Montana’s live music scene thrives throughout the year. The advent of winter simply means that live entertainment moves from music festivals and outdoor patios to indoor music venues. Local musicians and traveling bands continue to perform here throughout all four seasons, providing a great entertainment option when temperatures drop and the daylight hours shorten. Montana boasts many excellent and notable entertainment venues, one in its first season and one marking its 101st birthday.   The Wachholz Ce... read more

There are so many reasons for moving to Montana. Or moving from Montana. Or for selling a piece of Whitefish real estate and picking up a house in Bozeman. Sometimes we need more space, sometimes it’s a desire for a change of scenery. Job transfers or a newfound ability to work from anywhere find us thinking about relocation. Maybe you’ve realized a lifelong dream and you’re ready to own a vacation home. These reasons can take you across the world as easily as they could take you across your homet... read more

“Poets talk about “spots of time,” but it is really fishermen who experience eternity compressed into a moment. No one can tell what a spot of time is until suddenly the whole world is a fish and the fish is gone.”-Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It and Other StoriesNobody captures the beauty and agony of fly fishing like Montana-raised author Norman Maclean. Most of the fishing in his novella took place on the Big Blackfoot River, which joins the Clark Fork on the eastern edge of Mis... read more

We are excited to announce that PureWest has been named a Top Montana Workplace for 2021! This recognition, which comes from anonymous surveys completed by our agents and employees, is especially meaningful in light of the uncertainty and challenges we’ve dealt with over the past 18 months. The Top Workplace surveys evaluate 15 culture drivers that are critical to a company’s success, and we are so proud that our PureWest agents and employees feel that we measured up well. During what has been both ... read more