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WILD MONTANA
Outdoor Life Under the Big Sky
12 RUNNING FREE:
MUSTANGS OF THE PRYOR MOUNTAIN RANGE
by Jessianne Wright
16 10 WAYS TO DIE IN YELLOWSTONE
illustrated by Robert Rath
excerpted from Death in Yellowstone
by Lee H. Whittlesey
22 SPORT FLYING IN THE BIG SKY
by Phil Knight
28 AN UNKINDNESS OF RAVENS
photos and text by Steve Akre
32 DRIVING TO HEAVEN
ON THE BEARTOOTH
photos and text by Donnie Sexton
ART & CULTURE
e Soul of the West
42 JAMES PRESLEY BALL:
RENOWNED BLACK
PHOTOGRAPHER IN HELENA
by Brian D'Ambrosio
FOOD & FUN
A Celebration of Montana Living
50 KITCHEN GUY: WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE
by Chef Jim Gray
52 ABC ACRES: TAKING AGRICULTURAL
RESTORATION TO A NEW LEVEL
by SuzAnne Miller
56 MONTANA IN 30 YEARS: TOURISM
interview with Dax Schieffer
58 CROW FAIR POWWOW:
HOSPITALITY AND CULTURE
by Stephanie Brookes
PEOPLE & PLACE
Connecting with Montana Lifestyle
95 LOVING LIVINGSTON
by Bill Muhlenfeld
105 REMARKABLE RODEO WOMEN
by Ellen Baumler
112 CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S
BUTTE, AMERICA.
by Joe Shelton
TA B L E O F
C O N T E N T S
Summer
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DON POWELL
S P E C I A L S E C T I O N
HOME
ontana
MY
SPECIAL SECTION
MY MONTANA HOME
66 BOUTIQUE REALTY
A BEST BET FOR BUYERS
AND SELLERS
70 MONTANA INSIDE
79 BEST TIPS FOR BUILDING
YOUR NEW HOME
86 WHO BUILT MONTANA'S
MANSIONS? by Lyndel Meikle
92 BACK IN THE DAY:
DOMESTIC SCENES