D I S T I N C T LY M O N TA N A M A G A Z I N E
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Spring
TA B L E O F
C O N T E N T S C O N T E N T S
TOM
RATH
2025
ISSUE
8 A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER
10 OUR CONTRIBUTORS
12 THE TREASURE STATE TABLE MONTANA RAINBOW TROUT TAGINE
16 ISLE OF BOOKS PRESENTS: LAST BEST BOOKS
18 THE OLD BROKE RANCHER REFUSES TO GET A NEW PUPPY
by Gary Shelton
22 SNOWSHEDS OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
by Michael Ober
26 RIVERSIDE CROSSING BRINGS THE "POCKET NEIGHBORHOOD"
TO MONTANA'S 55+ RESIDENTS
28 MONTANA BALLET COMPANY CONNECTS
THE COMMUNITY WITH MUSIC AND DANCE
30 NEXT STOP, REST STOP!
article and photos by Ednor Therriault
36 THE MONTANA HOPE PROJECT
FULFILLING WISHES, ONE CHILD AT A TIME
by Holly Matkin
44 BUFFALO CALLING STONES, STINGING, AND MEDICINE BUNDLES:
FOSSIL LEGENDS OF THE NATIVE AMERICANS OF THE PLAINS
by Nick Mitchell
48 CONQUERING THE DIVIDE:
EARLY AVIATION IN MONTANA
by Joe Shelton, illustrations by Robert Rath
56 LEARNING TO DANCE WITH A SKI PULK:
900 MILES THROUGH THE BACKCOUNTRY
article and photos by Hallie Zolysnki
66 THE LITTLE ICE AGE IN MONTANA:
ITS ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL IMPACT
by Douglas A. Schmittou, illustrations by Robert Rath
72 SAVING A LEGACY
J.K. RALSTON'S GRANDDAUGHTER PLEDGES TO PRESERVE
HIS ART FOLLOWING JORDAN INN TRAGEDY
By Charlie Denison
76 TAKING THE WATERS (AND MORE!)
AT FAIRMONT HOT SPRINGS RESORT
by Sherman Cahill
81 THE UNLIKELY MONTANAN:
REMEMBERING DAVID LYNCH
by Russell Rowland
84 MONTANA MEDIA
HOLY MATRIMONY (1994): HIJINKS NEVER TO BE REPEATED
by Kari Bowles
88 GET TO KNOW A COUNTY:
GALLATIN COUNTY
article and photos by Bryan Spellman
94 MONTANA MUSINGS
crossword puzzle by Bill Muhlenfeld
95 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
96 DOWN THE TRAIL
