MONTANA STATE INFORMATION

December 5th, 2024

categories: BIG SKY MONTANA, BIG SKY REAL ESTATE, MARKET NEWS, MONTANA CITIES, MONTANA SKI RESORTS, MONTANA STATE INFORMATION

Big Sky is a vibrant, unincorporated community in southwest Montana, between Bozeman and West Yellowstone, Montana – 2024 Big Sky Homes For Sale  –  Big Sky Market Report –  Big Sky Resort History of Big Sky Montana: In 1901, Augustus Franklin Crail was the first to homestead in Big Sky, choosing today’s “Meadow” for his homestead. […]

December 2nd, 2024

categories: BIG SKY MONTANA, BIG SKY REAL ESTATE, MARKET NEWS, MONTANA CITIES, MONTANA SKI RESORTS, MONTANA STATE INFORMATION

2024-25 Big Ski Montana Ski Resort – Big Sky History Slopes Open November 27, 2024 & Close April 27, 2025 Considered one of America’s top ten ski resorts, the lifts at Montana’s Big Sky Resort quickly transport skiers and snowboarders up the slopes of regal Lone Mountain, Andesite Mountain, and Flat Iron Mountain, all of which offer […]

November 26th, 2024

categories: MARKET NEWS, MONTANA RANCHES, MONTANA REAL ESTATE, MONTANA STATE INFORMATION

Short History of Montana Ranching It is said that Montana’s ranching history began in the mid-1850’s with a cattle operation in Deer Lodge Valley started by the Grant Brothers in what was then Montana Territory. The Brothers would drive vibrant oxen to Pocatello, Idaho, trading them for exhausted Oregon cattle. They would then turn around and […]

November 26th, 2024

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SW Montana Rivers Near Bozeman The Gallatin, Jefferson, Madison, Missouri, and Yellowstone Rivers Extending north and south through Montana’s western terrain is the Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains, separating Montana into two drainages, one west-sloping and the other east-sloping, enabling gravity to send the State’s water to either the Mississippi or the Columbia. Consequently, […]

November 26th, 2024

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What’s To Know About Manhattan, Montana History? In 1865, what is now Manhattan, Montana was first named “Hamilton, Montana,” established as a rural center for the local community. Then, in 1883, Hamilton was renamed “Moreland” for the Moreland Irrigation Canal. About this time, while scouting for just the right Manhattan Montana land on which to […]

November 6th, 2024

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2024-2025 Montana Ski Resorts – Bozeman Skiing – Big Sky Resort Montana Ski Maps, Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, Resort Webcams Bridger Bowl Ski Area Bridger Bowl Webcam – Bridger Bowl Ski Report – Bridger Bowl Tickets Bridger Bowl is a private, nonprofit community ski area with no owners. Consequently, all proceeds are reinvested into the area to cover […]

November 5th, 2024

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Three Forks, Montana History  In their journals Lewis and Clark wrote abundantly about Three Forks, Montana and its lively, mid-19-century history. Three Forks, at the confluence of the Madison, Jefferson, and Gallatin Rivers forms the great Missouri River. According to Lewis and Clark, the area was known for Blackfeet Indians and grizzlies (according to Lewis, […]

October 16th, 2024

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Gallatin Gateway Montana History – Gallatin Gateway, MT Real Estate The Gallatin Gateway, Montana (aka Salesville and Slabtown) (Lat 45.5915958, Long -111.1977304) community, 13 miles SW of Bozeman, Montana, is 5.92miles within a 2502 mile region in the SW corner of Montana’s Gallatin River Valley. The town of Gallatin Gateway, Montana is located along U.S. Route 191 in […]

September 25th, 2024

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South West and South Central Montana Cities: History, Maps Bozeman, Montana, Cultural and Educational Center of South Central and Southwest Montana In 1864, W.W. Alderson described Montana’s Gallatin Valley, home to Bozeman, as “one of the most beautiful and picturesque valleys the eye ever beheld, abounding in springs of clear water.” In the late 1800’s many agreed, […]

June 17th, 2024

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Helena is Montana’s capitol city. Originally know as “Crabtown,” for John Crab. Helena, MT was established October 30, 1864 and is near the Great Missouri River. Helena, Montana Yesterday and Today Four miners from Georgia, John Crab, John Cowan, Daniel Jackson Miller, and Reginald/Robert Stanley (the “Four Georgians“) found placer gold (quartz gold, silver, and lead, too) […]