“Charlie Russell painted more than one famous canvas. We live in them.”
 {Make sure to check back often for all of the local events taking place year round right here in Central Montana!} |
 {The Stampede Quick Draw has become one of the most popular in the Northwest...and we don't mean drawing your guns! See Artists draw & auction the quickest art in the West!} |
 {Women only Barrel Race during the CMR Stampede PRCA Rodeo, but the women have a Women’s Rodeo Association where they compete in all events.} |
 {Yogo Sapphires found their way to Tiffany's. The Smithsonian’s gem collection holds a 10.2 carat cut stone believed to be the largest cut Yogo ever made.} |
 {Those who have seen the carcass of the killer, located in the Basin Trading Post on Main Street in Stanford, described the wolf “as big as a full-grown calf."} |
 {Driving throughout our area here in Central Montana, the "wave" or the "two-finger wave" is commonly seen along many of our roads while traveling...even if they don't know you. Wave back!} |
 {Be prepared to see a few smiles and hear a few chuckles around here if you utter the word “creek” instead of pronouncing it as “crick."} |
 {When ordering a drink at a local establishment, the word “ditch” means “I’d like a whiskey and water.”} |
 {Cowboys have been known to carry shopping bags for their partners and friends on a regular basis here in Central Montana.} |
 {With local artists, photographers, music, and additional creative works and wares; the talent that is available and thriving in our area is something everyone should explore.} |
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Come stay with us for a while. Discover a Montana experience as it should be. Central Montana welcomes you to Russell Country!
Charlie Russell was a man with a way of expressing himself...of showing just how deep his feelings for this part of Montana ran. And once you've been here a while, you will begin to understand. When you've watched the sun go down and paint the sky over Square Butte, or have seen the beauty of a herd of deer, a covey of grouse or the majesty of a bull elk...when you see a trout tail walk across a rushing stream, or walk through a field of wildflowers...then you can begin to feel what ol' Charlie felt. We know. We've lived here all our lives. And we would love to share it.
"Scenes from Judith Basin County" video by Steve Eshom
Nowhere else on earth will you find more unspoiled spaces to get out and experience the great outdoors. If freedom could be bottled and sold, Central Montana right here in the heart of Russell Country would certainly be a popular place to acquire it. Climb a rock face, hike through forests, dip a toe in Ackley Lake, learn to love powder skiing, (pause for deep breath) camp like you mean it, gallop over rolling fields on horseback, or just throw down a picnic blanket; sigh, and take it all in.
There is something truly amazing and awe-inspiring about Central Montana’s vistas, our big blue sky, and wide open spaces. Usually, a “Montana commute” means back-country roads, very few traffic lights if any at all, a few stop signs – maybe. Some folks travel by way of tractor, hay truck, a gallop across a field while rounding up cattle, or even on a 4-wheeler. And a “good commute” is a road that is paved.
Enjoy your stay and the views that we witness just a short walk out our door everyday.
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