| | | | | | | The Belton Chalet is a treasure of Glacier National Park, with historic ties to the region's development. Watch the Video: |
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| | | | | | Stephen and Julie Shea love New Zealand almost as much as they love their native Montana. They revel in the natural beauty, wide open spaces, unspoiled wilderness and unbridled sense of place and belonging that both provide. That personal sense of being a part of, fitting in with—and connecting to—the land was paramount when they built their “Kiwi House” in Bozeman, Montana. |
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| | | | | | The difference between a simple storage trunk and a timeless heirloom? Try hundreds of hours of painstaking labor, a choice of 450 different species of wood, and the eagle-eyed craftsmanship of two Corvallis men. Allen Howe and Tyler Smart are the artisans behind Montana Trunk, a company that custom-crafts virtually any container—trunk, jewelry box, briefcase—their clients desire. The trunk pictured is made of padouk (an exotic wood from South Africa), with handmade, solid walnut inlays. It measures 38.5” wide, 22” high, 22” deep and consumed roughly 120 hours of labor. $3800. Montana Trunk, (406) 961-4383. E-mail: mt@cybernet1.com |
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 | | | | | | | | Montana’s first dragon boat race is set for September 8, 2012, on Flathead Lake. For the event, all teams will race in the Hong Kong-style, 46-foot dragon boats. Each boat holds a team of 20 paddlers, a drummer and a steerer. All ages, abilities and physiques are welcome, which makes the competition hinge upon teamwork and paddling style rather than brute strength. |
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| | | | | | BOZEMAN -- Montana State University's International Street Food Bazaar has become a Bozeman institution, and this year's event, scheduled from 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, in MSU's SUB Ballrooms, will be no exception. |
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| | | | | | They call themselves The Singing Sons of Beaches and they travel to the far corners of Montana pulling a trailer better known as the Can of Soup. |
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