Flathead Living Magazine

Profile

On the Wild Side

Mark and Sam Schurke carved out a life in the Swan Valley offering hands-on adventures with rare Inuit sled dogs while raising two sons in the family business

History

A Century of Sentries

Weathering 100 years of change, the soul of Northwest Montana lookouts endures

Destinations

Single Track State of Mind     

As the Flathead Valley gains acclaim as a top mountain-biking destination in North America, Whitefish-based trail-building company Terraflow earns national honors for its latest designs

Artist

Banded by a Prayer

Daniel Lombardi’s first photography show explores a future without birds through the spiritual, science-fiction lens of his cyan images of the cautious, regimented process of bird banding

Home

Letting the Mountains Speak

As homeowners, builders and architects embrace Northwest Montana’s natural contours — ridge lines, dense alpine forests, crystalline lakes, and the ever-changing theater of weather rolling in from the Continental Divide — the region is experiencing a design renaissance

Local

Changing Montana’s Drunk Driving Culture, One Coffee Card at a Time

Behind lawmakers’ efforts to curb drunk driving in a state with the highest rates in the nation is a nonprofit that started with a simple solution: handing out coffee cards to those who choose not to drive home drunk. The impact has been wider than the Montana Bar Fairies’ founders imagined.  

Dish

Foie Gras Pie

Inspired by childhood family camping trips and root beer floats, the James Beard-nominated executive chef at Herb and Omni may have crafted his signature dish

Profile

A League of Her Own

Having celebrated her 100th birthday on New Year's Day, Swan Lake resident Donna Roberts is among the last survivors of the original All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, and the only documented player from Montana. As professional women’s baseball makes its long-awaited return, her story offers a rare glimpse into the lives of the pioneers who first proved that women could play on a national stage.