Distinctly Montana Magazine

W W W. D I S T I N C T LY M O N TA NA . C O M 11 PUBLISHERS Bill Muhlenfeld and Anthea George ART DIRECTOR Robert Rath EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Valerie Harms PRINT MANAGEMENT Pam Koehler, Koehler + Co. Jon Axline Daniel Birlut Lee Boman Ben Brooks Mark Clarke Merv Coleman Lan Guo Clea Hall Tamar Kasberg Debi Lorenc John Macolgen Nikki Manning Jessie Lee Vernando Pam Voth Tim Weamer 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. ©2002-2017 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 2017 issue (ISSN pending) is published in September, 2017. 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 CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS "DISTINCTLY MONTANA IS AN EDITOR'S DREAM... AND A READER'S DELIGHT. IT DISTILLS INTO EVERY ISSUE ALL OF THE WONDER, ALLURE AND UNIQUE PEOPLE AND PERSONALITY OF OUR SPECIAL STATE. MOST IMPORTANT, IT ANSWERS THE QUESTION 'WHY DO WE LOVE MONTANA?'" ~LANDON JONES, CHIEF EDITOR (RET.) PEOPLE MAGAZINE; MONEY MAGAZINE. Construction projects are complex. Your construction fi nancing doesn't have to be. At American Bank, we manage all aspects of your fi nancing in-house, keeping a close eye on your bottom line throughout the construction process. That way, you can focus on what really matters. americanbankmontana.com Bozeman l Big Sky l Big Timber Livingston l Whitefish Member FDIC

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