EUREKA Distillery, page 42
CONRAD
CORAM Distillery, page 42
KILA Fiber, page 60
NINEMILE Fiber, page 60
MISSOULA Knife-maker, page 32
Distillery, page 42
HAMILTON Pies, page 63
STATE FACTS Population:
971,741
Entered Union: Capitol: Song:
Land area: Water area:
Size Ranking: Length: Width:
Highest point: Lowest point:
Animal: Bird:
Butterfly: Fish:
Flower: Grass: Tree:
Fossil: Gemstone: 92
November 8, 1889 Helena
Montana
145,392 Square Miles 1,746 Square Miles 4th
630 Miles 280 Miles
12,799 Feet, Granite Peak 1,820 Feet, Kootenai River
State Nickname: Treasure State Motto:
"Oro y Plata" (Gold and Silver) Grizzly Bear
Western Meadowlark Mourning Cloak
Blackspotted Cutthroat Trout Bitterroot
Bunch Wheatgrass Ponderosa Pine
Maiasaura, or Duck-Billed Dinos Agate and Sapphire
DISTINCTLY MONTANA | DIGITAL Go to
www.distinctlymontana.com/whywelivehere for personal takes on living in Montana.
BIGFORK Distillery, page 42
CHOTEAU Pies, page 63
ARLEE Fiber, page 60
Wylie Gustafson, page 48
FORT BENTON Historic Gems, page 46
GREAT FALLS C.M. Russell, page 88
HELENA Flora Wong, page 84
Distillery, page 42 Healing horses, page 48
BUTTE Distillery, page 42
WHITHALL Houses, page 55
TWIN BRIDGES Historic Gems, page 46
BOZEMAN Ice climbing, page 20
Distillery, page 42 Healing horses, page 48 Fiber, page 60 Pies, page 63
BIG TIMBER page 66
LIVINGSTON Healing horses, page 48
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Out of this World, page 78
DISTINCTLY MONTANA • WINTER 2011