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TA B L E O F
C O N T E N T S C O N T E N T S
TOM RATH
2025-26
ISSUE
8 A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER
10 OUR CONTRIBUTORS
12 MONTANA HOSPITALITY
A STAY AT THE SAGE LODGE
by Sherman Cahill
18 ISLE OF BOOKS PRESENTS LAST BEST BOOKS
20
THE TREASURE STATE TABLE
SHIPWRECK STEW
22 THE OLD BROKE RANCHER AND THE PAVEMENT PRINCESS
by Gary Shelton
26 LUCIA DARLING, THE MONTANA TEACHER
by Chris Enss
36 A DAMN "GOOD ROAD": HIGHWAY 200
by Michael J. Ober
42 A LONG-AGO WINTER IN BLACKFEET COUNTRY
by Sally Thompson
49 ARTIST PROFILES:
THE MONTANA CIRCLE OF AMERICAN MASTERS
by Lindsay Tran
54 ROZETTE REVEALED: THE JOURNEY OF ROBERT SIMS REID,
MONTANA AUTHOR, MONTANA OFFICER
by Ross Peterson
60 RISEN FROM THE ASHES:
IN PABLO, THREE CHIEFS MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER
IS THE REBIRTH OF A CULTURAL HUB FOR THE SALISH,
KOOTENAI AND PEND D'OREILLE TRIBES
by Ednor Therriault
68 WHEN DEATH RODE A PALE HORSE:
THE SMALLPOX EPIDEMICS OF 1781–1782 AND
1837–1838 IN MONTANA AND THE UPPER MISSOURI
by Douglas A. Schmittou
74 BLACK EAGLE REFUSES TO FADE AWAY
by Suzanne Waring
82 MONTANA MEDIA ALWAYS:
UNSUNG SPIELBERG OON A MONTANA CANVAS
by Kari Bowles
86 GET TO KNOW A COUNTY: LAKE COUNTY
photos and words by Bryan Spellman
94 CROSSWORDS
95 AD INDEX
96 DOWN THE TRAIL
