Central Montana Blog

Central Montana Blog

47 blog posts

Shonkin’s Country Christmas Worth The Drive

December 4, 2017

I’m not sure if I should even refer to Shonkin, Montana as a town. It’s primarily a community center building…

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Red Ants Pants Music Festival – What An Event!

August 8, 2017

You can call it a music festival (and it is) but it is so much more! It’s a celebration of…

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Lewistown Sponsors Montana’s Longest Table

June 27, 2017

When I first heard about the event called Montana’s Longest Table I couldn’t quite visualize how they would structure it,…

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Ancient Grain Called Kamut Grown Locally

August 18, 2016

When you say “Kamut” to people they get a quizzical look about them and then I start to explain…this is an…

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25th Annual Montana Bale Trail A Success

September 9, 2014

Whether you call it the Montana Bale Trail or the What The Hay, it’s a huge success. And a lot…

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A Day in the Life of Deep Canyon Guest Ranch

August 14, 2015

After spending some time at Deep Canyon Guest Ranch west of Choteau, Montana I sat down and thought about the…

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Building A Cre-HAY-tion for Montana Bale Trail – What The Hay

September 18, 2015

I will admit – I love everything about this event! It’s fun to do a haybale entry for the Montana…

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First Crop ID Signs Put Up For Crop InFARMation

July 23, 2015

Let’s just say this project has been a long time dream. Each time a visitor would be traveling with me…

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Lambing Season is Hard Work for Ranchers

March 29, 2014

Last weekend I visited with a ranching family near Fort Shaw and they said they were getting ready to start…

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Choteau’s Old Time Threshing Bee

September 21, 2015

A threshing bee has been on my radar for several years and I finally went to one. The Teton Antique…

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Montana Winter Fair Hosts Unique Events

February 23, 2017

Lewistown’s Montana Winter Fair definitely qualifies for having unique events. My favorite yodeler is Wylie Gustafson of Yahoo fame and…

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My First Visit to the MT Winter Fair

January 27, 2014

It’s hard to believe that the Montana Winter Fair has been around for 67 years and I just attended it for the…

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