Farthest USA Point From a Starbucks

Montana Starbucks

Starbucks is one of the most recognizable coffee chains in the United States, but would you believe that the farthest location from one is actually right here in Montana?

192 miles. That's how far it is from Circle to the nearest Carmel macchiato.

According to Quartz.com, an on-line news resource, Circle is the farthest city from a Starbucks in the entire United States.

If you call Circle home, you'll have to do without the Pumpkin Spice frappuccino, the skinny latte, and every coffee hybrid between.

Despite America's love affair with the Seattle chain, this is one part of the globe that has evaded its caffeinated grip.

Billie Mury is the owner of The Lunch Box, the only coffee shop in Circle. She said residents aren't counting on seeing the Starbucks logo in their town any time soon.

"I don't think Circle is big enough to support a Starbucks," She said. "We're a small community and we offer about everything Starbucks has plus more. We've got over 50 different flavors for coffees, for lattes we have Italian soda's and all that good stuff, the frappes and everything."

In case you were wondering, the farthest you can get from a Starbucks on the planet is off the coast of South Africa.

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Yellowstone Wolves Celebrate 20 Years of Howling

Yellowstone wolves

Twenty years after their ancestors were released here in one of the most controversial wildlife projects of the century, wolf howls punctuated the cold winter air on Monday to the delight of dozens of wolf watchers.

“This is a great day,” said Char Thompson of Eugene, Ore., as she manned her spotting scope on a snowy hill near Junction Butte to watch the nearby wolves. “To have interaction and so close … ”

Members of the Junction Butte pack seemed to be fleeing from the Prospect Peak wolves gathering on the opposite side of the Lamar River. As a black and gray wolf loped south through chest-deep snow, two others sat atop the butte’s ridge as if they had been posted as lookouts to ensure the Prospect Peak wolves weren’t in pursuit.

“Lots of people thought the wolves wouldn’t be very visible when they were reintroduced,” said Rick McIntyre, a veteran with the Yellowstone Wolf Project. “My first day back in the park, I saw the entire Crystal Creek pack, so it’s a big circle of life.”

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Most Iconic Hotel in Montana?

Fort Peck Hotel

If you were putting together a list of the most "iconic" restaurants in Montana, which eateries would you include?

Lee Breslouer at Thrillist.com believes that the Union Grille at the Grand Union Hotel in Fort Benton deserves the top spot.

Breslouer has published an article titled "The Most Iconic Restaurant In Every State (and DC)," and the Fort Benton landmark was his choice for the Treasure State.

Of course, the word "iconic" is somewhat subjective, but there were some rules to Breslouer's quest, including that each of the finalists had to have been around for 30+ years, and still be a crowd favorite.

Breslouer says of the Union Grille:

Located just east of Great Falls -- with their highfalutin waterfalls and tiki mermaids -- the small town of Fort Benton itself is so old and iconic that a good portion of the town is a historic district thanks to its rich history of steamboats.

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Montana's Busiest and Best Airport

Bozeman AirportThe numbers are in and Montana's busiest airport reports it's only getting busier.

Last year, more than 966,000 passengers flew in and out of Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport. The 9.3% increase sets another passenger record for the airport and the state of Montana.

In June, the airport announced its 13th and 14th non-stop seasonal service to Houston and New York's La Guardia airport.

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