Backroads Of Montana

Since the debut of the program in May 1991, the Backroads crew has produced 29 half-hour episodes that air regularly on Montana PBS. The series has traveled across the state and visited its unique people and places.

 
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Upcoming Episodes

Rockets, Peaks and Poets
2008-05-19

Music and Memories
2008-05-31

Flathead Lake to the Crazy Mountains
2008-06-07

Roundup to Nine Mile
2008-06-14

Medicine Lake to Missoula/10th Anniversary Program
2008-06-21

Weather, Feathers and Time
2008-06-28


Previous Episodes

Pancakes and Polo
2008-05-10

Wool and Wind
2008-05-03

Amber Waves of Grain
2008-04-26

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Pancakes and Polo
 (No. 111)
Get ready for wild rides, wild flowers, and wild stories in this episode. We gape at cowboy polo east of Missoula; walk through a field of wildflowers on Big Hole Pass west of Dillon, listen in at the annual storytellers' conference in Cut Bank, and stop along the way for a bite to eat at Yesterday's Calf-A in Dell. And host William Marcus gives us a tour of the original Governor's Mansion in Helena, built by a businessman in 1888 and residence of governors from 1931 to 1959.

Airs Saturday 5/10 at 5:30pmEpisode Website

Backroads of Montana - Program Updates
Episode Eleven “Pancakes and Polo” (1998) – Yesterday’s Calf-A in Dell has expanded next door, replacing the antique collection with a saloon/lounge area.  Vi no longer owns the place but they still make homemade pies everyday.