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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 [...]

Montana Jewish community highlighted in the New York Times:
Though there are few Jews in Montana today, there once were many. The city of Butte had kosher markets, a Jewish mayor, a B’nai B’rith lodge and three synagogues. Helena, the capital city, had Temple Emanu-El, built in 1891 with a seating capacity of 500. There is [...]

You may remember Shannen Rossmiller, the Montana woman who has helped capture terrorists, was the youngest municipal judge in the nation, profiled on Fox News, and various other amazing feats. She was first brought to the Montana blogosphere’s attention via MT Politics, when Craig did an interview with her (more here). She’s still fighting the [...]

Walter Breuning, who lives in Great Falls, Montana, inherited the title of “World’s Oldest Living Man” in June 2009.

Walter celebrated his 113th birthday in September 2009.

Author Elizabeth Eslami, who now lives in Oregon, has written a very nice essay/blog post about her four years in Montana…here’s two little snippets:
I have a theory that the state of Montana is enormous for a reason. That its vastness is a test, each highway a reticulated part of a puzzle. You have [...]

Way back when, in the earlier days of the blogosphere, the much-smaller and tighter-knit community of Big Sky Bloggers semi-adopted a fellow blogger from Savannah, Georgia: Sam Johnson. As far as I know, he remains the only person that has been unofficially named as an Honorary Big Sky Blogger. He even sponsored a contest for [...]

What were the most popular baby names in Montana in 2008? Take a look!

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MONTANA’S (thx bob! how did i turn that into alaska?!) most famous part-time resident, David Letterman, finally tied the knot! He got married to his long-time girlfriend (and mother of their 5-year old boy) Regina Lasko, and they did it right in Choteau (near his ranch). The official who married them was Teton County Justice [...]

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