Glacier national Park

No, that's NOT how old I'll be on my birthday in September(!)...it's Christine Barnes's beautiful new book in her "America's Grand Lodges" series, "Glacier Park Lodge; Celebrating 100 Years" & what a grand presentation! "Glacier Park Lodge: Celebrating 100 Years" is a must read for all of us in north central Montana with Glacier National Park as our next door neig

The Shelby AMTRAK Station that is...that AMTRAK Exhibit train celebrating Veterans that was in Havre over the weekend will be part of the Empire Builder rolling into Shelby this afternoon (Monday). Powered by a specially painted locomotive celebrating veterans & showcasing the past, present & future of America's Railroad, the AMTRAK Exhibit Train will be part of the "Builder" thi

A "Special Train" is making it's 1st Hi-Line stop for America's Railroad in Havre this weekend! Powered by a specially painted locomotive celebrating veterans & showcasing the past, present & future of America's Railroad, the AMTRAK Exhibit Train will be open to FREE tours today, today (Friday), tomorrow & Sunday at the AMTRAK station over in Havre. Veterans g...

Make that a "penny post card"! Philip J. Burgess's "Penny Post Cards and Prairie Flowers" is the next book that I'll be reading during Montana History up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby. I met Philip at Montana Storytellers this past spring in Cut Bank, & the man tells & writes quite the story. Philip...

We're still enjoying "The Hi-Line; Profiles Of A Montana Land" by Daniel N. Vichorek at our Tuesday evening "Montana History" reading up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby, & I'll be up there tonight (Tuesday) at 6 o'clock to continue with this panoramic view of what, I think, is the BEST place out here in the "Last Best Place".. T...

Our infamous Going-to-the-Sun Road is now OPEN &this Monday afternoon at 4:30, world famous author & native Montanan Bill Yenne (his name rhymes with penny!) will be joining me on the Puffman Show to talk about his latest book, "Going-To-The-Sun Road" from Arcadia Publishing. Bill's...

I'll be back up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby this evening, Tuesday, at 6 o'clock sharp to read more "Montana History." These days, we're enjoying the book, "The Hi-Line; Profiles Of A Montana Land" by Daniel N. Vichorek. That's the book that features  chapters on both Cut Bank AND Shelby with our very own Shelby Mayor, Dr...

The Locomotion...besides being the name of a tune that I play on the Puffman Show by Little Eva, that's what AMTRAK is doing these days. Earlier this month, AMTRAK  unveiled the 1st of 70 NEW locomotives at a plant out in California. These 70 "Iron Horses" mark what the national passenger railroad service hopes will be a NEW era of better reliability, streamlined maintenance & better

It's Tuesday(!) & that means it's "Montana History" Reading tonight up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby. I'll be there at 6 sharp to finish up reading our Glacier Park book, "Glacier From the Inside Out" & I'm bummed that this great collection of stories from former Glacier Park employees is coming to an end so soon. We onl...

I'll be up at the Marias Heritage Center this evening (Tuesday) at 6 o'clock, reading more "Montana History" & continuing with our current read, "Glacier From the Inside Out: Best stories from The Inside Trial" edited by Ray Djuff & Chris Morrison, a truly delightful presentation. "Monta...

I'll be back up at the Marias Heritage Center this evening, Tuesday, reading more "Montana History" & I can't wait to get back into our current book, "Glacier From the Inside Out". We should be finishing up this great adventure in the next couple of weeks & I'm already hoping that it never ends! The st...

The Media Relations Manager for AMTRAK Government Affairs & Corporate Communications, Marc Magliari, is joining me this afternoon (Friday) at 4:30 on the Puffman Show. Just like I'm a "Real Radio Man", my friend Marc, is a "Real Railroad Man". Ma...