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Ooooooohhhhh we’re so excited for the ART MATTER

Ooooooohhhhh we’re so excited for the ART MATTERS issue it is going to be 🔥🎉🥰⚡️💥🌈💫

We’re working tirelessly to put together the best magazine this valley has ever laid its lovely eyes on. Hitting shelves in November. With a BANG.

We’re not going to lie, we’re a little bias wh

We’re not going to lie, we’re a little bias when it comes to our next issue’s topic. Art, in all of its beauty and horror is near and dear to our hearts. We’ll be digging into the burgeoning contemporary art movement in the valley, the life and tribulations of beloved local musicians, and a glimmer of where our local culture is heading.

Be a part of our Winter Art Matters issue 🤩 Early bird ad rates end next Friday the 15th of October! Link in bio for online ad buys 👍🏽

LOCAL BUSINESS HIGHLIGHT👇🏼 If you haven’t

LOCAL BUSINESS HIGHLIGHT👇🏼

If you haven’t already, meet Jandy Cox, owner of @rockymountainoutfitter and behind-the-scenes mayor of all things Kalispell (you all realize he’s actually in charge, right?). This guy brings so much love and energy to Main Street, we seriously wouldn’t know where we’d be without him.

Rocky Mountain Outfitter was originally started by Don Scharfe in 1976 and has been a big part of Kalispell, Main Street ever since. Jandy joined the staff over 30 years ago and bought the store in 2018 with his wife, Denise.

“I know stores like ours can sometimes be intimidating for people to come into,” owner Jandy Cox acknowledges. “For some of these activities, the gear is foreign and intimidating, and it’s expensive hypothetically, and often people don’t really know where to start with it.” He goes on to reassure customers, “Whether it’s backcountry skiing or climbing or kayaking or whatever it is, we’re all very passionate about what we love to do, but also sharing that information with other people.”

Go say hi to Jandy and all the other phenomenal people at RMO and tell them Go Local sent you.

Warning: you will get sucked into a life of outdoor adventure filled with blower powder, hellish climbing approaches, and mountain tops 🏔 And your new, best friend will be Jandy.

📸 @field.guide.designs

We enjoy putting together a magazine that comes fi

We enjoy putting together a magazine that comes first and foremost from the guts, hearts and minds of our local community and their talents. This pitch phase is lays the groundwork for another zesty & popular issue, sure to be soaked up by the many people in the Flathead Valley!

If you have an idea for a story, but are not a writer yourself, please don’t hesitate to submit a description of your story idea. We *are* accepting pitches we can assign to a writer.

Don’t let this opportunity to contribute to Go Local magazine pass you by! 🙌 #linkinbio with more instructions!

Our local skies are finally clear of smoke again ✨and @glaciernps JUST achieved full certification as an International Dark Sky Park! 🌙

This #nightskyphotography captured by @jordanlefler is a glimpse of the majesty that makes it worth staying up late.

Find a place away from artificial outdoor lights or light pollution and give yourself about 20 minutes to adapt to the dark, just watching the stars emerge as your eyes adjust. With their wide field of view, binoculars make an ideal “first telescope” for taking a closer look. A star chart with constellations or free and easy-to-use apps like Star Walk or Stellarium help you orient yourself to the heavens; be sure to turn on the apps’ night mode feature.  🌙✨🔭

Although over 80 percent of the world can no longer see the Milky Way or the Northern Lights due to light pollution, Montana still has many places to enjoy the same pristine night skies as our ancestors.

The Montana chapter of the International Dark Sky Association is one of many organizations working to protect the night sky in the Big Sky State @mtdarkskyida

Words by @panacea42

The inquiring minds of Go Local want to know: Who’s making art? Not just any art, but the stuff that speaks authentically about what it’s like to live, play, and suffer in this beautiful place. Who are the people, businesses, and organizations leading the artistic and cultural shift? What is the economic impact of the creative arts on the valley? What extremes have artists gone to to be able to live and create here? How are our artists and creatives shaping the voices of the Flathead Valley?

The dog and pony show for the tourist market is fine and dandy, but we’re looking for something deeper; the struggle to find the valley’s creative voice and unique cultural identity in a changing landscape.

We’re interested in all creatives and their work; painters, writers, crafters, sculptors, filmmakers, tattoo artists, designers, architects, performers, poets, dancers, experiential artists, photographers, doers and makers… Any and all whose expressions are worth sharing!

Deadline for pitches is Friday, September 3, 2021!
Link in bio for more info 👆🏾

The long-overdue launch of the family fishing boat

The long-overdue launch of the family fishing boat.  (Cue downpour.)

“Poseidon himself couldn’t halt the maiden voyage…”
and
“…I’ll be darned if we weren’t going to use our boat” writes Meghan Hardt, in her short Field Notes essay, sure to make you chuckle in that I-can-totally-relate sort of way.

It’s a perfect day for this humorous story in the summer issue of Go Local (#linkinbio)

@meghanhardtwriter

#golocalflathead #maidenvoyage #fishingboat #fishingboatproblems #lifewithkids #downpour #adverturetime

Say the name “Bob Marshall” and most Montanans

Say the name “Bob Marshall” and most Montanans immediately think of the immense wilderness area. While Marshall was a fierce wilderness advocate, he was also deeply committed to social justice. In the 1930s, he passionately spoke up about workers’ rights, particularly where he felt the Forest Service was taking advantage of the men working on fire lines. He also worked to create inclusive wilderness spaces, proposing racial integration of Forest Service campgrounds in the South years ahead of the civil rights movement, and suggesting a subsidized travel program to help people from urban areas access public lands.

The legacy that bears his name, however, is not a social justice crusade but the 1.5 million acre Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex, established in 1964 and locally and lovingly referred to as “The Bob.”

Cut forward 50+ years:

“The wilderness doesn’t discriminate, and neither do we.” The Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation works to make the backcountry welcoming to all.

Rebecca Powell, the foundation’s program director says, “We want to educate people that this place is not just for those who fit the outdoor mold. We want to break down barriers and show that everyone is welcome.”

And to this end, Powell and her team have helped instill this value through their work at the foundation. Check out the full story online, written by @steph.malt #linkinbio👆

Photos provided by @bobmarshallwilderness
📷 1: 2020 Wilderness Conservation Corps crew leader, Wayne Steele, on a trail

📷 2: volunteers from a partner with The Woods Project, a Texas-based organization that connects disadvantaged students with the wilderness, relax around the campfire after a hard day’s work on the trail

📷 3: A volunteer trims branches while on a partner project with The Salish Kootenai College Upward Bound program.

#inclusion #bobmarshallwilderness #bobmarshallwildernessfoundation #conservation #diversity #outdoorsforall #representation #trailcrew #volunteerism #publiclands

“Part of me was tired of being restless, followi

“Part of me was tired of being restless, following one seasonal job to the next. There was an element in me that wanted to settle down and quit migrating with the sun’s position on the horizon.”

Writer Benjamin Polley reflects on being a seasonal worker - usually stationed deep in the backcountry - for nearly two decades before choosing to transition into a life as a freelance writer in the front-country, having collected many stories stories the way.

“Even though seasonal work brought me to these unforgettable places and moments, it had its limitations. I struggled with wanting a long-term relationship but didn’t know how that configuration would work with me camping in the backcountry on and off for six months of the year. Also, I wanted to maybe own a house or retire someday. For 15 seasons in and around Glacier, I grappled with this same train of thought: Do I prioritize work surrounded and inspired by beauty, or settle down? I would watch myself come up with different ideas about what I wanted to contribute to the world. Always, I landed on being a writer.”

Read the full story, Comtemporary Nomad, in a copy of #golocalflathead or visit the link in our bio!

Illustration by @isaacpasswaterillustration

#contemporarynomad #nomadlife #nomadlifestyle #freelancewriter #magazinepublication #indepdentartist #illustrationart #illustrationartists
#seasonalworker #trailcrew #backcountrylife #seasonalwork #adventureseeker #outdoorlifestyle

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