A family that bakes together

Megan Bortz, pictured, met future husband Ben Kaufman, a fourth-generation baker, in Polebridge. Together the pair owned and operated bakeries in Red Lodge, Kalispell and eventually Libby. (Duncan Adams/The Western News)

| May 12, 2020 8:22 AM

A history of the landmark Polebridge Mercantile in Montana’s wild North Fork highlights the lingering impact of onetime owner Dan Kaufman.

Kaufman and his son Ben launched a bakery at the off-the-grid outpost in the 1990s...

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