Twenty years ago, a small plane carrying a team of U.S. Forest Service employees departed for a backcountry airstrip in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, never to return. Authorities put out word that no one had survived the crash; 48 hours later, two young foresters emerged from the wilderness and hailed down a passing motorist on U.S. Highway 2.
A century ago, prison labor built one of the Flathead’s most scenic roadways
The lowest pass along the northern Continental Divide offers access to Glacier National Park, the Badger-Two Medicine and the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area
At this beloved Columbia Falls brewery, the fresh, seasonal veggie burger is a star on the menu
NW Montana History Museum’s new walking tour highlights the early development of Kalispell
With years of experience in the kitchen and on the trail, Chef Dan Moe shares how he likes to bring big flavor to some of northwest Montana’s wildest places
Wants versus needs. It's a lifelong learning process.
A Flathead Lake home is transformed to realize the owners’ dreams of life on the lake
After the last founding member of the Back Country Horsemen of the Flathead died this year, the legacy of conservation and packing in the Bob Marshall Wilderness continues as horse packers reflect on the nonprofit’s vision and a new generation takes the reins
A conversation with the founder and chef of the Salty Calf about creating dishes that are healthy, fresh and accessible in the Flathead Valley
Indian cowboy rodeo in photographs
With more than three dozen titles to his name, Jim Harrison is considered one of America’s most prolific and versatile writers
In the six decades since President Lyndon Johnson signed the Wilderness Act, it has shaped Montana’s landscape more than any other law, protecting 3.5 million acres in the Treasure State. But long before the landmark legislation, it began as one man’s wild idea.
The bloody mary is a brunchtime staple, but some bartenders go out of their way to make sure it’s a cocktail you won’t soon forget
Found at farmers markets, festivals and anywhere else that hungry crowds converge, food trucks are a key ingredient in the perfect culinary puzzle. Here are a few on-the-go options for mobile munchies this summer.
Federal regulators on Friday afternoon published a record of decision approving a cleanup remedy for the contaminated aluminum plant property near the Flathead River. Federal and state regulators estimate that the actual cleanup activities, once initiated, will take two to four years to complete.
Amid unprecedented development pressure, conservation easements have kept vast tracts of northwest Montana’s timbered landscape open to the public. But after the largest sale of the region’s timberland to a private buyer in recent history, the owners of Flathead Ridge Ranch have emerged as the unlikely gatekeepers to 126,000 forested acres of prime hunting habitat.
A selection of the Beacon's best imagery from the past year
