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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