Visit Montana

The place is part high-end dude ranch, part hunting and fishing preserve, and part roll-back-the-decades play camp for grown-ups, with surprise touches like a bowling alley and paintball.

The MPG ranch has 100 cameras spread out over an 8,600-acre mountainside ranch, recording or photographing the movements of all kinds of animals, from mountain lions to wild horses, all about 10 miles south of Missoula as the crow flies.

During Thursday’s conference session, Norma Nickerson of the Institute for Tourism & Recreation noted that Montana’s variety of free outdoor activities makes the Treasure State an attractive place for travelers on a budget – and keeps tourism a reliable source of revenue.

Governor Brian Schweitzer visits the Big Apple: http://vimeo.com/pangolin/review/40971729/c14ded0766

Spot up to 175 bald eagles in one day (the record) along the Kootenai River in northwestern Montana.

For a short time in the spring, Yellowstone National Park opens the roughly 50-mile section of road between park headquarters in Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyo., and West Yellowstone only to bicyclists, walkers or rollerbladers.

Make your own memories this summer…

"The film is an iconic image of Montana and it has over the years attracted many visitors to the state from all over the world, even other filmmakers. It has made an indelible impression on them. It just draws people to the state."

Where the Yellowstone Goes follows a 30-day drift boat journey down the longest "undammed" river in the lower 48.

Celebrating the Love of the Guitar and the Magical Splendor of Montana