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Skijoring, For Days When Water Skiing Just Isn’t a Good Idea

March 5, 2019January 28, 2015 by Bert Carlstrom

Skijoring in Whitefish, Montana, winter 2014

Last weekend marked the seventh annual National Ski Joring Association Championships in Whitefish, Montana (the pictures on this post are from the 2014 event). Skijoring in Whitefish has a history stretching back at least half a century. During the 1960s and early ’70s, the annual Whitefish Winter Carnival prominently featured a skijoring competition. However, in … Read more

On Montanan Exceptionalism

March 5, 2019October 22, 2014 by Bert Carlstrom

I have a friend who was talking about a trip he took to Texas. “The problem, with Texans,” he said, “is that they are all so proud of Texas. They think that Texas is the best place ever.” “Montanans can be pretty arrogant when it comes to talking about our state too,” I replied. He … Read more