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Outdoors

What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.

Updated 9 months, 2 weeks ago

New community trail system under construction

Just to the northeast of Bigfork, on Swan Hill, lies an undeveloped tract of land with some big history and big pl…

Updated 2 years, 8 months ago
PHOTOS: Mount Aeneas

Mount Aeneas in the Jewel Basin Hiking Area provides magnificent views and opportunities for observing wildlife

Updated 2 years, 8 months ago
New outdoor fitness classes offered at The Nest

Get your sweat on steps from the Swan River

Updated 3 years, 3 months ago
Blacktail Mountain to open Friday

Lifts will be running throughout the weekend of Dec. 18-20, starting at 9:30 a.m.

Updated 3 years, 3 months ago
Judge demands speedy demolition of Flathead Lake's 'bridge to nowhere'

Flathead County District Judge Robert Allison called the bridge a "foolhardy boondoggle."

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
Bigfork resident takes second in 2020 Fall Mack Days

Sam Cusker of Bigfork came in second with 712 entries and a 39.56 average.

Updated 3 years, 6 months ago
Logging planned near Broken Leg, Crater Notch trails

Conservation group, DNRC express conflicting priorities

Updated 3 years, 6 months ago
Energy Keepers explains Flathead Lake level

Data from the United States Geological Survey shows Flathead Lake’s water level has been dipping close to the 2,982-foot mark since the beginning of September

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Bio Station fights shoreline erosion with innovative gravel beach

The UM station has lost 1.6 acres of shoreline property since the regulation of Flathead Lake’s water level began in 1938.

Updated 3 years, 8 months ago
Three grizzly bears euthanized

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks recently euthanized three grizzly bears in Northwest Montana because the bears were food conditioned and habituated to people.

Updated 3 years, 8 months ago
Man catches $10,000 Mack Days fish

For the just the second time in tournament history, the famous $10,000 tagged lake trout has been caught during the annual Mack Days event on Flathead Lake.

Updated 3 years, 9 months ago
Bigfork’s Cusker fifth in Mack Days fishing tourney

No one has boated the $10,000 lake trout yet, but anglers are back in force on Flathead Lake in the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe’s Mack Days tourname…

Updated 3 years, 10 months ago
State parks board endorses Somers beach project

Evaluations continue on whether the popular Somers Beach has the potential to become a formal state park.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Flathead Lake Boat Tour is June 28

Come celebrate conservation on the North Shore of Flathead Lake, aboard the Far West Boat Tour, on Thursday, June 28, from 6 to 9 pm. Enjoy complimentary appetizers from Somers Bay Cafe, drinks, and live music by M…

Updated 6 years, 10 months ago
Learn about living with bears

Swan Valley Bear Resources will host an informational Bear Fair on Saturday, June 3, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Swan Valley Community Hall, Montana 83, mile marker 42.5 in Condon. This community event will help peo…