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News: Raptors of the West Wins 2011 Montana Book Award
Last Saturday I spent the day at Chico Hot Springs with other members of the Montana Book Award choosing this year’s winner and honor books. The news release below reports the results of our deliberations. ∞§∞ The 2011 Montana Book Award winner is Raptors of the West by Kate Davis, Rob Palmer and Nick Dunlop,…
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News: Yellowstone Gate Links to M. Mark Miller Blog
Today I noticed that I my blog received several hits from Yellowstone Gate, which describes itself as “an independent, online news site covering life in and around Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks. Our mission is to offer original reporting, insight and commentary on the critical common issues facing the parks and their gateway communities,…
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A Tale: Tourists Say Goodbye to Budding Romance After Tour — Dale, 1904
“It was only when we got back to the starting point and there met strangers that we realized what old friends we had all become. “
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A Tale: A Mountain Man Has Christmas Dinner — Russell, c. 1838
“The first dish that came on was a large tin pan eighteen inches in diameter, rounding full of stewed elk meat.” ***Happy Holidays***
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Twin Bridges To Play for Montana Football Championship
“I attended that game in 1955, but didn’t watch much of it. A blizzard blew in the night before and temperatures hovered in the low teens on game day—with a stiff wind and blowing snow.”
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Teddy Roosevelt Describes Tame Bears in Yellowstone Park — c. 1914
“It is curious to think that the descendants of the great grizzlies which were the dread of the early explorers and hunters should now be semi-domesticated creatures.”
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An Event: I Had Fun Signing Books at Old Faithful Inn
” If a book sale results, that’s fine. But if it just gives me a chance to chat with people from all over the world, that’s fine too.”