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Rediscovering Flathead Lake

A guide to exploring a remarkable body of water

By Myers Reece
Flathead Lake. Photo by Lido Vizzitti

Editor’s Note: This is one of the stories featured in the summer edition of Flathead Living magazine. Pick up a free copy on newsstands throughout the valley.

You’d think Flathead Lake would be hard to overlook. It’s the largest natural freshwater lake in the Western U.S., stretching nearly 30 miles long and 15 miles wide, with 160 miles of shoreline. It’s the soul of the Flathead Valley. Yet, we often do forget about it, or simply take it for granted.

But when you bring a visitor up Highway 93 and the lake comes into view near Polson, look at your friend’s face. You’ll recognize the expression, because it’s the same awe that lit up your eyes the first time you saw the lake. It’s the reason many of us are here. And that wide-eyed wonder never actually disappears, even if the years store it away somewhere hidden within us.

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