Red Lodge welcomes a positive special event, the Montana Renaissance Festival, which breaks attendance records…
More here, from 6park.news: https://6park.news/idaho/montana-renaissance-festival-moved-to-red-lodge-breaks-attendance-records-entertainment.html
Red Lodge Mountain ski area plans to replace outdated Miami Beach chairlift…
From KPVI: https://www.kpvi.com/news/national_news/red-lodge-mountain-announces-plan-to-upgrade-miami-beach-chairlift-in-2023/article_ca20229b-80bd-5e68-a8d5-728062c605a0.html
Red Lodge’s PEROGATIvE Kitchen chefs “chuffed” to be James Beard semi-finalists…
More here, from flipboard.com: https://flipboard.com/@flipboardcanada/food-e7hdludtz/red-lodge-s-prerogative-kitchen-chefs-chuffed-to-be-james-beard-semi-finalists/a-9vDZHmTQTqatDFXBxcIpOA%3Aa%3A2867092696-6060cea6fc%2Fbillingsgazette.com
More evidence of man-caused climate change in our backyard: the changing nature of winter in Yellowstone National Park…
From the Billings Gazette: https://billingsgazette.com/news/local/the-view-from-a-snowmobile-shows-a-warming-winter-in-yellowstone/article_a733a143-e7c5-5746-9f18-b3a32e3b3c1c.html?
Re-introducing wolves to Yellowstone helped restore a healthy ecosystem and created a lucrative tourist draw for surrounding communities, although anti-wolf hysteria persists…
From the Bozeman Daily Chronicle: https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/yellowstone_national_park/yellowstones-wolf-reintroduction-has-been-hailed-as-a-success-but-now-advocates-are-worried-for/article_64e51305-32f9-5722-b5a2-dec7bb763535.html
Montana (including Carbon County) has a crisis: we don’t need million dollar homes, we need affordable housing…
An interesting read here, from kpax: https://www.kpax.com/news/u-s-and-the-world/two-americas/two-americas-housing-crisis-expanding-into-montanas-rural-areas
Montana COVID deaths reach 3,000, booster shots needed as COVID cases surge…
Governor Gianforte's anti-science approach to pandemic management is not working out so well. More information here: https://ravallirepublic.com/news/state-and-regional/montana-covid-deaths-reach-3-000-booster-shots-needed-as-covid-cases-surge-say-health/article_02b9208e-0359-5ea6-8fe8-e6aa72665edf.html?
January brings highest Montana COVID cases in children, active cases reach 14602…
Please, wear a mask and, if you haven't already, get vaccinated! https://www.ehtrend.com.br/en/pages/1170138/january-brings-highest-montana-covid-cases-in-children-active-cases-re.html
Yellowstone Park visitation hits record, straining staff…
Tourism is vital to Carbon County. Let's make sure we prioritize protecting our natural resources, as well as adequately funding the agencies that protect those...
Montana Renaissance Festival moving to new home in Red Lodge…
The Festival is moving from Billings to Red Lodge this year. More information here: http://www.montanarenfest.com