Distinctly Montana Magazine

PUBLISHER'S NOTE "Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead." INTRODUCING W e've enjoyed great success with , and, as publishers, my husband I have met fascinating people across the state, from newsmakers to those taking pleasure in quiet pursuits. It was always my dream to carve out a spot just for women. A place where we could tell stories about accomplished, dynamic Montanans. A place for dialogue, enlightenment, and humor. And was born. We're starting small—with this preview issue offering just a taste of what is to come. Editor Jessica Solberg introduces us to Anne Sherwood, a photojournalist whose adventurous spirit and extraordinary talent have taken her on assignment around the world. Writer Caroline Patterson gives us a view into the busy life of Missoula blogger and clothing designer Nici Holt Cline. And writer Danielle Lattuga takes us to the wilderness, where women are teaching other women how to shoot guns and cast lines. In future issues you will find articles about family, friends, and lovers, advice from experts on ways to look and feel your best, and a glimpse into the lives of inspiring, entrepreneurial, and hilarious women—your family, friends, and neighbors. I invite you to help nurture to grow by submitting your ideas, stories, and comments. Join us in making , as we say on the cover, "informative, entertaining, and inspirational." Anthea George anthea@distinctlymontana.com CONTRIBUTORS JESSICA SOLBERG has edited dozens of books, authored an award-winning children's book, and written numerous articles on art, culture, and the outdoors. She resides in Helena. ROBERT RATH is a Bozeman illustrator and designer who has worked with Lucasfilm, Milton Bradley, Prentice Hall, Scholastic Books, and many more. CAROLINE PATTERSON has written for , , , and She was a 1990-1992 Stegner Fellow at Stanford University and currently calls Missoula home. RACHEL ROCKAFELLOW, RN, is a health education writer in Bozeman who hosts on Yellowstone Public Radio. magazines. DOUG LONEMAN is a professional pho- tographer and co-owner, with wife Stana Milodragovich, of Loneman Photography in Bozeman. While working as a photojournalist, he was named one of the top 10 newspaper photographers in the country five years in a row and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. DISTINCTLY MONTANA WOMAN 2 DANIELLE LATTUGA is a freelance writer and communications consultant in Missoula with a Master's degree in environmental writing from the University of Montana. LYNN DONALDSON'S images regularly appear in magazines such as , and with her husband and three children but still considers her family's farm in Denton home. , . She lives in Livingston PREMIERE ISSUE • SPRING 2012 D ISTIN C T LY M ONTANA W OMAN M AGAZINE Montana Magazine Distinctly Montana W oman Magazine DMW Distinctly —Louisa M a y A lcott T his is your magazine. DMW Geographic Via T raveler National Sunset O Seventeen Sunset Via utside Health Matters ANNE SHERWOOD

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