Yellow, pink, green, and purple corundum specimens are all sapphire (red corundum is called ruby), but the most valued varieties are deep blue. Gem dealers seek cornflower blue, nearly a reflection of Montana’s Big Sky.
The birth of the usual western town was spurred by discovery—of gold, land, or trade. But one “old” town, tucked into the grandeur of Montana’s Crazy Mountains, was spurred into existence by the creativity of a Montana architectural firm.
