Big Sky Blog

This has been a tragic week across Montana – so many people have died in car crashes.

Five teens died in Helena over the weekend when the driver missed a turn.

Five people died near Libby in a two-vehicle crash.

Great Falls woman dies in one-car crash near Great Falls.

Two women (incl. mother of 8) died near Hardin in car crash.

People, please please please be safe when you’re out on the roads. Don’t take chances. Don’t drink under the influence of booze or drugs. Watch your speed and your distance.

Since arriving in Montana, I have been fascinated with Butte – literally rich in history and character, from the days of being the “richest hill on earth,” the battle of the Copper Kings, to the home of legendary daredevil Evel Knievel, and so much more.

So it was amazing to learn that one of Montana’s most famous figures, and one of the figures critical to the history of Butte, William Clark – one of our first U.S. senators, one of the original “Copper Kings,” and perhaps the most famous/notorious personality in our state’s history – has one surviving descendant: Huguette Clark, his daughter. She is now 103 years old. The saga of the Clark family, notably throughout the 20th century, is told in this photo essay on MSNBC.com. Quite an amazing story, and lots of pictures of the Clarks and their real estate.

It’s been almost a year since the Bozeman explosion, and when it happened, the power of social media in spreading the news and gathering information was really felt in Montana. Facebook, Twitter, Flickr – all were instrumental in letting people in Montana and around the world what was happening. Here’s a report from KBZK in Bozeman about it: