Over the past few decades, housing booms and high earners have displaced once quiet locales known for their skiing, rapidly transforming mountain communities. These days, the places that have it ...

PHILIPSBURG, Mont. — Montana's extensive mining history coined its nickname. The Treasure State. For generations, people have been flocking to find their own treasures near Philipsburg. At the Gem ...

Rockhounding is not a hobby you hear about every day. Loosely defined as the practice of recreationally hunting for gems and semi-precious stones in their natural habitats, it's primarily seen as a ...

Gem Mountain does not use chemical additives that can make a stone unnaturally bright or colorful. Nevertheless, some heat-treated stones turn out in dazzling tones of blue, orange, yellow and red. It ...