For 25 years, Jason Robertson has been quietly pursuing the most challenging routes to Glacier National Park’s 234 listed summits, ascending many of them solo and in winter. Yet amid the bluster of ‘peak-braggers’ on social media, his unparalleled feats have largely flown under the radar.
Recent bequest of six paintings from private collection to the Hockaday includes a piece believed to be the final one the legendary artist completed
Rod McIver, a modern Johnny Appleseed, spends his days among the hundreds of apple trees he’s been cultivating for decades, searching for the perfect fruit to share with the world
The agricultural community is shrinking in the Flathead Valley as landowners sell to developers, impacting the farming culture and rural economy
Following the deaths by suicide of eight teenagers in 16 months, prevention leaders, educators and mental health experts seek solutions in the Flathead Valley
Prospects for bagging game in Northwest Montana are looking up as the season kicks off with more hunters heading afield
Somers native Jasmine Morton has always loved the mysterious yellow house overlooking Flathead Lake, and now she and her husband are restoring the historic Somers Mansion to its former glory
Schools enter the fall semester as flashpoints in a broader COVID-19 cultural debate, with education officials confronting complicated social dynamics and laws that contradict public-health guidance
Flathead Valley municipalities are drafting transportation plans for the next 20 years to address growth and create a logical transit network
After injuries sidelined her and forced a new perspective, Columbia Falls professional mountain biker and proud mother Rose Grant is back on top of the racing world, including a second straight title at the Leadville Trail 100 on Aug. 14
Quench your summer thirst with everything from boba tea to small batch rum, local wine and iced coffee
Residents grapple with immense loss after wildfire’s abrupt growth on Flathead Lake’s east shore, where multiple homes burned to the ground over the weekend
Destination marketing organizations in Northwest Montana are shifting from summer promotion to education to manage the influx of tourists
Five years before Dick Fosbury shocked the world by winning an Olympic gold medal using a new high jumping technique, an unknown boy from Flathead County High School was photographed using the same method
Under The Big Sky returns to Whitefish amid an already roaring and record-breaking year in the Flathead Valley
Several recent high-profile construction projects and a host of new land-use trends prompted a workshop to modernize lakeshore protection regulations last updated a decade ago
While their land valuations tell one story about their wealth, many lakefront property owners who spoke with the Beacon said they’re struggling to afford increasing tax figures and fear losing property they’ve owned for decades as the state’s new property tax code partially fell into place this year.
Teachers and staff members who participate describe several benefits from the program, which pays for them to eat with their students. They say the connections they build with their students make classroom management easier; help give valuable context to better meet their students where they’re at; and offers social safety.
