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...

But the pressure is on. Summer means exploring our state, and at Prairie Populist we’re joining the thousands of Montanans visiting the amazing lands, lakes, and historical sites that make up Montana’s state parks. We hope you’ll check back all summer and join...

Just outside of Great Falls is Montana's most visited State Park Summer means exploring our state, and at Prairie Populist we’re joining the thousands of Montanans visiting the amazing lands, lakes, and historical sites that make up Montana’s state parks. We...

Madison Valley’s fishing and ag communities come together to preserve a valley’s lifeblood Folks in the Madison Valley have water running through their veins. That’s a literal statement, of course, but it also gets at something deeper than biology. For...