Indie bookstores in Montana have collaborated to develop the first-ever Montana Bookstore Trail. The mapping project was coordinated by Rachel Elliott-Burg, owner of Reading Leaves in Townsend, and designed with Elk River Books in Livingston, the map features 21 independent bookstores across the Big Sky state.

Visitors can get their passports initialed or stamped at each participating store, and once the trail is complete they can scan the QR code on the back of the passport to access a short quiz. Completing the quiz will enter the customer into a drawing for a Bookstore Trail tote bag full of books and other prizes.

Chelsia Rice, owner of Montana Book Company in Helena, noted that while not every Montana indie opted-in, “there is an awesome selection this year and surely more to come next year.”