Blue Mountain Bed and Breakfast

• Professional Memberships: Blue Mountain Bed and Breakfast, LLP is a member of The Missoula Chamber of Commerce and The Montana Bed and Breakfast Association.
• Tours: Elaine is a certified tour guide: listed on the Montana Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission’s web site. www.montanalewisandclark.org (Tours- Montana Trails and Tales)
• Back Yard Habitat: Blue Mountain B&B is part of a twenty acre parcel of forest that has been officially certified as a backyard habitat area and tree farm.
• Website Photos: all wildlife photos were taken on-site by hosts, Brady and Elaine. We wish to thank photographer (and guest) Lori Macabe for the use of several of her indoor photos.

Area Accolades

• Men’s Journal quoted Missoula as being the “best small town under 100,000 people” (in America).
• Sunset listed Missoula as the “best community in the West.”
• Forbes Magazine gave Missoula a rank of 11th on the list of 2003 “best small places for business and careers.”
• According to Rolling Stone Magazine, The University of Montana is the “most scenic campus in America.”
• The Princeton Review gave U of M the highest possible ranking for campus life, it also ranked U of M among the country’s “best-value” universities.
• U of M is ranked fifth in the nation among public universities producing Rhodes Scholars and its journalism graduates have won 8 Pulizer Prizes.
• “A Mountain Town with a Surfing Problem: Missoula, Montana” (Outside Magazine)
• “The 16 Greatest Places to Live in America: #9 Missoula, Montana” (Outside Magazine)
• “The 3rd Best Place to Raise Outdoor Kids” (Outside Magazine)
• “TOP 100 Best Places To Live: #8 Missoula, Montana” (Livability.com)
• “20 Awesome U.S. Cities You Need to Visit in Your 20’s: #9 Missoula, Montana” (Huffington Post)
• “America’s Best River Towns: #3 Missoula, Montana” (Fodor’s Travel)
• “Classic Trip: Kayak Missoula, Montana” (National Geographic Magazine)
• “Top Cycling Cities in the U.S.: #8 Missoula, Montana” (Travel Channel)
• “Top 10 Best Winter Vacation Spots: #7 Missoula, Montana” (Livability.com)
• “Best Overall Marathon: Missoula Marathon” (Runner’s World)
• “7 Cold Runs and Polar Plunges: Snow Joke Half Marathon in Missoula, Montana” (Runner’s World)
• “Bitterroot River: The 17 Best Places to Fly Fish in Montana” (Men’s Journal)
• “North America’s Top 10 Trout-Fishing Towns” (Forbes Magazine)
• “Missoula, Montana: Best Fishing Spots” (Men’s Journal)
• “America’s Best Small Cities on the Rise” (Smarter Travel.com)
• “Missoula: A Perfect Mix of Town and Country” (Smithsonian Magazine)
• “Top 10 College Towns: #7 Missoula, Montana” (Livability.com)
• “20 College Towns We Love To Visit” (Fodor’s Travel)
• “Glacier National Park is one of the 10 Best Stargazing Sites in the U.S.” (Fodor’s Travel)
• “Montana is the U.S. State with the Most Pride” (Destination Missoula/Gallup Poll)
• “Montana Ranked 7th Best State for Locally Produced Foods” (NBC Montana)

“What a beautiful home and view, delicious meals and gracious hospitality.” A. L., Tennessee