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 2 8 COVER ILLUSTRATION by Robert Rath TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S C O N T E N T S 2022 Summer 2 0 Y E A RS o f t he T R E AS U R E S T A T E Celeating 8 OUR CONTRIBUTORS 10 A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER 12 YELLOWSTONE BROKERS PRESENTS JEFF CARTER DELIVERS MONTANA BOOTS TO THE WORLD photos by Tom Rath 16 LEWIS AND CLARK'S ROUTE THROUGH MONTANA! 18 THEY NEVER LEFT: LEWIS AND CLARK'S TRAVELS THROUGH THE HEARTS OF MONTANANS article and photos by Hallie Zolynski 26 LEWIS AND CLARK IN SEARCH OF THE AMERICAN INCOGNITUM by Sherman Cahill 34 A FORMIDABLE GENTLEMAN: THE CORPS OF DISCOVERY MEETS THE GRIZZLY BEAR By Joseph Shelton 38 WILD WEST WORDS with Chrysti the Wordsmith 40 THE OLD BROKE RANCHER INVENTS THE LEWIS AND CLARK DIET by Gary Shelton 44 THE SALISH DISCOVERY OF THE CORPS OF DISCOVERY by Doug Stevens 50 TRAVELERS' REST: A STUDY IN PRECISION ON THE LEWIS AND CLARK TRAIL by Lindsay Tran, photos by Dale Dufour 55 WHEN THE JOURNEY WAS OVER: SACAGAWEA, POMPEY AND PATRICK GASS'S LIVES AFTER MAKING HISTORY by Renee Carlson, illustrations by Robert Rath 58 DRIVING IN THE STEPS OF THE CORPS OF DISCOVERY article and photos by Holly Matkin 66 BLACK TIMBER FURNITURE: VETERANS CREATING HAND-CRAFTED FURNITURE TO CHERISH 68 THE CRAZY MOUNTAINS: MONTANA'S LESS-HERALDED ALTERNATIVE TO THE TETONS article by Douglas A. Schmittou, photos by Robert Schmittou 72 LET'S GO TO THE COUNTY FAIR! article and photos by Todd Klassy 80 LAST BEST BOOKS 82 THE ELKHORN MOUNTAINS' MAJESTIC CROW CREEK FALLS: HELENA NATIONAL FOREST'S CROWN JEWEL COMES FULL CIRCLE article and photos by Holly Matkin 90 GET TO KNOW WHEATLAND COUNTY: WHEATLAND article and photos by Bryan Spellman 94 THE WHITE SWAN ROBE: A TRIBUTE TO ANONYMOUS NINETEENTH-CENTURY PLAINS INDIAN ARTISTS OF MONTANA by Douglas A. Schmittou 99 STEP BACK IN TIME AT ANACONDA'S BEAUTIFUL WASHOE THEATER by Sherman Cahill 104 DISTINCTLY MONTANA'S PHOTO CONTEST 111 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS 112 DOWN THE TRAIL HOLLY MATKIN

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