Homecoming

“When Max Baucus’ term as Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China ended in 2017, he and his wife, Melodee Hanes, had a decision to make — though, it really wasn’t much of a conversation. ‘We wanted to live in Montana. We knew we wanted to live in Bozeman,'” Baucus tells Big Sky Journal’s annual HOME issue. As the magazine writes, Hanes and Baucus, who also served as U.S. Senator from Montana for 36 years, “interviewed a few architects but connected instantly with Bertelli. They appreciated the individuality, subtlety, and beauty of his designs, Hanes explains. ‘Paul is an artist,’ Baucus adds.”