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Jun 21 2009

Short piece on Polebridge in Flathead Beacon

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The Flathead Beacon posted a short “Places” article on Polebridge today . . .
If you’re looking for a quiet place to enjoy just outside Glacier National Park, head up the road to Polebridge for a truly Montana experience.
Located one mile from the northwestern entrance to the park, the Polebridge Mercantile and Northern Lights Saloon is [...]

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Jun 14 2009

Pacific Northwest Trail created

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From yesterday’s online edition of the Flathead Beacon . . .
When the national scenic trails system was created four decades ago, the goal was to build a walking path across the United States.
That goal came closer to reality in March, when President Obama signed a bill creating the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail and two [...]

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Mar 28 2009

Spring Visitors

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The North Fork Hostel and the Polebridge area got a nice write-up in the Helena Independent Record last Thursday . . .
I awoke to a thump-thump-thump sound of fresh spring snow blowing off the trees and landing on the metal roof.
It was morning in North Fork Country.
Situated next to Glacier National Park’s western boundary about [...]

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Oct 31 2008

Far beneath the Big Sky – Exploring Montana’s deep, dark caves

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Missoulian reporter Michael Jamison took a trip to explore a cave “north of Polebridge” recently. The write-up appeared in the October 31, 2008 online edition of the Missoulian . . .
Beneath: a bed of soft sand pressing damp and firm against shoulder blades.
Above: a glittering sky, starry pinpoints against unlimited black, deep as time.
All around: [...]

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Oct 30 2008

Fall float slide show from New West

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New West photographer Graham Coppes posted a very nice slideshow of an early Fall float down the North Fork. The link turned up in a post to the Wade Rivers Wild Tramps web log, which has been giving the North Fork a lot of digital ink lately.

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