Multi-generational Allens of Lewistown show how it’s done Photos and writing by August Schield In a high pasture on his ranch just east of Lewistown, rancher Russ Allen rides across his land in near silence. The only audible movement emanates...

Katie Lund's three-year-old hanging out with the calves. Montana Women Take Advantage of Working From Home Remote work -- that is, working from a home office -- is growing more popular due to constant advances in technology and globalization. Skype...

Photos provided by Mary Sexton Choteau residents mull the co-operative business model In rural Montana, there are some problems that cannot be solved without cooperation among community members and the pooling of resources. When profit margins get so slim that...

Bottom of Maverick Mountain's only lift. Photo by Chris Goodhue Maverick Mountain, Recreational and Future Attract Money and Challenges Candice Kerr, who now manages Elkhorn Hot Springs, was 23 when she moved to Polaris, 40 miles west of Dillon and...

Philipsburg and its Ice Rink. Photo courtesy of Jim Jenner The Town Makes Its Own Boom, but Housing May Be Its Bust Don Bowen’s great grandfather moved from Wales to Philipsburg in 1882, only fifteen years after the town was...

The Recreation Economy and Small-Town Montana For Montana's main recreational hotspots -- Bozeman and Whitefish -- the reliable influx of recreational dollars is a given. But overall, the state Office of Economic Development reports the recreational economy brings in $7.1...

You don’t have to be a man to be a journeyman Montanans from Alzada to Yaak can rest easy knowing that we’re in good hands. Electricians’ hands, that is. Click HERE to read more. To become a journeyman electrician in...

Work-Based Learning Bolsters Business, Student Success As the labor shortage in Montana’s rural communities makes it hard for businesses to find skilled workers, towns across the state are feeling the economic pinch. It turns out the answer could solve more...

As another year wraps up, Prairie Populist takes a look back at 2018. We covered stories from all four corners of the state and everything in between. We featured writers from the Musselshell Valley to Northwest Montana, from Fort Peck...

Wreath-Making Business is a Family Affair By guest contributor Justin Willis The Harris family's barn near Victor, Montana. Photo by Justin Willis. Eight miles south of Victor, Montana, where the forest meets the farmland, an early 20th century barn towers...