Flathead Living Magazine

Agriculture

How About Them Apples

Northwest Montana is home to many old homesteads and heritage apple orchards, and some dedicated enthusiasts spend their days tracking down and cultivating the best of the crop

Taproom

Old Fashioned

A timeless cocktail with a boozy punch and a (comparatively) simple origin story

Home

Lake Houses

The lake is no longer just for the summer months and days spent on the water

Agriculture

An Agriculture Encyclopedia

From insect identification, hops research, agritourism and wrangling the county’s 4H programs, Flathead County’s lone extension agent has had her fingerprints on nearly every outdoor-adjacent niche in the valley

48 Degrees North

Logging with Horse Power

Long before powerful skidders moved logs around the forest, draft horses did all the heavy lifting

Books

Waltzing Montana by Mary Clearman Blew

“Waltzing Montana” is inspired by the legendary horseback-riding nurse Edna McGuire who lived from 1885 until 1969 on a sheep ranch in central Montana

Recreation

Kids by Nature

10 ways to get kids out into our big, beautiful backyard