Distinctly Montana Magazine

PUBLISHERS Bill Muhlenfeld and Anthea George EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Valerie Harms valerie@distinctlymontana.com ART DIRECTOR AND DESIGNER Robert Rath CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Kay Bjork Lauren Brown Henry Bright Patrick Chaplin Toby Dahl Jeff Erickson KC Glasbetter Jeremie Hollman Shannon Hollman PRINT MANAGEMENT Pam Koehler, Koehler + Co. TOM BROKAW ON LIFE IN MONTANA PAGE 74 WHITEFISH: A SUMMER PARADISE PAGE 78 BRIAN SCHOTT is a freelance writer and photographer covering destinations that span British Columbia to Swit- zerland. His stories have been featured in newspapers and magazines, such as The Boston Globe, New York Post, Ski Magazine, Big Sky Journal and Montana Magazine. Schott is the founding editor of Whitefish Review, an art, photography, and literary journal focused on mountain culture. He lives in Whitefish, Montana. FOR THE LOVE OF...ST. LABRE PAGE 73 VIRGINIA BRYAN is a free-lance writer with deep Montana hi-line roots. She is the chair of the High Plains Book Awards Committee, a project of the Parmly Billings Library. DAY HIKES FOR DOGS PAGE 82 BECKY WARREN AND WENDY PIERCE. Becky is a freelance writer and business management consultant who has been hiking in the Rocky Mountains for over 10 years. Becky's dog family includes Doc and Uma who are featured trail testers in Day Hikes With Dogs. What started off as friendship between neighbors and the common joy of hiking with dogs brought Wendy and Becky together. Wendy has lived in western Montana for over 25 years. Her dog pal is Milo. When she is not out with him, she can be found at her "day" job, teaching middle school science and language arts. Darn! In our Winter 2012 issue, we managed to misspell Jean Petersen's name on pages 6 and 12. Missoula Art Museum should be credited for these photos: the modern staircase on page 60, and the artwork on page 62. On page 65, we quoted Ryan Palma, then in charge of Sales & Marketing for Ghost Wood. He has left to found his own company, visit him at: www.sustainablelumbercompany.com. Geri Jansen Merissa Lambert Doug Loneman David Long Carol Polich Brian Schott Donnie Sexton Ashley Stevick Deborah Kimball-Robinson, Ph.D. Debkimrob1@gmail.com | 406.581.8133 2308 S. Third Avenue, Suite #1 | Bozeman, MT 59715 < STRATEGIC PLANNING < COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTS < CLIENT SATISFACTION RESEARCH We welcome your comments! LIKE THE MAGAZINE? COMMENTS WELCOME AT DISTINCTLY MONTANA'S FB PAGE For inquiries, distribution, advertising or subscription information call (406) 600-7660 or email sales@distinctlymontana.com. Distinctly Montana is owned by Star Ridge New Media, LLC, a Montana company. ©2002-2012 All Rights Reserved. Reproduction in any form, in whole or in part, without our written permission is prohibited. Distinctly Montana wel- comes freelance contributions. See "submissions" on our Web site at www. distinctlymontana.com. Neither Star Ridge New Media, LLC nor Distinctly Montana are responsible for loss, damage or any other injury to unsolicited manuscripts, photography, or artwork in any form. PRINTED IN THE USA. new media, llc. Published by Star Ridge New Media, LLC. 1425 W. Main St. #101 Bozeman, Montana 59715 www.distinctlymontana.com PLEASE KEEP, PASS ALONG, OR RECYCLE. Distinctly Montana Summer 2012 issue (ISSN pending) is published in June, 2012. Distinctly Montana is a quarterly, seasonal publication (December, March, June, September) of Star Ridge New Media, LLC. Star Ridge New Media is a Montana company. Our standard subscription is $24.00 for 1 year or $48.00 for 2 years. www.distinctlymontana.com 13

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