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Nothing excites Assistant Editor Olivia Briggs quite like traveling to new destinations. Follow her adventures on Twitter and Instagram. Briggs joined SmarterTravel in 2012 and became a member of the editorial team in 2015. She has lived in Ireland and has worked in the hospitality, tourism, and online travel industries for more than a decade. She loves scoping out new hotels, promoting unfamiliar destinations, and writing about niche travel topics. Her stories have also appeared online on…

@kootenaymountainculture shared a photo on Instagram: “With this shot of its Main Street and the view of Big Mountain, so ends this week’s @explorewhitefish takeover. For all the reasons why you…” • Apr 9, 2022 at 11:52pm UTC

Wide open plains, prairies, canyons, vast expanses of forests, and indomitable mountains - it’s no wonder that Montana is nicknamed the “Big Sky Country.” All of these massive natural spaces are exemplified in the national parks that call this - the fourth-largest US state - home. There’s the spr

This summer, in A tale of two Rust Belts, I explored how diverging economic paths in the Great Lakes region help explain political patterns we are seeing today. Since last year’s election in which Rust Belt states delivered the decisive victories for President Trump, interest in the economic plight, anxieties, and frustrations of the residents of […]

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From the majesty of the Rocky Mountains to the serenity of Flathead Lake, Montana has the market cornered on breathtaking views and laid-back vibes.

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