The Story Behind the "M"

The "M" is 620 feet above the Missoula Valley floor. It is 125' feet long and 100' feet wide. University of Montana forestry students cut the switchbacks into the side of the hill in the early 1900's. The first "M" was assembled out of whitewashed rocks in 1909, and given a fresh coat of paint by freshmen every year, until 1968, when all those rocks were cemented together with concrete.

Photo by Nelson Kenter, kenterphotography.com

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5 Questions to Ask Before You Hire a Mobile App Development Agency in Montana

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How to Have a Successful Business in Missoula? With Marketing Tactics!

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What You Should Know Before Starting a CBD Business in Montana

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What is VPN And Why Do You Need It?

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Businesses That Could Be Successful in Missoula, Montana

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By MARK RIFFEY - On their worst day, what can you do to make your customer's situation better, less frustrating, and memorable in a positive way?... more

Accountability Starts With You

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Does Your Business Need a Virtual Phone Service?

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5 Small Business Mistakes to Avoid

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How to Grow Your Small Business on a Budget

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Thinking About Your Thinking

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Determining if Your Services Are Underpaid

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How To Start A Local Business

Setting up a local business is always an exhilarating experience especially if it is your first time.... more

How to Change Your Life and Start an Online Business

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Start a Business in Montana

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Liz Marchi: Life Interrupted

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How to Start a Fashion Business As a Stay at Home Mum

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Marketing Tips for Local Small Businesses

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How Multilingualism Helps Improve Businesses

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Liz Marchi: Picking Raspberries

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4 Reasons to Use Social Media in Your Business

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The Dangers of Using Your Personal Credit Card for Business

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Liz Marchi: Summer on the Ranch

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All You Need to Know About Investors From Asia

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Learning From Our History: Keeping Missoula Workplaces Safe

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Make Montana Home

By LIZ MARCHI - I Made Montana Home and it’s made my life enormously rich in the things that are meaningful.  Find your meaning in Montana.... more

Death Over Dinner

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Liz Marchi: 2018

By LIZ MARCHI - The best laugh I got from New Year’s greeting yesterday was Happy 2018, may you look 20 and feel 18.... more

Liz Marchi: The Times of Our Lives

By LIZ MARCHI - My kids get very annoyed at the time I spend on Facebook but I love being visually reminded of what I was doing 8 years ago because I DON’T REMEMBER.... more

Liz Marchi: Birthdays, Vacation and Tornadoes

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Liz Marchi: Riding it Over the Top

By LIZ MARCHI -Riding it Over the Top for me, well this photo says it all! Happy Monday snow day in Montana!... more

Liz Marchi: 2017–It’s Here!

By LIZ MARCHI - In gratitude, I begin a New Year so thankful for the journey traveled and the road ahead. May your 2017 be rich in friends, family, health and happiness.... more

Liz Marchi: Home

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Liz Marchi: Getting Over It

By LIZ MARCHI - Aging lesson number 789, getting over it takes longer. Give yourself some space.... more

Liz Marchi: Family, Seasons and Change

By LIZ MARCHI - My husband, turned 70 a few weeks ago, at what may have been one of my top 10 parties ever.... more

Liz Marchi: Adolescence and Aging

By LIZ MARCHI - This I believe: we must keep our minds, bodies and our social connections growing even when it’s hard. That’s foundational to a life in full.... more

Liz Marchi: Comb Over

By LIZ MARCHI - I have spent the last 10 days doing something I don’t do much of, revisiting a place in time. The occasion: my 40th College Reunion.... more

Liz Marchi: Voting, Travel, Air and Water

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Liz Marchi: Home Again

By LIZ MARCHI - I just returned, from what has been annual pilgrimage, from a week in the Deep South with my Mom and Dad. As I age, I cherish my amazing family all across the country and cultures.... more

Who Can Help You?

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Bows, Bunnies and Baby Cows

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Are You Doing the Important Work?

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Five Business Myths To Ignore

By MARK RIFFEY - Focusing on these myths will do nothing but delay the success of your business. Shut them out.... more

Employers: REGISTER NOW for Western Montana’s Largest Career Fair

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