGH TIME AND SPACE AT DOWNTOWN BOZEMAN'S EARTH'S TREASURES! by Joseph Shelton 62 LEWISTOWN WELCOMES TOURISTS AND A RETURN TO NORMAL by Charlie Denison 64 OLD BROKE RANCHER: KING OF THE ROAD by Gary Shelton 70 NEW TRENDS IN DESIGNING AND BUILDING LOG HOMES 74 DESIGNING MONTANA 79 HOW WE BOUGHT OUR MONTANA HOME: GETTING CREATIVE IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET by Mary Berube 84 THE AMERICAN DREAM BY MAIL: KIT HOMES OUT WEST by Lindsay Dick 88 MODERN HOMESTEADS: HOW TINY HOUSES LOOK BACK TO THE FUTURE by Joseph Shelton 92 CONSTRUCTED FROM A VISION: THE EXTRAORDINARY HOME OF CHIEF PLENTY COUPS by Joseph Shelton 96 DISTINCTLY MONTANA'S PHOTO CONTEST 97 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF... A GRIZZLY AND WOLF DISCOVERY CENTER ANIMAL WELFARE COORDINATOR by Gretchen Heine 100 MONTANAN YOU SHOULD KNOW Mike Honeycutt, Executive Officer at the Montana Department of Livestock 104 FOR THE LOVE OF... CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF MONTANA 107 WILD WEST WORDS with Chrysti the Wordsmith 108 GET TO KNOW A COUNTY... LEWIS AND CLARK article and photos by Bryan Spellman 109 CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST 110 TRIVIA 111 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS 112 DOWN THE TRAIL MY MONTANA HOME SPECIAL SECTION NORMAN MACLEAN SPECIAL SECTION 97

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