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Big Sky, MT - History
We would like to provide the residents of Big Sky a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Big Sky Home page. The Big Sky Home page provides as much information as possible on Big Sky. Knowing Big Sky’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Big Sky’s Home page, you will also find Big Sky’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Big Sky has a population of 3054. 52.1% of Big Sky’s inhabitants are Male, and 47.9 are female. 53.6% of Big Sky is married and 63.4% own their own home. The Average Home price is $497,235, and the average rent is $1,319. Household median income in Big Sky is $80,455, and the individual median income is $35,644. Big Sky’s Ethnic is the following: White(96.3%), Hispanic(10.8%), Multiple(1.7%), Native(1%), Asian(0.8%), Black(0.2%).
Hiking trails thread throughout the landscape and into neighboring national forests. Camping sites are available throughout the Spanish Peaks and the Gallatin National Forest. Elk, deer, black bears, grizzlies, upland birds, waterfowl, and wolves call this area home. Hunting is prohibited in Big Sky proper, but it is permitted throughout the National Forests that surround the area.
Recreational snowmobiling is also not permitted within the Meadow or Mountain terrain, but is permitted in the Gallatin Canyon and in areas to the south of Big Sky. Big Sky offers a variety of recreational venues. In addition to outdoor activities, the Lone Peak Cinema movie theater shows current blockbuster films.
The Warren Miller Performing Arts Center, a community and school-based facility, is located at the school on US Highway 191. The venue attracts local, national, and international artists in every genre (music, drama, dance, visual arts, and creative composition). Known to locals as the WMPAC, the center is home to the Big Sky Community Chorus, the Big Sky Community Theater, and Big Sky Broadway, a children's musical theater company.
During the summer, the Arts Council of Big Sky presents weekly free music concerts with musicians from across the nation at Center Stage in Town Center Park. Each August, the Arts Council holds a four-day classical music festival. A wide variety of music can be heard year-round at the resorts and local restaurants and bars.
Several art galleries feature local and regional photography and other visual media. For the history buff, the Historic Crail Ranch Buildings, built by Montana pioneer Frank Crail and his family, offer a glimpse of life in Big Sky more than 100 years ago. The authentic cabins are preserved as part of the Crail Ranch Homestead Museum.
The museum displays artifacts, photographs and documents, along with extensive information about the pioneer Crail and Creek families. In mid-summer, Big Sky hosts the Big Sky PBR (Professional Bull Riders) event. The Big Sky Farmers Market features live music, children's activities, and over 90 vendors selling fresh, locally grown food, and crafts each Wednesday during the summer months in Town Center's Fire Pit Park.
In the winter months, Town Center Park hosts Big Sky's hockey and ice skating rink that is operated by the Big Sky Skating and Hockey Association.
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