photo by Chad Harder
Table of Contents Refresh: Escape to a water park...................................................6 Glacier: Leave the crowds behind ............................................14 Fish: You might just like pike .......................................................24 Float: Find your inner tuber .........................................................34 Bike: Pedal to your next pint .......................................................42 Look: The mindfulness of birding..............................................50 Camp: Tips for the not-so-rugged ..............................................58 Plan: Summer calendar of events .............................................64 Spotlights: Missoula MADE Fair ..........................................................70 Jimmy Eat World ................................................................90
Advertising Focus Pages Bitterroot Valley .....................................9 Downtown Missoula .........................17 Sportin’ Life ..........................................27 Great Northern Town Center.........32 Explore Montana............................... 37 Sustainable Living ..............................49 Pamper Yourself .................................53 Art, Antiques & Collectibles ............55 Real Estate............................................56 Hip Strip.................................................65 Lodging..................................................68 Automotive ...........................................71 Glacier Park ......................................... 73 Whitefish................................................74 Flathead Valley ....................................75 Mission Valley..................................... 76 Play, Laugh, Learn ..............................81 Healthy Living......................................82 Philipsburg............................................83 Dish.........................................................94
PUBLISHER Lynne Foland EDITOR Skylar Browning PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Joe Weston CIRCULATION & BUSINESS MANAGER Adrian Vatoussis ARTS EDITOR Erika Fredrickson EXPLORER EDITOR Matthew Frank PHOTO EDITOR Cathrine L. Walters CALENDAR EDITOR Jason McMackin STAFF REPORTERS Jessica Mayrer, Alex Sakariassen Jamie Rogers
COPY EDITOR Brooks Johnson ART DIRECTOR Kou Moua PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Jenn Stewart, Jonathan Marquis ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Carolyn Bartlett ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Sasha Perrin, Alecia Goff, Steven Kirst, Lorie Rustvold SENIOR CLASSIFIED REPRESENTATIVE Tami Johnson MARKETING COORDINATOR Tara Shisler
2013 Night Show: Jars of Clay Tues, Aug 6, 6pm Reserved & General Admission $12, $15, $18 Bitterroot Motors Bullorama Thurs, Aug 8 - 7pm Missoula Stampede PRCA Rodeo 7pm Wed, Fri & Sat North Star Amusements Carnival Dock Dogs Appearing on the west lawn. Big Air Insanity Tour Aug 7-10 See the top freestyle motocross riders in the world perform their X-TREME STUNTS! Missoula Napa Demolition Derby Sun, Aug 11 - 4:30pm
Free Nightly Entertainment Wed: Shane Clouse Thurs: Russ & the Revelators Fri: Mark Duboise Band Sat: Northern Lights All shows at 5:30 & 9:00 in the Beer Garden
Missoula Independent P.O. Box 8275 Missoula, MT 59807 Phone number: 406-543-6609 E-mail address: independent @missoulanews.com PRESIDENT Matt Gibson
Explorer 2013
Missoula Independent
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