Places, Trips, Events - Virtual Montana

Helena’s Hectic Houses

March 5, 2019July 15, 2014 by Bert Carlstrom

Helena’s architecture defies classification. To begin with it was a gold rush town—filled with saloons and brothels and dirt covered prospectors. Some of this remains in the tangled skein of roads that follow old footpaths, and in many buildings’ false-fronted western flair. In just a few short years, however, the town had become the epicenter … Read more

In Which We Go to Helena and Do Many Things

March 5, 2019July 3, 2014 by Bert Carlstrom

A few weeks ago, I got to spend four days in Helena, doing as many touristy things as I could handle. It’s been a long time since I’ve gotten to act like a tourist in Helena, and it was a blast. Here is a list of the things we did, lots of these activities will … Read more

Bewitched by the Bray: the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts

March 5, 2019July 1, 2014 by Bert Carlstrom

Before it became one of the foremost ceramics studios in the world, the site of the Archie Bray Foundation was the Western Clay Manufacturing Company. It took very little for Archie Bray to begin transforming the place into an arts center in 1951. Bray envisioned creating a place for “all who are interested in the … Read more

The Clark Fork Farmers’ Market–Missoula, May 24, 2014

February 13, 2015May 27, 2014 by Bert Carlstrom

Clark Fork Farmers Market, Missoula, Montana

Makoshika State Park

March 5, 2019May 20, 2014 by Bert Carlstrom

To celebrate 75 years of State Parks, Virtual Montana is going to profile a state park each week. Here’s the first in our series: Makoshika, outside of Glendive, Montana.