Season’s greetings, and welcome to this year’s Flathead Beacon Gift Guide, an annual piling-high of locally themed gift ideas guaranteed to sate the seasonal yearnings of your loved ones and, with the holidays closing in, help you avoid the stress-inducing frenzy of last-minute gift cobbling and fruitcake faux pas.
To help you navigate these fickle times, the Beacon staff has assembled an index of gifts available throughout the Flathead Valley, ranging from stocking stuffers to big-ticket extravagances that will appeal to spendthrifts and sparing shoppers alike.
Don’t feel guilty if you’re starting from scratch, because whether you’ve been naughty or nice the Beacon has your back with this list of gift suggestions.
Threads
Hooded vest, $198
Fawn Boutique, 219 Main St., Kalispell
406-257-6656; www.fawnboutique.com
Tassel beanies, $21.99
Universal Athletic, 284 N. Meridian Rd., Kalispell
406-752-7400; www.universalathletic.com
Custom tie, $40-100
Center Street Tie Shop, 233 Main Street, Kalispell
406-871-4815, www.centerstreettiemakers.com
Montana Pride T-shirt, $24 Hoodie, $45
Montana Shirt Co., Whitefish Mountain Mall
406-890-6898; www.montanashirtco.com
Adventurer
The Free Spirit, $700
Notice Snowboards; 529 South Karrow Estates, Whitefish
406-730-1357; www.noticesnowboards.com
Ariat women’s boots, $199.95
Western Outdoor Store, 48 Main St., Kalispell
406-756-5818; www.facebook.com/westernoutdoor
Yogo Travel Yoga Mat and five-class punch card, $65
Exhale Pilates Studio, 126 Central Ave., Whitefish
406-862-6488; www.exhalepilates.com
Arc’terx Quintic Pack, $200
BCA Tracker 3 Digital Avalanche Receiver, $335
The White Room, 130 Lupfer Ave., Whitefish
406-863-7666; www.whiteroomshop.com
Day Hikes of Glacier National Park Map Guide, $9.95
Climbing skins, $160-$180
Rocky Mountain Outfitter, 135 Main St., Kalispell
406-752-2446; rockymountainoutfitter.com
Hip Flask, $30.99
Montana Fly Company, 530 First Ave. West, Columbia Falls
406-892-9112, www.montanafly.com
Spirit Skate Shop Deck, $40
Spirit Skate Shop, 7 First Avenue East, Suite 1, Kalispell
406-755-5689; www.spiritskateshop.com
Black Borough Fat Bike, $1,700+
Wheaton’s Cycle, 214 First Ave. W., Kalispell
406-257-5808; www.wheatonscycle.com
Bon Appetit
Maestri Orecchiette Pasta, $5.99
Rustichella Penne Rigate, $5.99
Maestri Peperoncino, $5.99
Brix Bottle Shop, Stumptown Marketplace
12 Spokane Ave., Whitefish
406-393-2202; www.brixbottleshop.com
Redneck cottage bacon, $9.85
Redneck Prairie Fire sausage, $8
Super 1 Foods, Kalispell, Whitefish, Evergreen
406-755-3144; 406-862-2222; 406-752-3631
Huckleberry Bearclaw, $4
Stickybun, $4
Polebridge Mercantile, 265 Polebridge Loop, Polebridge
406-888-5105; www.polebridgemerc.com
Stumptown Marketplace, 12 Spokane Ave., Whitefish
406-862-3974
Wild Huckleberry Jam, $8.55
Eva Gates Homemade Preserves, 456 Electric Ave., Bigfork
406-837-4356, www.evagates.com
Potent Potables
Hydroflask and growlers from local breweries, $12-$55
Kalispell Brewing Company, Kalispell
406-756-2739, www.kalispellbrewing.com
Bonsai Brewing Project, Whitefish
406-730-1717, www.facebook.com/bonsaibrew
Cabinet Mountain Brewing Company, Libby
406-293-BREW, www.cabinetmountainbrewing.com
Glacier Ginger Brew
$30 for 64 oz., $20 refills
$18 for 32 oz., $10 refills
105 Wisconsin Ave., Whitefish 406-624-9789
www.facebook.com/pages/Glacier-Ginger-Brew
Fireweed Bourbon Whiskey, $40 for 750ml (prices may vary)
Glacier Distilling, 10237 Highway 2 E, Coram
406-387-9887, www.glacierdistilling.com
Porlex Ceramic Burr Travel Coffee Grinder, $65
Aerobie AeroPress Coffee Maker, $32
Montana Coffee Traders, 110 Central Ave., Whitefish
406-862-7633, www.coffeetraders.com
Art
Rocky Hoerner print, “Buckskin and Powder”
Unframed $45, framed $75
PO Box 2093, Whitefish, 59937, 406-270-7599
Mandy Mohler Portrait Taxonomy 8×10, $35 (prices may vary)
Lisa Middleton painting of Flathead Lake map, $210
Featured at Think Local, 140 Main St., Kalispell
406-260-4499, www.facebook.com/ThinkLocalMontana
Layah Cottonwood mosaic of mountain goats, $85
Featured at Think Local, 140 Main St., Kalispell
406-260-4499, www.facebook.com/ThinkLocalMontana
Handiwork
Barbara DeVeer fused-glass earrings, $30
Sharon Snell hand-painted earrings, $20
Flair, 36 Second St. E, in the KM Building, Kalispell
406-407-7210, www.facebook.com/flairboutique
Hand-knit stockings from Nepal, $54
Toggery, 122 Central Ave., Whitefish
406-862-2271, www.toggerymontana.com
Snö mittens, $99
Sportsman & Ski Haus, Kalispell and Whitefish locations
406-755-6484, www.sportsmanskihaus.com
406-270-1334, www.snomontana.com
Telephone-wire basket woven in South Africa, $187.50
First Choice Décor, 124 Main St., Kalispell
406-250-8544
For the Kids
All season sleigh wagon, $99.99
Murdoch’s, 2330 US Highway 93 S., Kalispell
406-755-4747, www.murdochs.com/stores/kalispell
Comics, $3.99-$14 (prices may vary)
The Rhino action figure, $10
Kalispell Comics, 445 S Main #11, Kalispell
406-533-5499, www.facebook.com/KalispellMTComics
Old Fashioned Candy (prices may vary)
Norms News, 34 Main Street, Kalispell
406-756-5466
Kids pottery painting, $18-$24
Stumptown Art Studio, 145 Central Ave. Whitefish
406-862-5929, www.stumptownartstudio.org
