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Visiting Yellowstone

The entrance fee is $25 for a private, noncommercial vehicle; $20 for each snowmobile or motorcycle; or $12 for each visitor 16 and older entering by foot, bike, etc. This fee provides a sevenday entrance permit for both Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. Annual passes for Yellowstone and other national parks are available. Discounted or free passes are available for senior citizens, activeduty military personnel and their dependents or people with disabilities. Entrances are open 24 hours. The only exceptions are caused by road construction or weather. Recorded road information is at 307-344-2117. Follow Yellowstone on Twitter at twitter.com/ YellowstoneNPS.

Books offer insight into Yellowstone By BRETT FRENCH french@billingsgazette.com‌ If you think Yellowstone National Park is an interesting place to visit now with its spouting geysers, burbling mud pots and variety of wildlife, consider what it must have been like to tour the region in 1883. Readers can gain insight to that perspective by picking up a copy of the soon-tobe-published book “Yellowstone, Land of Wonders: Promenade in North America’s National Park.” The book is a translation of a travelogue written by Jules Leclercq, of Belgium. “Land of Wonders” is one of three books recently released on Yellowstone National Park that can provide summer travelers to the area with a greater appreciation of the region’s history, travel opportunities and environmental issues. Here’s a breakdown on the titles. “Yellowstone, Land of Wonders,” University of Nebraska Press, $29.95. Longtime Yellowstone chronicler Janet Chapple, with the help of translator Suzanne Cane, resurrected Leclercq’s writings about Yellowstone, which had never been translated into English. Leclercq took a 10-day tour of the park on horseback, recording his musings and observations along the way. He wrote of arriving at Old Faithful geyser, Yellowstone’s most popular feature: “If there are more alluring places in the world, there certainly are none stranger or more fantastic. …The Ancients would have placed Vulcan’s laboratory in this

basin where the earth covers a sea of boiling water; Dante would have seen here one of his circles of Hell.” Even at that early date, vandals had already left their mark on the geyser’s cone and chipped out pieces of the structure, prompting Leclercq to write: “…it takes but one minute for irreverent hands to disfigure the work of thousands of years.” Chapple and Cane began working on the translation in 2007. Originally, Chapple said she intended to use only part of the travelogue in a Yellowstone anthology of early writings that she is compiling. That changed as she delved into Leclercq’s work. “I just found that it was so interesting and well written,” she said. “I love learning about Yellowstone. It’s my place.” Chapple and Cane will be giving readings and talking about Leclercq in Yellowstone this summer. On June 27 they will be at the Mammoth Hotel for a talk at 8:30 p.m. On June 29 they will be at the Old Faithful Inn; the time has not been set. “National Geographic Secrets of the National Parks: Experts’ Guide to the Best Experiences Beyond the Tourist Trail,” $22.95. With vivid color photographs and details on Yellowstone, Glacier and Grand Teton, to name a few, this book is a handy pre-trip planner for travelers. Basic maps are included, with points mentioned marked on the maps to make getting to the sites easier. In Yellowstone, some of the places highlighted include the Lewis River channel between Shoshone and Lewis lakes, a popular canoeing route.

“The channel is renowned among fishermen for the autumn spawning run of brown trout,” the book noted. People familiar with the park may not find any new insights about Yellowstone, but it may provide a starting point for trips to the other 31 national parks included. “Protecting Yellowstone, Science and the Politics of National Park Management,” by Michael J. Yochim, University of New Mexico Press, $55. A former Yellowstone employee, Yochim examines some of the most controversial issues facing the park and how they have been dealt with by the park’s managers. “The book hopes to answer the following questions,” he wrote in the introduction. “What are the primary influences upon contemporary national park policy making, how do they function in the public policy process, and how may park managers best work within their contemporary policy-making context to preserve the national parks?” Some of the issues Yochim examines include the reintroduction of wolves, bison management and winter use — all hugely controversial topics that transcend local politics. He noted that park managers’ ideas and ideals have influenced what decisions were made. Despite the many challenges facing park officials on controversial issues, Yochim wrote that “ultimate policy success and resource protection seem possible for most issues, given the long-term vision park managers have. Ultimately, the parks exist in a political world, something park managers have long recognized and a situation about which they are developing more and more expertise.”

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Visitors walk through steam colored by the light reflected from Grand Prismatic Spring.

After visiting Old Faithful, what else should you do? By BRETT FRENCH french@billingsgazette.com‌

The Roosevelt Arch marks the North Entrance to Yellowstone National Park at Gardiner.

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Everyone who visits Yellowstone National Park has to see Old Faithful geyser erupt, right? It’s iconic, it’s unique and it’s unusual. After you’ve checked that off the list, though, what else should you do? Where else should you go? There are miles and miles of boardwalks and trails that allow visitors to check out sapphire blue hot pools, bubbling mud pots and steaming fumaroles. One that shouldn’t be missed is Grand Prismatic Spring, it really is grand. The spring is located in the Midway Geyser Basin between Madison Junction and Old Faithful. The many trails that access the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone are awe-inspiring, and a little spooky if you’re afraid of heights. The multicolored canyon walls are best viewed at sunrise or sunset to highlight their warmth. The falls itself is tremendous — what’s not to like about a ton of water plum-

meting over a steep drop-off? If you want to stretch your legs and gain some elevation, hike up to the lookout atop Mount Washburn, between Canyon and Tower-Roosevelt. The 360-degree view from 10,243 feet is stunning. Don’t forget to pack along some water. Believe it or not, Yellowstone has some great porches, decks and sunrooms. I like to get an ice cream cone and sit on the deck of the Old Faithful Lodge and enjoy the geyser’s eruption, or to just soak up some sun, rest my feet and tourist watch. The Roosevelt Lodge in the north-central corner of the park has a classic Western porch, complete with rocking chairs. It’s a good place to kick off your boots, tip back your hat and enjoy a cool drink after a hard day of huffing around the park. The sun room in the Lake Lodge in the center of the park is like stepping into the late 1800s or early 1900s. Large windows give great

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Guests sit on the front porch of the Roosevelt Lodge in the evening in Yellowstone National Park.

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The Madison Range towers over the Madison Valley near Ennis.

Routes to Yellowstone entrances are beautiful, too By BRETT FRENCH french@billingsgazette.com‌ Before travelers ever get to Yellowstone National Park, they should be impressed. That’s because the five entrances to the park are accessed by traveling through some of the most beautiful country in the region. It’s hard to say which one is more stunning than the other, let’s just say repeat visitors should try to take in all of them. With the North Entrance at 12 o’clock and continuing around the clock dial, here are the routes into the park.

North Entrance

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The Teton Mountains are an impressive sight to the south of Yellowstone.

Livingston is the turnoff point from Interstate 90 into the valley. It’s a lively arts town with a multitude of fly-fishing shops, restaurants and watering holes. Continuing south on Highway 89 reaches Gardiner with its large rock Roosevelt Arch that you just have to drive through or you haven’t been to Yellowstone.

The Paradise Valley with the Absaroka and Gallatin mountains surrounding the Yellowstone River is a Swiss-like scene. Northeast Entrance Anglers and whitewater rafters The drive on Highway 212 to crowd the wide, free-flowing river that is born high in the park’s the 11,000-foot Beartooth Pass gives travelers sweeping views of a mountains.

high alpine area dotted with lakes, streams and waterfalls. This is the top of the world and even features a store by that name along the way. The pass road starts just south of Red Lodge, a quaint Montana mountain town with great restaurants and shops. Motorcyclists love this route. One of the two routes out of Cody, Wyo., and into the park runs over Dead Indian Pass via Highway 296. For part of the way the road follows the scenic Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River. Cody is known for its expansive Buffalo

Bill Center of the West museum and Draper Museum of Natural History. Before reaching the Northeast Entrance, the small towns of Cooke City and Silver Gate beckon drivers to pull over for refreshments or a stroll. They parallel Soda Butte Creek, a stream that’s making a stunning recovery from its destructive mining past.

East Entrance Driving from Cody to the East Entrance takes drivers past Buffalo Bill Reservoir, along the North Fork of the Shoshone River, up and over Sylvan Pass and on to Fishing Bridge in the park. There are campgrounds along the route and plenty of places to pull over, wet a fishing line or just soak your feet and smell the pinescented air. Need to pick up some gear? There are sporting goods stores and an outlet shop in Cody. Want to take a float on the Shoshone

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The Bears Tooth rock pinnacle is reportedly how the Beartooth Mountains got their name.

River? There are whitewater paddling guides. And don’t forget to stop in at the Irma Hotel, named after Buffalo Bill Cody’s daughter, for a refreshment.

from the community of Ennis while paralleling the Madison River, a trout stream sought out by anglers from around the world. The river bisects the Tobacco Root and Madison mountain ranges, home to a multitude of lakes, South Entrance streams and wildlife. The road also The Teton Mountains towering travels past Quake and Hebgen over Jackson Lake are iconic. lakes, popular with anglers, campThis is where the movie ers and boaters. “Spencer’s Mountain” was Highway 20 travels northfilmed, starring Henry Fonda and east from Idaho Falls. This route BRETT FRENCH/Gazette Staff crosses the fabled Henry’s Fork Maureen O’Hara, the precursor to The snowy peaks of the Gallatin Range loom behind the Madison River just the television show “The WalRiver with its smooth, deep water outside of the West Entrance. tons.” loaded with trout. It’s also along the way from the It also passes Island Park from the college town of Bozeswanky Western-themed town of float above the canyon. Reservoir and Henry’s Lake before man through the Gallatin Canyon crossing the mountains to West Jackson, Wyo., which features a to West Yellowstone. This route variety of shops, art galleries and Yellowstone. West Entrance passes the resort community of Big restaurants, not to mention a bar These routes are all neck-turnThe West Entrance provides a Sky with all of its amenities: conwith saddles for seats. ing, jaw-dropping drives providing convergence point from three dif- certs, trail rides, mountain biking, a great warm-up to the unparalWater lovers can ride into the rafting and fishing, to name a few. leled thermal and natural features huge waves of the Snake River with ferent routes. Highway 191 travels south Highway 287 travels southeast of Yellowstone National Park. a guide or take the more gentle

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Bear, wolf center offers photo ops of park wildlife By BRETT FRENCH french@billingsgazette.com‌ So you’ve toured through Yellowstone National Park hoping to see all of the big critters — bison, elk, wolves and bears — but they haven’t all cooperated. They are wild, after all. So how are you going to fill that photographic void in your travel shots? For those travelers still hoping to take home shots of the big predators like bears and wolves, West Yellowstone’s Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center can serve your needs. The expansive facility on the south end of town offers a gift shop at the entryway, as well as a children’s playground and museum-quality exhibits on bears and wolves. Naturally, the big attraction is the bear habitat, an open area where the bears prowl in shifts in search of hidden food rewards. There are also two ponds and a waterfall that the bruins can be seen wading through. The center is home to nine bears that are fed in the exhibit area about every half hour. A naturalist

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A bear rocks a tree at the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone. The center features bears, wolves and birds of prey, along with educational displays. Food is hidden daily for the bears to find, and a small pond often is stocked with trout.

is on hand to answer visitors’ questions. Large panels also identify the bears and their original homelands. The next most popular sites are the River Valley and High Country wolf habitats. There are four wolves in each pack. The two habitats are separated by a naturalist cabin where films on the wolves play continuously and exhibits provide more information on the

canines. At the southern end of the center is the Eagle Aviary, home to raptors such as hawks, owls, falcons and eagles. For an extra fee, children ages 5 to 12 can help the center’s staff hide food in the bear habitat. Participants must sign up at the front desk. The activity is limited to 30. The facility is open every day at 8:30 a.m. How late the center stays

Visitors to the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone can get a more detailed understanding of bears by looking at such displays as bear skeletons.

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West Yellowstone had 4 other names The West Entrance to Yellowstone National Park is the busiest of the five gates and sits just outside the town of West Yellowstone in Montana. But the town wasn’t named West Yellowstone until 1920. Prior to that, the town had four other names. In 1910 the town was called Yellowstone, but other park-area communities thought that unfairly portrayed the settlement as the only entrance to the national park. The first post office in the wooded burg opened in 1908 and was named Riverside, for a nearby U.S. Army soldier station located along the Madison River. But town fathers didn’t think that was a good name since the station was 2 miles away and had little to do with the town. Before the post office arrived, the town was simply called Terminus, because it was at the end of the rail line. Prior to the railroad arriving, the scattering of homes and shops was known as Boundary because of its location near the border line of the national park.

By BRETT FRENCH french@billingsgazette.com‌ To get a better grasp of the Yellowstone area’s history, the Yellowstone Historic Center Museum in West Yellowstone provides insight in a historic setting. The museum is housed in the old Union Pacific Depot. That was the jumping-off point for many early travelers to Yellowstone who switched from rail to stagecoaches at the depot to continue into the park. Camping companies provided facilities for the tourists inside the park. The stagecoach era ended in 1916 as automobiles became more popular as a way to visit Yellowstone. The museum is open from May 18 through Oct. 13. Since the buildings were built before heating systems were installed, it’s too cold to keep the facility open in the winter. Here’s a schedule of upcoming special events at the museum: June 11 — Train Day 2013, celebrate the day the first train steamed into West Yellowstone on June 11, 1908. Special activities to be announced. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. July 4 — Pie on the Porch, support the programs of the Yellowstone Historic Center while enjoying homemade pie and watching the Fourth of

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The Yellowstone Historic Center Museum in West Yellowstone is located in the old Union Pacific Depot. The museum features a variety of exhibits including stagecoaches, trains, buses, planes and snow machines.

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This homemade snow plane is one of the items on display at the Yellowstone Historic Center Museum in West Yellowstone. The planes were unstable and prone to tipping over.

July parade. 1-5 p.m. July 20 — 12th annual Heritage Celebration, 5-10 p.m., Union Pacific Dining Lodge. Admission to the museum is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors (60 and older) and active

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Top, some of the buildings in downtown West Yellowstone harken back to an earlier era. Above, the Union Pacific Dining Hall was completed in 1926 to serve rail visitors to the park. The 7,000-squarefoot facility is made of native rhyolite stone and wooden beams and red fir plank siding.

Red Lodge offers bounty of summer activities By ZACH BENOIT zbenoit@billingsgazette.com‌ Arts and culture? Check. Physical activity and competitions? Yep. Nature? Of course. Celebrations and parties? You better believe it. It’s not a stretch to say that you could make a summer to-do list and check off every item without having to leave Red Lodge. At least in the visual sense, the Beartooth and Absaroka mountains surrounding town are Red Lodge’s most obvious feature. Just a few miles to the south, the famed Beartooth Highway is world-renowned as one of the most scenic drives in the country and, at its highest in Montana, reaches an elevation of 10,350 feet. But there’s more to the mountains than just a pretty drive. On June 23, the 45th annual Beartooth Run — a 5K or 10K hill climb road race — takes place at the top of the Beartooth Pass and challenges runners to finish the entire course, all above 10,000 feet. For those looking for a longer burn, a cycle tour of the greater Yellowstone National Park area may be the ticket. One such company, the recently established Cycle Greater Yellowstone, offers a complete guided bicycle tour of the park in Montana and Wyoming from Aug. 18 to 24. Looking for something a little more slow-paced? On July 6, geologist Marv Kauffman and ecologist Phil Robertson will lead a one-day excursion will lead a geological and ecological tour of the Beartooth Mountains. If walking, running and cycling aren’t your thing, how about a little boating? The Rock Creek Slalom Races will be held on June 8 and take

kayakers through a series of slalom gates ending at Rock Creek Park in downtown Red Lodge. For those looking to do something that doesn’t involve the outdoors, there’s still plenty around town. Montana’s oldest music festival will kick off the summer with its 50th anniversary when the Red Lodge Music Festival brings 200 students into town from June 1 through 9 for a series of concerts and performances. From July 2 to 4, the Home of Champions Parade and Rodeo brings professional rodeo cowboys and cowgirls to town and holds parades each day at noon, culminating with a Fourth of July rodeo. The 19th annual Beartooth Motorcycle Rally will be June 19 to 21 and brings thousands of bikers to town for rides. On Aug. 3, the Red Lodge Festival of Nations highlights the town’s cultural diversity and includes a full day of ethnic events, food and celebrations, as well as a parade through downtown. If all of the celebrations are a bit too hectic, the Carbon County Historical Society and Museum plans to hold a series of historic downtown walking tours on occasional Thursday evening throughout the summer. Yellowstone National Park is just a hop, skip and a jump away in one direction while Billings is just over the horizon in the other, meaning there’s easy access to plenty of nature as well as bigger city services. With a reputation as a town with serious vacation and tourism chops along with everything going on around Red Lodge over the summer, it might not be a bad idea to start planning now.

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Smithsonian loans 64 unique firearms to Cody By BRETT FRENCH french@billingsgazette.com‌ CODY, Wyo — When it comes to historical firearms negotiations, do not underestimate the value of a competitive ballroom dancer and the tenacity of a retired U.S. Navy captain. The fruits of their collaboration were revealed recently as the Cody Firearms Museum in the Buffalo Bill Historical Center unveiled its display of 64 unique pieces on loan from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. “They never release these guns, certainly not in this quantity and never any national treasures,” said Warren Newman, curator of the Cody museum. The firearms include a .50 caliber hunting rifle from the 1700s used by Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, that incorporated a green velvet cheek piece on the rifle’s stock. “I guess the royal cheek was not to be made uncomfortable,” Newman said. There’s also a strikingly beautiful 7-foot long musket with ornate gold embellishments that was given to President Thomas Jefferson in 1805. The gift was from the Bey of Tunisia as if to say, “Hey, no hard feelings,” for the newly formed U.S. Navy’s defeat of his Barbary Coast pirates. The piece must carry special significance for Newman, who is a retired naval officer and quietspoken scholar with a resume longer than a rural resident’s Costco cash register receipt. It was his idea to take the Buffalo Bill Historical Center’s “affiliate” status with the Smithsonian to the next level. His work began four years ago. The display, “Journeying West: Distinctive Firearms from the Smithsonian,” will be on loan to the northwestern Wyoming facility for three years. At the end of the three years, the museums will negotiate on whether to extend the display or to choose another

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Cody Firearms Museum curator Warren Newman talks about having the Smithsonian firearms on display.

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President Thomas Jefferson’s North African Miquelet Jezail Musket is one of the unusual items on display.

selection of Smithsonian firearms for loan. Newman was aided in his pursuit of the firearms display by a unique individual — Ashley Hlebinsky, a petite University of Delaware doctoral student and former professional ballroom dancer. Hlebinsky has worked at both museums and helped pick out the firearms that were eventually displayed, since she knew what was contained in each facility’s

collection of about 7,000 pieces. It was also her boss at the Smithsonian, David Miller, who visited the Cody museum as a precursor to approving the firearm loan. “Honestly, it’s the most exciting thing I do,” Hlebinsky said of her museum work in a telephone interview. “It’s been so exciting and such an amazing learning experience. I would choose working at a firearms museum over ballroom dancing any day.”

The Buffalo Bill Historical Center is open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is $18 for adults, $16 for seniors (65 and older), $14 for studdents (18 and older with valid student ID), $10 for ages 6 to 17, and free for children ages 5 and younger. Admission price includes visitation to the center and its five museums for two consecutive days.

To put a value on the priceless collection of 64 pieces on display would be “the only way I can lose my job before dinner other than assault and battery,” Newman joked. Suffice it to say the items are priceless. Yet his favorite piece in the

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Robert Scott and his son Robert view the Smithsonian firearms exhibit at the Cody Firearms Museum in the Buffalo Bill Historical Center.

display is not a working firearm at all. It is a scale model of the Gatling gun, made by Richard Jordan Gatling to acquire a patent for the weapon. Newman points out that the Gatling gun was not the first machine gun, instead it is a revolving rifle battery, made more dangerous by the speed with which the gun could be repeatedly fired. “It was produced too late to make much difference in the Civil War but it was prominently used in the Indian Wars and made a huge difference and probably contributed to the surrender of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce,” Newman said.

Just behind the Gatling gun, which is in its own display, is a collection of handguns that Newman called “remarkable.” His favorite, maybe because he had never seen one before, is a triple fire matchlock made in Japan. “This is the first recognized action type for firearms,” he said. The trigger dropped a slowburning fuse into a powder pan that fired the musket balls. “I think this display worked out great because of the embellishment of these firearms,” he said. “The light really picks up the gold and silver and makes them dramatic.”

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Yellowstone Association recycles building for headquarters By BRETT FRENCH french@billingsgazette.com‌ Faded paint still beckons back to the The Yellowstone Association’s headquarters’ previous life as a mercantile in downtown Gardiner. The nonprofit group, which raises funds for Yellowstone National Park projects, refurbished the historic W.A. Hall mercantile building in 2009. The 12,000-square-foot structure, built in 1903, had to be gutted for the $4 million project, but some of the historic flavor of the building was retained in the metal ceiling tiles, wooden floors and brick work. The building houses offices for the association’s staff of 25 as well as a bookstore and a classroom for the nonprofit’s educational arm, the Yellowstone Association Institute. The association also employs about 60 seasonal staff and volunteers. The new building replaced quarters that the group had inhabited for 16 years in Mammoth, Wyo., just inside the park’s northern border. The Yellowstone Association, established in 1933, provides park educational products and offers seminars and trips through its institute to about 5,000 people a year. The association has more than 26,000 members who help fund the park’s educational efforts. The W.A. Hall mercantile was

The Yellowstone Association’s headquarters is an old mercantile in downtown Gardiner.

once the “Wal-Mart” of Gardiner, dispensing groceries, clothing and auto supplies to visitors and locals. Next door to the park’s Roosevelt Arch at its northern gateway, the original building was designed by architect Robert C. Reamer, who drew the plans for other buildings in the park, Gardiner’s railroad depot and an addition to the Lake Hotel. Owner W.A. Hall modified Reamer’s design to include a second story, once used as a ballroom, and substituted brick where Reamer called for stone. The

Gardiner Wonderland newspaper reported that the building required 360,000 feet of lumber, or about 30 railroad car loads. The Wonderland called the store the “largest, finest department store in the west,” the structure also housed the town’s post office and drug store. The remodel was designed by A&E Architects of Missoula, which also planned refurbishment of the Old Faithful Inn and the Montana State Capitol. To make the old building new again, the foundation was upgraded, old windows

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were replaced by new insulating glass, other windows that had been boarded over were uncovered, and asbestos had to be removed from the basement near an old boiler that provided the building’s steam heat. The new structure was also reinforced to withstand earthquakes. Descendants of W.A. Hall ran the store until 1954 when it was closed. Since then, the building had been through the hands of two different owners and housed a coffee shop, retail store and laundromat.

Yellowstone Heritage and Resource Center home to park’s history If you plan to enter Yellowstone National Park through Gardiner, make sure to stop by the Yellowstone Heritage and Research Center. Hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Public tours of the center take place at 10 a.m on Tuesdays and Thursdays from May 28 through Sept. 5. Space is limited to 10 participants, so call 307-344-2662 to reserve a slot.

The center, at 200 Old Yellowstone Trail, in Gardiner is home to much of the park’s history. The 32,000-square-foot building houses about 90,000 photographs, nearly 300,000 natural and cultural objects and scores of park documents. It features a large reading room and a public research room. While much of the building is open to the

public, some areas are secure with restricted access. Reserving a spot on a tour will take you behind the scenes to see natural history specimens, original sketches by Thomas Moran from the 1871 Hayden expedition and letters bearing original signatures of Theodore Roosevelt and others prominent in Yellowstone history.

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Bison sun themselves in April along the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park.

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Yellowstone saved bison from brink of extinction By BRETT FRENCH french@billingsgazette.com‌

As you drive near bison in Yellowstone, you’ll be impressed by how big they are, especially their Did you know that Yellowstone heads and humps. Bison are the National Park was the only place in largest land mammal in North the United States where wild, free- America. Males, called bulls, can roaming bison survived extermina- tip the scales at 2,000 pounds, tion in the late 1800s? while females, called cows, can There were less than two dozen weigh up to 1,000 pounds. animals remaining in the park after Although some people mistakmarket hunters had whittled their enly call them buffalo, they are not numbers down from an estimated related to other buffalo species. 3 to 5 million that once roamed There are two main herds of the Great Plains. The U.S. Army bison that live in Yellowstone — one protected and supplemented the that occupies the Northern Range Yellowstone herd with another 21 along the Yellowstone and Lamar bison brought in from ranches in the rivers, and the Hayden Valley herd early 1900s. that lives near Canyon, Lake and Luckily, the animals thrived Old Faithful. under the protection provided Now that bison have thrived, by the Army. Now their populaland, wildlife and livestock intertion fluctuates between 2,300 and ests are cooperating to try to give 4,500 animals. And many of the them more room to roam outside herds that have been established Yellowstone in winter when they elsewhere in the United States and migrate looking for forage while also Canada owe their existence to bison protecting cattle from the disease BRETT FRENCH/Gazette Staff captured and shipped to those new brucellosis, which female bison A bull bison watches passersby along the road between the West Entrance and Madison Junction. habitats for restoration. carry.

Reintroduction of wolves in park stirs controversy By BRETT FRENCH french@billingsgazette.com‌ Perhaps no other species has stirred up as much controversy as the gray wolf following its reintroduction into Yellowstone National Park in 1995. Beginning that year, wolves from Canada were captured, held in pens inside Yellowstone and eventually released. In all, 31 wolves were released between 1995 and 1996. From that small start, the animals thrived in an elk-rich environment — elk being the wolves’ main prey. As elk numbers declined, packs battled one another for territory, and disease killed pups, the Yellowstone wolf population has fallen. But the animals have also moved out onto adjoining public and private lands in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho to find new hunting territory. Some have even ventured as far as Oregon, Utah and Colorado. For many years, the wolves were protected as their population rebounded, but more recently federal protection of the animals has been removed and states like Montana, Idaho and Wyoming have allowed wolf hunting in areas outside of Yellowstone National Park. Some people believe all wolves should be killed because they eat game animals like elk and sometimes prey on livestock like sheep. Others think no wolves should be hunted, since they are a natural part of the ecosystem. Still others believe that wolves should be managed like other wildlife species where hunting is allowed as a means to regulate the animals’ population. The disagreements among these visions are what makes wolves a controversial animal. Wolves are a social animal that live in packs led by an alpha male and female. Typically, they are the only two wolves in the pack that breed. Males can grow to 100 to 130 pounds with females weighing 80 to 110 pounds. They look much larger than more commonly seen

A gray wolf seems to pose as it stands inside the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center. Wild wolves were returned to Yellowstone National Park in 1995. BRETT FRENCH/ Gazette Staff photos

A coyote homes in on a ground squirrel while hunting near Madison Junction this spring. Visitors to Yellowstone are more likely to see coyotes, and mistake them for wolves. Wolves will kill coyotes, which they see as a competitor for food.

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coyotes, standing more than 2 to 3 feet tall at the shoulder and with large feet and long legs. The attraction of seeing wolves brings many visitors to Yellowstone, especially in the winter when they are more concentrated and easier to see. You may see crowds of people standing alongside the road with large telescopic lenses, binoculars and cameras viewing wolves. The best time to see them is in the early morning and late evening.

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An iPhone can capture amazing park images By JENNA CAPLETTE and FRANK PALAZZI For The Gazette ‌ Eager to photograph Yellowstone’s wild beauty during your visit? Ultimately, photography is the practice of seeing. Prepare to slow down and leave the forward-scramble of your everyday world behind. It takes time and patience, along with a sense of adventure, to learn to see in new ways. Here’s where your iPhone can be a real friend. Most of us always have them in our pocket. Use your iPhone camera for spontaneous, playful and creative shots. What a lot of people don’t realize is that the iPhone can make great prints, even large ones. You need to start with a good file. The Apple Camera App always shoots in full resolution. That’s great. But because of the way we carry and handle our iPhones, the lenses are usually filthy. Carry a lens cloth and clean the lens before every shot or shooting session. Avoid carrying your iPhone in the same pocket with change, keys or anything else that can scratch or damage the lens. Protect your iPhone from vacation hazards like water and sand by slipping it inside an inexpensive Loksak. If your phone is really going to take a beating, step up the protection factor with a case like Lifeproof that is fully submersible and optical so you can shoot pictures (and do everything else your phone does) through it. Remember to be aware of your surroundings. Watch for sudden changes in the weather, like a looming thunderstorm, so you don’t get caught in a downpour. Be aware of the movement of wildlife around you — keep your distance. Break out your regular camera for wildlife and zoom in with your lens, not your feet. When you capture photographs, taking several shots with different settings helps to train your eye. Study each image to learn what you do or do not like about your results. Not every picture comes out just the way you wanted it to, so most iPhonographers have a few apps ready to make the pics perfect. Here’s a few to check out: Snapseed, Photowizard and PaintFX for general editing plus

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Hot pools take on an otherworldly appearance by using special effects on an iPhone.

special effects and masking; Dynamic Light for HDR (high dynamic range) effects, and Tiffen PhotoFX for great diffusion effects. Prices run from free to around $15 in the iTunes app store. Then, use a good lab to make prints. F-11 Photographic Supplies in downtown Bozeman has their own app, available on the iTunes store. Download F-11 Photo Print and Share. It’s free. Let your visit to America’s first national park be one of exploration and discovery; with your digital camera offering a creative window to seeing beyond the surface views. With Yellowstone’s breathtaking scenery and wildlife — does life get any better? Jenna Caplette learns about photography by writing about it. This tip was written with the expert assistance of the staff at F-11 Photographic Supplies in Bozeman.

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Thursday, May 23 Big Horn, Wyo.: Brinton Museum Ranch House tours. Noon-5 p.m. Through Sept. 2. With exhibits “Fra Dana: American Impressionist in the Rockies” by Fra Dana, William Merritt Chase, Joseph Henry Sharp and Bill Gollings; “Brinton’s Nudes” including works by Edward Hopper, Pablo Picasso, Anders Zorn. 307-672-3173; thebrintonmuseum.org. Cody, Wyo.: Cody Gunfighters Show. 6 p.m. Wild West shootout in front of the Irma Hotel nightly, Mondays-Saturdays through September. Free for all ages. 307-587-4221. Cody, Wyo.: Dan Miller’s Cowboy Music Revue. 8 p.m. Dan and his Empty Saddles Band perform music, comedy and cowboy poetry with Wendy Corr, Ed Cook and Hannah Miller at the historic Cody Theatre, nightly, MondaysSaturdays through September. $15. 307-272-7855; cowboymusicrevue. com. Red Lodge: River Full Moon Walk. 7 p.m. Lower Parkside Trailhead, off Lake Fork Road. Andy Efta, hydrologist for the Custer National Forest, discusses water across the landscape and in local area; Barb Pitman, wildlife biologist for the Custer National Forest discusses interesting life of amphibians. Participants may bring refreshments. For information or special needs, call Beartooth Ranger District, 446-2103. Fs.usda.gov/custer. West Yellowstone: Afternoon talks. 1 p.m. Historic Center. Yellowstone National Park ranger gives informative half-hour talk daily through summer. Free. Yellowstonehistoriccenter.org. Thermopolis, Wyo.: Kids Dig! Hands-on paleontology program for ages 8-12 throughout summer. For schedule, detalis, registration: 307-864-2997, 800-455-3466; wyodino.org. Friday, May 24 Livingston: Wandering Wild. 7 p.m. Pine Creek Lodge and Café. 406-222-3628; pinecreeklodgemontana.com. Norris: Luke Flansburg. 7 p.m. Norris Hot Springs. 406-685-3303; norrishotsprings.com. Saturday, May 25 Norris: Kent Johnson. 7 p.m. Norris Hot Springs. 406-685-3303; norrishotsprings.com.

Monday, May 27 Cody, Wyo.: Greater Yellowstone Raptor Experience summer programs. Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Daily programs tentatively scheduled for 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. through Sept. 2. 307-578-4111; bbhc.org. Norris: Music festival. 12:30-8 p.m. Norris Hot Springs. Calista Singley, Flannel Republic, Holler N’ Pine. 406-6853303; norrishotsprings.com. Thursday, May 30 Livingston: Hosted Bluegrass jam. 7 p.m. Pine Creek Lodge and Café. 406-2223628; pinecreeklodgemontana.com. Saturday, June 1 Billings: SpringFest. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Moss Mansion, 914 Division St. Pancake breakfast ($5), 8:30 a.m. Arts and crafts, handmade goods, art demonstrations, old-fashioned bake sale, live music, dance performances, concessions, children’s activities. Free admission. Guided house tours hourly, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ($10, adults; $7, seniors, military; $5, ages 6-17.) 256-5100; mossmansion.com. Billings: Ryan Bingham with The Wild Feathers. 8 p.m. Babcock Theatre, 2812 Second Ave. N. $22, advance; $25, day of show. Tickets 300, 2911 Third Ave. N.; Rimrock Mall; Ernie November; 866-300-8300; tickets300. com; jadepresents.com. Bozeman: Watershed Festival. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Fish Technology Center. Music, entertainment, kids’ fishing derby (gear provided); learning topics include bird and mammal identification, wetland wonders and function, stream ecology, nature walks, fly casting, birds of prey, noxious weed identification, steam monitoring, hatchery and facility research tour, aquatic macro invertebrates, and natural science interpretation and activities. Outdoors, rain or shine. 406-582-0526; outdoorscience. org. Cody, Wyo.: Cody Nite Rodeo. 8 p.m. Stampede Grounds. Rodeo events include bull riding, steer wrestling, calf roping, barrel racing, bronc riding every night through August. Annual Buffalo Bill Stampede, July 1-4. $18, adults; $8, ages 7-12; free, ages 6 and younger. Group pricing and camping available. 307-587-5155; codystampederodeo.com. Cody, Wyo.: Chuckwagon cooking demonstrations. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Buffalo Bill

Historical Center. Sample Dutch oven biscuits and fire roasted beans, Monday through Friday, some Saturdays, through Aug. 31. Free. 307-578-4110; bbhc.org. Thermopolis, Wyo.: Dig for a Day. Wyoming Dinosaur Center. Paleontology adventure for all ages. Children must be accompanied by adult. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Sept. 21, weather permitting. $150, adults; $80, children. Reservations, 307-864-2997, ext. 229. Wyodino.org. Livingston: The Fossils, outdoor barbecue. 7 p.m. Pine Creek Lodge and Café. 406-222-3628; pinecreeklodgemontana.com. Red Lodge: Red Lodge Music Festival. Celebrating its 50th year, the state’s biggest music festival attracts more than 200 students from Montana and other states, and faculty from universities, colleges and symphony orchestras from all over the nation. Spanning nine days, the festival includes five evening faculty concerts, two evening student recitals, and afternoon band and orchestra performances. Faculty concert at Civic Center, 7:30 p.m. Season concert tickets: $40, adults; $25, seniors, students. Single performance: $10/$6. 252-4599; redlodgemusicfestival.org. Wednesday, June 5 Livingston: Farmers’ market. 4:307:30 p.m., weekly through Oct. 25. Sacajawea Park, near band shell. Live music follows. 406-222-0730, 406-223-4232; westernsustainabilityexchange.org.

Friday, June 7 Big Timber: Annual gun show. 3-7 p.m. Civic Center. Vendors from Montana, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota. 406-932-5969. Red Lodge: Museum Day. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Carbon County Historical Society and Museum. Free admission all day. 4463667; carboncountyhistory.com. Saturday, June 8 Big Timber: Gun show. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Civic Center. 406-932-5969. Billings: Strawberry Festival. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Downtown. Lions Club pancake breakfast, 7:30 a.m. Live entertainment, arts, crafts, food. 65-foot strawberry shortcake assemby, 11 a.m. Kid’s Zone crafts, face painting, sidewalk chalk drawing, story readings at North Broadway and Third Avenue North. Art Fair on Montana Avenue. Shuttle service 10 a.m.-3 p.m. includes stops around festival area and Western Heritage Center, the Depot, Billings Senior Center. Downtownbillings.com; strawberryfun.com. Bozeman: Full Draw Film Tour. The Ellen Theatre. Doors open, 6 p.m. Film presentation, 7 p.m. Annual bowhunting film festival tours Northwest. Proceeds benefit Hunt of a Lifetime. $13, adults; $9, ages 12 and younger. 406-585-5885; theellentheatre.com. Cody, Wyo.: Cancer Fun Run. Registration at Cassie’s Supper Club, 11 a.m. Annual 125-mile motorcycle poker run benefits ABATE, local cancer support group; giveaways; auction. 307-5879744. Meeteetse, Wyo.: Sunshine Summer Fishing Derby. Sunshine Reservoir. Contact Meeteetse Visitor Center, 307-868-2454. Red Lodge: Founders Day. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Carbon County Historical Society and Museum joins The Pollard Hotel to honor Red Lodge Music Festival’s 50th anniversary. Free admission to programs and museum. 446-3667; carboncountyhistory.com.

Thursday, June 6 Cody, Wyo.: Lunchtime Expedition. 12:15 p.m. Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Speaker to be announced. Free. 307578-4078; bbhc.org. Cody, Wyo.: Wild West Shootout. Cody Shooting Complex. Shooters dressed in clothing circa 1860 to 1899, compete in three-day, Single Action Shooting Society (SASS)-sanctioned Wyoming State Championship Cowboy Action Shooting match. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, June 9 daily through Saturday. 307-587Billings: Festival of Cultures. 10 a.m.-5 2946; highlonesomedrifters.com. p.m. Rocky Mountain College, on the Livingston: Harmony Market. 4-8 p.m. green. Annual celebration of cultural first Thursdays monthly through diversity with dancing, demonstraNovember. Best Western Yellowstone tions, activities, art, food. Free admisInn. Vendors of products, foods, sersion. Rocky.edu. vices relating to health, harmony and Big Timber: Gun show. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Civic balance. Mountainrainbowark.com. Center. 406-932-5969.

Monday, June 10 Cody, Wyo.: Family programs. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Greever Garden, Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Games, art, activities weekdays through mid-August. 307-578-4110; bbhc.org. Wednesday, June 12 Ralston, Wyo.: Jake Clark’s Mule Days. Big Boulder Ranch. Art Show & Auction, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Food, gift, tack vendors; guitar, fiddle, singing & tall tales around the campfire. Mule rodeo and sale, shooting seminars, activities through Sunday. 307-754-4320; saddlemuleclub.com. Thursday, June 13 Cody, Wyo.: Bear Awareness education programs. 11 a.m., 1 p.m. Museum of Natural History, Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Thursdays and Fridays through August. 307-578-4078; bbhc.org. Friday, June 14 Bozeman: Art Walk. 5-8 p.m. Downtown. Art galleries and businesses display works, live musicians perform along Main Street and at Emerson Center for Arts and Culture. Galleries feature openings, receptions, hors d’oeuvres, complimentary refreshments. 406586-4008; downtownbozeman.org. Bozeman: Free Night. Children’s Museum. 5-8 p.m. 406-522-9087; cmbozeman. org. Cody, Wyo.: Artists’ reception, open house. 6-8 p.m. Cody Country Art League. 48th Annual Show through July 14. 307-587-3597; codycountryartleague.com. Gardiner: NRA Gardiner Rodeo. 6 p.m. Jim Duffy Arena. Slack at noon if enough participants. 406-848-7971; gardinerchamber.com. Saturday, June 15 Billings: Heart & Sole Run. Start at St. Vincent Healthcare, 12th Avenue North and North 30th Street. Finish at Dehler Park. 5K, 8 a.m. 2-mile, 8:20 a.m. 10K, 8:30 a.m. Montana Active Life Festival at park with free family fun, music, interactive booths, 8 a.m.noon. Proceeds benefit YMCA Strong Community Campaign and Billings trail system. Register online, heartandsolerace.org. Cody, Wyo.: Plains Indian Museum Powwow. 9:30 a.m. Robbie Powwow Garden, Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Grand entry, noon and 6 p.m. Intertribal competition powwow through Sunday. Dancers compete for $30,000 in prizes in various dance categories;

Native American arts vendors, fry bread, concessions; Learning Tipi offers exploration of dance styles, clothing. $10, adults; $5, ages 7-17; free, ages 6 and younger. 307-5784049; bbhc.org. Gardiner: NRA Gardiner Rodeo. 6 p.m. Jim Duffy Arena. Parade from school to rodeo grounds, 2 p.m. 406-8487971; gardinerchamber.com. Ralston, Wyo.: Jake Clark’s Mule Days. Big Boulder Ranch. Parade, 11 a.m. Rodeo, 1 p.m. Ribeye steak/hamburger dinner, 5 p.m. Awards ceremony, 6 p.m. Barn dance, music by Hurricane Mesa; pie auction, 7 p.m.-midnight. 307-754-4320; saddlemuleclub.com. Thermopolis, Wyo.: Hot Spot Car Rally. Hot Springs State Park. Features Scot Kohler, freehand pinstripe artist; peddle-car raffle, food, beer garden, door prizes throughout the weekend. Early Bird Registration, casual get-together, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Ted Spatol Memorial Poker Run, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Parade of cars through town, 4:30 p.m. Masons’ no-host barbecue, 5 p.m. Dance, music by The Honky Tonk Heros, 5-9 p.m. 877-864-3192; thermopolis.com. Thermopolis, Wyo.: House Concert Series, The Mitguards. 7 p.m. Hot Springs Greater Learning Foundation. $40, includes wine and cheese. Series continues throughout the year. Details at hsglf.org. Three Forks: Summer Speaker Series. 7 p.m. weekly through Aug. 17. Missouri Headwaters State Park (United Methodist Church if inclement weather). Free nature talk. Marshmallow roast follows. Bring chair. 406-285-3610; stateparks.mt.gov. Sunday, June 16 Cody, Wyo.: Plains Indian Museum Powwow. 9:30 a.m. Robbie Powwow Garden, Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Grand entry, noon. $10, adults; $5, ages 7-17; free, ages 6 and younger. 307-578-4049; bbhc.org. Gardiner: Yellowstone Days 5K Fun Run/Walk. Arch Park Registration, 8:30 a.m. Race, 9:30 a.m. $15, early registration; $20, day of race. Benefits beautification program. 406-8487971; gardinerchamber.com. Thermopolis, Wyo.: Hot Spot Car Rally. Hot Springs State Park. Registration, 7:30 a.m. Show and shine, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Awards, jacket giveaway, 3 p.m. 877-864-3192; thermopolis.com.

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Lewistown: Charlie Russell Chew Choo. 6 p.m. Prime rib dinner on three-hour scenic, narrated train ride; mock train robbery. 406-535-5436, 866-9123980. Red Lodge: Annual Beartooth Ball. 5-11 p.m. Rock Creek Resort. Themed fundraiser for Beartooth Billings Clinic Foundation includes heavy hors d’oeuvres, silent and live auctions, live music. $50; $100, VIP includes wine-tasting before event. 446-0611, 446-0612; beartoothbillingsclinic.org. Sunday, June 23 Hardin: Custer’s Last Stand Reenactment. $20. Custerslaststand.org. Red Lodge: 45th Annual Beartooth Run. 8:30 a.m. 5- and 10K runs climbing to altitudes above 10,000 feet. Beartoothrun.com. Thursday, June 27 Three Forks: Headwaters Country Jam. Annual three-day festival at The Bridge. Music by Colt Ford, Jack Ingram. Horse shoe tournaments, dance contests, mechanical bull riding, dart boards, pool tables. $55-$125; free for ages 12 and younger. Camping available. 877-494-4841; headwaterscountryjam.com. Friday, June 28 Big Timber: Rodeo. 7 p.m. County Fairgrounds. 406-932-6228, 406-9325311. Livingston: Art walk. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Main Street. 406-222-5222, livingstongalleries.com. Cody, Wyo.: Family Fun Day. 3-7 p.m. Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Included with regular admission price. 307-5784110; bbhc.org. Three Forks: Headwaters Country Jam. The Bridge. Diamond Rio, Confederate Railroad, Cold Hard Cash Show. $55$125; free for ages 12 and younger. Camping available. 877-494-4841; headwaterscountryjam.com. Saturday, June 29 Big Timber: Rodeo. 6 p.m. County Fairgrounds. Parade, 2 p.m. 406-9326228, 406-932-5311. Three Forks: Headwaters Country Jam. The Bridge. Craig Morgan, Sammy Kershaw. $55-$125; free for ages 12 and younger. Camping available. 877494-4841; headwaterscountryjam. com. Sunday, June 30 Billings: Symphony in the Park. 4-9 p.m. Pioneer Park. Instrument petting zoo,

picnicking, food vendors, 4 p.m. Rob Wells conducts Billings Community Band, 5 p.m. Young Conductors’ Contest, 6:45 p.m. Maestra Anne Harrigan conducts Billings Symphony Orchestra, 7 p.m. Free. Bring chair, blankets. 2523610; billingssymphony.com. Cody, Wyo.: PRCA Xtreme Bulls Tour. 8 p.m. Stampede Grounds. $20, adults; $10, ages 12 and younger. 307-5875155; codystampederodeo.com. Monday, July 1 Bozeman: Southwest Montana Arts Show and Sale. Bozeman Library. Exhibit, sale of works by Montana Institute of the Arts members through July. 406-586-1350; southwestmontanaarts.org. Cody, Wyo.: Buffalo Bill Stampede. 8 p.m. Stampede Grounds. $16. 307-5875155; codystampederodeo.com. Cody, Wyo.: Wild West Extravaganza. City Park. Annual three-day craft fair. 307-578-7040. Livingston: Roundup Rodeo. 8 p.m. Downtown, between Park Street and Main Street. PRCA-santioned rodeo with 10th highest purse in nation draws more than 10,000 spectators every year. Events through Thursday include fireworks nightly. 406-222-3199; livingston-chamber.com. Tuesday, July 2 Livingston: Festival of the Arts. All day. Depot-Rotary Park. Works by 100 Montana artists; food; pie booth. 406222-2300; livingstondepot.org. Cody, Wyo.: Buffalo Bill Stampede. 8 p.m. Stampede Grounds. Kiddie parade, 10 a.m. $18. 307-587-5155; codystampederodeo.com. Livingston: Roundup Rodeo. 8 p.m. Downtown, between Park Street and Main Street. Parade, 2 p.m. 406-222-3199; livingston-chamber.com. Red Lodge: Home of Champions Parade and Rodeo. Daily parades downtown at noon. Through July 4. 446-2422; redlodgerodeo.com. Wednesday, July 3 Big Sky: The Beach Boys. 6 p.m. Town Center. $50. (Free for ages 12 and younger with adult.) Benefits Morningstar Learning Center. Tickets at Cave Spirits and Gifts; Cactus Records in Bozeman; ticketriver.com. Livingston: Festival of the Arts. All day. Depot-Rotary Park. 406-222-2300; livingstondepot.org. Cody, Wyo.: Buffalo Bill Stampede. 8 p.m. Stampede Grounds. $20. 307-5875155; codystampederodeo.com.

Livingston: Roundup Rodeo. 8 p.m. Downtown, between Park Street and Main Street. 406-222-3199; livingstonchamber.com. Thursday, July 4 Big Sky: Community Celebration Day. 6:30-10:30 p.m. Town Center Park. Music by Freddy Pink, food, beverages, fireworks. Bring picnic supper, chairs. 406-995-2742; bigskyarts.org. Bozeman: Festival of the Fourth. Gallatin County Fairgrounds. Live music, 8:3010:30 p.m. One of Montana’s largest fireworks display at dusk. Free. 406582-3270; gallatin.mt.gov/fairgrounds. Bozeman: Music on Main. Main Street between Rouse Avenue and Black Avenue. Live concert series, weekly through mid-August. Children’s activities, 6:30-8 p.m. Music, 7 p.m. Downtownbozeman.org. Bozeman: Reach Race for Independence. 8 a.m.-noon. Northern Bozeman trails. 1K, 5K, 10K running race and trail walk. Proceeds benefit Gallatin Valley residents with developmental disabilities. Food, beverages, prizes. Visitors can tour the course by calling the race director, 406-570-5852. 406-5871271; reachinc.org. Cody, Wyo.: Buffalo Bill Stampede. 8 p.m. Stampede Grounds. $24. 307-5875155; codystampederodeo.com. Livingston: Festival of the Arts. All day. Depot-Rotary Park. 406-222-2300; livingstondepot.org. Livingston: Roundup Rodeo. 8 p.m. Downtown, between Park Street and Main Street. 406-222-3199; livingstonchamber.com. West Yellowstone: Celebration. Burger Bash at Visitor Center, 11 a.m. Pie on the Porch at Historic Center, 1-5 p.m. Parade, 6 p.m. Live music, 7 p.m. Fireworks at dark. 406-646-7701; destinationyellowstone.com. Friday, July 5 Sheridan, Wyo.: Rodeo Week. Events include entertainment, pageants, parade, art show and sale, daily carnival, races, street dance, golf tournament, more. Through Sunday. Sheridanwyorodeo.com. Saturday, July 6 Big Sky: Art Walk. Noon-7 p.m. Meadow Village Center. Paintings, sculptures, photography by Montana artists through Sunday. 406-580-6262; bigskymeadowvillagecenter.com.

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ZooMontana preparing to debut 2 baby otters By ZACH BENOIT zbenoit@billingsgazette.com‌ Sometime soon, probably June or July, ZooMontana on Billings’ West End plans to debut its newest residents: a pair of as-yet-unnamed baby otters born earlier this year. As the pair of new pups — sure to be a hit with visitors, according to Jeff Ewelt, the zoo’s executive director — explores their new home over the summer, it could also be the perfect time for Billings residents and visitors to explore the zoo. Naturally, the main attraction there is the animals. ZooMontana’s exhibits feature numerous wildlife species but with a bit of a twist — they’re all found in the wild in the Northern Hemisphere, meaning they’re more adapted to

live in Montana’s climate. Those animals include bears, wolves, bighorn sheep, red pandas, lots of birds, a Canada lynx and, of course, the river otters. “We’re one of only nine zoos in the country to have baby otters,” Ewelt said. The zoo has also recently started putting its two grizzly bears out in the enclosure together, meaning zoo guests will often be treated to bit of a show. “You’re almost guaranteed to see them out there wrestling every day,” Ewelt said. “I see it every day and I’m still really captivated by it.” While the big animal exhibits might take a bit of wandering through the 70-acre site, its Living Wall can be a quicker tour and all takes place inside. Located next to the Zoo Store at the main entrance, the wall fea-

tures about 10 smaller, enclosed exhibits of animals from around the world. Each one mimics a different habitat or ecosystem, from dry deserts to humid rainforests and include animals such as a Savannah monitor and a boa constrictor, as well as the recently-added Virginia opossum and kookaburra displays. But if you’re looking for something other than the animal tours, the zoo has that covered as well. Beginning on June 17 and in partnership with Billings Parks and Recreation, the zoo will hold its first series of ZooVenture Summer Camps for kids. The one-week camps, held on four different weeks for three age groups — 3 to 5 years old, 6 to 8 years old and 9 to 11 years old —

over the summer gets kids up close encounters with various zoo animals, teaches them about animal life and lets them see how a zoo is run from the inside. “It’s an exciting way to show people and kids in the community what we do,” Ewelt said. On July 21, the zoo will hold its Family Fun Day, featuring $1 admission and special kids’ activities. From July 26 to 28, the zoo will host the Montana Renaissance Festival, which features the Renaissance Faire and Highland Games. The event features plenty of costumes, entertainment and food as well as the ever-popular games. “It’s going to be huge,” Ewelt said. “We want it to be the biggest ren fair in the state.”

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Calendar Continued from 24 Cooke City: Joe’s Campfire series. Visitor Center. Scott Prinzing presents “More than just Drums & Flutes: American Indian Music.” 406-838-2495; cookecitychamber.org. Lewistown: Charlie Russell Chew Choo. 6 p.m. Prime rib dinner on three-hour scenic, narrated train ride; mock train robbery. 406-535-5436, 866-9123980. Lodge Grass: Valley of the Chiefs Powwow. Relays, chili cook off, fry bread contest, foot races, car show, singing contests; all drums welcome. Sunday, July 7 Big Sky: Art Walk. Noon-5 p.m. Meadow Village Center. 406-580-6262; bigskymeadowvillagecenter.com. Big Sky: Sunday Artist Market. Crail Ranch. Works by local artists, crafters; tours of historic ranch. Free admission. 406-995-2160, 888-280-0163; crailranch.org. Tuesday, July 9 Red Lodge: Historic Walking Tour of Downtown. 7 p.m. Meet at Carbon County Historical Society and Museum. Free, members; $2, nonmembers. 446-3667; carboncountyhistory.com. Wednesday, July 10 Sheridan, Wyo.: Sheridan WYO Rodeo. 7 p.m. Fairgrounds. Nightly through Saturday. $7-$29.50. (Prices increase at gate.) 307-672-9084; sheridanwyorodeo.com. Thursday, July 11 Big Sky: The California Honeydrops, Music in the Mountains. 7 p.m. Town Center Park. Free. 406-995-2742; bigskyarts.org. Bozeman: Music on Main. 6-8:30 p.m. Main Street between Rouse Avenue and Black Avenue. Live music, 7-8 p.m. Kids’ activities, 6:30-8 p.m. 406-5864008; downtownbozeman.org. Livingston: Yellowstone Boat Float. Annual float retracing Lewis & Clark expedition to Columbus through Sunday with overnight stops in Big Timber, Reed Point. 696-1996. Friday, July 12 Bozeman: Art Walk. 5-8 p.m. Main Street and Emerson Center for Arts and Culture. 406-586-4008; downtownbozeman.org. Bozeman: Free Night. Children’s Museum.

5-8 p.m. 406-522-9087; cmbozeman. org. Cody, Wyo.: Winchester Arms Collectors Association Show: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Riley Arena. Buying, selling, trading; educational displays. $8, adults; free, ages 12 and younger. 605-342-4300. Sheridan, Wyo.: Rodeo Week. Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast on Grinnell Street, 6 a.m. On Main Street: Sneaker & Spurs Rodeo Run, 8 a.m.; Bed races, 9 a.m.; Along the Big Horns Race, 9 a.m.; Parade, 10 a.m. Miss Indian America Reunion Powwow follows. American Indian Art Show & Sale at Sagebrush Art Center, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Kiwanis Duck Race at Kendrick Park, 1 p.m. At fairgrounds: Carnival, 5 p.m.-midnight; Entertainment, 6:30 p.m. Street dance downtown follows rodeo. Sheridanwyorodeo.com. Saturday, July 13 Billings: Yellowstone Art Museum’s Summerfair. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Veteran’s Park (Poly Drive at 13th Street West). Region’s largest juried arts-and-crafts festival. Food, activities, entertainment throughout the day. $2, adults; $1, students; $5, family. 256-6804; artmuseum.org. Cody, Wyo.: Winchester Arms Collectors Association Show: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Riley Arena. Buying, selling, trading; educational displays. $8, adults; free, ages 12 and younger. 605-342-4300. Cooke City: Joe’s Campfire series. Visitor Center. Richard Baker presents “A Evening with Pierre Cruzatte’s Ghost.” 406-838-2495; cookecitychamber.org. Livingston: Roger Tebbs. 7:30 p.m. Music Ranch Montana. $20. 406-222-2255; musicranchmontana.net. Sunday, July 14 Billings: Yellowstone Art Museum’s Summerfair. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Veteran’s Park (Poly Drive at 13th Street West). $2, adults; $1, students; $5, family. 2566804; artmuseum.org. Cody, Wyo.: Winchester Arms Collectors Association Show: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Riley Arena. Buying, selling, trading; educational displays. $8, adults; free, ages 12 and younger. 605-342-4300. Tuesday, July 16 Big Sky: Big Sky Food Festival. 5-9 p.m. Buck’s T-4 Lodge. Food by more than a dozen local chefs; beverages by local breweries, California wineries. Tasting portion prices vary. 406-993-5325. Red Lodge: Historic Walking Tour of Downtown. 7 p.m. Meet at Carbon County Historical Society and Muse-

um. Free, members; $2, nonmembers. Inclement weather alternative: talk and tour of historic mine and museum exhibits. 446-3667; carboncountyhistory.com. Wednesday, July 17 Bozeman: Gallatin County Fair. Fairgrounds. Miniature bull riding and freestyle bull fighting ($5). Carnival, free entertainment, rodeos, exhibits, contests through Sunday. gallatincountyfair.com. Thursday, July 18 Big Sky: Eilen Jewell, Music in the Mountains. 7 p.m. Town Center Park. Free. 406-995-2742; bigskyarts.org. Bozeman: Music on Main. 6-8:30 p.m. Main Street between Rouse Avenue and Black Avenue. Live music, 7-8 p.m. Kids’ activities, 6-8 p.m. 406-5864008; downtownbozeman.org. Cody, Wyo.: Desert Noises, Concert in the Park series. Free. 6-8 p.m. City Park bandshell. Bring seating. Cityofcodywy.gov. Livingston: Gene Watson. 7:30 p.m. Music Ranch Montana. $35. 406-2222255; musicranchmontana.net. Worland, Wyo.: Play “Henry V.” 6 p.m. Sanders Park. Presented by Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. Free. 406994-3901; shakespeareintheparks.org. Friday, July 19 Cody, Wyo.: Heart Mountain Pilgrimage. Heart Mountain Interpretive Center. Events through Sunday include keynote speaker Lance Ito, Los Angeles Superior Court judge; ribbon cutting, cocktail reception, films, presentations, book signings. Celebrates pending acquisition of Heart Mountain Root Cellar, restoration of hospital chimney, dedication of James Ito Victory Garden. Reservations, heartmountain.org. Livingston: Summerfest along the Yellowstone. 4-10 p.m. Sacajawea Park. Little Jane and the Pistol Whips, The Max perform. Three day festival includes variety of live music, art and craft vendors, kids’ activities, basketball shoot, beer garden, free swimming, food. 406-222-8155; livingstonmusicfestival.com. Red Lodge: 19th Annual Beartooth Rally. Three-day motorcycle festival offers weekend packed with rides, music, food and fun. 446-2022; bonedaddyscustomcycle.com. Sheridan, Wyo.: Play “The Recruiting.” 6:30 p.m. Kendrick Park. Presented by Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. Free. 406-994-3901; shakespeareintheparks.org.

Saturday, July 20 Bozeman: Gallatin County Fair events. Extreme Trail Horse Battle, 9 a.m. Mountaineers 4x4 Mud Bog ($5), 11 a.m. Bozeman Roundup Ranch Rodeo & Ranch Saddle Bronc Riding ($5), 6 p.m. Gallatincountyfair.com. Cooke City: Joe’s Campfire series. Visitor Center. Dick Hatfield presents “All About Beavers.” 406-838-2495; cookecitychamber.org. Livingston: Summerfest along the Yellowstone. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sacajawea Park. The Shufflebums, The Bop-aDips, The Clumsy Lovers, Western Skies perform. 406-222-8155; livingstonmusicfestival.com. Lewistown: Charlie Russell Chew Choo. 6 p.m. Prime rib dinner on three-hour scenic, narrated train ride; mock train robbery. 406-535-5436, 866-9123980. West Yellowstone: Heritage Celebration. Union Pacific Dining Lodge. Social hour, silent auction, 5 p.m. Dinner, 6:30 p.m. 406-646-7461; yellowstonehistoriccenter.org. Sunday, July 21 Livingston: Summerfest along the Yellowstone. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sacajawea Park. The Trishas, Gwen Sebastian, Screen Door Porch perform. 406-2228155; livingstonmusicfestival.com. Sheridan, Wyo.: Alan Jackson. Trails End Concert Park. With Gloriana. $50, general admission; $80, reserved. Outlets around town; trailsendconcertpark. com. Monday, July 22 Powell, Wyo.: Play “Henry V.” 6:30 p.m. Washington Park. Presented by Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. Free. 406-994-3901; shakespeareintheparks.org. Tuesday, July 23 Cody, Wyo.: Play “The Recruiting Officer.” 6:30 p.m. Canal Park. Presented by Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. Free. 406-994-3901; shakespeareintheparks.org. Powell, Wyo.: Park County Fair. Events through Saturday include a concert, monster truck show, demolition derby, “Park County’s Got Talent,” kids’ day, carnival, stage shows, livestock sale. Free admission Tuesday night. Parkcountyfair.com. Wednesday, July 24 Red Lodge: Play “Henry V.” 6 p.m. Lions Park. Presented by Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. Free. 406-9943901; shakespeareintheparks.org.

Thursday, July 25 Big Sky: The Deadly Gentlemen, Music in the Mountains. 7 p.m. Town Center Park. Free. 406-995-2742; bigskyarts. org. Bozeman: Music on Main. 6-8:30 p.m. Main Street between Rouse Avenue and Black Avenue. Live music, 7-8 p.m. Kids’ activities, 6-8 p.m. 406-5864008; downtownbozeman.org. Cody, Wyo.: Four Shillings Short, Concert in the Park series. Free. 6-8 p.m. City Park bandshell. Bring seating. Cityofcody-wy.gov. Cooke City/Silver Gate: Play “The Recruiting Officer.” 6 p.m. Silver Gate Park. Presented by Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. Free. 406-9943901; shakespeareintheparks.org. Livingston: Kathy Mattea. 7:30 p.m. Music Ranch Montana. $35. 406-2222255; musicranchmontana.net. Sheridan, Wyo.: Clay Walker. Trails End Concert Park. $41.75, general admission; $81.75, VIP; $206.75, meet and greet. Outlets around town; trailsendconcertpark.com. White Sulphur Springs: Red Ants Pants Music Festival. Merle Haggard headlines four days of local and national acts. 3-day pass: $115 in advance, $130 at event. 1-day: $45/$50. Camping: $15 per person. Redantspantsmusicfestival.com Friday, July 26 Bozeman: SLAB Town Antique Show. 5-8 p.m. Little Bear School House Museum grounds. 406-581-3953. Livingston: Art walk. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Main Street. 406-222-5222, livingstongalleries.com. Red Lodge: Cruisen Red Lodge. Registration, 8 a.m. 664-3264; cruisenredlodge.com. Sheridan, Wyo.: Clay Walker. Trails End Concert Park. $50, general admission; $80, reserved. Outlets around town; trailsendconcertpark.com. Saturday, July 27 Cooke City: Joe’s Campfire series. Visitor Center. “Mountain Music under the Montana Sky.” 406-838-2495; cookecitychamber.org. Gardiner: Play “The Recruiting Officer.” 6 p.m. Arch Park. Presented by Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. Free. 406994-3901; shakespeareintheparks.org. Pompeys Pillar: Clark Days. Annual commemorative weekend of William Clark’s 1806 visit. Afternoon family programs, Native American storytellers, free overnight RV, tent camping. Pompeypillars.com.

Nevada City: Living History: Alder Gulch by Lantern. 9:30 p.m. Witness history by lantern light. Reservations required. 406-843-5247. Red Lodge: Cruisen Red Lodge. Classic car show downtown, 8 a.m. Awards, 2 p.m. Drive-in movie at airport, dusk. 664-3264; cruisenredlodge.com. Red Lodge: Billy Waldo and the Flying Grizzlies “Gotta Gig Gotta Go.” 7 p.m. Bueg Arena and Event Center. Waldo, Lee Moran, Jimmy Kujala, Todd Loughrie, Pete Burak, Charlie Brandine, Paul “Dirt” Stauss and special guest Mark Biernbaum perform to benefit The Stano Bustos Memorial Foundation in support of academic, athletic and artistic pursuits of local youth. Stanobustos.com. Sunday, July 28 Cody, Wyo: “National Day of the American Cowboy” Family Fun Day. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Special activities, presentations, music, games included with regular museum admission. 307-578-4014; bbhc.org. Red Lodge: Cruisen Red Lodge. Drag races at airport, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. 6643264; cruisenredlodge.com. Monday, July 29 Big Timber: Sweet Grass County Fair. Fairgrounds. Exhibits, Round Robin competition Fun on the Farm, evening concert. Barbecue on Saturday. Events through Friday. 406-932-5146. Tuesday, July 30 Bozeman: Chalk on the Walk. Main Street, between Grand and Broadway. All ages create chalk art all day. Receive chalk at Jacobs Crossing, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Sweetpeafestival.org. Wednesday, July 31 Big Sky: PBR rodeo. Town Center. Art, food vendors; rodeo events through Thursday. 406-993-5325. Bozeman: Bite of Bozeman. 6-9 p.m. Main Street. More than 40 area restaurants, food vendors; entertainment; live music. Sweetpeafestival.org. Livingston: Park County Fair. Fairgrounds. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Carnival, rodeo, exhibits, pig wrestling, demolition derby. 406-222-4185; parkcounty.org. Thursday, Aug. 1 Bozeman: Music on Main. 6-8:30 p.m. Main Street between Rouse Avenue and Black Avenue. Live music, 7-8 p.m. Kids’ activities, 6-8 p.m. 406-5864008; downtownbozeman.org.

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Calendar Continued from 27 Cody, Wyo.: What Made Milwaukee Famous. Free. 6-8 p.m. City Park bandshell. Concert in the Park series. Bring seating. Cityofcody-wy.gov. Livingston: Park County Fair. Fairgrounds. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 406-222-4185; parkcounty.org. Livingston: Joey & Rory. 7:30 p.m. Music Ranch Montana. $35. 406-222-2255; musicranchmontana.net. Pray: Play “Henry V.” 6 p.m. Chico Hot Springs, main lawn. Presented by Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. Free. 406-994-3901; shakespeareintheparks.org. West Yellowstone: Yellowstone Rod Run. Car show, cruises, competitions through Sunday. Parade on Canyon Street, Saturday. Free. 406-6469759; yellowstonerodrun.com. Friday, Aug. 2 Bozeman: Sweet Pea Festival. 4 p.m. Lindley Park. Dirty Dozen Brass Band, 8 p.m. Music, dance, theater performances; kids’ activities including children’s run. Juried art show at library. Through Sunday. 406-5864003; sweetpeafestival.org. Livingston: Park County Fair. Fairgrounds. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 406-222-4185; parkcounty.org. Sheridan, Wyo.: Montgomery Gentry. Trails End Concert Park. $31.75, Mosey Park, bleachers; $66.75, general admission; $86.75, reserved; $106.75, VIP; $256.75, meet and greet. Outlets around town; trailsendconcertpark. com. West Yellowstone: Smoking Water Mountain Man Rendezvous. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Annual gathering through Aug. 11 features entertainment, demonstrations, seminars depicting life in the 1800s. Tomahawk, knife demonstrations, black powder shoot (9 a.m. Saturday), storytelling, musicians, Traders Row. Free admission. 406-646-7931; twoturtlestradingpost.com. Saturday, Aug. 3 Cody, Wyo.: Wild West Balloon Fest. Mentock Park. Hot air balloon competitions and “moon glow” highlight annual three-day event. 307-527-7424. Livingston: Park County Fair. Fairgrounds. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. 406-222-4185; parkcounty.org. Red Lodge: Climb to Conquer Cancer. Registration, free breakfast for

survivors and caregivers, 8:30 a.m. Three-mile hike, 9:30 a.m. Entertainment, food, awards follow. Benefits American Cancer Society. 446-4257; climbrl.org. Red Lodge: Festival of Nations. Ethnic dancing, music, games, food and more celebrate the town’s rich cultural diversity. Parade downtown, 11:30 a.m. Redlodgefestivalofnations.us. Sheridan, Wyo.: Doobie Brothers. Trails End Concert Park. $31.75, Mosey Park, bleachers; $56.75, general admission; $86.75, reserved; $206.75, meet and greet. Outlets around town; trailsendconcertpark.com. Thermopolis, Wyo.: Gift of the Waters pageant. 6 p.m. Hot Springs State Park. Annual historic Indian pageant commemorates 1897 land sale agreement between Shoshone Chief Washakie and U.S. government. Singing, dancing, “The Lord’s Prayer” in Native sign language, ceremony. Free. Limited seating available, or bring own chair/blanket. Giftofthewaters.com. Sunday, Aug. 4 Cody, Wyo.: Cody Air Fair. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Yellowstone Regional Airport. Fly-in, food. 307-587-9262. Thermopolis, Wyo.: Gift of the Waters pageant. 6 p.m. Hot Springs State Park. Free. Giftofthewaters.com. Thursday, Aug. 8 Billings: Magic City Blues kick-off. 7-8:30 p.m. St. John’s Lutheran Ministries campus, 3940 Rimrock Road. TBA. All ages. Free. Festival tickets at Holiday Stationstores; Rimrock Mall; Cactus Records (Bozeman); 534-0400; magiccityblues.com. Cody, Wyo.: Buffalo Bill Invitational Shootout. Cody Shooting Complex. 20th annual 350-target challenge includes skeet, trap, wobble trap, 5 stand, sporting clays through Saturday. Public invited to watch. 307-5784771; bbhc.org. Cody, Wyo.: Screen Door Porch. Free. 6-8 p.m. City Park bandshell. Concert in the Park series. Bring seating. Cityofcody-wy.gov. Livingston: Dailey & Vincent. 7:30 p.m. Music Ranch Montana. $35. 406-2222255; musicranchmontana.net. Friday, Aug. 9 Billings: MontanaFair. MetraPark. Through Aug. 17. Brantley Gilbert concert, 7 p.m. Montanafair.com. Billings: Magic City Blues. 2300-2500 Montana Ave. Gates open, 5 p.m. On the Stillwater Stage: TBA, 5:30 p.m.,

7:30 p.m.; Mac Arnold & Plate Full O’ Blues, 9:30 p.m. On the Budweiser Stage:, TBA, 6:30 p.m.; Vintage Trouble, 8:30 p.m.; Blues Traveler, 10:30 p.m. Ages 18 and older. $49 in advance; $55 at event; $79, two-night combo; $119, three day/festival. Tickets at Holiday Stationstores; Rimrock Mall; Cactus Records (Bozeman); 5340400; magiccityblues.com. Big Sky: Classical Music Festival. Town Center Park. Boze Bones Trombone Quartet, 6 p.m. Cassatt String Quartet, 7 p.m. Free. 406-995-2742; bigskyarts.org. Three Forks: Rockin’ the Rivers. The Bridge, 12 miles west of Three Forks. Annual three-day rock festival kicks off with Tesla, Warrant, Firehouse, Trixter. $55, single day; $140, three days; $285, VIP for one, includes one camping spot; $576, VIP for two, includes one camping spot. 406-285-0099, 866-285-0097; rockintherivers.com. Saturday, Aug. 10 Big Sky: Classical Music Festival. Town Center Park. MSU String Camp Orchestra, 6 p.m. Florestan Trio, 7 p.m. Free. 406-995-2742; bigskyarts.org. Billings: MontanaFair. MetraPark. The Offspring with Chevelle, 7 p.m. 2562422, 800-366-8538; metrapark.com. Billings: Magic City Blues. 2300-2500 Montana Ave. Gates open, 5 p.m. On the Stillwater Stage: Alex Nauman Trio +3, 5:30 p.m.; TBA, 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. On the Budweiser Stage: Peter Karp & Sue Foley, 6:30 p.m.; Matt Andersen, 8:30 p.m.; Steve Miller Band, 10 p.m. Ages 18 and older. $49 in advance; $55 at event; $79, twonight combo; $119, three day/festival. Tickets at Holiday Stationstores; Rimrock Mall; Cactus Records (Bozeman); 534-0400; magiccityblues.com. Three Forks: Rockin’ the Rivers. The Bridge, 12 miles west of Three Forks. Rick Springfield, Saving Abel, Saliva, Black Stone Cherry, Jared Stewart. 406-285-0099, 866-285-0097; rockintherivers.com. Sunday, Aug. 11 Big Sky: Classical Music Festival. Town Center Park. Big Sky Festival Orchestra, 6 p.m. Free. 406-995-2742; bigskyarts.org. Billings: MontanaFair. MetraPark. Hunter Hayes with Gloriana, 7 p.m. Montanafair.com. Billings: Magic City Blues. South Park, Sixth Avenue South at South 30th Street. Gates open, 2:30 p.m. TBA, 3 p.m. Allen Stone, 5 p.m. Robert

Cray Band, 7 p.m. All ages. $49 in advance; $55 at event; free, ages 11 and younger if accompanied by adult. Tickets at Holiday Stationstores; Rimrock Mall; Cactus Records (Bozeman); 534-0400; magiccityblues.com. Three Forks: Rockin’ the Rivers. The Bridge, 12 miles west of Three Forks. Sweet, Jackyl, Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, Whiskey River, Peter Rivera. 406-285-0099, 866-285-0097; rockintherivers.com. Tuesday, Aug. 13 Billings: MontanaFair. MetraPark. Supercross, 6 p.m. metrapark.com. Wednesday, Aug. 14 Big Sky: Big Sky Songwriters Festival. Workshops, seminars, panels, live performances through Sunday. 406-5705187; bigskysongwritersfestival.com. Billings: MontanaFair. MetraPark. Montanafair.com. Thursday, Aug. 15 Big Sky: Mountain Standard Time, Music in the Mountains. 7 p.m. Town Center Park. Free. 406-995-2742; bigskyarts. org. Billings: MontanaFair: MetraPark. Yellowstone River Roundup PRCA Rodeo, 7 p.m. $26, premium, $23, reserved, $16, general admission. 256-2422, 800-366-8538; metrapark.com. Bozeman: Music on Main. 6-8:30 p.m. Main Street between Rouse Avenue and Black Avenue. Live music, 7-8 p.m. Kids’ activities, 6-8 p.m. 406-5864008; downtownbozeman.org. Cody, Wyo.: Shufflebuggy. Free. 6-8 p.m. City Park bandshell. Concert in the Park series. Bring seating. Cityofcodywy.gov. Livingston: “Take Me Home: The Music of John Denver.” 7:30 p.m. Music Ranch Montana. $26. 406-222-2255; musicranchmontana.net. Friday, Aug. 16 Bozeman: A Day in the Country. 5100 S. 19th Road, six miles south of I-90 interchange. Four country-themed quilting mini-classes, picnic lunch. Registration, 406-587-8216; quiltinginthecountry.com. Saturday, Aug. 17 Gardiner: Brewfest in the Park. 3-10 p.m. Arch Park. Microbrews, food and craft vendors, live music. 406-848-7971; gardinerchamber.com. Livingston: Charley Pride. 7:30 p.m. Music Ranch Montana. $68. 406-2222255; musicranchmontana.net.

Powell, Wyo.: Wings ‘N Wheels. Airport. Car show, air show. Public welcome. West Yellowstone: Hebgen Cup Regatta. Kirkwood Resort & Marina hosts annual competition with live music, trout cook-off. 406-646-7200; kirkwoodresort.com. Sunday, Aug. 18 Bozeman: Cycle Greater Yellowstone Road Bicycle Tour. For one week, up to 1,000 bicyclists ride from town to town with overnight stops in West Yellowstone, Ennis, Livingston, Gardiner, Silver Gate/Cooke City, Cody, Wyo., Red Lodge. Includes catered meals, hot showers, beer/wine garden, nightly live concerts, wellness services, baggage service, more. Hosted by Greater Yellowstone Coalition to educate and inspire people about the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. 406-272-6900; cyclegreateryellowstone.com. Livingston: Bark in the Park. Noon-5 p.m. Free family and dog fun day includes dog contests, 5K fun run/walk, Pledge Parade, kids’ activities, cooling water tent, local food, pet products, adoptable dogs. Proceeds benefit Stafford Animal Shelter. 406-222-1313; shelterbark@imt.net.

Thursday, Aug. 22 Big Sky: Chuck Prophet and the Mission Express, Music in the Mountains. 7 p.m. Town Center Park. Free. 406995-2742; bigskyarts.org. Friday, Aug. 23 Cody, Wyo.: Kamaraden, Concert in the Park series; ice cream social. Free. 6-8 p.m. City Park bandshell. Bring seating. Cityofcody-wy.gov. Livingston: Art walk. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Main Street. 406-222-5222, livingstongalleries.com. Saturday, Aug. 24 Big Sky: Big Sky XC. Time to be announced. Big Sky Resort. Motorcycle racers from across the country and Canada compete for $10,000 purse over two days. 406-581-3491; bigskyxc.com. Sheridan, Wyo.: ‘80s Rock Fest. Trails End Concert Park. Warrant, Dokken, FireHouse, Skid Row. $51.75, general admission; $206.75, meet and greet. Outlets around town; trailsendconcertpark.com. Sunday, Aug. 25 Big Sky: Big Sky XC. 6 p.m. Big Sky Resort. 406-581-3491; bigskyxc.com.

Tuesday, Aug. 27 Bozeman: Bridger Raptor Festival. Free annual event in and around Bozeman centers around raptor migration count of largest-known Golden Eagle migration in the nation, at Bridger Bowl ski area in Gallatin National Forest north of Bozeman. Other activities include wildlife films, nature walks and talks, education and entertainment programs for people of all ages. 406-443-3949; mtaudubon.org/birds/ raptor.html#bridger. Thursday, Aug. 29 Big Sky: Lake Street Dive, Music in the Mountains. 7 p.m. Town Center Park. Free. 406-995-2742; bigskyarts.org. Saturday, Aug. 31 Big Sky: Mountainfest. Mountain Village, Big Sky Resort. 5K fun run trail challenge, cardboard boat race, music, food, merchants. 406-995-5886, 800-548-4486; bigskyresort.com. Meeteetse, Wyo.: 101st Annual Labor Day Celebration. Rodeos, street games, food, entertainment throughout the weekend. 307-868-2454. Red Lodge: 10th Annual Red Lodge Fun Run for Charities. 9 a.m. Lions Park. The day’s free events include a 10K

run, 5K run/walk, 2-mile fun walk, toddler trot and barbecue. Charitable contributions to benefit more than 52 charities are encouraged. 446-2820; redlodgefunrun.org. Sunday, Sept. 1 Bozeman: Farm Festival. 1-5 p.m. Museum of the Rockies. Costumed interpreters demonstrate blacksmithing, quilting, weaving, basket making, more. Garden tours, sheep dog demonstrations, live music. Admission included with paid museum entry. Free for museum members. 406-994-2251; museumoftherockies.org. Reed Point: Running of the Sheep: Hundreds of Montana woolies take to the main street of Reed Point during this Labor Day weekend staple. It’s all in the spirit of the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain, with a little Montana flair. Events include a street fair, parade and street dance. 406-326-2315 Monday, Sept. 2 Red Lodge: Labor Day Arts Fair. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Lions Club Park and Depot Gallery. Fine arts and crafts from more than 80 regional artisans, food, entertainment all day at the gazebo. 4461370; carboncountydepotgallery.org.

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