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8 OUR CONTRIBUTORS
10 A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER
12 DO SOME TOURISTS HAVE A DEATHWISH, OR WHAT?
article by Sherman Cahill, illustrations by Robert Rath
18 STUART'S STRANGLERS
by Nick Mitchell
22 CHIEF MOUNTAIN:
ICONIC LANDMARK AND SACRED SITE
by Douglas A. Schmittou
26 FORT BENTON – A TOWN BORN OF THE RIVER
by Doug Stevens
32 VISITING CHARLIE RUSSELL AT BULL HEAD LODGE
article by Joseph Shelton, illustrations by Robert Rath
36 TELLING "THE STORY OF BUTTE"
article and photos by Sherman Cahill
40 MEETING TOM FRYE:
THE MONTANA MARKSMAN
article and photos by Frank Vargo
44
MONTANA MEDIA: SHANE AND A. B. GUTHRIE
by Kari Bowles
46 MY FRIEND BUD GUTHRIE:
JAMES LEE BURKE IN CONVERSATION WITH RUSSELL ROWLAND
50 HOOKED ON LURES
by Ednor Therriault
54 LIVING IN HER OWN SHADOW –
CALAMITY JANE'S LIFE IN MONTANA
by Doug Stevens
59
GET TO KNOW A COUNTY: BROADWATER
by Bryan Spellman
62 THE OLD BROKE RANCHER DELIVERS HIS BOOK REPORT
by Gary Shelton
68 SPIRITS OF MONTANA
69 THE ANACONDA PINTLER WILDERNESS
article and photos by Hallie Zolynski
74 DISTINCTLY MONTANA'S MARKETPLACE
76
ISLE OF BOOKS PRESENTS: LAST BEST BOOKS
78 MONTANA MUSINGS
crossword puzzle by Bill Muhlenfeld
79 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
80 DOWN THE TRAIL
