Every Montana enthusiast agrees that one of the greatest ways to enjoy Montana is to immerse yourself in its beauty.  How does one do that exactly? Spend the night in the outdoors and camp!  Summer is on the horizon and there is no better time than now to dig out your tent, dust off your hiking boots, and get out there into the wild. Bowman Lake in Glacier National ParkTravel and Leisure Magazine listed twelve of the World's Once-In-A-Lifetime Camping Sites that are perfect for outdoor exploration.  Glacier Nationa... read more

A wonderful reason for Montana art lovers to rejoice: Big Sky has a new large scale art and music wild west sculpture park.  The 11,500 acre ranch, named Tippet Rise Art Center, opens to the public in June 2016.  The property borders the Beartooth Mountains just North of Yellowstone National Park in Fishtail, Montana.  This new art center will bring the Montana art scene to a world class level.The ranch has an eclectic history. The Johnson Family settled on the the 6,000 acre ranch on the banks of the Stillwater Ri... read more

Purewest Christie's International Real Estate of Northwest Montana just released it's First Quarter's market statistics for 2016.  And we are off to a wonderful start!  PureWest residential and land sales have been both strong and healthy in the Flathead and Mission Valleys.First quarter report highlights show that most categories of residential communities are up.  This is highlighted with residential sale numbers: all of Western Montana home sales are up 7.37%. Compare this to Q1 of 2015, in which we sold 761 hom... read more