Summer
14 THE MIGHTY MOOSE by Carol Polich
19 HELMETS AND HANDLE- BARS: 10 NOT-TO-BE- MISSED BIKE RIDES
by Ben Donatelle The moose: Our critter of the month 14 97 ART & CULTURE The Soul of the West
37 INTERVIEW WITH PER SAARI, FILM-MAKER
interview by Valerie Harms
40 YOGOS: MONTANA’S “GOLDILOCKS” SAPPHIRES
by Richard I. Gibson
46 PASSION RE-IGNITED: THE LIFE, ART, AND PHILANTHROPY OF HARRY KOYAMA
by Virginia Bryan
2011 WILD & SCENIC Outdoor Life Under the Big Sky
24 THE BEAUTIFUL BITTERROOT
by Carol Smith
31 THE FONZ GOES FISHING interview by Bill Muhlenfeld
DINING & DIVERSIONS A Celebration of Montana Living
60 HOT FOR HUCKLEBERRIES: MONTANA’S PURPLE GOLD
by Bill Muhlenfeld
62 YOU CAN’T KEEP A GOOD PASTRAMI DOWN
by Anika Hanisch
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HOME & HEARTH Montana Homesteading
67 A SWEET SLICE OF THE BITTERROOT
76 RUSTIC FURNITURE MAKERS KEEP THE OLD WEST ALIVE
by Kate Hove
80 THE WICKENS STORY: HOW A MONTANA RANCH FAMILY PAYS IT FORWARD
by Bill Muhlenfeld
PEOPLE & PLACE Connecting with Montana Lifestyle
88 THE BAIR MUSEUM’S ELEGANT EXPANSION
by Lee Rostad
92 A GARDEN OF 1000 BUDDHAS by Jo Anne Troxel
96 WHAT THE HAY? by Cindy Stillwell
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102 IT’S EASY TO EAT LOCALLY, SUSTAINABLY, AND
SEASONALLY IN MONTANA by Dorothy Green Crocker
97 ROMANTIC ANTICS photo essay
DISTINCTLY MONTANA • SUMMER 2011
