Monthly Archives: July 2009

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We’re Tweeting

We’re stoked to be blogging and to have contributers from around the region adding entries to our official Glacier Country blog. The first-person entires provide a fabulous look at real experiences in our region!

But we’ve got some new news for you…we’re tweeting! twitter_logo

You can follow us at www.twitter.com/glaciermt where we provide up-to-date suggestions for things to do, places to see and delicious treats you don’t want to miss out on while in Western Montana. If you’re traveling through the area, check our twitter page for the latest and greatest.

Happy Traveling!

Native American Demonstrating Artists

I am writing from the Pikuni Gift Shop located inside the Museum of the Plains Indian in Browning, MT. We are a non-profit organization run by the Blackfeet Community College which serves as a learning center for business students as well as a training facility for Opportunities Inc. students. At our store we sell only authentic Native American Made crafts and art. 

Right now we are proud to have three demonstrating artists at the museum. Our first artist is Leonda Fast Buffalo Horse, a Blackfeet native born in Browning, Montana and raised in Seattle, Washington. Her art consists of Stained Glass & Porcupine Quill. She uses both contemporary & traditional Native American designs in her art work.

Our second artist is Ernest Marceau another Blackfeet Native Artist. His artwork consists of abstract line style. “My art is a modern look at native visions as I preserve them to be in the past,” he said.

Last but not least is our third artist, Ray Bird, who also happens to be a Blackfeet native whose artwork brings to life the Blackfeet Culture.

All three artists will be at the museum the remainder of July.

Glacial Lake Missoula

Thousands of years ago (13,000 – 17,000) incredible floods shaped Eastern Washington, the Columbia River Gorge and Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The floods occured when a giant ice dam at Glacial Lake Missoula broke and the waters scoured the countryside from here west, with the water eventually making its way to the Pacific Ocean.

Angela Brown, a contributing writer for About.com, recently posted a photo series showing the remnants of Glacial Lake Missoula, a huge lake formed by a giant ice dam. Learn more about the floods by visiting her photo gallery at http://gonw.about.com/od/photosmt/ig/Glacial-Lake-Missoula-Photos/.

Live music at Whitefish Downtown Farmers Market

Farmers Markets – Don’t Mind If I Do

Each summer, I anxiously anticipate Saturday morning. And it’s not just because it’s the weekend! It’s because I know at the end of my street in Missoula, the Farmers Market is waiting for me. Vibrant fresh flowers, pulled from the garden vegetables and warm baked bread are waiting for me just a few steps away. Maybe it’s because I’m a farmers market lover, but the flowers always tend to smell a little better, the sun shines a little brighter and the carrots and peas are just a tad crunchier. Ahhhh, I love summer!
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Farmers Markets in Glacier Country
MISSOULA
Missoula Farmers Market
Tuesday, 5:45 PM – 7:15 PM, July & August
Saturday, 9 AM – Noon, Mid-May to Mid-October

Missoula Saturday Arts & Crafts
Saturday, 9 AM – 1 PM
Clark Fork River Market:
Saturday, 8 AM – 1 PM

WHITEFISH
Whitefish Downtown Farmers Market
Tuesday, 5 PM – 7:30 PM, May – September

WEST GLACIER
West Glacier Farmers Market
Thursday, 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM, Mid-June – Labor Day