GUNSIGHT LAKE Gunsight Goats, page 19
MISSOULA Doug Ammons, page 14 Mustard Seed, page 50
Wild, Weird Heart of Missoula, page 60
BITTERROOT
Montana Ghost Wood, page 63
STATE FACTS Population:
971,741
Entered Union: Capitol: Song:
Land area: Water area: Size Ranking: Length: Width:
Highest point: Lowest point:
State Nickname: Motto: Animal: Bird:
Butterfly: Fish:
Flower: Grass: Tree:
Fossil: Gemstone: 76
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 Treasure State
"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
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www.distinctlymontana.com/whywelivehere DISTINCTLY MONTANA • SPRING 2012
MANHATTAN Keith Anderson, page 32
MELVILLE
Barbara VanCleve, page 36
BOZEMAN Wildflowers, page 22
Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, page 26 American Computer Museum, page 66 Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, page 72 Joel Jahnke, page 73
