Distinctly Montana Magazine

W W W. D I S T I N C T LY M O N TA N A . C O M 49 is lacking in any area. The Grand Hotel's talented head chef, Amy Smith, has for 20 years served up some of the best dining in Montana, right in downtown Big Timber. She has prepared food for the likes of local residents Michael Keaton (a regular) and Tom Brokaw, and visitors such as Jimmy Buffet, Robert Redford, Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, all of whom would likely respond "lifestyle" if asked why they now homestead or visit Sweet Grass County. An unexpected surprise, world-class businesses like The Grand Hotel are what make Big Timber so special. Within shooting distance of each other, C. Sharpe Arms and Shiloh Rifl es offer their worldwide clientele the fi nest qual- ity in custom-made, single shot rifl es. According to owner, John Schoffstall, custom rifl es from C. Sharpe Arms have been in great demand since he set up shop in 1975. Both C. Sharps and Shiloh sell their product worldwide through both reputation and the Internet. Also in downtown Big Timber Custom Survey Solutions Inc. (CSSI) does world-class customer relation- ship work for the likes of McDonald's, Compass, Motorola and Verizon… "H fotuntew retoliv n B„g T„mbr† emo• au„fu o er€ , ileruning r we•fu ‡e bsines loa•ed righ n ehert o t!" R„za G„lˆin† T…mb‰ewŠ Ta 49 downtown Big Timber. She has prepared food for the likes of local residents Buffet, Robert Redford, Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, all of whom would likely respond "lifestyle" if what make Big Timber so special. Within shooting distance of each other, C. Sharpe Arms and Shiloh Rifl es offer their worldwide clientele the fi nest qual- ity in custom-made, single shot rifl es. According to owner, John Schoffstall, MONTANA COWBOY HALL OF FAME & WESTERN HERITAGE CENTER In 2012 the state named Big Timber as the permanent location of the MONTANA COWBOY HALL OF FAME. The hall of fame and heritage center, a $25 million to $30 million project, will be constructed on a 30-acre site on Big Timber's west end near the Interstate 90 interchange. The price tag includes an endowment with funds to be raised over the next 30 to 50 years.

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