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The Wright Family vs. The Smith River: a trip to remember
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The Wright Family vs. The Smith River: a trip to remember

Montana Destinations

The Wright Family vs. The Smith River: a trip to remember

kwright@meetingsnorthwest.com2019-07-18T22:37:20+00:00July 18th, 2019|Categories: Montana Destinations|Tags: central montana, family vacations, fly-fishing, montana, montana rivers, outdoor recreation, rafting, smith river|

The massive limestone rock walls Montana’s Smith River carves through the landscape give you a real sense of the passage of time. This passage of time is written not only by how the sun travels more quickly over the narrow canyon walls than in most of Montana’s big sky, but also in how the very distinguished, often blazon, red layers pile upon each other. It is different than traveling to Rome, or even the east coast, where you feel insignificant in civilized history (especially coming from the west). It

Bringing Montana Flavors to your Evening Event – Part I: Bozeman
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Bringing Montana Flavors to your Evening Event – Part I: Bozeman

Missoula, Montana Destinations, Uncategorized, Yellowstone Region

Bringing Montana Flavors to your Evening Event – Part I: Bozeman

kwright@meetingsnorthwest.com2019-07-10T20:36:33+00:00July 10th, 2019|Categories: Missoula, Montana Destinations, Uncategorized, Yellowstone Region|Tags: bozeman event planning, bozeman farm to table, bozeman food trucks, bozeman outfitters, foodies|

I recently attended a conference in Philadelphia where they had the welcome reception at the Reading Terminal Market. The Market was established in 1893 and has an incredible story of survival over the years through changes and expansion as the city of Philadelphia grew up around it. Inside, over 80 merchants offer everything from fresh baked doughnuts and cookies to authentic gyros or tabbouleh to four varieties of Philadelphia cheesesteak sandwiches, of course! For the welcome reception, conference attendees got to peruse the wonderous aisles and sample the signature

The Wright Family vs. The Smith River – Preparing for our First Montana Adventure of the Summer
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The Wright Family vs. The Smith River – Preparing for our First Montana Adventure of the Summer

Montana Destinations, Yellowstone Region

The Wright Family vs. The Smith River – Preparing for our First Montana Adventure of the Summer

kwright@meetingsnorthwest.com2019-06-24T21:16:13+00:00June 24th, 2019|Categories: Montana Destinations, Yellowstone Region|Tags: camping, family recreation, montana, montana summers, outdoor recreation, rafting, smith river, wildlife|

I am not going to lie; I am nervous. Earlier this year, my husband had this grand idea of floating the Smith River. This requires entering for a special permit and hoping you get drawn. My husband arranged a huge group of people to put in for the Smith River permit and guess what, someone pulled it! We leave soon and it turns out I don’t know a soul going on this trip except my husband and our two kids…..and yes, we are the only ones going with kids.

Saturday, April 27th – I am all in!
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Saturday, April 27th – I am all in!

local events, Missoula, Montana Destinations, News

Saturday, April 27th – I am all in!

kwright@meetingsnorthwest.com2019-04-18T00:27:49+00:00April 10th, 2019|Categories: local events, Missoula, Montana Destinations, News|Tags: caras park, clark fork river, downtown missoula, film festivals, fly-fishing, if4, logjam presents, orvis, the wilma, ymca, ymca riverbank run|

I don’t know what you have going on Saturday, April 27th, but it is going to be an epic Missoula day for the books. The 47th annual YMCA Riverbank Run, Orvis Down the Hatch Fly Fishing Festival (DTH), and the International Fly-Fishing Festival (IF4) are all slated for Saturday, April 27th in that order. There you go, I just planned your whole day. Done and Done. YMCA Riverbank Run Start out the day with a run through Missoula! Bring your family and walk or run to help raise money

Missoula 2.0
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Missoula 2.0

Missoula, Montana Destinations, Uncategorized

Missoula 2.0

kwright@meetingsnorthwest.com2019-03-25T23:17:53+00:00March 25th, 2019|Categories: Missoula, Montana Destinations, Uncategorized|Tags: fort missoula, logjam presents, marriott residence, missoula, ogren park, the mercantile, the wilma, thisplace|

I call myself a native even though I wasn’t born in Missoula. I moved there when I was 6 days old. I think that still counts as native. I have left a few times; once for college, once to travel, once to try the big city. But I always found my way back (until a couple years ago when I permanently traded Missoula for the Flathead – just a couple hours north). If you were to ask me, Missoula has always been great. Surrounded by mountains with a couple

We Heart Montana 2019
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We Heart Montana 2019

Glacier Region, local events, Missoula, Montana Destinations, Yellowstone Region

We Heart Montana 2019

kwright@meetingsnorthwest.com2019-03-25T23:25:10+00:00February 14th, 2019|Categories: Glacier Region, local events, Missoula, Montana Destinations, Yellowstone Region|Tags: big sky resort, valentines day, whitefish mountain|

Our First Year in Destination Management: Turning Challenges into Successes and What’s Next
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Our First Year in Destination Management: Turning Challenges into Successes and What’s Next

Glacier Region, Marketing, Missoula, Montana Destinations, Yellowstone Region

Our First Year in Destination Management: Turning Challenges into Successes and What’s Next

kwright@meetingsnorthwest.com2019-01-02T21:54:50+00:00January 2nd, 2019|Categories: Glacier Region, Marketing, Missoula, Montana Destinations, Yellowstone Region|Tags: bozeman, flathead, Glacier National Park, meet in montana, missoula, montana, yellowstone national|

Not only does this time of year bring the inevitable thoughts of personal resolutions (ahem, go to the gym), but it is also a perfect time for an MNW Destinations Year in Review. MNW Designations (a sister company to Meetings Northwest, Inc.) launched at the end of January 2018 as a solution to groups coming to Montana and needing on-site help from Montana experts. We focused our efforts on the regions we know best: Bozeman/Yellowstone, Missoula, and Flathead Valley/Glacier. Destination Management is not a new concept in the travel

Meeting Shift: You can have a high quality meeting in rural America.
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Meeting Shift: You can have a high quality meeting in rural America.

Glacier Region, Montana Destinations

Meeting Shift: You can have a high quality meeting in rural America.

kwright@meetingsnorthwest.com2018-11-14T19:02:03+00:00November 14th, 2018|Categories: Glacier Region, Montana Destinations|Tags: cedar creek lodge, columbia falls, glacier conservancy, Glacier National Park, glacier national park conservancy, kalispell, national park alliance meeting, northwest montana, rural america|

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) could not have timed their November 2018 article highlighting meetings in Montana any better. At least for my blogging purposes. Titled, Open Your Mind, author Maria Lenhart quotes Samantha Lange, National Sales Manager for the Resort at Paws Up, “For many people, Montana is a place they have wondered about and always wanted to go to. It’s a great place to open your mind, disconnect and get back to what’s really important.” We, at MNW Destinations, couldn’t agree more. The article ran in MPI’s monthly

Define Home
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Define Home

Glacier Region, local events, Missoula, Montana Destinations, Yellowstone Region

Define Home

kwright@meetingsnorthwest.com2018-10-22T22:46:44+00:00October 22nd, 2018|Categories: Glacier Region, local events, Missoula, Montana Destinations, Yellowstone Region|Tags: big sky, Bitterroot, bozeman, homestead, missoula, montana, montana home, philipsburg, wetpol|

It wouldn’t take long for any of our clients to tell you that we are very proud of our roots in Montana. Five of the seven MNW Destinations staff were born and raised in Montana and the other two have lived here for more than a decade. Montana is home. Homecoming, homeschool, homebody, homeowner, homemaker, homegrown, homeroom, homepage, homeboy (or homegirl) are all words used to describe an event, person, or location that is centered and grounded. Home is such a cozy

The benefits of sourcing locally
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The benefits of sourcing locally

local events, Montana Destinations, Yellowstone Region

The benefits of sourcing locally

kwright@meetingsnorthwest.com2018-10-10T16:21:39+00:00October 10th, 2018|Categories: local events, Montana Destinations, Yellowstone Region|Tags: source locally|

One of my favorite things is to find the best local items and share them with others. Finding a really great restaurant to take guests to, an amazing artist that showcases the local culture, or unique gifts that you won’t find anywhere else is an exciting challenge. In May, we facilitated a conference in Bozeman and we needed thank you gifts for the sponsors and speakers. I used to live in Bozeman and was excited to see what was still around that would work for these gifts.