Sweetridge

Sweetridge
Type	Town
Location	Montana, USA
Inhabitants	Your Character Sawyer Oakley Cliff Oakley (Formerly) † Duke Oakley Brooklynne Shao-Oakley Asha Roanhorse Miles Roanhorse Juliette Mendoza Percy Mendoza Anna-Marie Mendoza Dallas James Curly Barnes Jo Ramirez Jasper Tate Mayor Calhoun and others

Sweetridge is the main setting of the Big Sky Country series. It is a fictional rural town located in Montana, USA. Sweetridge is described as a small town, with residents often needing to drive to neighboring cities such as Billings to go shopping.

Geography

Sweetridge is located in rural Montana. The reputation of the state for open fields (especially east of the mountain ranges that surround cities like Helena) is what gives the state, and therefore the series, the name "Big Sky Country." Sweetridge is surrounded by large areas of open fields used for ranching and farming. During the winter, it gets fairly heavy snow.

The fact that the characters drive to Billings to shop places Sweetridge somewhere in south-central Montana, likely in Yellowstone County. However, its exact location is unknown.

History

Sweetridge began to struggle economically as the agricultural industry became less lucrative, with many family ranches and farms being threatened. By cooperating with one another instead of competing, some businesses were able to avoid purchase and incorporation by large companies such as AgraCorp.

The town itself also struggles economically due to its small size and limited resources. Plans for improving the town infrastructure are an important campaign issue in the mayoral race, a key subplot of Book 2.

The town was a contestant to represent the state of Montana in an episode of Smalltown, USA, a fictional television show in the world of the series.

Places/Businesses

• General Store
• Flowershop
• Antique Store

= Street and Town Views

Main Street

Businesses

General Store

Flowershop

Antique Store (fixed name plaque)

Antique Store (broken name plaque)

Fairgrounds

Fairground with rides

Rodeo stands

Oakley Ranch

Oakley Ranch (Day)

Oakley Ranch (Night)

Oakley House (Day)

Oakley House (Night)

MC's Bedroom

Oakley Sitting Room

Oakley Dining Room

Orchard

Oakley Barn (Night)

Oakley Barn (Day)

Oakley Barn (new paint job, Day)

Oakley Barn (new paint job, Night)

Oakley Barn in flames

Oakley Barn burned down

Oakley Barn (interior)

Oakley Barn (decorated)

Sawyer's Bedroom

View from the roof of the Oakley house

Mendoza Ranch

Mendoza House

Mendoza Kitchen

Mendoza Barn (interior)

Surrounding Area

Campfire

Howard's Peak (night)

Forest outside of Sweetridge

View of road between Oakley Ranch and Sweetridge from Cliff's car

Other Places

Wild horses in a field outside of Sweetridge

The Lonely Pine

Miscellaneous

Oakley Ranch house as seen on the in-game cover

Trivia

• In Book 2, Chapter 5, it is mentioned that Sweetridge used to trade with a neighboring town called Falconville until the 1860s, when the inhabitants found gold and refused to trade with Sweetridge anymore.