Visit Montana

Situated at the north end of the Flathead Valley in northern Montana, just four and a half hours from Calgary, the hip and happening town of Whitefish has long been a popular getaway for Albertans on the prowl for a good ol’ fashioned "American" fix.

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Fort Peck is probably the easiest gateway into the 1,100,000-acre, delightfully remote Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, where you can catch a glimpse of year-round bugling elk herds, red fox, sage grouse and other prairie wildlife.

When it comes to wowing visitors with Montana’s grandiosity, few do it like guest ranches and lodges.

"there are so many choices for places to go on a vacation, if you don’t have the visibility out there you’re forgotten."

Recent research shows both the number of nonresident visitors to Montana and how much they spent in the state were higher in 2012 than any previous year.

It’s a common belief that eastern Montana is flat and boring. But on a trip exploring Montana’s prairie lands, photographer Tony Bynum and teacher Stacy Dolderer found quite the opposite.

"Right now it’s about mobile, making sure we have all of our marketing and all of our websites in a mobile friendly (format)," said Jeri Duran, the administrator for the Montana Office of Tourism.

Competitive tourism marketing helped Montana attract a record number of travelers and seize economic opportunities that continue to benefit the entire state.

This is one of the best-kept secrets of Montana rafting. This fork of the Flathead forms the southwestern boundary of Glacier National Park and, naturally, is glacier-cold.