Blackfoot, MT

When I was a boy, the fishing expeditions to Montana’s Blackfoot River launched from our family cabin at nearby Seeley Lake were the high points of summer.

When I was a boy, the fishing expeditions to Montana's Blackfoot River launched from our family cabin at nearby Seeley Lake were the high points of summer.

When I was a boy, the fishing expeditions to Montana’s Blackfoot River launched from our family cabin at nearby Seeley Lake were the high points of summer. The trips followed a ritual that began with a period of longing during the cold winter months. Once the family re-established itself for the summer at the cabin, […]

A Canadian company has announced plans to explore for a potential copper mine in the Blackfoot River drainage near Potomac, on the heels of a contentious mining project farther upstream.

The map for the A River Runs Through It Act.

The Blackfoot Confederacy, a coalition of tribes in Montana and Alberta, celebrated Albertans’ decision this week to remain a province within Canada. The “no” vote represents a long-sought victory for First Nations in Alberta, who brought a legal challenge and launched a public information campaign to thwart the secession. Alberta’s independence movement dates back to the Great Depression, though it gained popularity and legitimacy after a handful of events in recent years, including th