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In This Issue Its a Beautiful Day in the Bitterroot!

If you lived on the farm in the Midwest in the ‘20’s, ‘30’s, ‘40’s, ©

‘50’s even the ‘60s you probably remember a radio pioneer and TV personality Mr. Everett Mitchell. “Chicago had its first radio station in 1922. Mitchell did his first broadcast in 1923 …”

(Radio’s Beautiful Day, by Richard Crabb, 1982) In 1932, with American’s battling the Great Depression, Mr. Mitchell opened the National Farm and Home Hour, with a message of hope and cheer, “It’s a beautiful day in Chicago. It’s a great day to be alive, and I hope it is even more beautiful where ever you are.” Mr. Mitchell, his wife, Clara, and their son, Peter, were good friends of my family and wonderful people.

When I started From River to Ridge magazine, the goal was, and continues to be, to let travelers and tourists know (and to remind Bitterroot residents) of just that—“It’s a beautiful day in the Bitterroot.” From River to Ridge magazine strives, with the help of the Bitterroot Valley’s non-profit executive directors, event volunteers, and the hard working business owners, to invite travelers to visit the beautiful Bitterroot Valley, to drive Highway 93, and to tour the wonderful Salmon Valley—Lemhi County of Idaho.

Thanks to our advertisers, supporters and readers for helping us spread the word that “It’s a beautiful day in the Bitterroot.”

Eric Elander Publisher From River to Ridge© magazine is published by Tour Montana©/Gift Montana© and is copyrighted by SP2M Marketing, LLC© all rights reserved.

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Eric Elander Terry Long Jayne Azzerello Charla Bauman Guest Authors Brian D‘Ambrosio Shawn Wathen With special thanks to Charleanne at the Salmon Chamber To have your community or business included in one of the Tour Montana Publications, contact Eric Elander at 406.360.3321. For a free copy mailed to your home, email: freecopy@tourmontana.com

Features

16 Amanda Graces the Dance Floor

by Brian D’Ambrosio

Amanda Grace believes that dance has to be felt, lived, and experienced. Whatever you hear or feel, accept it naturally … dance till the stars come down from the rafters, then dance some more.

20 St. Mary’s Mission

by Terry Long

St. Mary’s Mission was Montana’s first Settlement. It stands as a monument to cooperation and the great effort taken by Fathers DeSmet and Ravalli as well as the indiginous Salish peoples to create a gentle and respectful merging of cultures.

26 The Whaley Homestead 30 The Daly Mansion Museum 39 Book Review

by Brian D’Ambrosio

Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge shares its hopes to restore this 1885 homestead built by the adventurous Irish immigrant, Peter Whaley.

by Terry Long

The Daly Mansion has been through as many transformations, from homestead farmhouse to Georgian revival mansion, as its owner, Copper King, Marcus Daly.

by Shawn Wathen

Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis, by Timothy Egan A marvelous portrait of the man who became famous for shooting portraits of Native Americans in the transitioning west.

52 Let’s Water the Bear

The grizzly bear sculpture by renowned artist, Robert Deurloo in Salmon, Idaho has long awaited a water feature to run through and surround the downtown centerpiece. Funding is finally in place to water the parched bear and salmon.

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22 Stevensville Performing Arts 25 Bitterroot Pet Care 32 Bitterroot Dining Map 34-37 Hamilton Cuisine 40 Ravalli County Museum Events 42 Ravalli County Fairgrounds 50-51 Hamilton & Salmon Performing Arts

Welcome to the Bitterroot Valley A great place to enjoy a wonderful life—Montana’s Bitterroot Valley— one of Montana’s finest, friendliest communities, home to beautiful mountains, accessible rivers, abundant wildlife and friendly neighbors.

Coldwell Banker Western States Associates personal commitment to the community and meeting their clients needs has earned this office an excellent reputation.

For 45 year these professionals have been

helping buyers and sellers realize their real estate dreams. This sales team has one goal – to provide buyers and sellers with the best real estate service possible.

The friendly, dedicated professionals at Coldwell Banker on Main in Hamilton look forward to guiding you through the purchase or sale of your home.

WESTERN STATES ASSOCIATES REAL ESTATE

115 W. Main St. Hamilton, MT 59840 • 406-363-1250 • Fax 406-363-2796 GiftMontana.com

Fly Fishing The Bitterroot Fly fishing on the Bitterroot is a western experience like no other. Mist lifting off morning water turns to crisp mountain days on the river. Days are full of fly rod casts over riffles and glides, and the lookout for rising trout, hoping a skwala was the right choice.

Sunshine or clouds, a day on the river is worth it.

Fly fishing vacations in Montana are experiences of a lifetime. Guided river adventures in Montana are known for endless views of snow-capped mountains, pure clean waters, towering Ponderosa Pine forests, bald eagles, elk, and a million more sights and smells. We love it, that’s why we live here. Sula Fly Fishing’s guides enjoy seeing the smiles on people’s faces when they see a mule deer standing in the river, or are hooked onto a healthy rainbow trout while wading a run.

The Bitterroot River

The fame of the Bitterroot River reaches back to the day of Lewis and Clark. They remembered this river as the southern guide from Traveler’s Rest. Today, fishermen float the Bitterroot River for world-class trout fishing, gin clear mountain waters, and the endless vistas of the Bitterroot Mountains.

From its origins in the Pintlar Mountains and the southern Bitterroot Mountains, the Bitterroot River flows north through the towns of Sula, Darby, Hamilton, Stevensville, Florence, and Missoula. Fishermen enjoy days of catching primarily West slope Cutthroat and Rainbow Trout, with a smattering of feisty Brown Trout. Though the Bitterroot River passes through a populated valley, it is common to see elk, deer, moose, Bald Eagles, Osprey, ducks and other waterbirds, as well as the occasional river otter or one of the many other critters residing in the lush river corridor.

The fishing guides for Sula Mountain Fly Fishing have been guiding fishing trips on the Bitterroot River, Clark Fork River, Blackfoot River, Big Hole River, Beaverhead River, Madison River, and the Missouri for many years. These trips are run by guides who understand that great fly fishing trips come from being passionate about living on the river, fishing, and loving Montana’s big sky.

Book Your Guided Trip Now sulaflyfishing.com • 406.210.0142

Sula Mountain Fly Fishing provides expert guided fly fishing trips in the Montana West. Professional guides take you to the best water, give patient instruction, supply a big healthy lunch, and a safe and well equipped boat. Take advantage of their expert knowledge of the river and community. Enjoy panoramic views of the Bitterroot Mountain Range, crystal clear mountain water, and populations of wild trout. End the day in camaraderie over pints with good folks at one of our local micro breweries.

Jed Fitzpatrick. MT Outfitter #8392 244 Hoss Drive Hamilton, MT 59840

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Welcome to the beautiful Bitterroot Valley

The Bitterroot Valley Chamber of Commerce would like to extend our heartfelt welcome to you and your family. We invite you to visit us and enjoy our lifestyle. Please let us know if we can be of further assistance as you explore our valley ‘From River To Ridge’™ Our valley - 96 miles in length and 25 miles wide - is nestled between the Bitterroot Mountains on the west and the Sapphire Mountain range on the east. This natural setting creates a sublime year-round climate and has earned us the reputation as the “Banana Belt of Montana”.

The Bitterroot Valley Chamber of Commerce is comprised of six (6) distinct communities with a modest population of only 40,212. Each community is unique and has its own story to tell.

Join us as we present to you our communities, our culture, our way of life and the beautiful Bitterroot Valley.

We extend to you an invitation to visit the Bitterroot Valley Chamber - Come see us, learn more about our valley and the many grandeurs of Glacier Country and Western Montana.

Enjoy your stay!

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Darby Farmers Market—Held every Tuesday,

May 1 through 30 at the park, provides a wonderful opportunity for area folks to showcase their products in a social, fun atmosphere. Shoppers enjoy the flavor of the local area and the freshness and taste of locally grown food while personally interacting with the farmers who grew it.

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28-29 Darby Doll, Toy, and Teddy Show and Sale —at the Darby Community Clubhouse, 106 N Main. Door prizes, raffles, exhibits, children’s activities, appraisals, restringing. Adults $2 or bring a pet item to support AniMeals and AniMania. Children under 6 are free,

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6-13 are free if they bring a favorite toy or book.

Department is an old-fashioned ice cream social. Enjoy angel food cake with strawberries and ice cream while listening to Music provided by local musicians. Raffles..

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13- Elite Bull Connection —two nights of bull

riding, music, dancing, food and fun.

Watch as the top Professional Bull Riders face off with the top bucking bulls. Food, beer and live music.

Ride de Root Century Bicycle Ride —from Darby to Stevensville and back.

Darby Town Wide Sell-A-Rama 19-20 Darby Logger Days, family games and

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live music. Parade, BBQ, 17 exciting competitive logging events,from Hot Saws to Log Rolling with cash prizes awarded. Food, activities, family fun.

Strawberry Festival—The annual fund raiser for the Darby Volunteer Fire

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Darby Town Wide Sell-A-Rama

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Darby Christmas Bazaar—at St. Phillip

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Darby Holiday Market—At the Darby

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Community Clubhouse Darby Solstice Celebration —At the Darby Ice Skating Rink.

The Electric Beach & Hair Studio When Sam Conner, owner of Electric Beach, isn’t helping organize Darby Logger Days, you will find her at the salon making her clients comfortable and beautiful. Electric Beach is a full service salon offering complete hair care, manicures, pedicures, acrylic nails, and tanning. For an even more relaxing experience book a facial. You will be pleasantly surprised by the atmosphere, quality of service, and professionalism at this full service salon in Darby, the best kept secret in Montana.

406-821-4151 • 101 N. Main Street • Darby, MT F romR iver toR idge.com

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Darby Community Library A Great Place to Relax, Learn, and Tie Flies

Located between the Sapphire and Bitterroot Mountain Ranges in the southern Bitterroot Valley, this rural community library reflects the beauty and serenity of its surrounding landscape. The fireplace is on, the chairs are comfortable. You will feel more like you are lounging in a resort lodge than in a library.

They even have a fly tying station.

The Darby Community Library opened in 2004 and was built debt-free through partnerships with the U.S. Forest Service and other private, city, state, and federal entities as well as the generous individual donations and funds raised by volunteers. Using the roundwood method of construction utilizing small diameter logs recovered from the wildfires of 2000, this library is an achievement in responsible forest management thanks to U.S. Forest Service grants. The library’s mission is to provide programs and activities that recognize, address and meet the educational, cultural, and recreational needs of the southern Bitterroot Valley. As a community center and place for reading, reflection, and research, the Darby Community Public Library endeavors to retain and continually update a wide collection of materials for free public use.

They house a Montana book collection, adult book

Boarding, Doggie Daycare, & House Sitting

North Star Pet Care offers a safe haven away from home for all of your companion animals. They offer exceptional, personalized care of four-legged family members for extended vacations or drop-in care for the day. Your animal friends enjoy an array of activities in two secure exercise areas, a large pond, and an agility course, while you enjoy your own event free of concern. They also offer select breedings of European import line German Shepherds and ‘British Cream’ Golden Retrievers. Call for information on dogs and puppies for sale as well as upcoming breedings. North Star is located just a mile north of Darby on Highway 93 with direct, easy access for motor-homes, trailers and trucks.

collection, children and young adult collections, audio books and DVDs. You will not find a more inviting and comfortable library. It really is worth stopping and worth the drive. The Community is proud of its library, and should be.

The Darby Community Public Library is also proud of the resource it is to the community which includes: • Free wireless internet access seven days a week • Nine free public access computers and two laptop computers for conference room use • Public printer, Fax, copier, and laminator • Ongoing community programs for all ages • Fully equipped community meeting room • Homework and literacy tutors • Visitor and tourist information • Weekly Preschool Story Hours both on site and off site at the school day care center • Online resources and databases • Computer access for the visually impaired • Reports and studies from local governments • Montana state Tax Forms during tax season

darbylibrary.net • 406-821-4771

Deb’s Restaurant The Sun always shines and the food is always the best at Deb's Restaurant in Darby, Montana.

Everyday there is a reason to come to Darby. It starts first thing in the morning at Deb's Restaurant. Overlooking the park, across from the Museum, and right on Main street, you will find Deb with a pretty smile ready to fi x a great breakfast or lunch for you. After several years of managing restaurants, Deb finally took the suggestions of her friend and customers to open her own restaurant. This is where you can find Darby's residents at lunch and breakfast. Be sure to join them as part of your Darby adventure.

Deb is open for breakfast and lunch seven days per week.

M-F 7-2 • S-S 8-2 • On main in Darby, Montana. • 406-821-4798

3113 Highway 93 • Darby • 406-239-5816 • NorthStarDarby.com.

The Flying R Guest Cabins Experience the best of what a Montana vacation has to Offer. The Flying R has two intimate, beautifully handcrafted cabins nestled in the most scenic part of the Bitterroot Valley, just south of Darby, Montana. These quaint cozy, comfortable cabins share 77 acres with the lodge residence. Enjoy spectacular scenery and wildlife with

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beautiful sunrises and sunsets, followed by star-filled night skies. Take part in your favorite outings: hiking, bicycling, river rafting, skiing, fishing, and/or horseback riding. All of this is just five minutes from groceries, antiques, espresso and restaurants in Darby, Montana.

406.821.4631 • montanaflyingrcabins.com

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Family owned Big Bear Taxidermy has been perfecting their skills for more than 15 years to bring you the highest quality tanning, mounting, and rug making available. With the convenience of their tannery, taxidermy studio and rug shop all on site you will definitely want to take advantage of their extremely competitive pricing. Send them your untanned skins to be returned as complete, finished rugs or have them turned into high quality supple leather. Call for pricing.

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Mon-Fri: 8 am-4:30 pm 405 Main Street in Darby bigbearrugservice.com • 406.821.3231

Darby Espress-O Drive Through Coffee Hut Darby Espress-O, strives for quality, character and excellence in all they do

and they treat their customers respectfully—as friends, neighbors and guests.

They are just a pleasant place to stop with nice friendly people serving great drinks. The frappes are fantastic, with many flavors to choose from. The Smoothies are yummy and they make milkshakes too. If you are not sure about what to order let any one of the baristas surprise you. It is a great way to try new flavors. They are a delightful business that is affordable and cares about the customer more than overall profit. That is rare to find these days.

Darby Espress-O is an integral part of Darby and is committed to promoting community spirit. Stop by to say, “Hi,” and sample their menu.

Mon-Fri 7:30 am -3 pm • Sat-Sun 8 am - 2 pm 801-A N Main St in Darby • 406.821.3351 • darbyespresso.com

Conner Grocery & Deli Plus Two Rivers Bar & Casino The Perfect Spot for a Break Halfway between Missoula, Montana and Salmon, Idaho, the Conner Grocery & Deli is the perfect spot to take a break to or from Lost Trail pass. Grab a sandwich to eat in or go. Stock up on needed supplies. They carry everything from apple sauce to Zinfandel—fishing and picnic supplies to gasoline. They even have a U.S. Post Office. Between having the best Deli in the valley and being the home of Two Rivers Casino, you will not find a better spot to stop and relax after a hard day hiking, skiing, or snowmobiling in the Bitterroot Mountains. Two Rivers Bar holds horseshoe tournaments on Sundays (when you can see the grass) and pool tournaments on Saturdays at 6 pm, so it is worth taking a weekend jaunt just for the camaraderie. As a bonus, you get to visit one of the most beautiful parts of the Bitterroot Valley, near the confluence of the East Fork and West Fork of the Bitterroot River, in the shadow of Trapper Peak

149 Conner Cutoff Rd • 406.821.4122

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Elite Bull Connection

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Gates Open at 5pm Bull Riding at 7pm Live Music: Country Boogie Boys after the Bull Riding Reserved Seating $20 - General Admission $12 - At the Gate $15 Advance Tickets at: Farmers State Bank in Darby, Hamilton, Victor, Stevensville, Florence, Lolo, Missoula Tickets on Line at: www.darbybullriding.org Darby, Montana | On Hwy 93 - 50 Miles South of I-90 | 406-544-5536

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For years there has been a Darby Events Center.

Cal Ruark, one of Darby’s very active volunteers says the events center has been in 3 different locations over the years. It appears to have settled in behind Farmers State Bank (a big sponsor of this event) and the grocery store— just north of the high school. Every year the events center facility expands with volunteer help and donations from local businesses. The stage gets better, the rodeo gets new seating and the rumor is someday they will move the National Finals Rodeo to Darby, MT. Join the crowd Saturday night on the 13th of July for the 3rd Annual Elite Bull Connection Shoot Out. This is a great family event. You can be assured that when Darby puts on an event, there will be something for all ages to enjoy.

Friday night July 12th kicks of the weekend with the Family Hoe Down. Darby Wine and

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Saturday the cowboys, bulls, vendors, and volunteers show up for the evening’s performance. Gates open at 5 to the public. Check out the crowd and you will see every age kid, 9 months to 90 years enjoying the show and participating. The special kids events are almost as exciting as the professional bull riding (but lots safer).

Once you have been to the, now 3 year old, Darby Elite Bull Connection, you will want to stick around for the week and take in Darby Logger Days. This year will be the 12th Annual Logger Days fi lled with historic logging competitions, activities for the kids almost all day long, and lots of vendors to shop. Both nights Friday the 19th and Saturday the 20th have a little bit of country and a little bit of rock ‘n roll to please everyone. Remember, It’s a beautiful in Darby, Montana. See you there!

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It’s a Beautiful Day in Darby, MT Darby Wine and Spirits, Darby’s only full line State Liquor Store invites you to experience and explore Darby and the beautiful Bitterroot Valley. Join us for the Farmers Markets, Logger Days and Elite Bull Riding. Darby Wine and Spirits will keep you stocked up on your favorite beverages.

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Darby, Montana Timber Sports

Competitions you do not want to miss!

Just 60 miles south of I-90 on U.S. Hwy. 93

F r iday, Jul y 19 Gates Open at 5:00 pm

Lucky Kids Win New Bikes!

Food, Beer & Vendors Open Hot Saw Demonstrations Kid’s Choker Races Boxing over Water Competitions Chain Saw Toss and Skillet Toss Ma and Pa Race 4 Man Logger Relay Limber-Pole Walk Contest

Live Music by Northern Lights 8 to Midnight

Sa t ur day, Jul y 20 Gates Open at 9:00 am

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Hot Saw Demonstrations all day 7-8:30 .. Logging Event Registration 9:00...... Darby Community Parade 10:00 ... All Booths & Vendors Open 11-6:00 Timber Sports 11:00 .... Kids Events Registration Opens Noon ... Kids Events all Afternoon 4-8:00 .. Dance to Live Music by Hired Hands 4:30 ...... New Kids Bikes—Giveaway Polaris LE Ranger XP 900 Raffle Drawing at End of Logging Competitions

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The Best Quality Handmade Hats for the Best People Double H Hat Company specializes in custom handmade felted-fur hats in various styles including western, gentlemen and ladies hats. The shop is located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains in Darby, Montana. Jimmy “the hat man” (Master Hatter) also offers hat cleaning, blocking and total renovation. Jimmy will custom build a hat to fit your unique style and exact size.

A variety of embellishments, including custom inlays, bead work, and unique hat bands create the highest quality custom hats for any occasion from rodeos to weddings, brandings to formal balls.

Double H Hats creates only quality … either true 50% beaver hats, 100% beaver hats, or Guatemalan fine palm leaf hats (the only straw hats you will find in the shop). He carries the finest horsehair hat bands and belts. Only the best in a wide array of finely crafted horsehair, bone, leather, beaded, or silver hat bands will go on a Double H Hat. The showroom is located in Darby, Montana, in the most beautiful part of Montana’s Bitterroot Valley.

Jimmy, the Hat Man, stands behind his hats 100% including the shape and fit of the hat. All new custom made hats come in a hard hat can case so shipping is no problem—he has shipped as far away as the South Pole Station. Your hat will fit properly … guaranteed.

Call Jimmy anytime. You can meet him in person in Darby, Tuesday evenings at Triple Creek Ranch, or at the National Finals Rodeo. You have never looked better than in a Double H Hat.

1-877-HAT-MAKR jimmy@doublehhats.com • www.doublehhats.com 121 S. Main • Darby, MT 59829

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Darby’s main attraction on Main St.! This 16,000 square foot space houses a huge selection of the finest antiques and collectibles in the Bitterroot Valley.

They have everything! Art, metal work, stoves, furniture, home décor, fine collectibles, and an Old West Candy Store to boot! They have more than 600 varieties of candy guaranteed to satisfy the sweet tooth in young and old alike.

So, whether you pop in for a moment or stay for a few hours, you’re going to find something you’ll love … Be it a sweet treat or an antique treasure, you cannot miss the Old West Gallery and Candy Store in Darby, Montana!

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6th Annual Rummage Sale

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Saturday June 8th is the day for this great family event that helps raise money for the Victor Volunteer Fire and EMS Department. Shop for that special deal from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. but if you come in the morning you will find sustanance to see you through your rummaging. From 8 a.m. to noon fi ll up on a delicious Pancake and Sausage Breakfast, just $3 per person.

You will not want to miss out on this chance for a spring deal that also raises funds for such a good cause.

For more information or to donate items for the sale, contact Kelly or Somer at Farmers State Bank. 406.642.3431

1st Annual Cowboy Luau

Saturday June 15th 5-9 pm, arrive hungry and ready for fun at the Victor School football field! The food will be served till 9 pm or it runs out and features BBQ pork sandwiches. Dance to great DJ music, win the day at the pie eating contest, and win a great find at the silent or live auction. There will be fun for the whole family. Kids games will be held from 6-7 pm, dancing and a live auction will take place from 7-9 pm. There will also be a silent auction which closes at 8 pm. $10 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and under—and it is all for a good cause— proceeds go to the Victor School Athletic Program for new scoreboards.

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Established in 1989, the Victor Heritage Museum is housed in the old Victor Depot building in Victor, Montana. It strives to collect, preserve and interpret the history of the area for the education, recreation and cultural enrichment of visitors and residents of the community. Exhibits feature artifacts reflecting the rich multicultural and varied history of the Bitterroot Valley from the original Native American residents to later mining, railroading and pioneer settlers. The museum is operated by volunteers, there is no admission fee, but donations are always welcome.

125 Blake Street • victorheritagemuseum.org • 406.642.3997 Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day • Tues-Sat 1- 4 pm

Education-Way Back When—“Un-Told Stories” of The Way School “Was” in Victor, Montana Mel Gaudin, former school board member and music teacher; Cliff Trexler, former science teacher; Doug MClaren, former Teacher; Bob Olson an alumnus and Photographer; and Joy Clarke an alumna, secretary, clerk and co-author of Bitterroot Trails lV.

Presented by the Victor Heritage Museum July 27th stating at 1 pm, come and share a tall glass of ice tea, lemonade, and nostalgia. Reminisce with former teachers, secretaries, students/alumni and community members including Judge Jeffery Langton, author of The Victor Story and a former student of Victor Schools; Grace Smith, former Teacher; John Robinson, former principal, coach and teacher;

Way Back When honors all those who have been involved with education through the years in Victor.

406.642.3997 • 125 Blake Street victorheritagemuseum.org

Victor Steakhouse Stop by Victor Steakhouse for friendly service and fantastic steaks

and seafood. They cook a mean prime rib and the marinated sirloin is a treat. The desserts out of this world—try the Peanut Butter Pie or the their famous Mud Pie. You will love the Montana atmosphere with open log beams, heavy wood tables, and trophies on the walls.

The chef grills just about everything on a large open grill in the front of the dining room so you can watch. A separate bar and large lounge area helps keep the noise out of the dining area. Be sure to make reservations if you do not want to wait and enjoy the lounge before dinner as this is popular local spot

2426 Meridian Rd Victor, Mt 59875 • 406.642.3300 F romR iver toR idge.com

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Corvallis is just a couple mile east of Hwy 93. Make the turn at Woodside Crossing and the Eastide Highway or even better travel the Eastside Highway from Florence in the north or Hamilton in the south. The view is much prettier and the mountains seem more impressive. Park the car and walk over to the Brooks Christmas store then watch glass blowing at Aspen hot glass.

Grab a bite at Memories cafe and visit with some locals for a history lesson.

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Corvallis, Montana You will have nice afternoon, so stay for a great dinner at the Wild Mare. The town of Corvallis does a pretty good job of keeping itself a secret, but it has a rich history first as winter camp for the explorer, John Mullan and then a long agricultural history, with some of the most fertile land in the region.

Numerous old farmhouses still dot the landscape, and it is home to both the Agricultural Research Experiment Station and the Teller Wildlife Refuge.

The Teller Wildlife Refuge Otto "Mose" Teller who was an avid fly fisherman, waterfowl hunter and summer resident of the Bitterroot Valley for more than 50 years, became concerned about the fragmentation of habitat in the valley. He began purchasing river bottom and farmland properties near Corvallis, recreating what had been the Chaffin and Slack family homesteads. The resulting refuge is made up of diverse habitats, including streams, spring creeks, irrigation

Memories Cafe Imagine the memories contained in a

building built in 1880 and overlooking the town of Corvallis, the Bitterroot Mtns, the Sapphire Range, and the lush Bitterroot Valley. The building was originally the First Christian Church boasting a typically distinctive hipped roof and steeple with an exposed belfry.

Today it serves as the town hub, and houses the Memories Cafe. They offer home cooking served in the old chapel,

ditches, emergent and open water wetlands, and agricultural fields. With the help of Phil Tawney, Otto placed the 1,200 acres stretching along a five-mile section of the Bitterroot River into conservation easements, assuring that the land will remain forever undeveloped. The Teller continues to exist as the non-profit, taxexempt organization incorporated by Otto and his wife, Anne, in 1988.

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surrounded by pictures and antiques that tell the storied past of this little town. Enjoy hard ice cream cones or old fashioned milkshakes on the deck and gazebo, surrounded by a colorful garden. The Memories Cafe offers an enjoyable eating experience. Stop in and create your own “Montana Memories.”

Daily 7 am-3 pm • Fri till 8pm • 406-961-5533 1017 Eastside Hwy, Corvallis, MT 59828

The Brooks Featuring the Elegance of Christmas All Year Long Step back in time to the grandeur of The Brooks.

Located in Corvallis at the corner of Willow Creek road and the Eastside Highway is a beautiful Queen Anne style home known as the Brooks Hotel.

This 1894 hotel now houses a delightful year-round Christmas store. Each elaborately decorated tree and room follows a popular theme: Nutcracker, Pomegranate and Currant, Pets, Sports, and Home for Christmas. The Montana Lifestyle room themes include Cowboy, Wilderness, Cabin and Fishing, and Big Sky Lodge. Tour the great collectible rooms: Mark Roberts, Mary Englebright, Olde World Collectible Ornament, Willow Tree Angels, Nativities, and Big Sky Carvers.

Monday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm 406-961-6895 • Corvallis, MT 59828

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Amanda Graces the Dance Floor

By Brian D’Ambrosio

Amanda Grace believes that dance isn’t something that can be summarized in words. Dance has to be felt, lived, and experienced, not discussed and dissected.

Speak about dance? Dance is not something to yak about.

Dance is to, well, dance.

Grace, 23, a resident of Hamilton, Amanda is affi liated MoDE (Montana’s Model Dance Education Program), graduated in May from the University which brings professional dance of Montana, with a Bachelor of educators into K-12 schools Arts in Dance Dancing is her loving to get students and teachers Choreography moving. Grounded in instrument, similar to a and Performance. standards-based, arts piano that the pianist taps.

She hopes to integration, MoDE is make a life supported through individual schools through dancing … although she often and the Montana Arts Council’s Longdances just for the joy of it.

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come in and enjoy the many unusual and eclectic collectible items in her antique store and art gallery along with the featured Montana artist of the month.

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“I love working with the little ones in particular, and I love seeing them get out of their seats and wiggle around,” says Amanda. “It’s good to see them doing what comes natural and what feels right.”

song and that dance instructors now allow for more individualistic expression and pay closer attention to their clients’ body structure and abilities.

“Dancing used to be about perfection,” Perhaps the richest expression of says Amanda. “That has changed a people is in its dance and in its over the years. Dance instructors music. Great dancers, similar to those are now more aware about people’s exceptional talents in “Dance first. Think later. individuality, and they other fields, are not look to do what’s best It’s the natural order.” great because of their —Samuel Beckett and what feels best for techniques, but they a specific person. There are great because of their unrivaled is less pressure than before. Nobody passion and joy. In life, there are short- cares if you can’t dance well. The most cuts to happiness, and dancing is one important thing is that you just get up of them. “Dancing is true happiness,” and dance — just get up and do it.” she says. Amanda also says that one of the lingering misconceptions about Amanda has danced to many different dancing is that it is selective or not play lists, unique combinations of Big inclusive. “Everybody can dance,” says Band, Swing, doo-wop, Broadway Amanda. classics, jazz standards, classical music, Samuel Beckett once said, “Dance first. rock ’n’ roll and international tunes.

Think later. It’s the natural order.” And She says that ballroom dancing is one form of dancing that she would like to Amanda believes that participating experiment with more in the future. in dance classes is beneficial for kids of all ages. Since dancing is a sharply “I’m interested in the tango and physical activity, kids who take regular different forms of the tango,” she says. dance lessons, she says, should expect “I’d like to do more of that. There is to see a noticeable improvement in just something about the speed and their overall physical health. style of it that I like.”

“I’m sure that regular dance practice Life, one might suggest, is a dance increases flexibility in kids, as well — a choreography of steps graceful as their range of motion, physical and gawky, inept and hesitant, strength and stamina.” breathtaking and bold. No one dances or hears life’s music in exactly the The repetitive movements involved same way. And that’s just fine. in dance may improve muscle tone, reverse poor posture, increase balance Indeed, Amanda recommends that and coordination and enhance overall cardiovascular health. “Dancing really no matter what you hear or feel, is an aerobic form of exercise,” says accept it naturally … dance till the Amanda.

Amanda, who works as a modern dance instructor at Ballet Bitterroot, says that dance is the body’s natural

Amanda with Allison Herther, CoMotion Dance Company

Amanda with Michael Becker, CoMotion Dance Company

stars come down from the rafters.

Then dance some more.

Amanda with a dance class

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Just a quarter mile north of the Stevensville “Y,” Big Sky Toy Room is, “The best toy store EVER!” according to a very satisfied 10 year old customer. Take time to play and see for yourself. You will be happy

you did. Filled with kids from 0-90 you will find Made in the USA toys, Made in Montana toys, and specialty toys. If you cannot find what you are looking for talk to the “Toy Lady,” owner, Kathleen Hillman.

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Stevensville Events First Fridays—Held on the first Friday of every month from 5:30 pm–9 pm, it features a unique theme each time. Stores are open late, there are receptions for artists, etc Stevensville Farmers Market—9 am to 1 pm from May 9th through midOctober, on Main Street in the parking lot between Rocky Mountain Bank and the Stevensville Library.

June, 2013 21 Culpepper and Meriweather Circus—showtimes at 5 pm & 7:30 pm 21-22 Western Heritage Days—Downtown, Calcutta Auction of Barnyard Teams Parade, Arts & Crafts, Sidewalk Sales

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Horse and Wagon Rides - Historic Home Tours, Historic St. Mary’s Mission Tours, Chuck Wagon CookOff, Barnyard Games – Prizes! Downtown Saturday Night, Food Court, Music, Beer Garden, Street Dance, & FUN!!!

Big Sky Renaissance Faire—1 mile north of Stevensville off Hwy 93, awesome family entertainment including jousting by Epona and full metal combat by Warlord; food drink, stories, and games

August, 2013 2-3 101st Creamery Picnic—Parade. Montana State BBQ Cook-Off,

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September, 2013 15 Annual Salish Pilgrimage—at the St. Mary’s Mission.

22 Founders Day—Main Street in Stevensvillle.

October, 2013 4 Annual Scarecrow Festival—sponsored by the Stevensville Main Street Association

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December 6-7 A Montana Country Christmas—Parade of lLights, caroling, horse and wagon rides, business open houses, hay ride, treats, and Santa.

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Open for tours Tues-Fri 10 am-4 pm, Sat 11 am-3 pm April 15 through October 15 Visitor’s Center, Gift Shop and Museum are open year around.

Groups and school tours are always welcome. Please make a reservation.

Tours are $7 for adults, $6 for seniors, and $5 for students under 18—children under 6 are admitted free.

Reserved groups of 10 or more are $5 per person.

Visitors are welcome to stroll the scenic grounds or use the picnic facilities in DeSmet Park any time for free.

Access to buildings requires a guide.

Upcoming Events

St. Mary's Mission Montana's First Settlement Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, St. Mary’s Mission is a cultural and historical icon of the early days of the American West. Historic St. Mary’s Mission, Inc., strives to strengthen ties with, and acknowledge its roots in Native American culture, while preserving the area’s delicate past for future generations.

St. Mary’s Mission and Museum is featured in a Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian exhibit called Stories of Encounter. The exhibit is a touch-screen interactive display with 24 stories that teach visitors about contact between Native communities and Europeans. You, however, can relive the events firsthand by joining in the celebration of Montana’s first permanent European settlement at Stevensville’s Founder’s Day on September 22. Watch the reenactment of the historic arrival of Father DeSmet as he is welcomed by the local Salish people.

Afterwards, enjoy refreshments, coffee, conversation, and take a Mission tour.

The Smithsonian exhibit dispells the ‘empty parkland’ vision of the Americas, giving a glimpse of historic conditions where the great indigenous civilizations met explorers from outside this hemisphere. These interactions, which happened over an extended period of time were not always voluntary on the part of the local cultures yet caused profound, often difficult and lasting changes with which contemporary peoples continue to live. The

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defining difference of St Mary’s history is that the Salish people of the Bitterroot Valley, along with their neighbors the Nez Perce, not only invited missionaries to come and live among them, but sent four delegations to St. Louis requesting they be sent. Because Jesuits Father DeSmet and later Father Ravalli came by invitation, their history with the people of the Bitterroot is much more cooperative than some other places.

The Salish of Montana (often known as Flatheads) still consider the Bitterroot Valley to be their homeland. The Salish Tribe was moved to the Flathead reservation in 1891.

They continue the Annual Salish Pilgrimage to St. Mary’s Mission in remembrance.

The Visitor Center offers a Gift Shop, Research Library, Art Gallery, Museum, and a Native American exhibit of Salish artifacts.

The Mission Complex is comprised of several historic buildings including Father Ravalli’s Cabin and Pharmacy, Chief Victor’s Cabin– Salish Museum, and Residence and Dining Room as well as St. Mary’s Chapel. Picnic in the shadows of St. Mary’s Peak at DeSmet Park. There is no fee for the park which has picnic tables, restroom facilities at the Visitor’s Center, a Salish Encampment, and a Bitterroot Garden. On the grounds you can see a Diorama of Chief Big Face, Father DeSmet and Chief Victor, the Cemetery where Father Ravalli is buried, a Native American burial ground, and the apple tree planted by Father Ravalli

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June 22: WESTERN HERITAGE DAY on Main Street Stevensville features Salish drummers and dancers performing on the Mission Grounds; Cowpie Bingo with a $1200.00 cash prize, sponsored by St. Mary’s Mission Sept. 15: ANNUAL SALISH PILGRIMAGE 2:00 p.m. at Historic St. Mary’s, capped off by a potluck dinner Sept. 22: FOUNDERS DAY CELEBRATION, 2:00 p.m., features a reenactment of the arrival of Father DeSmet, refreshments.

Dec. 6-7: STEVENSVILLE’S COUNTRY CHRISTMAS

Mission Bistro Set in a small, old farmhouse just one

block off main street, their location provides lots of beautiful shade trees, a lovely green yard, and room for a small, but wonderful front deck.

Stop by any Sunday during brunch and join local families enjoying a tasty meal while their children play in the yard. Inside offers a chance to meet new people (if you don’t already know everybody!), in our small but very comfy and refreshing dining room. Locally sourced ingredients are turned into delicious northwest dishes with a French inspiration and the nightly, fresh fish specials are positively famous. Visit Chef Eric and his sister, Angie, in their hometown and enjoy a delicious meal with a refreshing pint of locally brewed beer or a glass of wine from an ever growing list.

Wed-Sat 5-10 for dinner Sunday 9-3 for brunch 101 Church St. Stevensville • 406.777.6945

Fireside Pizza Locally owned Fireside Pizza offers gourmet pizza that can’t be found anywhere else. The warm and inviting atmosphere, friendly staff, variety of table sizes, and free WiFi have made them a public gathering place and family tradition for 34 years. Famous for their Fireside and Taco Pizza, they offer many pizza choices including a White Sauce

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Relax in a historical atmosphere while enjoying a variety of deli sandwiches honoring the first settlers and prominent founding fathers of the Bitterroot Valley. The New Coffee Mill takes pride in being a part of the community and in the quality of their menu. They offer a wide selection of coffees and teas to compliment their wide variety of fresh baked goods. Free wifi is available so you can keep up with work and school or check your social news. Stop by, sit down, and enjoy “a bite of history.”

225 Main Street • Stevensville • 406.777.2939 Chicken Pizza, and create your own all made with freshly prepared ingredients, real cheese, and hand-tossed dough made from scratch daily. The pizza sauce, Fireside’s highly guarded secret recipe, is also made fresh every day and they offer take and bake for those in a hurry. Fireside’s menu includes a variety of real beef burgers, deli sandwiches, salads, chicken strips, and many other dinner choices including shrimp, fried chicken, 10 oz steak with potatoes and heaping plates of chicken or beef nachos all accompanied by Beer and Wine. Join them on FaceBook at Fireside Sandwich and Pizza where you can find the latest special.

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Smokin’ in the Root 12th Annual Montana State BBQ Championship At the Stevensville Creamery Picnic August 2nd & 3rd, 2013 Over $6,500 in Cash and Prizes Awarded Sample the Amazing, Mouth Watering Food One of the Main Events of the Creamery Picnic Weekend For info about becoming a competitor call or visit online 406.240.1616 • creamerypicnic.com/bbq.htm F romR iver toR id ge.com

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Circus Theme Theater Workshop June 10-21

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Auditions Aug 6 & 7

September 27-October 13, 2013

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Oct. 19 (not a season show)

Curious Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Auditions October 1 & 2

Nov. 8 - 17, 2013

Christmas Variety Show Auditions Aug 6 & 7

Dec. 6, 7, 8, 2013

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Join The Friends of the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge In Working Toward The Betterment of the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge

The Friends of the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge continue their work on behalf of the refuge, its wildlife, and its special place in the hearts of Bitterroot Valley residents who realize that the Refuge is one of the gems of our quality lifestyle here in the valley. We ask you to join us toward that effort, which will continue as long as the Refuge holds the special place it enjoys in the hearts of those of us who call the Bitterroot home!

We continue to do many things on behalf of this special place—whether actually on the refuge, where possible and/or outside its boundaries where activities constantly take place that impact the quality of its environs. Funding to help us achieve our mission comes from the sale of our Special “Wildlife Refuge” License Plates, membership fees, and contributions from people like you. Please join us in this effort today, and encourage your friends to utilize “Wildlife Refuge” License Plates—available anywhere in Montana—when they license their automobiles.

Here are just a few of things we have contributed to in recent times on behalf of the wildlife that call the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge home at one time of the year or another:

• $25,000 donated to the Bitter Root Land Trust for use in its work to secure conservation easements on several ranch and farm properties near or adjacent to the Refuge—whose lands impact wildlife, water quality and flows, critical wildlife migratory routes or other factors involving wildlife that use the refuge.

• $12,000 to the Montana Natural History Center in Missoula for its educational work with youth in regard to the functions and vitality of the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge.

• $3,000 to Trout Unlimited to help fund special work it did for stream restoration on land near the Refuge.

• $1,500 toward the historical Whaley Homestead Project.

• $500 toward construction of 16 wood duck boxes installed at the refuge.

• $2,800 toward an underground sprinkler system at the refuge.

• $7,300 plus 250 man hours of labor toward the construction of the Environmental Education Shelter next to the visitor center.

• Ongoing public education projects regarding issues affecting the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge.

The Mission: The Friends of the Lee Metcalf National wildlife Refuge will support the operations, growth, preservation and perpetuation of the Refuge’s wildlife and overall ecosystem.

They will complement the Refuge staff, work to enhance public awareness, and promote public participation in the Refuge’s emotional and economic benefits to present and future generations, on a local as well as regional and national basis, in harmony with the Refuges mission.

FRIENDS OF THE LEE METCALF NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE P.O. Box 758 Stevensville, Montana 59870 Become a Member Today—Help Support Our Work Students—$10.00 per year Adult—$15.00 per year Family—$25.00 per year

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Pet Care in the Bitterroot Where to Find What Your Pet Needs as you Tour the Valley Old Farm Kennels

Hugs, Kisses ‘N’ Cookies Dog and Cat Boarding 5451 Eastside Highway • Florence • 406.273.6837

Bitterroot Pet Palace

Give Your Pet a Royal Vacation—Boarding and Grooming 4054 Highway 93 • Stevensville • 406.777.4311 • Labs-R-It.com

Lakeland Feed and Supply Pet Supplies “Made Montana Fresh” 110 Mill Street • Hamilton 800.528.5253 • lakelandfeeds.com

North Star Pet Care

Dog Boarding and Doggie Daycare 3113 Highway 93 • Darby • 406.239.5816 • NorthStarDarby.com

Bitterroot Kennels

Where your pet is a person

Owners/Operators: Brandon & Janette Ebneter

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In town for the day or leaving for the weekend, don’t forget your pets.

Bitterroot Kennels, where your pet is a person, offers boarding and grooming services. They can customize your best friend’s stay to include daily hikes, playtimes, swimming and exit baths.

While there check out 8 Paws Pet Shop’s great selection of dog and cat supplies.

The owners live on the premises which guarantees your pets are never left alone.

119 Big Corral Road • Hamilton 406.363.6616 • bitterrootkennels.com FromRivertoRidge.com

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The Whaley Homestead

By Brian D’Ambrosio

Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge Hopes to Restore this 1885 Frontier Home

In the 1860s, gold strikes at Bannack and Alder Gulch brought an Irish immigrant named Peter Whaley to the Montana wilds. Whaley’s voyage reads like something out of an adventure novel, including such notable experiences as becoming the first “Indian” agent on the Flathead Reservation. Eventually, he, his wife, and their nine children settled in Stevensville, on a sliver of deserted land that the family claimed in 1877.

The property and the homestead are now part of the 2,700-acre Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge, recognized primarily for its stellar birding and wildlife observing opportunities.

Due to a general lack of resources, the Refuge has done very little with the homestead. But its directors recently took a big step in the right direction by holding a first ever open house, which allowed access to the landmark’s interior.

“The Whaley Homestead, Fort Owen, and St. Mary’s Mission, provide a very rich sense of history and culture, all within a five-mile radius,” says Bob Danley, Outdoor Recreation Planner at US Fish and Wildlife Service. “It’s a really beautiful, well-built structure, telling the story of how life used to be lived in the Bitterroot Valley.”

Built circa 1885, the Whaley Homestead serves as an impressive example of vernacular frontier architecture, a resourceful adaptation of crude techniques, rudimentary brawn, and limited materials. Spacious, sturdy, and bounded by attractive wetlands, the building exudes the rough-hewn, survivalist character of its pioneering settlers. Design features include weatherboard siding, which hides a massive understructure of square-hewn logs, and vergeboards, whose handcarved clover motif, tall pedimented windows, and porches, made the home well-designed for its time.

Shane Clouse: Good Thing Going On Shane has four CD’s to his credit; Montana On My Mind, Midnight on the Highway with Stomping Ground, Montana Matters for the Montana Matters campaign, and now, Good Thing Going On. The song, Leaving Georgia, from Shane’s new CD is making headway and gaining radio play daily. The album marks a stepping stone in Shane’s career and shows the brilliance of collaboration. Shane worked with several other songwriters to craft the songs of Good Thing Going On. The collaborations include songs written with Grammy award

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winning songwriter Kostas, Mike Alan Ward, the infamous Lyle Hockenschmidt, and Ken Triphan. The song, Leaving Georgia, gives you Tom Petty like undertones with a dramatic steel guitar. The haunting sound of Midnight Blues gives you a hint of Chris Isaak sound while You’re the One is a throw-back to no excuses, George Straight style traditional country. The album, Good Thing Going On, gives you music that soothes the soul with sincerity. Shane was born in Montana and lives in the Bitterroot Valley with his beautiful wife, Kelly.

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The homestead comes with many amazing tales, and the Refuge hopes that both story and structure can be preserved and shared. “The most important thing that has to happen in order for the Whaley house to be open to the public on a regular basis, is that the foundation needs to be fi xed,” Danley. “The house is collapsing in on itself. We are waiting for an engineer’s report addressing the cost of getting it fi xed.”

At the pinnacle of the area’s apple boom in 1909, the Bitterroot Valley Irrigation Company used the acreage to plant MacIntosh apple trees. In 1921, new owners Fred and Anna Hagen turned the property back into a self-contained farm, raising corn, potatoes, dairy cows, and hogs. After more than five decades of farming, the Hagens sold the land; their son kept hold of the house, remaining there until 1988. Now the homestead once again belongs to nature, a silent contrast to the squawks and calls of the birds who call the marshy Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge home. More than just rugged old boards and nails, the homestead—listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992—stands as a living reminder, a chronicler of the architectural and cultural development of this fertile valley.

Last year saw the 150th anniversary of the Homestead Act of 1862 that helped lure pioneers such as the Whaleys westward. “Having the public show up and get a sense of what the home was like in 1885, a sense of when Peter Whaley was living, now that is a good way to connect with people,” says Danley. “With the big anniversary of the Homestead Act, this place is a great fit, a topical fit. We’ve even had the Whaley descendants out here. The Whaley Homestead is a great historic place that is smack center in the valley.”

The Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge seeks archival materials and oral histories of the Whaley Homestead, as well as any photos, journals, slides, or historic images related to the Whaley family.

Contact: Bob Danley, (406) 777-5552.

Stevensvile’s own

Whitetail Golf Course

Virutally surrounded by the Lee Metcalf Wildlife refuge, just a couple miles south of downtown Stevensville on the beautiful Bitterroot River is a very scenic, quiet, wonderful place to golf. This is a challenging course, yet relaxing and family friendly. Pros, beginners and especially travelers love to golf here. The views and wildlife create a unique experience you will always remember and reminisce about. Reserve your tee time now.

9 holes $12, 18 holes $20.

406-777-3636 • whitetailgolfcourse.net 4295 Wildfowl Ln Stevensville, Mt 59870

Hamilton Golf Club

“Best value for the money. Some of the best greens I have played on this year.”

—Ed Price, Naples, Florida Located in the beautiful Bitterroot Valley of Western Montana, the Hamilton Golf Club was established in 1924 on land once owned by Copper King, Marcus Daly. Situated between the Bitterroot and Sapphire mountain ranges the views are spectacular. This 8 hole course offers challenges to test golfers of all abilities.

The Golf Club offers a full service clubhouse, amenities include a full driving range, pro shop, bar, and concessions area. Stay after your round and enjoy some of the best views of the valley in our newly remodeled clubhouse. Enjoy a post round refreshment on our patio with your friends.

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In line with the self-sufficient nature of their day, the Whaleys farmed and raised livestock, until 1905, when they sold the property to a horse breeding operation.

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Hamilton—County Seat and Hub of Activity in the Bitterroot Valley It’s Worth the Drive … Anytime Recurring Events

First Friday Downtown on the first Friday of every month Farmers Markets Saturdays in Hamilton Year round Museum Exhibits and Events at the Ravalli County Museum and Daly Mansion

Scenic Highway 93 Walk/Bike Trail from Lolo to Hamilton

On Main in Hamilton To Make You Happy at Home

Annual Events June 2013 4 Evening Bird ID and walk in Riverfront Park, bitterrootlandtrust.org

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Psychic Fair at Between the Worlds Montana Mule Days, Ravalli County Fairgrounds Montana Professional Artists Association Show & Sale Hamilton Lions Club Golf Tournament Bitterroot Land Trust Fundraiser, Silent Auction and live

music by Bittersweet Band at Bitterrroot Brewery

Opening Reception for the Artists Along the Bitterroot Tour at Ravalli County Museum 14-16 Montana Mule Days, Ravalli County Fairgrounds Big Sky Fiber Arts Festival, Ravalli County Fairgrounds 15 Annual Bitterroot Day, Ravalli County Museum 15-16 Artists Along the Bitterroot Tour of Art Studios in the

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Bitterroot Valley 17 Father’s Day Brunch, Sleeping Child Farms 17-31 Youth History Day Camp, Daly Mansion 26-28 Hardtimes Bluegrass Festival 27-29 Senior Pro Rodeo, Ravalli County Fairgrounds 29 An Afternoon of Cowboy Music & Poetry, Ravalli County Museum 29 Quilt Show, Daly Mansion

July 2013 3 Children's Lawn Party, Daly Mansion 4 Fireworks on the Fourth, Ravalli County Fairgrounds 5-6 Bitterroot Motor Sports Jamboree, Ravalli County Fairgrounds

209 W Main St 406.363.1733 • robbinsonmain.com

19-20 Looking Back, Riding Forward Celebrates the Horse, Ravalli County Fairground 21 Tour of the Bitterrot Fundraiser, a day of biking, fun for all ages & skill levels at Red Barn Bicycles 25 Bitterroot Valley Community Band Concert at the Daly Mansion 26-27 Daly Days Festival 26-27 Junior Rodeo, Ravalli County Fairgrounds 27 Bitterroot Valley MicroBrew Fest

August 2013 1-2 Junior Rodeo, Ravalli County Fairgrounds 3 Roundup at Riverside, Daly Mansion 16-18 Bitterroot Tour of Homes in the Bitterroot Valley 18 Feast in the Field, Sleeping Child Farms 28 Shakespeare In the Park at the Daly Mansion 28-31 Ravalli County Fair, Ravalli County Fairgrounds September 2013 20-22 Sports Connection Gun Show, Ravalli County Fairgrounds October 2013 5 MacIntosh Apple Festival 12 Ghost Tour at the Ravalli County Museum 19 Ghost Tour at the Ravalli County Museum 25-26 Murder Mystery, Daly Mansion 26 Fall Freeze Marketplace, Ravalli County Fairgrounds 26 Ghost Tour at the Ravalli County Museum 31 Harvest Festival, Ravalli County Fairgrounds 31 Halloween Parade Downtown 31 Ghost Tour at the Ravalli County Museum November 2013 1-2 Montana Artist Showcase & Sale, Ravalli County Fairgrounds 1-3 Holly Jolly Craft Show, Daly Mansion 16 Bitterroot Bounty Show, Ravalli County Fairgrounds 22-23 Bitterroot Art Guild Holiday Show, Ravalli County Fairgrounds

December 2013 6-7 Sports Connection Gun Show, Ravalli County Fairgrounds 21 Community Christmas Party, Daly Mansion January 2014 11 Ravalli Republic Wedding & Event Fair, Ravalli County Fairgrounds

February 2014 1-2 Bitterroot Building Association Home & Ranch Show,

Ravalli County Fairgrounds 8 3rd Annual Cowboy Ball, Ravalli County Fairgrounds 14-16 Sport Connection Fun Show, Ravalli County Fairgrounds 23 Fish & Wildlife Association Banquet, Ravalli County Fairgrounds

March 2014 15 Spring Thaw Market, Ravalli County Fairgrounds 22 KLYQ Everything Spring Fair, Ravalli County Fairgrounds

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The Daly Mansion is a proud member of Legacy Montana legacymontana.org

406.363.6004 • dalymansion.org

Tours begin on the hour from 10 am to 3 pm, May through 9 Tours are also available by appointment through the fall and winter.

Groups and special tours are available by appointment year round $9.00 for adults, $8.00 for seniors, $6.00 for children—under 6 free.

Upcoming Events: June 24-27: Youth History Day Camp June 29: Quilting Show 3: Children’s Lawn Party 27th: Daly Days Aug 3: Roundup at Riverside Aug 24-25: Scottish Irish Festival Aug 28: Shakespeare In the Parks Oct 25-26: Murder Mystery Nov 1-3: Holly Jolly Craft Show Dec 21: Community Christmas Party The Daly Mansion is also the perfect place to host unforgettable social events from weddings, receptions, and family reunions to 50th Anniversary celebrations or company picnics—both outdoor events and intimate indoor gatherings.

Call for scheduling and reservations.

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Home of a Copper King The Historic Estate of the Marcus Daly Family and The Margaret Daly Memorial Arboretum & Gardens

From homestead farmhouse to beautiful Georgian Revival the Daly Mansion has undergone many transformations over the years, similar to the metamorphoses of its owner, Copper King, Marcus Daly.

Marcus Daly immigrated to the United states from Ireland in 1856 at the age of fifteen. After saving enough from odd jobs he booked passage to California where he had his first experience with mining. He learned quickly and moved up from miner, to foreman, inspector, purchasing agent, and investor while working for various companies in California, Virginia City, Nevada and Utah. He made valuable contacts along the way. He also met and married eighteen year old Margaret Evans at the age of thirty while in Utah.

In 1876 he was sent to Montana Territory to find and purchase a silver mine for the Walker Brothers, a mining and banking syndicate. A few years later he purchased the Anaconda Claim in Butte for himself with the backing of his friend, George Hearst as well as James Ben Ali Haggin and Lloyd Tevis.

The Anaconda was a silver mine until they struck a vein of copper that was 300 feet deep and 100 feet wide. At the time, copper was just coming into demand for telegraph wire and electricity, so was selling for a decent price. However, smelting costs were very high as the ore had to be shipped to smelters in Wales. Daly believed a good profit could be made if smelting costs could be reduced. With the backing of his original investors Marcus Daly built a smelter twenty-eight miles west of Butte and built the town of Anaconda to support it. By 1890, the copper mines of Butte were producing over seventeen million

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dollars worth of copper a year. Marcus Daly, although a junior partner in the Anaconda venture, had become a very rich man.

Daly purchased Anthony Chaffi n’s Bitterroot Valley homestead in 1886 and remodeled the farmhouse to be his family’s summer home. Even remodeled the old farmhouse did not meet the needs of the Daly family’s lively entertainment schedule so in 1897 it was remodeled again to a Queen Anne style Victorian home. Daly objected to the new style as he thought it looked like a church. He had plans drawn up to remodel the mansion again to its current Georgian Revival style.

Marcus Daly died before the final remodeling was completed. His wife, Margaret, saw to the implementation of the plans. The forty-plus room, three story Daly Mansion now stands as a monument to a complicated and ambitious man as well as a tangible piece of Montana history.

The Daly Mansion sits nestled by the river in the beautiful Bitterroot Valley on forty-six acres of grandly landscaped grounds. This 24,000 square foot home’s elegant features have been restored, with historical items and arrangements continually being added.

Inside there are twenty-five bedrooms, fi fteen bathrooms, and three dining rooms to explore. Outside there are gardens to view including the Rose Garden and the West Garden as well as the Greenhouse, and Maple Tree Lane to stroll along. The grounds boast over 500 trees with 50 horticultural varieties to enjoy. It is the perfect place to wander and be steeped in another era.

—Terry Long The Daly Mansion is just 2 miles east of Downtown Hamilton off Highway 93, and 48 miles south of I-90

HARDTIMES BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL Old Style Affordable Family Fun July 26-28, 2013

10 Great Bands Plus Bluegrass Pioneers from Across the Northwest Red Desert Ramblers from Salt Lake City, UT Tradition from Nampa, ID Spring Thaw from Missoula, MT Pinegrass from Missoula, MT Blue To The Bone from Hamilton, MT Kids in Bluegrass from all over Will Williams & Gravel Road from Grangeville, ID JD Webb & Downstate Ramblers from Baker, OR Darby Sireens from Darby, MT (more or less) Gravely Mountain from Alberton, MT Mike & Tari Conroy from Conner, MT

Houston Rushing from Great Falls MT Jean & LouAnne Fugal from Scio, OR Fiddlin’ Jimmy Widner from Darby, MT Forrest Clark from Clinton, MT

Enjoy Fantastic Music in a Beautiful Location All Weekend Long Starting at 6 pm on Friday Night Sunday Morning Open Gospel Stage 10-11:55 Bring your lawn chairs, keep your dogs on their leashes and get ready to enjoy some tunes.

Adults: $10 for the Weekend Under 12: $5 for the Weekend Camping: $10 for the weekend

Just 10 miles south of Hamilton—you can dry camp (No RV hookups) on site starting on July 25th or stay in town.

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Dining in the Bitterroot

Where to find your next meal as you tour the beautiful Bitterroot Valley New Coffee Mill

105 N. 2nd St. • Hamilton 406-363-9152 • moosecreekbbq.net Mon thru Thurs 11 to 8, Fri & Sat 11-9, Closed Sunday

Moose Creek Barbecue

500 S 1st St • Hamilton • 406.363.3822

Coffee Cup Café

Paris is Just Around the Corner Mon - Thurs: 8 am - 5:30 pm • Fri - Sat: 8 am - 8 pm 109 N 4th St, Suite 106 • Hamilton, MT. • 406.369.5875

A Taste of Paris

322 2nd St • Hamilton • 406.363.0600 Mon thru Sat 11 am to 10 pm

2nd Street Sushi

In Hamilton

600 S. 1st in Hamilton • 1002 N. 1st in Hamilton 2424 Meridian in Victor • Woodside Cutoff at Town Pump

Bitterroot Beanery

7 days a week 11 am - 1:30 am • Kitchen: 11 am - 10 pm Highway 93 • Victor * 406.642.3380 • cowboytroys.com

Cowboy Troys

In Victor

Wed-Sat 5-10 for dinner • Sunday 9-3 for brunch 101 Church St. Stevensville • 406.777.6945

Mission Bistro

201 Main Street • Stevensville • 406.777.0014

Fiesta en Jalisco

Restaurant and Catering 205 Main Street • Stevensville • 406.777.7090

The Catered Table

In Stevensville

3885 U.S. 93, Stevensville • 406.777.2278 On Hwy 93 at the Stevensville Cutoff across from Super 1

Fireside Pizza

Near Stevensville

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The Perfect Spot for a Break 149 Conner Cutoff Rd • 406.821.4122

Conner Store and Deli

South of Darby

Mon-Fri- 7 am - 2 pm • Sun 8 am - 2 pm On Main in Darby • 406.821.4798

Debs Restaurant

Darby’s Only Full Line State Liquor Store Mon thru Sat 9-9 201 N Main Street in Darby 406.821.4117

Darby Wine & Spirits:

Specialty Coffees In People’s Market parking lot 801 Main (Hwy 93) • Darby 406-821-3351 • darbyespresso.com

Darby Espresso

In Darby

Restaurant,Bar, & Casino Bar & Kitchen 7 Days a Week 11 am till closing 942 Hub Ln, just south of Hamilton • 406.363.9040

The Hideout

South of Hamiltong

225 West Main Street • 406.375.8226 • tacodelsol.com

Taco del Sol

Tues-Fri 11-2 • Wed-Sat 5-9 163 South 2nd Street • Hamilton 06.363.4433 • thespiceinhamilton.com

Spice of Life

131 Main • Hamilton • 406.375.9099

The Signal Grill

1 block East of Safeway & Hwy 93 (Corner of Marcus & Skeels) • 406.210.0868

Rusty Blues

337 W Main • Hamilton 406.363.4552 • riverrisingbakery.com

River Rising

Fresh homemade food, Gluten free menu 225 Main St • Stevensville • 406.777.2939

New Coffee Mill

406-363-9152 • moosecreekbbq.net Mon thru Thurs 11 to 8, Fri & Sat 11-9, Closed Sunday

HAMILTON

Put a Little Spice in your life

There are a variety of attractions to choose from in Hamilton, Montana, the hub of the boundlessly spectacular Bitterroot Valley – a stunning seduction in itself. Aside from Hamilton’s visual splendor and natural wonders, the town offers art galleries for connoisseurs of creativity; a bookstore for those craving intellectual nourishment; handcrafted micro-brews for beer lovers; and its fair share of unfailingly excellent dining for discriminating eaters.

We know that Hamilton is surrounded by picture perfect postcard material. Close to preeminent skiing and snowboarding in the winter and unequaled fly fishing and hiking in the summer, the Bitterroot Valley is certainly a destination for world-class outdoor recreation enthusiasts. What may not be so well-known about Hamilton is it has more than a few eateries devoted to the sensuous enjoyment of the palate. On the top of that list is the Spice of Life.

The Spice of Life, located at 163 South Second Street, is a gourmet pleasure

featuring local organic produce in season.

With its wide selection of seafood, lasagna, beef, and vegetarian dishes, an exciting culinary experience is in the offing.

Eating and drinking are should be a delight as well as necessity. At the Spice of Life, the world is a combination of food and magic. Indeed, the restaurant lives up to its name. Eclectic in nature, the menu is rife with fantastic flavors, as well as fresh, generous portions. The food always tastes homemade, unique, lovingly prepared, refined, and, most importantly, delicious.

A friendly staff compliments the overall experience.

Life is too short to settle for poor quality food and dull dining. So, if you are looking to enhance your gastronomical enjoyment, or wish to act out on the impulse of honing your taste buds, consider the Spice of Life.

Reservations are never required

By Brian D’Ambrosio.

The Spice of Life in Hamilton Karen Suennen, chef and owner of Spice of Life Cafe has created a dining experience that is welcoming to everyone. Check out their new menu which features cozy comfort foods highlighting flavors from all over the world. Each dish is carefully created with the freshest regional and local ingredients available. Fresh fish and seafood, natural meats, and vegetarian options, are available They even have a

fun kid’s menu. Your dining experience is complimented by local beer and a great selection of wine. The restaurant does not take reservations and guests are encouraged to come as they are whether just off the trail or down the from the ski hill! Check out the daily specials on their web site and find them on Facebook! Located in historic downtown Hamilton.

Lunch Tues-Fri 11-2 • Dinner Wed-Sat 5-9 • Closed Sundays • 406.363.4433 • thespiceinhamilton.com • 163 South 2nd Street • Hamilton

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The Hideout, the Best Place Outta’ Town Take a vacation in the middle of the day, or even for a couple hours after work.

Just three miles south of Hamilton slow down as you cross the Bitterroot River you don’t want to miss the turn. Take a left on Hub Lane and hidden behind the trees, just above the river, sporting a fantastic view of the Bitterroot Mountains is a great restaurant and bar, The Hideout.

With a relaxing Montana atmosphere inside and beautiful Montana scenery outside you really can take a little vacation in the middle of the day when you hideout at the Hideout. You could bring your fly rod and walk to the river but the great food will keep you at the restaurant a little longer. Delicious homemade soups, prime rib every Friday, daily specials, unique taste treats, and Holiday and special event extraordinary menus make the Hideout a favorite get away.

The great food and fine views are not the only reasons to visit, community spirit is another. Owners, Marty & Joe Birkeneder feel strongly about supporting their local Bitterroot Communities, from Sula to Missoula. The Hideout frequently hosts fundraisers, especially to help support the costs of travel, lodging and food for cancer patients currently in treatment. On Sundays from 7 pm until 9 pm you will find one or more of the History Channel's Ice Road Trucker drivers at The Hideout. They hang out signing autographs, telling stories about each other and having their pictures taken with guests while their show airs. Pictures and autographed pictures of the drivers, on-location, with their semis are free to children, and a small donation is requested from adults to support the Hideout’s fund-raising mission.

Keep up to date with the Hideout on their FaceBook page and watch for the daily specials, fund raising events, Live entertainment schedules,and creative Holiday menus to make your “vacation” at the Hideout extra nice.

HIDEOUT 942 Hub Ln Hamilton, Mt 59840 406.363.9040

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Moose Creek Barbecue

They cook “low and slow” at Moose Creek Barbecue using just the right amount of smoke to create a taste that is winning fans and competitions all around the Northwest. Only the highest quality meats are selected for their award winning Barbecue and it makes a difference! The menu offers sandwiches, plates and serious catering — from family packages to hundreds of people. Their portions are huge with excellent pulled pork and tender Beef brisket. They offer five sauces, ranging from sweet to hot, including a mustard sauce. If you like a good smoking, check out Moose Creek Barbecue.

105 North 2nd Street • Hamilton 406.363.9152 • moosecreekbbq.net

Coffee Cup Cafe

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Liaisons Coffee House Whether you seek to relax and recharge with a delectable latte and a good book, or enjoy a cup of organic tea made from the finest loose leaf, Liaisons Coffee House is the place to go.

At Liaisons, you will find friendly baristas serving up delicious, smooth espresso drinks along with a warm, inviting atmosphere and free wireless internet. Liaisons also offers gourmet sandwiches, soups, salads, breakfast sandwiches, pastries, chai and smoothies!

Conveniently located right across the street from the Roxy Theatre.

111 North 2nd St • Hamilton • 406.363.3163

A Taste of Paris Paris Is Just Around the Corner!

If you have wanted to go to France you need no longer wait. There is a little slice of Paris awaiting you in Hamilton, Montana

Authentic French Bistro Food In a Rather Authentic French Atmosphere

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The ‘Root’s Best Coffee in four locations!. They also serve real fruit smoothies, the best frappes (beannaccinos) around, and a variety of other wonderful beverages. These locally owned and operated drivethru espresso stands have proudly served the Bitterroot Valley for over 20 years. The Bitterroot Beanery is a local legacy. Originally opened in 1993, the tradition has continued to grow and flourish since changing hands in 2005

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Fresh sushi in Hamilton, MT? It might seem improbable ... but boy, do they deliver! For sushi on par with that found in Tokyo, San Francisco, Seattle, or New York City stop in at 2nd Street Sushi in Hamilton. You will also find inventive rolls, nice gyoza and perhaps the best chicken Teriyaki around topped off with good sake and beer. This is a treasure for a small town.

Mon thru Sat 11 am to 10 pm

600 S. 1st in Hamilton • 1002 N. 1st in Hamilton 2424 Meridian in Victor • Woodside Cutoff at Town Pump.

322 S. 2nd St. Hamilton • 406.363.0600

Rusty Blues Emporium has food worth finding! Everything is as fresh and organic as possible—and great tasting. They make great whole food smoothies and brew rich espresso. They have a vegetarian friendly menu and offer gluten-free choices. Rusty Blues serves, undeniably, the best tasting crepes in the Valley.

See them on Saturday mornings at the Hamilton Farmers Market for yummy treats while you stock up.

1 block East of Safeway & Hwy 93 (Corner of Marcus & Skeels) • 406-210-0868

River Rising Bakery, Deli & Espresso River Rising is a popular local deli offering gourmet sandwiches, fresh baked goods and tasty espresso. They have grilled and cold gourmet deli sandwiches, soups & salads, even wireless internet. River Rising is the gathering place for downtown shoppers and business owners to take a break, grab coffee, tea or juice and enjoy breakfast and lunch. You won’t go wrong at River Rising.

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Angler’s Roost Camping on the Bitterroot

Welcome To Angler’s Roost Montana! Located on the Bitterroot River where Highway 93 crosses the river just south of Hamilton. Taking advantage of Angler’s Roost’s central location in the Bitterroot Valley means you will be just a short scenic drive to the areas many ghost towns, museums and natural hot springs as well as the Big Hole Battlefield, the Selway-Bitterroot National Forest Wilderness Area, and of course shopping, farmers markets, golf courses in nearby towns. That is if you can turn your attention from the thousands of trout just yards from your camp and the dozens of lakes and streams to fish just minutes from camp. Anglers Roost is the perfect find for either the family getaway or hard core sportsman. Boasting a quarter mile of Bitterroot River shoreline, 70 RV and Tent Camp sites, showers, raft and equipment rentals, boat launch and shuttles, Grocery store, laundry, and knowledgeable staff to get you started in the right direction. They also offer a well stocked fishing tackle and hunting department. Reservations are always recommended, especially during the busy May thru September season.

815 U.S. 93 Hamilton, Mt 59840 • 406.363.1268 • ANGLERSROOST-MONTANA.COM

Crazy Horse Consignment Crazy Horse Consignment in Lolo has the largest selection of quality used saddles and tack in Western Montana. They also carry western wear for the whole family from western boots, hats, buckles and belts to vintage shirts, jackets, work clothes and work boots. There are even rodeo pageant dresses and show clothes for the arena— everything for both horse and rider. Downstairs is a fun second hand home furnishings store. The have painted, vintage and quality used furniture as well as interesting accent pieces and home decor.

Being a consignment store is a win, win for everyone. Folks can make a little money selling used goods, neighbors can find great deals, and a small local business can thrive within the great community spirit. Crazy horse has evolved from a small store on Highway 93 to what it is today—with over 2000 consignors in 27 states and so much inventory they can hardly keep up with it. Check their online listings.

Open Mon-Sat • 6555 Hwy 12 West • Lolo • 406.273.4226 • CRAZYHORSECONSIGNMENT.COM

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BOOK REVIEW

Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher:

The Epic Life and immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis

By Timothy Egan

Review by Shawn Wathen

From the back cover:

We have all seen them; reproductions of sepia-toned photographs in books, on calendars, on postcards. The eyes, either staring at the camera or off into some unseen horizon, these images of native Americans have become ubiquitous. The blank spot remained the man behind the camera—Edward Curtis. Tim Egan has done much to map that spot, giving us a marvelous portrait of the man who became famous for shooting portraits.

Following a search for the last surviving daughter of Chief See-ahlsh in Seattle, Curtis took Kick-is-omk-lo’s photograph and thus launched a decades-long journey to photographs Indians throughout the West.

"In this Hauntingly beautiful book, Egan brings to life as vividly and with as much depth, heart, and understanding as Curtis himself put into his timeless portraits. This is a story for the ages."

—Candice Millard, author of The River of Doubt and Destiny of the Republic

Charismatic and driven, Curtis’s project was backed by the wealthy and powerful. His project was, nevertheless, in a precarious position as the country headed into the Great Depression. Despite the personal costs, Curtis persevered leaving a remarkable historical record of some 40,000 photographs encompassing nearly 80 difference tribes documenting a vanishing way of life. Egan tells the story of Curtis and those who aided him in his quest in effortless prose that is compelling. Historical biography as it is meant to be written.

"Short Nights is not only the marvelous and rollicking account of the life of one of America's extraordinary photographers. It is also a book about the extreme personal cost of outsize ambition. Edward Curtis undertook one of the most epic cultural projects in American history—photographing and documenting the vanishing ways of life of some eighty American Indian tribes. It cost him almost everything he once was. And still he persisted, turning out some of the greatest photographic and ethnological work ever done. Egan has found yet another great subject and has crafted yet another great narrative around it."

—S. C. Gwyne, author of Empire of the Summer Moon "Edward Curtis' hauntingly beautiful photographs have graced gallery walls and coffee tables for generations— and his work remains essential to our conception of the American West.

Now, in this extraordinary biography, Tim Egan has deftly captured the man behind the images, revealing a great American adventurer who lived at the fragile, fertile intersection of history, anthropology, and fine art."

—Hampton Sides, author of Blood and Thunder

Chapter One

Bringing the Unexpected to the Bitterroot Chapter One Book Store offers books and gifts that go well beyond the ordinary. They take pride in providing outstanding customer service and furnishing value beyond the cover price, making them a cornerstone of downtown Hamilton. No bookstore would be complete without an espresso cart, and they are no exception. Sip a latte, browse the unique selection of books, and view the Bitterroot mountains through the windows. Chapter One is an experience you do not want to miss.

Shawn Wathen & Mara Lynn Luther 252 Main Street Hamilton • 406.363.5220 • chapter1bookstore.com F romR iver toR idge.com

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Come see what’s new!

33rd Annual Bitter Root Day

Saturday, June 15th from 9 am – 12:30 pm

This Salish theme festival includes arts, crafts, food & produce from local vendors as well as Live Music.

Breathe in the fresh spring air, get yourself some Wild Game Stew and enjoy a day outdoors with your neighbors and friends. Join the Jerky contest and show off your Jerky making abilities. Come enjoy the beauty of the Lewis & Clark Garden and learn something new at the outdoor exhibit. New this year, we will have our first “Create a Difference” Recycled Craft Competition & Exhibit! Show off your ability to create something new and beautiful out of something that might normally end up in the land fill! (Deadline to enter is June 8th.) Down-loadable forms available at www.brvhsmuseum.org.

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Exhibit Opening Reception: Thomas Cole: Wild Land and the Birth of the American Landscape 34th Annual McIntosh Apple Day Thursday, June 22 at 6 pm Wild Land takes visitors “into the woods” and through Cole’s studio, revealing the ways in which he, and other artists of his time, pioneered cultural conversations that shaped our national landscape— intellectually, physically, and visually. Thomas Cole was not only an iconic 19th century artist but a conservational visionary whose ideas on the natural world heralded the sense of American identity that we know today. Using a combination of large-scale banner graphics, immersive environments, media features, and other interactive strategies, Wild Land takes audiences on a journey with Cole through the story of his creative process. Sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities and BRVHS

FREE Lecture: Thursday, June 27th, 6 pm MT Indian Fur Trades, with E. B. Eiselein

FREE Lecture: Thursday, July 18th, 6 pm The Poetics of Nature, with Jim McKusick

Saturday, October 5 from 9 am – 3 pm

Hailed as the Biggest Bake Sale Under the Big Sky, the Annual McIntosh Apple Day Festival is not one to be missed! Enjoy arts, crafts, food & produce from our local Hamilton Farmers Market as well as new vendors from outside the area. The highlight of the day is our signature Bake Sale. Locally grown, hand-picked Apples lovingly crafted into made-from-scratch Apple Pies, Caramel Apples, our famous Apple Butter and BBQ Pork with Apple Chutney. Purchase raffle tickets to get the chance to win from over 100 raffle items, donated by the vendors. Sign up for the silent auction and enjoy live entertainment. Become a vendor! Forms will be available for download in June at brvhsmuseum.org.

Exhibit: Thursday, July 25th, 6 pm Life & Limb, The Toll of the American Civil War

EXHIBITS • COLLECTIONS • ARCHIVES EDUCATION • PROGRAMS GIFT SHOP • COMMUNITY GATHERINGS • SPECIAL EVENTS Bitter Root Valley Historical Society • 205 Bedford • Hamilton, MT 59840 • 406.363.3338 www.brvhsmuseum.org

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Made in Montana Alpaca Fiber The Rocking L Alpaca Ranch is just up Bear Creek Road outside of Victor Montana.

35 Alpacas and two Llamas call this home along with Erv and Mo Lischke. Twelve years ago the Lischke’s started on the new venture of raising Alpacas for their fleece to be made into the best yarn, rovings, felt, and rugs.

Hats, gloves, scarves and more from Peru can also be found in their store. You can always find them at the Hamilton Farmers Market Saturday mornings or call Erv and Mo to arrange a tour of the Rocking L to meet these animals up close and personal.

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BIG SKY

June 14-16, 2013

FIBER ARTS FESTIVAL

Ravalli County Fairgrounds Hamilton, MT

Best Fiber Vendors in the West Fiber Workshops by Top Regional Artists and Producers Judged Fleece Show and Sale Judged Sheep and Goat Shows $5/Day or $10/All 3 Days Includes Montana Mule Days

Photo courtesy of Leanne & Tom Butchko mistletoefarmalpacas.com

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At the Heart of the BitterrootValley

Montana Mule Days June 14-16 Montana Mule Days is an annual event that is great for all ages. Everyone in the family can participate; we have over 100 classes that include log pulling, driving classes, western pleasure, trail classes, team penning, costume class, plus many more — for both kids and adults. One Entry Fee for both events: $5 for one day, $10 for 3 day pass.

Big Sky Fiber Arts Festival June 14-16

This unique event takes place every two years. Mark you calendar for June 14-16 this year to experience the Fiber Arts Showcase and over 80 Yarn and Fiber Vendors. Once in a life time classes in Spinning, Weaving, Knitting, Dyeing, Surface Design and Felting. See the best in the west Fiber Producing Sheep and Goat Shows. Take part in the Fleece Show and Sale. Only at the Ravalli County Fair Grounds. One Entry Fee for both events: $5 for one day, $10 for 3 day pass.

Photos courtesy of: Hunter D’Antuono Zachary Rogala www.Picturesquemt.com and Steph Shelton, Cabin Creek Photography, Hamilton

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The Event Center doors open 6pm. General admission tickets are $10 or a table for eight can be reserved for $100. Food and Bar beverages available for purchase.

Dave who has been called ‘the Charlie Russel of Western Music’ has been voted three times Entertainer of the Year, three times Male Performer of the Year and twice Songwriter of the Year by the Western Music Association. He has also received the Will Rogers Award from the Academy of Western Artists.

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July 6, 2013

Gates open at noon Mud Bog 1:00 Balloon Bust

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The Ravalli County Fair Grounds hosts indoor and outdoor events and is home to the First Interstate Center, the Bitterroot Valley’s largest indoor event facility. It is available for trade shows, weddings, banquets, auctions, concerts, dances … most any event you can think of.

Reserve your dates now for events at the First Interstate Center. WWW.RC.MT.GOV

July 7, 2013 Gates open at noon Crawler Course 1:00

Event Entry forms can be downloaded at: www.ravallicountyfair.org DRY CAMPING SPOTS AVAILABLE

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Dave Stamey in Concert

For more information, call Ravalli County Fairgrounds at 363-3411 Hamilton, Montana

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Classic Designs • Casual Elegance Since 1996

It’s more than a store… it’s a Feeling at 213 W. Main St. Hamilton, MT 59840 406.363.0236 GiftMontana.com

Inspiration For Life!

In September, 2002, the Bitterroot Christian Bookstore opened its doors. They followed three decades of others who paved the way for Christian retail in the Bitterroot Valley. After ten years in business, they are still striving to help people grow strong in the Christian faith and to support churches by providing the products they need to carry on their ministry to residents of the valley.

Their motto, “Inspiration for Life,” is something they take to heart. They carry all kinds of products to bring inspiration to your life today and every day. They are a full service Christian Bookstore and carry products for everyone in the family. They are not limited to books and Bibles they also carry home decor, gifts, children’s products, CDs, DVDs, and more—everything you need to fi ll your life with inspiration and faith.

They also offer a special order service, at no extra charge for most items. They have the distinction of being the only business in the Bitterroot Valley that offers an imprinting service for books, Bibles, photo albums and many other items. Prices are based on the number of lines in the imprint.

Exciting and New from Bitterroot Christian Bookstore!

Beginning June 1, 2013 they will have a Monthly Promotion Program feature, both in store and online.

Sign up with your e-mail address either in person at the store or on their new website and you will receive two e-mails per month identifying that month’s great specials. Your e-mail address will automatically be entered into a drawing for a $250 on line gift certificate to spend at their website which will have more than 150,000 products available to view and purchase. Each mailing list member will also be eligible for weekly drawings and giveaways. SIGN UP TODAY!

Bitterroot Christian Bookstore is a place of peacefulness to refresh from your everyday stress.

Owner, Mark Weyer, “Everyone is welcome. Stop in and say, ‘Hi!’ It will be our pleasure to serve you.”

Gift Items Home Décor Cards Books

Bibles Children’s Items Music And More

Burn on demand service available on 1000s of CDs and performance tracks DVDs for sale and over 700 rental titles

Mon-Fri 10a – 6p Sat 10a – 5p • 204 West Main • 406-363-7701 • brchristianbooks.com FromRivertoRidge.com

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The Muddy Moose Bath Boutique

Loving, painstaking care defines everything they do at The Muddy Moose Bath Boutique, because they do it all by hand. From start to finish; from mixing and blending oils, butters and other ingredients, to curing, packaging, labeling and shipping, they do it all … by hand. Their goal is to make the best soaps, lotions, and other products available — ANYWHERE, AT ANY PRICE. You will feel pampered while using any products made by The Muddy Moose Bath Boutique and love the way your skin feels after. They specialize in Goat’s Milk soaps and skin creams as well as beeswax based products such as Solid Lotion Bars, Lip Butters Balms and Salves. All of their products are their own unique formulations, made from scratch.

They also strive to use as many local ingredients as possible; the beeswax for example comes from producers located throughout the Bitterroot Valley. Be sure to check out their other great new, all natural products: deodorant, Bugz Bee Gone and sun screen. Lot for their, soon to be released, new essential oil blends. themuddymoosebath.com • 406-360-9292

Explore Between the Worlds Between the Worlds is a beautiful store full of intriguing possibilities, with a peaceful, positive energy where any seeker is welcome. This is the Bitterroot Valley and Missoula area’s metaphysical and spiritual resource. Their goal is to serve as a gateway for many spiritual paths and provide a wide range of tools for conscious living. Between the Worlds has books, crystals, jewelry, divination tools, tarot, gemstone pendulums, prayer flags, incense, candles and oils of intention, music and magical skin care products. They offer healing energy work, a spiritual discussion group, psychic readings, tarot readings, henna body art, classes and lectures.

William Muñoz: Capturing Light His parents gave him a camera for graduation from high school.

Fourteen years later he became a full-time photographer. William (Bill) Muñoz graduated from the University of Montana with a degree in history and now resides in Montana’s beautiful Bitterroot Valley. He has provided photographs for more than 100 books, including the works of Dorothy Patent Hinshaw. Bill appreciates the need for his photography to spark a child’s imagination. It is the ‘wonder’ of the world of nature that he feels and attempts to capture in his images.

The Bitterroot is proud to have William Muñoz living here, capturing the beautiful Bitterroot Valley in his photography.

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FORD’S DEPARTMENT STORE

Satisfying Bitterrooters Since 1947!

Tom Ford, yes of Fords Department Store in Hamilton, Montana, is pushing 90 years of age. And the community is proud of him.

So are his son Alan, now general manager of Fords and his daughter Julie (Walker) now department manager. It is a family business and has been since it started in 1947.

What a success story, sixty-six years of doing business in one community, one family. When you are traveling to or through Hamilton stop in, shop and think of yourself as part of history. Thousands, maybe millions of customers shopped the same store over the last sixty-six years.

Pick out a pair of fine cowboy boots. The gentleman helping you find the perfect fit and comfort is Tom Ford. When you walk out in your new boots you will appreciate his experience, expertise and of course the comfort of your new boots, or shoes, or sandals. I did.

Fords Department Store carries “clothes you can wear in the Bitterroot,” Alan says. Men, women and children will all find something they need. From the latest fashion to fishing fashion, western to “Bitterroot Formal,” Fords Department Store will help you make history. They did.

ON MAIN IN HAMILTON … SINCE 1947 Fords Department Store • 136 W Main St Hamilton, MT 59840 • 406.363.2251 FromRivertoRidge.com

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2nd Street Market 175 South 2nd B in Hamilton, Montana

Jewelry by Jan Designing and making jewelry is more than a hobby, and more than a job for this artist. Born and raised in Darby Montana, Jan Spannuth finds it relaxing and fun, to create beautiful wearable pieces of art for you to enjoy. Every piece is unique.

She also carries Mojo Bracelets which are said to be like a human body tune up. Almost everyone will benefit from an increase in balance, energy, strength and flexibility. Jan’s family has experienced the benefits. You can try one of the Mojo Bracelets and see Jan’s original jewelry at the 2nd Street Market.

Wednesday - Saturday 12 to 5 pm janspannuth@gmail.com • 175 South 2nd B • Hamilton

The Crystal Lady Bonnie Klein has been fascinated with Crystals, Rocks and collecting

since she was little. This hobby has now expanded and you will find her fantastic assortment of Crystals, including Citrine Crystals, Aragonite and Smoky Quartz, unique Rock Jewelry, even polished heart gemstones at the Second Street Market. Bonnie also appraises Rock and Crystal collections. You can see Bonnie and her work at many of the weekend events in the beautiful Bitterroot Valley.

406.381.3345 • Box 532 Victor, MT 59875

Blessings and Bliss From Carol

Carol Sanders is a successful massage therapist in Hamilton Montana.

She has discovered that Himalayan Salt Lamps fit perfectly with massage therapy since they are natural air purifiers and create a serene, peaceful, healing atmosphere. These amazing lamps make unique gifts that are not only attractive but healthful too! Come in for a healing massage and also check out the different shapes and sizes of salt lamps available at the 2nd Street Market and at Between the Worlds.

At the 2nd Street Market 175 S, 2nd, Hamilton • 406.369.0282

Hearts: $5-$7 Candle Holders: $12-15 Salt Lamps: $20-$100 Table Salt – $3-$20.

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Catch Montana Catch Montana, offers unique hand made gifts using American Feathers. April makes various beautiful earrings and feather hair extensions while John ties incredible flies—besides being a full service fishing guide (Adza #77). Catch Montana feather accessories are of the highest quality and custom orders are welcome.

They also offer shipping to any location. You can find their products at the 2nd St. Market and the Saturday Farmers Open Market, both in Hamilton. Look for the Catch Montana booth at many events throughout the Valley.

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Hamilton Players Theater School Summer Camps Use the Stage to Develop Skills & Boost Self-Esteem in Children

By Brian D’Ambrosio

Theater is a positively influential tool capable of reaching children and unlocking their instincts and talents.

Children are born with hundreds of instincts, including the instinct to discover through pretending; an instinct that, unfortunately, is often stifled by a world full of conformity and standardization.

A bevy of studies linking the arts and education reveal a strong causal connection between the performing arts and the improvement of a plethora of verbal and mental skills in children, including enhanced word recollection and vocabulary comprehension. The Hamilton Players understand and strive to extend the benefit of theater in the lives of children. So much so that in 2007, the organization established a summer camp focusing on fundamental performance skills. Since then, classes at the Hamilton Players have become so popular that they are now offered year-round.

“We are different from other summer theater camps,” says Nicole Adamson, assistant and marketing head at the Hamilton Players. “A lot of camps focus solely on one week of really intense rehearsal, but the Players’ theatre school breaks things down into four unique sessions.” Those four distinct compartments provide the rudiments of the theatrical experience: performance skills, improvisation, theatre etiquette, and technical skills.

“We believe that an arts education offers something beyond what kids are learning in school,” says Adamson. “With the heavy emphasis on budget-cutting and time constraints, many schools no longer offer such arts programs.”

From communication skills to the ability to think critically, theater can play a significant role in the continuing development of students’ comprehension.

In addition to enhancing social and learning skills, involvement in theatre has been shown to advance students’ selfesteem, as well as their confidence in their academic prowess. Students of all ages who are involved in theater even maintain an elevated self-awareness.

“All the studies and stats are very positive,” says Adamson. “There seems to be a reduction in behavioral problems and all the bad things, and an increase in all of the good things.” The act of performing can help children appreciate their potential for success and improve their general outlook, which is something that Adamson has witnessed firsthand in the optimistic, vibrant feelings of her own ten-year old daughter. “She has got the bug for theater,” says Adamson.

What began six years ago as an aspiring camp is now firmly embedded as a reflection of the town’s cultural and educational milieu. “Our theater camps are a big thing in Hamilton,” says Adamson. “People in the community are blown away by the talent and skill of the kids involved with them. That’s incredibly gratifying to see.”

The Hamilton Players offers a kindergarten through twelft h grade week-long summer theater school which culminates in a workshop performance and a second, intensive summer theater workshop for grades fourth through twelft h. They have limited enrollment and applications are required. For information, call the Hamilton Players 406.375.9050.

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2013 SEASON QUALITY LIVE THEATER FOR OVER 30 YEARS Anything Goes

June 14-16, 21-23, and 28-30, 2013

Broadway & Bubbly CONCERT FUNDRAISER July 6, 2013

Broadway & Bubbly Encore AT THE SAPPHIRE LUTHERAN HOMES July 19, 2013

Nunsense

August 16-18, and 23-25, 2013

The Recruiting Officer

BY SHAKESPEAR IN THE PARKS AT THE DALY MANSION August 28, 2013

Return to the Forbidden Planet K-12 MUSICAL PRODUCTION September 1-3, 8-10, and 15-17, 2013

Call M-F 1–5 pm 406.375.9050 • 100 Ricketts Rd • Hamilton, MT • www.hamiltonplayers.com

The Perfect Stop Before the Theater

The Coffee Cup Cafe The place to go, breakfast lunch or dinner, for generous portions of great home cooking while relaxing in the changeable, eclectic collectibles decor.

The Home-made pies are simply wonderful and they serve a mean sticky bun beautifully gooey with raisins and melted sugar. When it is in season, you have to try the rhubarb pie, your taste buds will never be the same.

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Let’s Water the Bear!

For nearly a decade in Salmon, a sculpture of a grizzly bear poised to capture leaping salmon has been marooned on a pile of rocks with no water in sight. The 3,000 pound bronze bear’s drought will soon end. The Salmon Urban Renewal Agency has pledged to build the statues’s long anticipated water feature, which will surround the sculpture. The water feature will be completed by the end of 2013.

Main Street merchants who pushed to bring the project to completion say it will add to the impression that Salmon is a vacation getaway with a keen appreciation for the arts. Robert Deurloo, a renowned local wildlife sculptor, donated the sculpture to the City of Salmon, and the Salmon Urban Renewal agency. Early plans to establish a water feature and create a downtown centerpiece have been delayed for lack of funding. This year the funds are fi nally in place and the water feature is scheduled to start construction by September 1, 2013.

In order to supplement the Urban Renewal Agency monies, local business owners and supporters formed Friends of the Bear. With a goal of raising $20,000 in order to purchase benches, tables and lighting for the water feature. A web site was created so everyone can easily access information on the bear and donate money to the project. When completed, the bear and water feature will be the focal point and gathering place on Salmon’s historic Main street.

—From River to Ridge FRIENDSOFTHEBEAR.ORG

• Tel: 208-756-2987 Salmon Arts Council Attn: Friends of the Bear 200 Main Street Salmon, ID 83467

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but the same hard wood floors The building that McPherson’s occupies was built by David McNutt in 1902. When the building was completed, Monk and Green opened the doors to their general mercantile business on the ground floor, with the second floor being occupied

by Lemhi County offices. In 1913 Murd McPherson and Jack Walters bought into the firm of Monk and Green, and the name was changed to George H. Monk and Company.

By 1913 the business and the town had grown so that merchandising had to be changed to meet the demands of the growing population. Green took over the groceries portion and Monk and McPherson the dry goods. Two years later McPherson bought out Monk and Green and the name was changed to McPherson Dry Goods Company.

In 1938 Paul McPherson and wife Myra bought the store from his father Murd.

Despite World War II Paul McPherson dry goods business grew rapidly with his shrewd management and buying. In fact once a month customers would line up for blocks to purchase one pair of nylons and one pair of Levi’s.

In 1952 Paul McPherson died, his wife Myra chose to continue the business and took in a new partner, Florin Beller, to help manage the growing the business. Florin started working at McPherson’s in 1949. In ‘69 Myra retired and Florin purchased McPherson Dry Goods.

Florin Beller, his wife Mitzi and their family, chose to not change the name of the business and McPherson Dry Goods

Company has grown into the business you see today. And they are still at 301 Main Street in Salmon, Idaho. Over 111 years there have been a lot of changes to McPherson’s. But one thing that hasn’t changed is the hard wood floors in the men’s department. McPherson’s Dry Good company has just about everything you need, men’s and women’s clothing, furniture and bedding department, boots, hats, jewelry, and lots of history.

McPherson’s carries many nationally know brands, a diverse selection of products and all at very reasonable prices. Current owners, Ken and Steve Beller, invite you in to shop at Salmon’s oldest business…

McPherson’s Dry Goods Company.

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Since 1902 McPherson Dry Goods Company has occupied the same building on Salmon's historic Main Street. Over the years, McPhersons has strived to offer quality service and merchandise to the Salmon River Valley. They stock such famous brands as Levi, Carhartt, Montana Silversmiths, Ariat, Woolrich, Dansko and Best Home Furnishings. The western hat collection alone, is worth the stop. Traded in by the famous, and not so famous, they tell their own stories by the sweat and hard work that went into creating each hat's unique look. Stop into shop and you can come away with some colorful history.

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Art Council Dinner Theater Stock Car Races – Throughout the summer Missoula Children’s Theater Baseball /Softball Tournaments Baseball /Softball Tournaments Hunter’s Ball Children’s Art in the Park Children’s Art in the Park Shakespeare in the Park Shakespeare in the Park September Mountain Biking July Mountain Biking 7 Salmon 12 SalmonMarathon Marathon 4-7 2-5 Salmon River Days 11-13 Gibbonsville Bluegrass Festival 25 Salmon Valley 3 Too Slim and theArt TailShow draggers 21 WTTRA BallShow 2-31 SalmonCowboy Valley Art June 21 WTTRA Cowboy Ball October June 6 White Water Therapeutic Riding August 8 Pink Tea August 6 White Water Therapuetic Riding Ride-a-thon 3 Blues, Brews & BBQ 31 Merchant’s Trick or Treat 1 Blues, Brews & BBQ Ride-a-thon 14-16 Antique & Custom Car Show 15-21 Lemhi County Fair 22-29 Lemhi County Fair 12 Singer songwriter Greats 18-19 Kid’s Art in the Park 16-17 ChokeDays Cherry Days 17-19 Heritage 13-14 Antique & Custom Car Show

AllSummer Summer All Stock Car Races – Throughout the summer

Photo courtesy of Jerry Slagle Purple Easel Gallery, Salmon, Idaho

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Salmon, Idaho’s 1st Annual Outdoor Quilt Show!

August 17th You will find wonderful quilts from across the Northwest outdoors “on the balcony” at the Bear Country Inn, on Main St. in Salmon, Idaho on August 17th.

Plan on spending the weekend in Salmon.

Enjoy the company of other talented quilters, learn new techniques, discover new designs and make new friends for a life time. Everyone is invited to view these beautiful, functional pieces of art from 8 a.m. ‘til dusk. Admission is free.

Quilters of all skill levels from across the Northwest are invited to enter their quilts and display their handiwork. This is a non-

judged show and the entry fee is only $5.

The maximum quilt size is 120 inches by 120 inches and the minimum size is 6 inches x 6 inches. Application forms online at BearCountryInnSalmon.com. Make sure to enter your quilt in the show and reserve a room at the same time.

August 17th • 8 am till Dusk Free Admission

Come Hibernate With Us

Spring, summer, winter, or fall it is essential that our guests be as comfortable as they deserve. Join us at the Bear Country Inn for your accommodation needs.

Come to the Salmon Valley for the white water rafting, wilderness areas, historical centers, museums, hunting, fishing, hiking, and skiing.

Stay at Bear Country Inn for the pleasant accommodations: Continental Breakfast Hot Tub Reasonable Rates: Guest Laundry Refrigerator Rooms start at $52 Microwave Available Free Wifi Corporate Rates Pet Friendly Cable TV Group Discounts Weekly Rates

King, Queen and Double beds available

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A Sense of History, Place, and Community

With the belief that an understanding of history helps establish and maintain a sense of place and community, the Lemhi County Historical Society and Museum dedicates itself to education through the preservation and interpretation of its ever-increasing artifact and photo collections.

Enjoy the region’s history through the museum’s vivid exhibits, including:

From the Lemhi Shoshone/ Agaidika Artifact Collection

The Lemhi Shoshone/Agaidika Artifacts

This is the largest extant collection of artifacts from Sacajawea’s people available anywhere for viewing.

History of Life in the American West

This collection illustrates the history of the area from the 1866 discovery of gold and other mineral riches to the growth of the cattle, sheep, crops, and timber industries. History is recreated with exhibits of historical implements, artifacts from everyday life, and a wide range of local historical photographs.

From the Mining Artifact Collection

History of the Regional Chinese Community

The museum exhibits a number of artifacts from the Chinese residents as well as a collection of photographs.

The Ray Edwards Asian Collection

In 1966, to commemorate the efforts of his mining and ranching ancestors, the Ray Edwards estate donated a collection of Asian artifacts and provided funds to build the room in which they are exhibited. Edwards collected the Chinese, Japanese, and Tibetan relics during a 1920s tour of Asia.

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Artifact photos are copyrighted by the Lemhi County Historical Society and Museum, all rights reserved. They were taken by Ilona McCarty of Open View Photography and are available as art prints, gift cards, and note cards at the museum gift shop, where you can also find books and publications.

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October 25th and 26th.

Cort Conley, renowned Idaho author, will be presenting a two-day film and history festival October 25th and 26th on the Salmon River at the Sacajawea Interpretive Center.

Funds raised from this event will be divided between the Lemhi County Museum for restoration of the Salmon Grange and the Whitewater Park. Mr. Conley is the author of Idaho for the Curious, The River of No Return, and others.

Cort Conley was born in Berkeley, California. He earned a Jurisprudence Doctorate from the University of California, before moving to Idaho in 1972. In addition to his extensive background as a writer, editor, and publisher of books, he has worked as a house painter, book representative, forest fire lookout, river guide, and since 1998 as the literature director for the Idaho Commission on the Arts. Conley has written several books, most of which highlight his adopted state of Idaho. Conley worked as a river guide throughout the west and he turned his acquired knowledge of the Salmon River into The Middle Fork and The River of No Return both coauthored by friend Johnny Carrey. In his popular, Idaho for the Curious, Conley incorporates points of interest, historical information, and local legends to create a readable travel guide.

In his book Idaho Loners Conley creatively combines legend and fact in his stories. He selected individuals who chose to live a solitary life. The reasons for their lifestyles varied as much as the people themselves.

Conley included legendary characters such as the trapper Beaver Dick, hermit Doc Hinson, rancher Helena Schmidt, and mountain man Buckskin Bill Hart. He expanded the definition of a loner to include CIA administrator James Angleton and outlaw Claude Dallas.

His newest book, Idaho Artists (2011), is a compilation of men and women who are compelled to make art. It examines the wellsprings of their creativity, their traditions and training, how they go about their work, and their own aspirations and assimilated inspirations.

Preserving History … in BIG prints

The Lemhi County Museum now offers a full range of state-ofthe-art photo services including; scanning, copying, printing and designing. Using only archival (acid-free) papers and inks, you are able to preserve your history in a “large as life” format. Their new Epson professional printer produces fine art—Giclee prints, black and white, or color reproductions in sellable—professional art quality up to a width of 42 inches and 12 feet long. They stock fine art papers, photo papers, enhanced and double-weight matte and canvas as well as vinyl. Bring your old photos, prints even slides or negatives for professional reproduction of the highest quality. If you have an event or promotion they will also print canvas and vinyl banners. The Lemhi County Museum will also assist you in restoring your damaged, faded or cracked photos. When you want to preserve history or make history with a “large as life” reproduction contact Hope 208.756.4334 or Cami 208.756.2200 at the Lemhi County Museum. Preserving your history helps the museum preserve and display Idaho’s history.

See you at the Lemhi County Museum, Salmon, Idaho.

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The Sacajawea Interpretive, Cultural & Educational Center is cradled in the Lemhi River Valley between the Salmon River and the Beaverhead Mountains.

Located in the heart of Sacajawea’s homeland, this seventy-one acre park is dedicated to honoring and providing education about the great historical American heroine, Sacajawea, her people — the Agai Dika Lemhi Shoshone, and her role in the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery expedition.

The unique historical aspects of the expedition within Lemhi County offer an opportunity for the center to not only bring greater understanding and enlightenment to all the people of the world about Native Americans including the Agai Dika Shoshone, but to also promote local community arts, educational and recreational programs, and to preserve and promote conservation of our environment and open spaces.

The Visitor Center is open from Memorial Day through the end of September. Enjoy their interpretive exhibits which focus on Sacajawea, her role in the Expedition, and the Agai Dika Shoshone perspective. Artifacts and other displays are supplemented by knowledgeable volunteers.

The Sacajawea Center is not limited to static, indoor museum exhibits. The park and trails are open year-round and its unique outdoor setting is the “natural choice for travelers.” Its river corridor and fields of open space encompass some of the best wildlife habitat in the valley, while providing a peaceful spot to take in scenic views of the stunning peaks of the Continental Divide. Plan to spend some time enjoying their lovely walking trails and their Outdoor Programs.

Whether it’s a little known historical fact or how to make your own natural dyes, you’re bound to leave the Sacajawea Center both entertained and enlightened. Their programs provide a hands-on experience, sometimes referred to as experiential learning. Don’t miss Mike Crosby’s Corps of Discovery Presentations at the Meriweather Theater on Saturdays throughout the summer, or by special arrangement for your group. Sign up for a School of Discovery program and step back in time to a primitive 19th century village. Learn first hand about healing plants, softening a deer hide, preparing sinew for thread, turning stones and bones into useful tools, or fashioning baskets out of natural materials.

If you did not sign up to participate, you are welcome to observe.

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Cowgirl UP! Western Concert Concert: Bill Coffey and His Cash Money Cousins Water Adventure Camp grades 1-3 Water Adventure Camp grades 4-7 Outdoor Discovery Camp

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Outdoor Discovery Camp The 1805 Living Experience Choke Cherry Days Shakespeare in the Park at the Amphitheater

October 25

Halloween Family Fun Fest, 5:30-7 pm

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Kids Garden Club—Ages 6-12, every other Friday 9 am-noon, June 7 through September 13 Children's Nature Hour, ages 5 & under, 10-11 am every other Wednesday, June 13 through August 8

Hours Visitor Centor

Memorial Day Weekend through September 30 Mon-Sat: 9am-5pm • Sun: 12:30 pm-5 pm Off Season: Open by Arrangement

Learning Center

Mon through Friday: 9 am-2 pm

Fees

Over 6: $5 per person; Family (parents & children): $12 Groups & Tours: $4 per person — Call to schedule Ages 6 and under or Lemhi County Residents: Free

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EXPERIENCE SALMON’S ART Amazing is one word most often used to describe the experience of walking through the Purple Easel Gallery. Wonderful, beautiful, exciting are also commonly used.

You will see why when you visit their eclectic collection of fine art created by local artists.

There are pieces in every medium from woodwork, jewelry, fused glass and hand crafted knives to photography and of course

paintings in oil, watercolor and acrylic.

You might even meet one of the artists who created the captivating art.

Celeste Graham

variety of media, including pencil, charcoal, pen&ink, watercolor and oils. After graduating with a degree in graphic design in 2007, she opened a design business called “a fine line, art and design by celeste.” One of her dreams was to support and promote local artistic talents. To fulfi ll her dream, she opened the Purple Easel Gallery in May 2008. The gallery consists of over 50 artists in a variety of mediums who have created a diverse collection of artistic works.

Artist & Gallery Manager

Celeste has lived in the Salmon area for over 30 years. Celeste began creating art while in grade school. While raising her family, she began capturing the beauty of the Salmon area on paper and canvas. She has studied under Barbara Peets as well as taking various workshops on watercolor and oil techniques.

Her main focus when painting landscapes is to share the feelings she experiences in the calm in the area mountains. She uses a

Mon-Sat 10-6 and by Appointment 408 Main Street in Salmon 208.756.8839 • purpleeaselgallery.com

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Jerry Slagle

Photographer

A photographer for better than 50 years now. Jerry became interested in photography while in high school. After his stint in the Navy and a college major in photography he combined his dreams and became an LAPD police photographer. Jerry "lived the dream" for 28 years.

After so many years of photographing the worst side of mankind, he wanted to capture the real beauty around him, specifically in the Northwest.

“God’s Country” near Salmon, Idaho is now Jerry's home. He loves landscape and wildlife photography and the rustic images that abound in the Salmon area suit his perfectly.

Years of experience, numerous seminars, classes and workshops and have led numerous photography awards. Jerry loves to share the beauty of the Northwest with others through his photography. You can see his work at the Purple Easel Gallery in Salmon.

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Where the locals dine … for two reasons: good food & memories 50 years of good food, good friends, and good times, right here on Main Street in Salmon, Idaho. Many say the sign

of a good local restaurant is the number of cars with local plates parked out front. Well come on in, we hope you don’t have to walk too far from your parking spot.

The Salmon River Coffee Shop is where the locals gather. From 6 in the morning ‘til 9 at night, seven days a week. Breakfasts are everything you would expect of a hometown coffee shop.

The “Gott” burger, named after the original owner, is always a challenge. The meat loaf sandwich—a big hit.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner, made from scratch, soups, pies and desserts, all done home style make the Salmon River Coffee Shop a very fulfilling and enjoyable experience, when you are in downtown Salmon.

Mike Johnston and Buddy and Cora Jones

have extensively remodeled the coffee shop as well as opened The Other Side (of the Coffee Shop) during the last two years. Now in Salmon, Idaho there is excellent Prime Rib available every night.

The Other Side offers you a very affordable fine dining experience Tuesday - Saturday, 11:30 to 9 p.m..

Homemade barbecue sauce on baby back ribs, crispy shrimp, and Fettuccine Alfredo are just a few of the favorites.

Beer and wine, domestic and imported are always available.

Live music on Friday and Saturday nights adds to the ambiance. And Sunday is a real treat with the all you can eat breakfast buffet.

Original Owner, Mr. Gott

Join the community of Salmon, Idaho, for a meal at the Salmon River Coffee Shop and The Other Side … for a finer dining experience.

Owners: Mike Johnston and Cora and Buddy Jones

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• RV Park with full hookups • 24 hours gas pumps • Laundry and showers • Propane and ice • 2 Guest-room suites • Convenience store and diner Buddy’s is complete with a full service diner offering salads, burgers, chili, fish sandwiches, tacos, steaks, homemade soups, pizza, and more. For your shopping needs there is a gift shop, providing souvenirs, maps, newspapers, magazines, and clothing. Of course, beer, wine, and ice are always available, accompanied by the friendliest service in town.

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