MANSION GLOBAL ARTICLE | SALE OF CA RANCH
A prized and historic ranch in Montana that was listed this spring for upward of $136 million closed in the past week for close to its asking price—a record sum for the state.Read more >
Blog posts in History & Area Info
The History of Montana's Climbing Arrow Ranch
Montana 1905 - the Charles Baker family bought what is now the center of the Francis Unit of the Climbing Arrow Ranch, and established the Ranch headquarters, which is still used today. The next chapter of the CA Ranch evolved in 1939, when the Francis family purchased the Ranch and expanded it to include adjacent land owned by homesteaders, as well as the Valley and the Hudson Unit.Read more >
Big Sky Journal | The Legacy of Leroy Strand
Article In Big Sky Journal Fall 2020, Feature Stories | Written by Aaron Parrett Read more >
The Historic Mining Town of Pony
At the base of the magnificent Tobacco Root Mountains is situated the historic mining town of Pony. A drifter by the name of Tecumseh Smith, nicknamed “Pony”, had traveled over the mountain range from the Alder Gulch to seek his...Read more >
NFR COWBOY CHRISTMAS & C.M. RUSSELL MUSEUM
Swan Land Company is proud to sponsor the C.M. Russell Museum at the National Finals Rodeo Cowboy Christmas. The National Finals Rodeo is now in its 34th year in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Wrangler NFR moved from Oklahoma City...Read more >
History of 63 Ranch - Past and Present
Americans were in love with the West and the freedom and adventure that a life on the frontier offered. The 63 Ranch was the right idea at the right time - the Great Depression notwithstanding. And it certainly was in the right place - one of the most beautiful in all of Montana.Read more >
NILE – Northern International Livestock Exposition – Stock Show and Rodeo
NILE – Northern International Livestock Exposition – Stock Show and Rodeo takes place October 12th – 19th. This week-long event takes place at MetraPark – Montana’s Entertainment and Trade Center in downtown Billings.
NILE, which began in...Read more >
Ninth Annual T-Bone Classic Golf Outing
Ninth Annual T-Bone Classic Golf Outing
Swan Land Company is proud to be a sponsor of the 2019 Montana Stockgrowers Foundation Ninth Annual Golf Outing taking place at the Briarwood Golf Course in Billings, Montana on August 21st and 22nd. The T-Bone Classic provides...Read more >
The Making of A Dude Ranch - The Historic 63 Ranch
In the 1800s, the land southeast of the Yellowstone River expanding all the way to Montana’s south and east boundaries was Crow country. Located within Crow territory, the Crows named the Absaroka Mountains after their nation that the range encompassed. ...Read more >