“I’m cold,” the five year old girl shivered as he hoisted her onto his back in the backpack that he carried her up the snow drifted road in. The sun was setting and the temperature was dropping into single digits quickly. The wind chill was well below zero when you factored in the 35 mile per hour wind in their face.
Those attending the Ennis Arts Association’s 2nd Annual “ Blooms and Brushes “ Garden Tour were treated to Gardens in Ennis and Jeffers that were enhanced by amazing local Artists and also by the beautiful quilt creations of the PieceMakers of the Madison. The Gardens- large and small— all had us want to go home and try harder. The Artists pro
In 2017 Dallas Alexander killed an Islamic State gunman in Iraq from two point two miles away earning him the distinction as the sniper with the longest confirmed kill in history.
The sun set over the Gravelly Mountains moments before the full sturgeon moon rose over the Madison Mountain Range in setting the mood for a celebration of community and all things Madison River at the Double R ranch on Friday, Aug. 9.
“TROUT RODEO!!!”
It’s a cheer, a rallying cry, a great time when it happens in the river, a vibe, a state of mind, one of the best music events Ennis has to offer in the Summer and it’s all for a good cause.
“The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider’s web.” – Pablo Picasso
As much as the parade or the rodeo, the annual flooding of Main Street with music on the Fourth of July weekend is a tradition that is loved by locals and visitors alike. This year took the game to a new level with the Madison Music Festival featuring Reckless Kelly and Drew Cooper joining the lineup.
Yeoww!! The Madison Valley Arts Festival is this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Peter T's Park!
Somehow this awesome event inadvertantly slipped up to Friday in our Community Calendar this week. We apologize for the confusion. Please visit on SATURDAY!
The outstanding success of the Ennis-area O’Dell Creek Restoration Project, which began two decades ago, is recognized with a NorthWestern Energy-commissioned painting by renowned Montana artist Monte Dolack.
After more than a year without much to speak of re: community art projects, artists around the county have signed up to not only create beautiful pieces of art, but also benefit the Madison Valley Medical Center Foundation.
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