Up in the 406

It’s that special time of year on the east shore of Flathead Lake as the cherry harvest is officially underway.

Hundreds of trout, dozens of grouse, hail the size of eggs, watermelons stolen from an old man, naughty boys disrupting the singing school, a sure way to improve school boys’ spelling, a screeching brass band and a bit of Irish humor. Those were the August headlines in Missoula newspapers in 1874.

Friday marked the 73rd anniversary of the Mann Gulch Fire, which burned around 5,000 acres near the Gates of the Mountains and claimed the lives of 13 firefighters.

Hot Tuna was formed in 1969 by Jefferson Airplane members Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady.

William Munoz writes, "The Decemberists take us on a journey of fantastical stories that make one feel free from the mundane."

Built in 1881, St. John’s Episcopal Church is the longest continually operated church in Uptown Butte, and the folks that run it understand just how difficult it is to keep a church going in this day and age.

After a three-year hiatus caused by Covid, the Big Sky Amphitheater Summer Concert Series once again was live with The Dead South, a folk bluegrass band from Regina, Saskatchewan.

While the kids are likely to become more confident on a skateboard over the course of the next week, the camp has the potential to teach lessons that go beyond skateboarding.

Only a few decades ago, before plastic bottles were a thing, there were public water fountains.

John Schwarz witnessed the battles of World War II firsthand as a combat photographer. More than 75 years later, what he captured is on display at the American Legion Post in Terry.