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  • Episode 77: Missoula's Big Dipper Ice Cream turns 30

    Episode 77: Missoula's Big Dipper Ice Cream turns 30
    2025/10/06
    Along Missoula's Hip Strip, off South Higgins is a go-to spot just about everybody knows. Its back story is about hard work, a love of what you do, and a dedication to local community. Big Dipper Ice Cream is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Not far from downtown, the University of Montana campus and Hellgate High School, it's been a draw for ice cream lovers for generations. Customers come from all over to taste new flavors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Episode 76 Payne Family Native American Center connects students, honors cultures

    Episode 76 Payne Family Native American Center connects students, honors cultures
    2025/09/29
    The Payne Family Native American Center on the University of Montana campus houses UM’s prestigious Native American Studies Department. It’s the first academic center of its kind in the country and was designed by Crow Tribe Member Daniel Glenn. It provides services to Native students and offers classes and cultural activities to meet the needs of Indigenous students. It’s named for its primary benefactor and lead donor, UM alumnus and businessman Terry Payne and his wife Patt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Episode 75 Families trace livestock brand history through online registry

    Episode 75 Families trace livestock brand history through online registry
    2025/09/22
    Montana’s beloved author, the late Ivan Doig, called livestock brands “the classical language of the American West." Doig and his wife Carol gifted the Montana Department of Livestock a donation to make the history of those brands more accessible to the public. If you’d like to learn more about your family brand you can acquire a lot of information online. Brand records have been compiled by the Montana Department of Livestock and supplied to the Montana Historical Society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Episode 74 Traditional cowboy branding skills thrive at Cross Ranch near Bannack

    Episode 74 Traditional cowboy branding skills thrive at Cross Ranch near Bannack
    2025/09/16
    A livestock brand proves ownership. It ties generations of families to their land and ancestors. The practice dates to the ancient Egyptians. But most of us know it as an iconic symbol of the American west. NBC Montana spent a day late last spring with branding crews at the Cross Ranch in the Horse Prairie Valley near Bannack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Episode 73 Ranch family treasures historic livestock brands, precious heirlooms of the West

    Episode 73 Ranch family treasures historic livestock brands, precious heirlooms of the West
    2025/09/08
    Livestock brands open windows into history. They uncover stories. They fill in missing pieces to events forgotten or left unrecorded. They shed light on lives long past, and bridge generations. In our Montana Moment season debut, NBC Montana traveled to southwest Montana where we met rancher Debbie Staudenmeyer Tamcke and her family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Episode 72 Best of Montana Moment: Seeley Lake's 1,000-year-old Gus is world's largest Western Larch tree

    Episode 72 Best of Montana Moment: Seeley Lake's 1,000-year-old Gus is world's largest Western Larch tree
    2025/09/01
    A thousand years ago, a new life began near present day Seeley Lake. The only witnesses to his youth would have been the Indigenous People. He was already 200-years-old when the Magna Carta was signed, and more than 800 when the Civil War started. But today, this Western Larch tree, affectionately known as Gus, continues to thrive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Episode 71 Best of Montana Moment Exploring Robber's Roost, retired stage stop and inn, crossroads of the wild west

    Episode 71 Best of Montana Moment Exploring Robber's Roost, retired stage stop and inn, crossroads of the wild west
    2025/08/25
    Between Sheridan and Alder stands an inn once known as a major transportation hub. The building has long since been retired as a place of business, and is now one of southwest Montana's most historic sites. After gold was discovered in Alder Gulch in 1863, fortune seekers and other travelers rested here before moving on to their destinations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Episode 70 Best of Montana Moment: Digging for crystals at Crystal Park, a rock hound's playground

    Episode 70 Best of Montana Moment: Digging for crystals at Crystal Park, a rock hound's playground
    2025/08/18
    Molten granite formed the Pioneer Mountain Range in southwest Montana about 72-million years ago. As the granite cooled, water carried quartz and other minerals through the rocks and deposited them in veins. With time, the minerals were exposed to air and ground water, leaving a repository of gems. Few places in the country showcase that more than Crystal Park. You will find Crystal Park off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway between Wise River and Polaris. To the east, the Pioneer Mountains climb as high as 10,000 feet. To the west lies Crystal Park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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