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...
WE ARE STILL HERE The Flathead Valley has seen many transformations. This is the story of the biggest one. FEATURE Larry Baer “G randpa! Grandpa! Come see our time machine!” My 10-year-old granddaughter Raven ran into the house, followed by her younger twin...
SPARK The Creek A poem by Jessie Mazur JESSIE MAZUR In a town where a roof could cost a third job by next monthand the grocery bill is too high for a familythe only home you can count on has a floor of rock and silt.Where your toes sink inand cold, cold water washes...