The Trail, in partnership with the Book Exchange, is excited to unveil the next installment of our Book Club series! From celebrated Helena author Richard Manning comes a delightful memoir of faith and willful ignorance, truths and secrets, rural and urban labor, and fire. “It Runs in the Family” tells of Manning’s journey from the family farm […]
New Tracks – 8/1
It hit us last August during a performance by Baltimore “dream pop” group Beach House at the Wilma: We had officially arrived. No, we’re not talking about celebrity, fame or even professional notoriety and success. We’re talking about that gulf between youth and seniority called “middle age.” You see, we went to the show kind […]
Check out the fair menu!
Sure, there’s carnival rides. Even a demolition derby, cute lil’ bunnies and three days of rodeo. But everyone knows the best part about the Western Montana Fair isn’t in the arena, livestock stalls or exhibition buildings. Nope, the reason you’ll see us lined up outside the gates when they open is quite simple: It’s the […]
Ice Cream Quest 2017: WEEK 4
Big Dipper Ice Cream and the Trail 103.3 are excited to announce Ice Cream Quest 2017 – your chance to win a free pint of Big Dipper ice cream every week for an entire year! Pick up a punch card at the ice cream parlor on S. 5th Street or at the Trail offices and […]
Trail Well Traveled – 7/28
Welcome to the Trail Well Traveled! Each Friday, in partnership with Montana Wilderness Association we will feature a new western Montana trail and then give you some helpful details and tips to get on your way! This week, with new wildfires popping up daily, we’ll feature a trail a little closer to home. Adventure safe, Trailheads! Three Larches […]
Vinally Friday – 7/28
It only took Elvis Costello seven years to become an overnight success. That’s the way the English singer/songwriter described his seemingly rapid rise from obscure nightclub performer to international superstar in 1977: One day he was calling in sick to his day job as a data entry clerk so he could spend his nights recording […]
Support a family in crisis
Missoula is known for a lot of good things, but chief among them is our willingness to look out for our neighbors in need. Unfortunately, now is one of those times. Eight-year-old Lolo resident Carli Miller was killed on Highway 93 earlier this month when her family’s vehicle was struck head-on by a pickup truck. […]
City enacts new fire restrictions
The City of Missoula has put Stage II fire restrictions into effect beginning at midnight tonight. The limitations are designed to prevent the sparking of new wildfires as the region continues to experience very dry, hot conditions with low relative humidity. The decision follows Missoula County Fire Protection Association’s motion to increase the county’s fire […]
Where there’s smoke …
Make no mistake, fire season has officially arrived in Missoula County. Several fires are currently burning south of town in Lolo National Forest, the Sapphire Complex and Goat Creek fires being the largest. And with the Sunrise fire growing near Tarko in neighboring Mineral County, the valley is filling up with smoke earlier – and […]
New Tracks – 7/25
‘Tis the season for politics-tinged rock and roll. Yeah, there’s always been a streak of activism and rally cries in the genre – in fact, you might argue feelings of political and social alienation inspired it all to begin with. But something about a Republican president in the White House arouses a strong streak of […]
