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In the 1950s, a significant cash reward was offered by Big Fish Unlimited to anyone who could catch what was termed the "superfish" of Flathead Lake. A man named C. Leslie Griffith was reported to have caught a 7-foot, 6-inch, 181-pound, 1-ounce white sturgeon, now displayed at the Polson-Flathead Historical Museum. [4]
Aug. 10—The huge mural painted by local artist Rob Gunderson that covered the facade of the old Gambles building in downtown Polson came down on Aug. 2. Workman Joseph Neva held each of the ...
Flathead Lake is a natural lake along the mainline of the Flathead River. It was dammed in 1930 by Kerr Dam at its outlet on Polson Bay, slightly raising the lake level; the dam generates electricity. [5] The hydroelectric has been owned and operated by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes since 2015. It is one of the cleanest lakes in ...
Flathead Lake Biological Station (FLBS) is a research station run by the University of Montana in Yellow Bay, Flathead Lake, Polson, Montana. It was first established by American ecologist and professor Morton John Elrod in 1899 on the Swan River near Bigfork. In 1909, it was moved to its current location. Year-round research began in 1967.
The island property features striking views of snow-capped mountains. And, some claim, Flathead Lake can also offer a glimpse of a deer-like water monster with huge antlers known as Flessie.
Polson (Montana Salish: nčmqnétkʷ, Kutenai: kwataqnuk [3]) is a city in Lake County, Montana, United States, on the southern shore of Flathead Lake and within the Flathead Indian Reservation. The population was 5,148 at the 2020 census. [4] It is the county seat of Lake County. [5] In 1898 the city was named after pioneer rancher David Polson.
Texas Parks and Wildlife is planning to use the mystery surrounding the Fort Worth-area monster and other Bigfoot sightings to get people interested in the outdoors.
The American Bison Society appointed Morton J. Elrod, founder of the Flathead Lake Biological Station, to examine potential reserves in Montana and he suggested the Flathead Reservation. [18] The National Bison Range was established on May 23, 1908 out of a portion of the Reservation. [ 19 ]