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Aug. 18 - Aug. 31, 2017 Volume 8 // Issue #17 How to view the solar eclipse A Billion Dollar Bet Big Sky’s development history, part 5 Local Troy Downing vies for Tester’s Senate seat Bear break-ins on the rise ‘A River Runs Through It’ turns 25 #explorebigsky explorebigsky explorebigsky @explorebigsky ON THE COVER: Cascading from a nearly 600,000-year-old rhyolite lava flow, Lower Yellowstone Falls in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is the largest volume waterfall in the Rocky Mountains of the United States. The National Park Service turns 101 on Aug. 25. PHOTO BY MERLIN GRANT Aug. 18 – Aug. 31, 2017 Volume 8, Issue No. 17 TABLE OF CONTENTS Owned and published in Big Sky, Montana Section 1: News PUBLISHER How to view the Eric Ladd Opinion.............................................................................6 EDITORIAL Local.................................................................................9 56 solar eclipse MANAGING EDITOR Tyler Allen Montana.........................................................................14 SENIOR EDITOR Amanda Eggert ASSOCIATE EDITOR Section 2: Environment, Sports & Dining A Billion Dollar Bet Sarah Gianelli Big Sky’s development Environment..................................................................17 EDITORIAL ASSISTANT history, part 5 33 Liam Keshishian Sports.............................................................................23 EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Sydney MacDonald Dining.............................................................................26 CREATIVE Local Troy Downing vies LEAD DESIGNER Section 3: Business & Health Carie Birkmeier 10 for Tester’s Senate seat GRAPHIC DESIGNER Business.........................................................................33 Marisa Specht Health.............................................................................37 SENIOR VIDEO EDITOR Ryan Weaver Bear break-ins LEAD VIDEOGRAPHER Section 4 : Outdoors, Fun & Back 40 Jennings Barmore Section 4: Arts & Entertainment.................49 on the rise 13 SALES AND OPERATIONS Outdoors........................................................................41 CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Megan Paulson Fun...................................................................................55 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SALES AND MARKETING Back 40.........................................................................56 E.J. Daws 60 & 70 Section 4: Arts & Entertainment.................49 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FINANCE AND ‘A River Runs Through It’ turns 25 ADMINISTRATION Section 5 : Arts & Entertainment................................57 Alexis Deaton MEDIA AND EVENTS DIRECTOR Ersin Ozer DISTRIBUTION DIRECTOR Doug Hare SALES ASSOCIATE Jeff Palmer MARKETING MANAGER Blythe Beaubien CONTRIBUTORS Isabel Beavers, Alexis Bonogofsky, Jana Bounds, Matthew Brown, Bobby Caina Calvan, Jackie Rainford Corcoran, Lois Parker Edstrom, Jeff Daniels, Kevin Frey, Jack Garder, Kelly Gorham, Merlin Grant, Mead Gruver, Amy Hunter, Ted Kooser, Tallie Lancey, Derek Lennon, Brigid Mander, Scott Mechura, Madelyn Mettler, Bob Moen, Pam Salestrom, Patrick Straub, Marshall Swearingen, Matt Volz, Mark Wehrman, Todd Wilkinson, Scott Wilson, Ciara Wolfe, Jessianne Wright EDITORIAL POLICY Outlaw Partners, LLC is the sole owner of Explore Big Sky. EBS reserves the right to edit all submitted material. Printed material reflects the opinion of the author and is not necessarily the opinion of Outlaw Partners or its editors. EBS will not publish anything discriminatory or in bad taste. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters to the editor allow EBS readers to express views and share how they would like to effect change. These are not Thank You notes. Letters should be 250 words or less, respectful, ethical, accurate, and proofread for grammar and content. We reserve the OPENING SHOT right to edit letters, and will not publish individual grievances about specific businesses or letters that are abusive, malicious or potentially Wildflowers in full bloom at the top of the Beehive Basin trail on Aug. 15. Though the trail was quite busy for a Tuesday, the views (and dog petting libelous. Include: full name, address, phone number and title. Submit to [email protected] opportunities) were definitely worth braving the crowds for the photographer. PHOTO BY MADELYN METTLER ADVERTISING DEADLINE For the Aug. 31, 2017 issue: Aug. 23, 2017 Do you want to see your photography in the pages of EBS? Submit a maximum of three CORRECTIONS images via email to [email protected] or use #explorebigsky on social media to be Please report errors to [email protected]. eligible. One photo per issue will be chosen for the opening shot. OUTLAW PARTNERS & EXPLORE BIG SKY P.O. Box 160250, Big Sky, MT 59716 (406) 995-2055 • [email protected] © 2017 Explore Big Sky unauthorized reproduction prohibited MARTHA JOHNSON VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES, FOUNDING BROKER [email protected] 406.580.5891 YELLOWSTONE PRESERVE AUCTION AUGUST 31ST Yellowstone Preserve is a collection of 9 homesites totaling 1,580 acres and is a unique, once-in-a-lifetime offering. This parcel shares 2 1/2 miles of adjacent boundary with the Yellowstone Club, 1.2 miles of the South Fork of the West Fork of the Gallatin River, and over a mile of adjacent border with National Forest -- all accessed off the private Yellowstone Preserve and members-only Yellowstone Club roadway. Contact Martha directly for auction details. Previously Offered for $39,900,000 862 ELK MEADOW TRAIL Spanish Peaks Mountain Club. Located on 14th fairway of the Signature Tom Weiskopf Golf Course AND Ski in/ Ski out. 7 bedrooms, bunk room (3 built in bunks, air hockey table, TV, adorable bathroom); spectacular master bedroom suite with private office, 6 fireplaces, Chef’s kitchen, landscaping with stream and waterfall that wraps around property, 3 car garage, heated driveway, xm/sirius surround sound, theater room, pool table and bar. Golf membership available. Offered for $5,700,000 2885 RED FEATHER LANE Spectacular views of Lone Mountain from every room in this spacious home. A picture perfect location in Sweetgrass Hills, Meadow Village. This home boasts a master suite on the main floor and a large family room on the lower level. Huge floor to ceiling windows in the living room enhance the sense of space and connection to the mountains. Minutes to the Big Sky Meadow Village and Town Center. Offered for $1,150,000 SPANISH PEAKS NORTH LOT 63 4.22 acres located on Silverado Trail in this desirable and serene subdivision of Big Sky. This homesite features a private, treed setting that is frequented by elk, deer, and moose. A roughed-in driveway currently exists, as well as a collection of magnificent boulders that could be utilized to compliment your landscaping plans. An excellent location for your future Montana home of your dreams! Offered for $399,000 MARTHA JOHNSON VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES, FOUNDING BROKER [email protected] 406.580.5891 All information contained herein is derived from sources deemed reliable; however, the content contained herein is not guaranteed by Lone Mountain Land Company LLC or its affiliated or parent companies, subsidiaries, officers, managers, employees, agents, brokers or salespersons and none of the forego- ing make any representations regarding the accuracy of such information. Any floor plans, square footage, photos, illustrations/renderings, maps and features and amenities described herein are for illustrative purposes only and are subject to change without notice. Offerings are subject to error, omissions, prior sales, price changes or withdrawal without notice. Prospective purchasers are urged to independently investigate the property. No governmental agency has judged the merits or value, if any, of this property. This material shall not constitute an offer to sell in any state or other jurisdiction where prior registration is required and shall not constitute a solicitation if you are working with another real estate agent. © 2016 The Big Sky Real Estate Co.. All rights in and to the content are owned or controlled by The Big Sky Real Estate Co.. Any unauthorized reproduction is expressly prohibited. 4 August 18 - August 31, 2017 OP NEWS Explore Big Sky News from our publisher, Outlaw Partners New documentary chronicles Big Sky history from ranchland to resort BY SARAH GIANELLI EBS ASSOCIATE EDITOR BIG SKY – “Homesteads to Huntley” is a newly released documentary that chronicles Big Sky’s history from its early days as a tiny ranching community to the opening of Big Sky Resort under Chet Huntley’s guiding vision. Outlaw Partners joined forces with Huntley’s daughter, Sharon Kahn, and Big Sky residents Kristin Kern and Anne Marie Mistretta to produce the 26-minute film that brings this story to life. Kern is Huntley’s niece and Mistretta, who also wrote the film’s script, is the chair of the Historic Crail Ranch Conservators committee. The film consists of a narrated montage of interviews with the Huntley family and key players in the resort’s establishment, archival photographs, historic news footage, and early resort plans and sketches. The film begins with a brief history of the Crail family and other Gallatin Canyon homesteaders then shifts its focus to Huntley, who was also born into a Montana ranching family. “Homesteads to Huntley” follows the iconic newscaster’s path from his youth through his long tenure on NBC’s “Huntley-Brinkley Report” and his return to Montana—where he would live just long enough to see his dream of The Huntley family visited Chet Huntley’s former