“The day was perfect. The sunshine took a conspicuous part in the proceedings.” The Missoula Brass Band played as “crowds of little ones in spring attire and those of mature years” poured out onto the school yard. It was Tuesday, May 18, 1887: Missoula’s first Arbor Day. The morning had been spent in special exercises at the school. Students from all grade levels … [Read more...] about Harmon’s Histories: Arbor Day a leafy rite of spring in Missoula since 1887

Professor Emeritus Steven Gaskill prefers to meet outside, gliding into Sacajawea Park on a bike with yellow fenders and a milk crate, sitting on the opposite end of the bench to forge a safe distance during an interview. He has pursued a variety of projects in his time, describing his guiding philosophy as “if a door opens, walk through it.” Right now, he’s leading efforts … [Read more...] about From Olympic coach to UM prof, Steven Gaskill a force behind M Trail renovations

Imagine Missoula as the largest, most powerful and most influential city in America, dwarfing New York and Washington.  Imagine its skyscrapers so tall that new technology would be required to allow elevators to reach such heights. The Missoula Weekly Gazette envisioned such a future in a front page article on March 18, 1891. Titled “Anno Domini 1950 – Missoula as … [Read more...] about Harmon’s Histories: 1890s editor imagined ‘future Missoula’ with river 17 miles wide, newspaper with 3M copies

(KPAX) MISSOULA — You will be able to drink your favorite beverage while eating a homemade pastry this weekend at the Missoula Farmers Market. On Saturday, the market - located near the XXX's - will welcome back their cottage industry vendors. Those include bakers, candy makers, beverage vendors, flower and plant purveyors and canned good creators. They will join the … [Read more...] about Missoula Farmers Market expanding vendors this weekend

StoryCorps, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of people from all backgrounds and beliefs, will utilize a new virtual platform to record remote interviews in Montana from June 3 to July 3, 2020 as part of its Mobile Tour. Now in its 15 th anniversary year, the StoryCorps Mobile Tour has facilitated thousands of … [Read more...] about MTPR StoryCorps to record remote interviews of Montanans in virtual visit