Bozeman Outdoor Adventure News

11/12/2023

Two very creative kiddos designed "bumpers" for their reindeer bowling 🎳 activity! Way to Go!

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The Butte-Silver Bow Public Library is seeking donations of Crockpots and Cutting boards. Please consider donating any cluttering up your kitchens. TYI

11/12/2023

Congratulations to Mrs. Kathy Rutherford for being selected as the Three Forks Middle School teacher of the month!!

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08/12/2023

Stay tuned to our Snow Report Page. Sorry to say we will not be opening on Thursday or Friday on account of yesterdays rain but hope that the snowstorms tracking across our range will deposit some snow allowing us to ReOpen on either Saturday or Sunday. Too early to say right now so check back on Friday Afternoon for an update. https://skilookout.com/snow-report

08/12/2023

When you leave a campfire unattended, you risk starting a wildfire. Keep campfires small and manageable. Have a source of water, bucket, and shovel nearby at all times!

📷 habby_art (on IG)

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Did you ever have the feeling you were being watched?
This guy keeps track of everything going on from his perch at the Upper Musselshell Museum.

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08/12/2023

Free Skating Days!

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08/12/2023

The 🎄 CHRISTMAS STROLL 🎄 is tomorrow, December 8th from 4pm-7pm! We will have a couple vendors in the taproom for you to get some holiday shopping done! Stop by to sip & shop!

🥧 KLO'S CREATIONS - delicious pies, cookies, & other baked goods
💍 OFF THE RACK JEWELRY - scarf sliders, bracelets, key chains, & rings all handmade from deer & elk antlers

We will also have some christmas cocktails, hot cocoa, & 10% off Gally's merchandise and 4-packs of beer! 🍻

Plus, visit many other Harlowton businesses including Barky's, Fisk Contracting, Mid Montana Insurance, Tomlinson Mercantile, Montana Rugged Wear, Beley Manor, Diana's Quilts & Things, Armory Fitness, & the Harlowton Public Library.

🎬 Head to the Harlo Theatre for a free showing of the classic movie, HOME ALONE at 7:30pm, sponsored by the Wheatland County Chamber of Commerce!

08/12/2023

Need a gift idea. Go to our online merchandise shop and shop your heart out. :-)

https://2fatguysspirits.com/shop/

08/12/2023

2024 Audubon Wildlife Grants- Application Period Now Open!

All applications due by Friday, December 15, 2023.

For more than 25 years, Montana Audubon's Audubon Wildlife Fund has awarded grants to individuals and organizations to support research or other activities that focus on the conservation, enhancement and public appreciation of Montana’s wildlife and natural communities.

In 2024, we will provide approximately $2,000 in total grant funds.

Preference given to projects involving nongame wildlife, from birds to invertebrates, and their habitats. We encourage proposals that emphasize the significance of the proposed project in regard to its research, educational, and/or recreational value. Preference will be given to small nonprofit organizations, research projects, and graduate students.

Grant winners will be announced in early March 2024.

Visit our website for guidelines and an application form: www.mtaudubon.org/wildlifegrants

08/12/2023

At Rocky Mountain College, our students experience what they refer to as the "Rocky Difference." Not only do they develop a personal connection with their peers and the RMC community, but they're given the opportunity for hands-on experience to gain skills in their field right away.

RMC is unlike any other school; we recognize our students as individuals, not just numbers. Experience the Rocky Difference for yourself and visit our campus today.

Schedule a visit here and receive a $500 institutional scholarship: rocky.edu/visitnow

08/12/2023

Let's take a moment to reflect on the incredible journey of evolution. The story of life on this planet is a testament to the power of cooperation.

From single-celled organisms to complex ecosystems, life has thrived through symbiotic relationships, mutual support, and adaptation. 🔄🌿

www.brucelipton.com

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08/12/2023

It's always interesting to follow someone's life through the pages to old newspapers that the Montana Historical Society has digitized and made available to the public for free.
Today we take you to Ekalaka, in southeast Montana, where Samuel J. (S.J.) Emswiler lived. The Ekalaka Eagle makes scores of mentions about S.J., noting that from 1915 to 1919 he was a "U.S. Commissioner" who helped people establish claims to their land. The ads were published by the U.S. Department of the Interior. An ad he ran in the paper in 1917 noted that he was a notary public and did "Filings, Final and Yearly proofs. All homestead papers properly executed."
He married Pearly Freese in February 1917 in nearby Miles City.
By 1921 he was the assistant cashier for the Ekalaka State Bank, and by March 24, 1922, he was one of two directors at the bank. He also was a member of the Ekalaka Aero Club, which was looking for people to ride in a plan piloted by Earl Vance of Miles City.
Samuel and Pearl had two children who died at birth, and they raised three other boys - Adelbert Freese, Lionel Emswiler and Marion Rodney "Rod" Emswiler. All three of the boys joined the military, and S.J. was the acting treasurer of Carter County's War Chest Fund. Adelbert and Jerome died in action in WWII. Rod died in an auto accident at age 26.
In this undated photo, S.J. is standing next to his chuckwagon. He died in 1952 at the age of 71, and is buried in the Ekalaka cemetery.

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The skies light up with the sunrise!

07/12/2023

Tarpon Thursday,
Get your Tarpon On!
Tarpon Patterned Leggings
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07/12/2023

The camper isn't a modern idea.
Just imagine, loading the kids and wife in a comfortable home on wheels for a weekend at the lake.
This early model camper is probably from sometime around the 1920s from the look of the film and picture quality.

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Early 20th century view of Anaconda. North Hickory street known as Mainville area is depicted. Warm Springs Creek flows through Anaconda, past the railline with mountains in the background. The Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Courthouse is seen in the background with Sheep Gulch behind https://www.mtmemory.org/nodes/view/110018

Photo from Anaconda-Deer Lodge County

07/12/2023

Part of the great fun and interest of birding is when the unexpected shows up like a wandering migrant far from its home range, or a bird that is truly rare -- such as threatened or endangered -- a California Condor, for example. Other things that get birders talking are nature's oddities like this naturally-occurring hybrid between a cinnamon teal (Spatula cyanoptera) and a northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata) spotted recently at the Merced NWR. The observer reported scanning through many cinnamon teal and northern shovelers before finding this unique individual sporting the cinnamon-colored body of the teal and the green head, yellow eyes, and spatula-shaped bill of the shoveler. It also wears the bold white crescent shape in front of the eye like a blue-winged teal, also in the genus "Spatula." During your next visit to the national wildlife refuge, don't be so quick to dismiss that large flock of what looks like "this, that, or the other." Take some time, and you may spot the next something unexpected! Photo courtesy of Gary R. Zahm.