HELENA — Here in Montana, wide-open skies and tight-knit communities create more than just scenic views; they might just be part of the secret to longevity.

Tuesday, over a dozen Montanans who have crossed the 100-year mark were honored, and their stories are as rich as the land they’ve called home for a century.

(WATCH: Montana's centenarians are honored and share a century worth of stories) Montana's centenarians are honored and share a century worth of stories

“Well, it is super special, that is for sure, but to sit here, it brings tears to my eyes,” Virginia Toews, a 100-year-old born in McClusky, North Dakota, shared.

Four centenarians were able to make the trip to the Great Northern Hotel in Helena to be honored in person by Governor Gianforte and the Department of Public Heal

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