montana history

It's Women's History Month! To celebrate here are 3 remarkable Cowgirls who rode their way to the history books.

Imagine a time when cattle rustlers ruled the plains of Montana, and justice was as elusive as a runaway horse.

Imagine wandering through the hidden corridors of a town’s past, where every step reveals a story waiting to be told.

Twice a year, a large, white cross is visible from I-90 between Laurel and Park City, MT. Sitting atop Square Butte, the current cross has a vastly different meaning than it did in 1925, when at least one Ku Klux Klan meeting was held on the plateau.

You think egg prices are bad now? Be glad you didn't live in 1860s Montana, where the cost for essentials like meat, flour, and eggs were ridiculously expensive.

You can book a tour of Montana's oldest church and learn about its storied history.

Sometimes you catch yourself scrolling through news and social media posts and it is just junk after junk after junk. But then there's something cool that catches your eye.

How many of these multi-generational family ranches here in Montana got their start by a soldier returning from war? Have you heard the latest desperate, anti-veteran attack against Navy SEAL veteran Tim Sheehy?

Prostitution has been illegal in Montana since 1917, yet somehow this Helena bordello in Last Chance Gulch operated openly for 56 more years.

It was the last of the great Missoula-area train robberies. Dynamite (and lots of it) was used.