history

Montana is full of "characters" and none bigger than the iconic "Stagecoach Mary". Mary Fields was as tough as any man, and would go down in American History.

We watch it fly high over our skies in Helena and on pretty much every flagpole across our state, but do you know how the state flag came to be in Montana?

How did I not know that Montana was home to this record setting bovine?

I've heard rumors over the years and it turns out there is some evidence that the Mafia may have had a presence in Great Falls at one point.

Mark and I will lead the fundraising to have a secure case to properly preserve this part of Montana and Western history if need be. Shame on the Billings Chamber for this reckless decision.

See Montana's oldest active cemetery

There's no doubt that Bozeman has changed A LOT in recent years. But if you've been here for 20, 30, 40 or 60 years, your markers of Bozeman history are a blast to compare. Favorite old businesses, schools, (now) major roads that were simply 2 lane dirt paths - HUNDREDS of locals chimed in when we asked this question:

Shelby 1923. 100 years ago Shelby, Montana was home to one of the world's biggest sporting events- Dempsey versus Gibbons. We caught up with the grandson of Tommy Gibbons who will be in Shelby later this summer.

Traces of mercury found in a latrine near Lolo led researchers to conclude that Lewis and Clark indeed camped at what is now a Montana State Park.

The voice that goes with the face we still know.