Distinctly Montana Magazine

W W W. D I S T I N C T LY M O N TA NA . C O M 13 PUBLISHERS Bill Muhlenfeld and Anthea George EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Valerie Harms ART DIRECTOR Robert Rath PRINT MANAGEMENT Pam Koehler, Koehler + Co. David Almeida John Ashley Henry Bright Rab Cummings 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. ©2002-2016 All Rights Reserved. Reproduction in any form, in whole or in part, without our written permission is prohibited. Distinctly Montana welcomes 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. Published by Star Ridge New Media, LLC. 1425 W. Main St. #101 Bozeman, Montana 59715 www.distinctlymontana.com Distinctly Montana Fall 2016 issue (ISSN pending) is published in September, 2016. Distinctly Montana is a quarterly, seasonal publication (December, March, June, September) of Star Ridge New Media, LLC. Star Ridge New Media LLC is a Montana company. PLEASE KEEP, PASS ALONG, OR RECYCLE. LIKE THE MAGAZINE? COMMENTS WELCOME AT DISTINCTLY MONTANA'S FB PAGE We welcome your comments! STAR RIDGE NEW MEDIA llc Hunter Day Deborah Derr Jessica Dunbar Brian Eklund CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Danielle Lellek Jake Mosher GREAT FALLS: DEFINED BY THE RAILROAD AND THE FALLS PAGE 69 RUSSELL ROWLAND is the popular author of three novels set in Montana, including High and Inside, as well as co-editor of the anthology, West of 98: Living and Writing the New American West. He lives in Billings. www.russellrowland.com. DOLLY BROWDER: AMERICA'S FIRST FEMALE FIREFIGHTER PAGE 74 JOANNA POCOCK graduated with distinction from the Creative Writing Masters Program at Bath Spa University, England. She has written for the London Sunday Inde- pendent, Litro, Mslexia, 3:AM and Good Housekeeping in the UK. In the U.S. she has published work in e Nation and JSTOR Daily. She currently resides in London after living in Missoula two years.

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