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The Bitterroot Salish (Flathead) and Pend d’Oreille (Kalispel) tribes of the Northern Rocky Mountain (Plateau) region of the Western United States had long occupied the area around Flathead Lake as their traditional territory. Their culture included hunting and gathering for their food.
Flathead Lake (Salish: člq̓etkʷ, Kutenai: yawuʔnik̓ ʔa·kuq̓nuk) [3] is a large natural lake in northwest Montana, United States. The lake is a remnant of the ancient, massive glacial dammed lake, Lake Missoula, of the era of the last interglacial. [4] Flathead Lake is a natural lake along the mainline of the Flathead River.
According to retired newspaper editor Paul Fugleberg, local tales of the Flathead Lake Monster go back more than 100 years. It was supposedly first reported in 1889 by Captain James C. Kerr of the lake steamboat the U.S. Grant who claimed he and his 100 passengers saw an unusually large whale-like object in the water.
Jun. 23—Sixty years ago the waters rose and rose until they became the largest flood in Flathead County's recorded history. When torrential rains poured on top of a heavy mountain snowpack on ...
May 1—U.S. Sen. Jon Tester on Monday called on a federal inter-agency group charged with managing dams and reservoirs to immediately begin taking steps to avoid low water levels in Flathead Lake ...
Jul. 26—Four small fires burning on the Flathead Reservation garnered a hefty response from regional firefighters on Friday as the fire danger moved to "extreme" status. The 15-acres Haymaker ...
Kings Point is located in north-central Lake County. It occupies the western shore of Flathead Lake from Black Point in the north to the community of Rocky Point in the south. Physical features along the lake that are in the CDP from north to south include Safety Bay, The Narrows, Lansing Point, Kings Point, Stone Quarry Bay, and Wolf Point. [4]
Jul. 9—As Flathead Lake's water level continues to drop prematurely this summer, lake-reliant businesses like Marina Cay Resort are preparing for a substantial financial hit. Boaters can't dock ...