Backroads of Montana RSS feed for KUSM programming.http://watch.montanapbs.orgen-ushttp://watch.montanapbs.orgWed, 16 May 2012 19:03:09 -0400Wed, 16 May 2012 19:03:09 -0400http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/2169840771/Travel to the bucolic town of Coffee Creek for a stop at the only business in town, Nemec's Parts and Repair. Then, take off to Montana's western border and the small town of Haugan to visit the Savenac Historic Tree Nursery, one of the oldest U.S. Forest Service nurseries in the West. All this and more in this edition of Backroads of Montana.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/2169840771/11/22/2011Take a journey from Coffee Creek To Haugan.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesTravelTravelFoodFoodNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1944864930/The crew attends the annual threshing bee in Huntley to visit a simpler era when hay wagons were piled high and steam ruled the prairie. At the Harlo Theatre in Harlowton students run everything from popcorn to projectors. In Grass Range, we'll meet a group of folks who come from miles around one Sunday every month for a sense of community.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1944864930/05/23/2011A threshing bee in Huntley, a theatre in Harlowtown, and a gathering in Grass Range.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesTravelTravelScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/2070446411/We learn the history of Montana breweries at a beer museum in Polson; spend time at KGVA - the radio voice of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation; visit Montana's smallest state park, and meet a Three Forks man who collects artifacts and stories for his newspaper column.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/2070446411/07/26/2011Polson, KGVA, Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, Three ForksCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1503045278/This edition of Backroads starts at an exciting amateur skijoring event in the Big Hole Valley, then meets up with some senior weight lifters in Ronan, visits an ice cave in the Pryor Mountains, and spends time with two women who have formed a fast friendship through their community work in Lame Deer.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1503045278/10/01/2010William Marcus hosts the program from Fort Missoula.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesTravelTravelEpisodeend=2012-11-09http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1425872462/Travel to Park City, where everyone says the best angel food for miles comes from "The Cake Ladies." In Great Falls, visit a site that honors fallen soldiers, living veterans as well. Stop in Winifred, the unlikely location for what may be the world's largest Tonka toy collection. We visit a working cowboy singer on his ranch south of Wibaux. William Marcus hosts the program from Malta.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1425872462/02/03/2012Park City - The Cake Ladies Great Falls - Fallen Soldiers Winifred - Tonka toy collectionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1425858932/The 30th episode introduces us to a man who's returned to Glacier National Park to sign on for a new job. Then we'll watch spring warmth transform a mountain snow pack; trace the history of Chinese immigrants in small-town Montana; and more. William Marcus hosts the program from historic Stevensville.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1425858932/02/03/2012New Job - Glacier National Park Spring transform mountain snow History - Chinese ImmigrantCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1386881181/We will visit the Big Sky Rocketry Association and watch their launch event near Twin Bridges and then explore a geologic curiosity near Sunburst called "Jerusalem Peaks." We will also profile Dixon poet Victor Charlo. William Marcus hosts the program from the Range Rider's Museum in Miles City.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1386881181/02/03/2012Big Sky Rocketry Ass.-Twin Bridges Jerusalem Peaks-Sunburst Profile poet Victor Charlo.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1386851247/We remember the legendary Ozark Club in Great Falls, visit the Ringing Rocks geological site near Pipestone, profile the fabled Butte entertainer "Luigi" and more. William Marcus hosts the program from the Rialto Theatre in Deer Lodge.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1386851247/02/03/2012Ozark Club - Great Falls, Ringing Rocks - Pipestone, Profile entertainer "Luigi" - Butte.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1386936196/From Capitol Rock near Ekalaka to the Hot Club of Troy. Stops include Easter Services at the Serbian Orthodox Church in Butte, a profile of the mayor of Alberton-who also runs the junkyard, a visit to Troy's music venue, the Hot Club Coffee House and a stop at the nation's least-visited national landmark, Capitol Rock. William Marcus hosts the program from the American Computer Museum in Bozeman.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1386936196/02/03/2012Serbian Orthodox Church. Profile Alberton mayor. Hot Club Coffee House. Capitol Rock.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1596680470/The Backroads crew travels along friends gather near Lodge Grass to move animals to summer range; visit abandoned beehive charcoal kilns west of Melrose -- one of Montana's earliest gold smelters; find geographic center of state; visit a woman who's maintaining her family's connection to the African-American history of the Miles City. William Marcus hosts from a barber shop in Columbus.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1596680470/02/03/2012Lodge Grass-animals to range. beehive charcoal kilns. geographic center of stateCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1386958725/In this episode we stop at one of Montana's legendary night-clubs, The Sip & Dip in Great Falls, with the piano stylings of Pat Sponheim. We also visit a knife maker in Missoula; Montana's oldest general store in Fishtail; and the Wheatland Senior Citizen's Center in Harlowton - which has been a source of strength for its director Irene Schuchcard. The program originates from Two Dot, Montana.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1386958725/02/03/2012The Sip & Dip in Great Falls, Knife maker in Missoula, Oldest general store in Fishtail.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/2070435164/Great Falls, Anaconda, Gebo, Fromberg.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/2070435164/07/26/2011Great Falls, Anaconda, Gebo, Fromberg.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/2070414747/Kirby Grant, Schafer Air Field in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, Fairfield, Missoula, Glasgow.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/2070414747/07/26/2011Kirby Grant, Schafer Air Field in Bob Marshall Wilderness, Fairfield, Missoula, Glasgow.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/2070414732/Birney; Kremlin-Gilford; Great Falls; Hamiltonhttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/2070414732/07/26/2011Birney; Kremlin-Gilford; Great Falls; HamiltonCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/2070413943/Anaconda, Townsend, Little Big Horn Battlefield in Crow Agency, Comertown. Montana native William Marcus hosts the program from the Chief Plenty Coups State Park near Pryor.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/2070413943/07/26/2011Anaconda, Townsend, Little Big Horn Battlefield in Crow Agency, and Comertown.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityScience & NatureScience & NatureEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/2070414704/We visit a Big Hole Valley family that's been haying together for generations, hear the sounds of fall as elk bugle near Moiese, meet a small-town guitarist who has criss-crossed Montana performing for more than 70 years, and learn the history of a one-of-a-kind bridge near Augusta.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/2070414704/07/26/2011Big Hole Valley, Moiese, Augusta, WisdomCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1569236011/Host William Marcus takes us along for a tour of the well-preserved Christenot family mill near Alder Gulch and on a ride on a steam engine between Virginia City and Nevada City. After a stop to tempt our sweet teeth at the Parrot Confectionary in Helena, we marvel at snow geese flocking in their thousands to Freezout Lake, near Choteau,and at the creations of Plentywood inventor Pat Tange.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1569236011/10/01/2010This episode highlights a family mill, an historic steam engine, and geese near Choteau.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesFoodFoodScience & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1569203868/This episode introduces us to an artist near Sidney whose medium is seeds, takes us to a weed roundup near Choteau, introduces us to the Loma woman who curates the House of 1000 Dolls, and examines what the folks at ZooMontana in Billings do to enrich the lives of the zoo's animals. William Marcus hosts from the Charles M. Bair Family Ranch and Museum near Martinsdale.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1569203868/10/01/2010The episode focuses on a Sidney artist, a weed roundup, and a doll-house owner from Loma.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1569181900/Wheels and Wings features aviary art in Moccasin, a look back at Montana's first airmail in Great Falls, a local history center and historic bridge near Sidney, a visit to Snake Butte near Ft. Belknap and wheelwright in Deer Lodge. William Marcus hosts the program from the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman. Produced by KUFM-TV/Montana PBS, UM-Missoula.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1569181900/10/01/2010The topics are Montana's first airmail, aviary art, and a local history center.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1543837612/"Weather, Feathers and Time," takes us along to meet a longtime National Weather Service observer near Roy, Butte musician John "The Yank" Harrington, and an artist from Westby. Then we're off to visit a seasonal waterfall near Big Timber and a Northeast Montana town with but one parking meter. Also, we tour Fort Benton.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1543837612/10/01/2010Roy, Butte, Westby, Big Timber, and Fort Benton are highlighted.MusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1543831935/The Backroads crew takes us across the state for stories on a leather artist in Billings, the history of Montana's historical roadside markers, the wildlife refuge at Medicine Lake, historic Fort Union in northeast Montana and an assisted skiing program near Missoula. William Marcus hosts from the historic OTO Ranch in Paradise Valley.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1543831935/10/01/2010Billings, Medicine Lake, Fort Union, and Missoula are highlighted.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1543826668/This episode of Backroads of Montana profiles a rural mail carrier in Roundup, a veteran fire lookout near Nine Mile, the man who creates giant metal animals in Glasgow, the Red Sun Labyrinth near Victor, and a canyon of Native American pictographs and petroglyphs near Forest Grove. Host William Marcus will also take you on a tour of the newly restored Montana State Capitol in Helena.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1543826668/10/01/2010Roundup, Nine Mile, Glasgow, and Victor are highlighted.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1543151775/William Marcus introduces us to a Big Timber man who works on a minute level; follow a group of seniors as they beautify a stretch of highway in northwest Montana; hitch a ride on the Orphan Girl Express at the World Museum of Mining in Butte; unwind in Helena with a man who restores wind-up phonographs and storm the castle in White Sulphur Springs.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1543151775/10/01/2010The Orphan Girl Express, highway cleanup, and wind-up phonographs are highlighted.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesScience & NatureScience & NatureEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1527050454/The Backroads of Montana crew visits the Accordion Festival in Philipsburg, the Ross Cedars in Northwest Montana, a bucking bronco school in Arlee, and grain elevator photographer in Bozeman and the historic Mann Gulch near Helena. William Marcus hosts the program.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1527050454/10/01/2010The crew visits, among other things, an Accordion Festival in Phillipsburg.MusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1785867349/Update for Episode No. 111http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1785867349/02/08/2011Update for Episode No. 111Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentSegmenthttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1525081246/Get ready for wild rides, wild flowers, and wild stories in this episode of Backroads of Montana. We gape at cowboy polo east of Missoula; walk through a field of wildflowers on Big Hole Pass west of Dillon, listen in at the annual storytellers' conference in Cut Bank, and stop along the way for a bite to eat at Yesterday's Calf-A in Dell.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1525081246/10/01/2010Get ready for wild rides, wild flowers, and wild stories in this episode of Backroads.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHealthHealthFitness & NutritionFitness & NutritionScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1525054800/'Backroads of Montana: Wool and Wind' with host William Marcus takes you sailing on the frozen waters near Helena, kite flying at a festivalin Helena, gliding over the Flathead Valley, sightseeing in Glacier National Park, sheep shearing near Absarokee and riding through the Gates of the Mountain on the Missouri River near Helena. Contact: Ray Ekness, KUFM-TV/UM Broadcast Media Centerhttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1525054800/10/01/2010Gliding and sheep shearing are celebrated in this episode of Backroads.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyScience & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1496666156/Host William Marcus takes us to the Polar Bar in Polaris, to an archaeology dig in the Ruby River Valley, to a family ranching operation near Joliet, along for a sleigh ride near Victor, to view Ippisch's Nativity near Nine Mile School, to Bannack (Montana's first capital), and to the Double Arrow Ranch in Seeley Lake.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1496666156/10/01/2010From Polaris to Joliet.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesTravelTravelHistoryHistoryEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1522674464/The Badlands begins with a trip to the Cameron Gallery in Terry, MT. Other stories include a stop at Makoshika State Park near Glendive with dinosaur hunter "Doc" Hiatt, a visit to the Medicine Rocks near Ekalaka, the craftsmanship of a saddle maker and a conversation with a pair of Wibaux homesteading pioneers. The program originates from Ulm Pishkun StatePark near Great Falls, MT.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1522674464/10/01/2010The Badlands explores, among other things, saddle craftsmanship and dinosaur hunting.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesScience & NatureScience & NatureEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1497525145/This program features Havre Beneath the Streets, Pitchfork Fondue in Chinook, the Shiniest Oldsmobile on Earth in Butte and Hamilton's jazz pianist Jean Wrobel.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1497525145/10/01/2010From Havre to Hamilton.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesTravelTravelEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1538400709/This episode introduces us to the craftsmanship of a canoe maker in Swan Lake, a forgotten soldier who fell at the Battle of the Little Big Horn near Hardin, a retired Columbia Falls teacher and her doorknob collection, cattle branding near Choteau, and a visit to the ghost town of Elkhorn.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1538400709/10/01/2010Canoe craftsmanship, Custer's last stand, and branding near Choteau are highlighted.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesSports & RecreationSports & RecreationHome & How-ToHome & How-ToEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1538386778/We meet the couple running one of Montana's four remaining Missouri River ferries, learn the story of the Bitterroot Barnstormers (a group of radio-controlled airplane enthusiasts from the Victor area), and drop by the homesteader town of Virgelle to meet a man who's working to keep the town alive.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1538386778/10/01/2010Missouri River ferries and the story of the Bitterroot Barnstormers are highlighted.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesSports & RecreationSports & RecreationHistoryHistoryVictorianVictorianEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1516752810/"Amber Waves of Grain" takes you to one of the largest barns in the west near East Helena, visits a farmer working to get his crop combined near Windham, pays a visit to the "Crown of the Continent," Glacier National Park and the dirt flies at a motorcycle hill climb near Billings.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1516752810/10/01/2010"Amber Waves of Grain" focuses on some of central Montana's small-town traditions.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesSports & RecreationSports & RecreationEpisodehttp://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1496684454/We begin with an exciting visit to a quarter horse roundup near Ronan and the Mission Mountains. Then we meet a custom bootmaker in Lockwood, a suburb of Billings; go aloft in the Miles City Balloon Roundup; and sample world-famous Jersey Lilly Beans in Ingomar. We take side trips to Pompey's Pillar, on the Yellowstone River, and to the Pictograph Caves State Park, both near Billings.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1496684454/10/01/2010From Miles City to the Missions.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesTravelTravelHistoryHistoryEpisodeend=2012-11-02http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1497538032/We visit the Prairie Symphonette, Butte's Pork Chop John's, and a baling-twine teepee near Wise River--and then stop for a bit of fly fishing on the Madison River. William Marcus hosts from the Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site near Deer Lodge.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1497538032/10/01/2010From Scobey to West Yellowstone.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesTravelTravelEpisodeend=2012-11-03http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1496688632/Host William Marcus takes you to Montana's Golden Triangle in North Central Montana. Features include Dana Boussard's Stain Glass Windows in Choteau, an Ostrich Ranch in Hingham, the Hi-Line Theatre in Rudyard and Carl Mehmke's Steam Engine Museum near Great Falls. We also visit a pet cemetery near Great Falls and take a look at Priest Butte near Choteau.http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1496688632/10/01/2010The Golden Triangle in North Central Montana.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesTravelTravelScience & NatureScience & NatureEpisodeend=2012-11-02