Articles with the Tag: Flathead Lake
The switchboard lit up in Kalispell on Dec. 7, 1941. With their fingers flying, telephone operators Shirley Frazier and her co-worker frantically connected calls. The girls knew something was up, something major, so they violated company policy and listened in to hear about the bombing of Pearl Harbor,...
POLSON —It’s a mile swim in Flathead Lake on a summer day, and it benefits the Flathead Lake Monsters swim team. What’s not to like about the 13th annual Water Daze? The swim race will be held Saturday, Aug. 1, with registration at 11 a.m. at Boettcher Park and start time at 1 p.m....
A windsurfer takes advantage of a choppy day on Flathead Lake to ride the swells in Polson Bay.
WILD HORSE ISLAND — A twenty-man fire crew is mopping up the Wild Horse Island fire today, according to Devlin LaFrombois, fire investigator and fire prevention officer for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Division of Fire. The fire started Wednesday, July 22, at about 4 p.m. on the ...
ELMO — The Standing Arrow Powwow brought dancers, drummers, vendors and visitors from many states to Elmo. The weather remained about 40 degrees cooler than the Arlee Celebration on the Fourth of July, so the dancers were happy. With its new arbor in use only a few years, the old arbo...
Fishermen, It appears that mid-summer 2015 could be remembered as a time of notably good fishing. With the exception of lake trout, Flathead Lake proper has begun to produce great catches of perch, whitefish and small mouth bass with the chances of catching crappie especially at the north end of the lake ...
Choppy seas and a wind on July 12 delayed the start of the inaugural Flathead Laker Poker Paddle, but the waves calmed by afternoon and the event went off without a hitch, according to Lakers President Greg McCormick. “Our goal was to have 100 paddlers, and it ended up at about 108 watercraft,&rdquo...
YELLOW BAY – A sophisticated modeling system used by University of Montana researchers at the Flathead Lake biological station could play a key role in the lake’s future. In a talk June 29 Researcher Shawn Devlin told the audience that he has been working with the model, which is seeing ...
Best Bloomin’ Business, Residence nominations due July 17 Remember to nominate your neighbor or yourself for the Best Bloomin’ Residence and Best Bloomin’ Business contest put on by the Beautification Committee of Envision Polson. Forms are available at Southshore Green...
The cheers of onlookers greeted Sarah Thomas as she emerged from the water at Riverside Park Friday evening, covered nose to toe in diaper rash lotion. Most were clapping only because they were encouraged to do so by the few who understood the significance of the historic moment. The Colorado open-wate...
