A Hard Row to Hoe As houses replace hayfields, farming the Flathead’s remaining agricultural land becomes increasingly difficult. FEATURE STORY BY KATIE CANTRELL Chris Fritz pulls his maroon pickup onto the rutted path next to the old barn. The October morning holds...
Editor’s Note This Land Was Made for You AND Me KATIE CANTRELL I“grew up on a dirt road in eastern Washington, Ritchey Road to be specific, named for my great-great-great-uncle, Isaac Ritchey. I don’t know anything about the land before he homesteaded there in...
Headwaters Conservation easements: Preserving Montana’s land, water, and way of life. STORY BY FLATHEAD LAND TRUST Our Family’s Story Ron de Yong “M y dad grew up on a piece of land right next to what would become our family farm, about a mile west of...
SATIRE Glacier Rocks The masses want what they want. Someone might as well make a buck off of it. STORY BYPETE AVERY March 8, 2023 Superintendent Jeff Mow Dave Romer (Roamer?)HeadquartersGlacier National Park, MT 599…something something Dear Dave,After much...
SATIRE Storage units! Finally, a development proposal everyone can agree on. Conveniently located adjacent to the top of the Hellroaring Chairlift, these units are perfect for keeping your options open for Big Mountain’s—ahem—variable terrain, like when you foolishly...
Headwaters Preserving a Sense of Place How native plants help build community. Forestoration collaborated with the city of Whitefish to design and install a native landscape within the median located on Central Avenue in downtown Whitefish. BY MEGHAN VOSS B efore I’d...