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Backroads of Montana

Backroads of Montana

Since 1991, the Backroads crew has traveled across Montana visiting its unique people and places. The series airs regularly on MontanaPBS.

Backroads of Montana is a local public television program presented by Montana PBS

Backroads of Montana is proudly supported by The Greater Montana Foundation, Montana Film Office, and The University of Montana.

(No. 159) Reading, Riding and Reffing

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Backroads returns with more stories about the great people, places, & events in Montana. (28m 22s)

(No.158) Melons & Mules

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Backroads returns with more stories about the great people, places, & events in Montana. (28m 9s)

(No. 157) Recipe For Community

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Backroads returns with more stories about the great people, places, & events in Montana. (28m 20s)

(No. 156) Sales and Tales

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From yard sales to opera stages, there's always a tale behind most every sale in Montana. (28m 5s)

(No. 155) Gravity's Pull

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John Twiggs hosts from the Trout Creek Huckleberry Festival. (26m 44s)

(No. 154) Stars Align

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John Twiggs hosts the program from Lavina, Montana. (28m 33s)

(No. 153) Gathering & Hunting

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John Twiggs hosts the program from the Museum of the Plains Indian in Browning, Montana. (28m 13s)

(No.152) Dinos & Diners

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Backroads of Montana tells stories near Rudyard, Troy, Ekalaka, and more. (27m 10s)

(No. 151) The Next Chapter

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Explore a funeral home, church, bookstore and more. John Twiggs hosts from Gardiner. (28m 30s)

(No. 150) The Great Outdoors

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Backroads of Montana tells stories near Seeley Lake, Great Falls, Lolo and more. (26m 38s)

(No. 149) Fort Peck to Ovando

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Backroads of Montana tells stories near Fort Peck, Laurin, Ovando, Lincoln and more. (27m 47s)

Why We Love Backroads of Montana: Fans Celebrate 25 Years

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Backroads of Montana viewers take us through a quarter century of stories. (57m 31s)

(No. 148) Eureka to Big Sandy

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Backroads of Montana has stories near Big Sandy, Eureka, Smith Lake, Springdale and more. (27m 56s)

(No. 147) Hidden Treasures

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Backroads of Montana tells stories in Taft, Helena, Fort Benton, Anaconda and more. (27m 46s)

(No. 146) Rumors and Ringers

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Rumors and Ringers tells stories from across Big Sky Country. (27m 12s)

(No. 145) Speed of Sound

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Backroads of Montana: Speed of Sound tells stories from across Big Sky Country. (27m)

(No. 144) Rich With Tradition

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The Backroads crew travels across Montana visiting its unique people and places. (27m 54s)

(No. 143) A Stones Throw From Anywhere

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The Backroads crew travels across Montana visiting its unique people and places. (26m 30s)

(No. 128) Places Of Note

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William Marcus hosts the program from the Rialto Theatre in Deer Lodge. (27m 46s)

(No. 142) Sharp Shooters

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William Marcus hosts the program from the historic M&M Bar in Butte. (27m 47s)

(No. 141) Marking Passages

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Dinosaur-digging, reverent bugling, giant pumpkins, a rock quarry, and the Hunter's Feed. (28m 30s)

(No. 125) Two Dot to Fishtail

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The Sip & Dip in Great Falls, Knife maker in Missoula, Oldest general store in Fishtail. (28m 48s)

(No. 124) Fromberg to ULM

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Great Falls, Anaconda, Gebo, Fromberg. (28m 28s)

(No. 123) Collecting Memories

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Kirby Grant, Schafer Air Field in Bob Marshall Wilderness, Fairfield, Missoula, Glasgow. (28m 47s)

(No. 122) Coming Home

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Birney; Kremlin-Gilford; Great Falls; Hamilton (28m 18s)

(No. 121) Anaconda to Comertown

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Anaconda, Townsend, Little Big Horn Battlefield in Crow Agency, and Comertown. (27m 28s)

(No. 120) Augusta to Wisdom

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Big Hole Valley, Moiese, Augusta, Wisdom (28m 47s)

(No. 119) Alder Gulch to Plentywood

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This episode highlights a family mill, an historic steam engine, and geese near Choteau. (28m 47s)

(No. 118) Seeds and Weeds

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The episode focuses on a Sidney artist, a weed roundup, and a doll-house owner from Loma. (27m 40s)

(No. 117) Wheels and Wings

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The topics are Montana's first airmail, aviary art, and a local history center. (28m 47s)

(No. 116) Weather, Feathers, and Time

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Roy, Butte, Westby, Big Timber, and Fort Benton are highlighted. (28m 48s)

(No. 115) Medicine Lake to Missoula

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Billings, Medicine Lake, Fort Union, and Missoula are highlighted. (28m 12s)

(No. 114) Roundup to Nine Mile

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Roundup, Nine Mile, Glasgow, and Victor are highlighted. (28m 48s)

(No. 113) Flathead Lake to the Crazy Mountains

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The Orphan Girl Express, highway cleanup, and wind-up phonographs are highlighted. (28m 47s)

(No. 140) Making Connections

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From the annual Creston Fire Department Auction and Country Fair in northwest Montana. (27m 27s)

(No. 139) Not Forgotten

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A film legacy. A tasty military artifact. Cow's thoughts in song. A Crow Native artist. (28m 17s)

(No. 138) Hook, Line and Singer

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Sewing machines, Native songs, Two Medicine hoodoos, outdoor access, Fergus courthouse. (28m 32s)

(No. 137) Paintings, Partials and Pies

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Crowbar painting, Flathead cherries, Devil's Chimney, Hobson dentist, Buffalo jump (28m 18s)

(No. 135) Coffee Creek to Haugan

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Take a journey from Coffee Creek To Haugan. (28m 1s)

(No. 136) Singing In the Wires

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Fairfield, Kalispell, Fort Benton, Hardin (28m 32s)

(No. 132) Reaching Goals

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William Marcus hosts the program from Fort Missoula. we visit Ronan and Lame Deer. (27m 53s)

(No. 103) Polaris to Joliet

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From Polaris to Joliet, Ruby River Valley, Sleigh, Double Arrow Ranch, Seeley Lake, School (28m 33s)

(No. 109) Amber Waves of Grain

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"Amber Waves of Grain" focuses on some of central Montana's small-town traditions. (26m 47s)

(No. 108) The Badlands

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The Badlands explores, among other things, saddle craftsmanship and dinosaur hunting. (27m 48s)

(No. 105) The Golden Triangle

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The Golden Triangle in North Central Montana, Ostrich Ranch, Hi-Line Theater, Trains (28m 27s)

(No. 104) Miles City to the Missions

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From Miles City to the Missions. Ronan, Lockwood, bootmaker, Pompey's Pillar, Pictograph (28m 50s)

(No. 102) Custer to Columbia Falls

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Canoe, Little Big Horn, doorknobs, branding, Mission Mountain, hang-glide, Elkhorn, Garnet (28m 57s)

(No. 101) Virgelle to Victor

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Missouri ferries, RC airplanes, Virgelle, Giant Springs, Holter Lake, Cemetery Island. (26m 48s)

(No. 134) Harlo to Huntley

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A threshing bee in Huntley, a theatre in Harlowtown, and a gathering in Grass Range. (27m 34s)

(No. 107) Havre to Hamilton

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From Havre to Hamilton. (29m 1s)

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