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1330 - Pine Creek Lodge

Pine Creek Lodge in Montana’s Paradise Valley is a rustic, mom-and-pop music venue...

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1331 - Warren Miller Performing Arts Center

The Warren Miller Performing Arts Center presents extraordinary shows, every season...

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1332 - Big Sky Artists Collective and Gallery

Michelle Kristula-Green, a contemporary mosaic artist in Big Sky, shares how the Big Sky Artists’ Collective...

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1333 - Ernest Hemingway

Cooke City was born in the 1870s mining boom, a rugged outpost tucked high in Montana’s Beartooth...

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1334 - Jim Dolan - Bleu Horses

Just north of Three Forks, Montana, distant mountain ranges shape the horizon. Here, the Jefferson...

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1335 - Waldazo the Bison by Kirsten Kainz

Waldazo the Bison anchors Fire Pit Park at the center of Big Sky’s town hub. Just steps from cafes...

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1336 - Live from the Divide

Live From the Divide is a community-supported listening room where every song is heard in its truest...

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1337 - Shane Lalani Center for the Arts

Erika Adams discovered her love for theatre at age 12 when she began performing on stage...

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1338 - Yellowstone Gateway Museum

Nava Streiter curates the Yellowstone Gateway Museum, a historic three-story brick schoolhouse in...

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1339 - The Montana Gang

In the late 1960s, Livingston, Montana–a railroad town on the Yellowstone River...

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1340 - Crazy Mountain Museum

Set in a wide-open field with the jagged peaks of the Crazy Mountains rising behind it and shaded...

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1341 - Barbara Van Cleve

Barbara Van Cleve, a renowned photographer and author, was raised on her family’s Lazy K Bar...

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1342 - Museum of the Beartooths

Penny Redli, Executive Director of the Museum of the Beartooths, leads the museum in preserving and...

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1343 - Charles Ringer Studio and Gallery

Charles Ringer spent his life turning scrap and steel into motion and wonder. A self-taught artist who traded...

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1344 - Red Lodge Clay Center

Breanna Ferreira is a resident artist at the Red Lodge Clay Center, a destination tucked beneath...

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1345 - Kevin Red Star Gallery

In the charming, historic downtown of Red Lodge, Montana, the Kevin Red Star Gallery occupies a...

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1346 - Carbon County Arts Guild

The Carbon County Arts Guild and Depot Gallery, led by executive director Kim Kapalka, champions...

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1347 - Carbon County Historical Museum

The Carbon County Historical Society & Museum was founded in 1959. Today, Rebecca Van Horn...

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1348 - Elk River Books

Set along Livingston’s Main Street, Elk River Books invites visitors into a light-filled space where tall...

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1349 - Gary Kerby

In the Shields River Valley between the Bridger Range and the Crazy Mountains, Wilsall, Montana...

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1350 - Touching the Big Sky

T.D. Kelsey grew up on a ranch near Belgrade, Montana. He rodeoed for years in rough stock...

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1351 - Tinworks

Tinworks is an artist-centered, community-oriented non-profit arts space that transformed a...

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1352 - The Joy of Water

Lisa Lord is the artist who created “The Joy of Water”, the vibrant art installation at Bogert Pool, a historic...

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1353 - Eric Junker

Perched at the edge of Yellowstone National Park, with the iconic Roosevelt Arch welcoming visitors...

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1354 - Roosevelt Center

The Roosevelt Center, once a quiet, vacant brick schoolhouse, has been reborn as Red Lodge’s hub...

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1355 - Big Timber Carnegie Library

Dave and Carmen Hodges are local artists and gallery owners in Big Timber, Montana, preserving...

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1356 - Clarks Fork Valley Museum

The Clarks Fork Valley Museum, housed in the former Fromberg depot, preserves the story of a...

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1357 - Two Rivers Gallery

Located in historic downtown Big Timber, Montana, Two Rivers Gallery is a non-profit...

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1358 - Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture

Once a bustling schoolhouse, the Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture still carries the...

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1359 - James Niehus

For decades, James Niehues has painted the world’s mountains and ski resorts from above–over...

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1360 - Ellen Theatre

John Ludin is the Executive Director of Montana TheatreWorks, which owns and operates the Ellen...

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1361 - Flourish

Jim Zimpel is a Montana-based sculptor. After teaching for a decade at Columbia College Chicago...

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1362 - Parks Reece

Located along Main Street in historic downtown Livingston, Montana, the Parks Reece Gallery reflects...

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1363 - Opera MT

In the 1980s, Bozeman blossomed into the cultural hub of the Rockies, attracting artists with its...

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1364 - Headwaters Heritage Museum

Near the center of downtown Three Forks, Montana, the Headwaters Heritage Museum...

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1365 - Fordhenge

Greg Nelson is a Montana artist and former teacher with two art degrees. His lifelong connection to cars...

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1366 - Museum of the Yellowstone

West Yellowstone has long been shaped by visitors coming to experience Yellowstone National Park...

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1367 - Ghost Signs

Livingston began as a railroad town in 1882, when the Northern Pacific carved its way west and planted...

Discover the wonder, history, and unforgettable landscapes of Montana’s Yellowstone Country through the Montana Yellowstone Country Talking Trail. Stretching across one of the most scenic regions in the American West, Yellowstone Country is home to breathtaking mountain vistas, vibrant small towns, rich Native and frontier history, abundant wildlife, and endless outdoor adventure.
 

From the gateway communities surrounding Yellowstone National Park to the stories that shaped Montana’s rugged character, each stop along the trail brings the region to life through the voices of local residents, historians, and storytellers. Explore at your own pace, listen on your phone, and connect with the people, places, and experiences that make Yellowstone Country truly special. Start your journey today and discover Montana’s Yellowstone Country in a whole new way.

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