Big Sky Blog

County #1 in Montana, according to our license plates, is Butte-Silver Bow. There are about 35,000 people in the 715 square miles, most of them concentrated in the historic mining town of Butte, also known affectionately as “Butte, America.” Butte has a large Irish population, as evidenced by the world-class St Patrick’s Day celebration. Butte is also famous as the birthplace of the greatest American daredevil: Evel Knievel. Also of note is the Berkeley Pit, which functions as both an environmental cause and a tourist attraction. And if there’s a movie with the words “Psycho Sheep” in the title, well…you know it just has to be “Psycho Sheep Of Butte!”

Don’t forget to check out the Google Map of Butte!

The scourge of the Upper Madison Valley was finally brought to justice.

Now Bambi won’t be stomping old men in their yards anymore, and residents will sleep easier.

[Game Warden Marc] Glines waded to the island Saturday morning with his black Labrador retriever, Homer. Homer started barking and the buck stood up a mere 20 feet in front of Glines.

(I just wanted to point out that he has a dog named Homer. How cool is that?)

Also, as a note to the Comical: It’s “McAtee Bridge,” not “Macatee Bridge.”