Treasure State Lifestyles Montana

05/27/2025

Plan to see a local museum this summer!
Museums are vital for preserving cultural heritage, educating the public, and fostering community engagement. They act as repositories of knowledge, providing tangible links to the past and influencing how we understand our place in the world. Museums also contribute to economic growth by generating jobs and attracting tourists. Check out our list of museum’s.

Belt Belt Museum 37 Castner Street (406) 277-3574 Big Sandy Big Sandy Historical Museum 87 Johannes Avenue West (406) 378-2640 Bozeman Museum of the Rockies 600 West Kagy Boulevard (406) 994-2251 Browning Museum of the Plains Indian 3021 4th Avenue South (406) 216-2676 Bynum The Montana Dinosaur Cen...

05/27/2025

Lifestyle’s Montana has just launched a special issue Celebrating the 20 year Anniversary of the Montana Dinosaur Trail.
Twenty years ago, Montana embarked on an ambitious journey to showcase its rich prehistoric heritage by establishing the Montana Dinosaur Trail. Today, this remarkable trail continues to captivate visitors with its collection of 14 premier locations across the state, each offering unique glimpses into Montana's fascinating dinosaur history.

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05/26/2025

If you haven’t been to the little town of Rudyard, in the summer it’s a must stop to see not just one museum, or even the two but three! They have truely amazing dinosaur hall building where you get to see real dinosaur bones found locally and a pretty complete dinosaur. The Depot Museum includes a schoolhouse, the old train depot, and the homestead history of the highline tiwns in the area. The automobile museum has numerous vintage vehicles and farm equipment. If you are traveling down Highway 2, plan this in your trip you will be glad you stopped.

05/26/2025

Carousel Rest Area of Shelby
Unlimited rides for a single price on this carousel with painted animals, plus ice cream. 
Summer Schedule Friday 5PM-8PM Saturday 1PM-5PM Available for groups or private party by appointment only. Book this facility for your special event!

05/25/2025

About 15 miles south of Helena and a few miles north of Townsend sits Canyon Ferry, one of Montana's most popular water recreation areas.
Located just off the shores of Canyon Ferry Lake is the Norwegian Wood Ranch where you can enjoy outdoor dining in the summer, a full bar, and live music on weekends and a 9-hole par 3 Golf course. Also, available are overnight stays in a cozy cabin or glamping tents on Magpie Creek. Check out their website for specials, event planning and menus.

05/25/2025

Congratulations!
Marketplace On Main in Cut Bank
2025 Made in Montana Retailer of the Year!

05/24/2025

Great Summer Experience for Kids!

05/23/2025

Tess Brady does the majority of local flower watering in Stanford (both morning and night when it is hot outside). This begins in the middle of June and ends in late October. She is fastidious about cleaning the dead and dying flowers from the displays, and the look is described as pristine. This process takes hours each day, every day.

By LaVonne Limpus-Jurack Have you seen it? Stanford, population 384, looks like a picture book town in a faraway place, but it’s not; it’s right here in central Montana just waiting for you to stop by and check it out. It isn’t happening by accident, oh no, most of the town’s citizens give t...

05/23/2025

BearGulch Pictographs is located in central Montana, at the foothills of the beautiful Little Snowy Mountains. Spring and summer bring greens and browns that are breathtaking. BearGulch Pictographs is a well-preserved Plains Indian rock art site that displays more than 4000 pictographs and petroglyphs that date back as early as 1000 CE. It is remarkably well preserved and has been lauded as one of the best-preserved sites in the country for pictographs and petroglyphs.

05/23/2025

Fresno Dam, located on the Milk River 14 miles west of Havre, Montana, is a compacted earthfill dam with a structural height of 110 feet and a crest length of 2,070 feet.
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Fresno Dam, located on the Milk River fourteen miles west of Havre, Montana, is a compacted earthfill dam with a structural height of 110 feet and a crest length of 2,070 feet. It contains 2,105,000 cubic yards of material. An overflow-type spillway at the north end of the dam provides for a maximum...