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 • F A L L 2 0 2 2 8 TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S C O N T E N T S 2022 Fall 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 OUR VERY OWN SUPERHERO 15 LOST MONTANA story and photos by Todd Klassy 24 MONTANA'S MUTILATION MYSTERY by Sherman Cahill 29 MONTANA'S ROAD GHOSTS by Renee Carlson, illustrated by Robert rath 33 MONTANA'S MUSEUMS: THE WILD AND THE WOOLY by Ednor Therriault 38 THE FINAL DAYS OF THE MONTANA CHILDREN'S CENTER IN TWIN BRIDGES by Renee Carlson 44 SHORT, BUT JUST AS SWEET MAKING THE MOST OF RAFTING AND FLOATING THIS YEAR story and photos by Seth Anderson 52 OLD BROKE RANCHER ON THE 'BEST YEARS' OF HIS LIFE by Gary Shelton 55 ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MONTANA I LEARNED FROM ROMANCE NOVELS by Lindsay Tran 59 THE PEOPLE WHO FEED MONTANA by Susie Wall 62 THE REAL CATTLE QUEEN OF MONTANA by Doug Stevens 65 BEST OF MONTANA 95 MILITARY VETERANS IN BRONZE: CELEBRATING MONTANA'S UNSUNG HEROES by Holly Matkin 101 DISTINCTLY MONTANA'S PHOTO CONTEST 102 SEEKING SOLITUDE ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TRAIL story and photos by Hallie Zolynski 108 MINERAL COUNTY article and photos by Bryan Spellman 111 HOW MONTANA FOUGHT WORLD WAR I by Amy Grisak 117 WHO GETS TO BE A REAL MONTANAN? GATEKEEPING THE LAST BEST PLACE by Sherman Cahill 118 GOLD RUSH: MONTANA'S ANNUAL AUTUMNAL ASPENS AND COTTONWOODS IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK article by Douglas A. Schmittou, photos by Robert Schmittou 126 TRIVIA 127 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS 128 DOWN THE TRAIL ROBERT SCHMITTOU B E S T O F M O N TA N A B M D I S T I N C T L Y M O N T A N A ' S 2 0 2 2 FIND OUT WHO'S THE BEST OF MONTANA ON PAGE 65

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