By logging 10,347,920 vertical feet at Whitefish Mountain Resort last winter — more than any other season-pass holder in Big Mountain’s history — a 53-year-old retired teacher named Michael Donnay has set what many consider an unbreakable record.
By Tristan Scott
The house bill would have created a new Department of Health Services for mental health services, substance abuse treatment, developmental disabilities and veterans’ long-term care
By Zoë Buhrmaster
Since 1982, Glacier Cyclery and Nordic has catered to the local biking and cross-country skiing community from its downtown Whitefish storefront. Today, a new generation of owners are spinning spokes and telling jokes with the same spirit of service its founders adopted 43 years ago.
By Zoë Buhrmaster
With more overnight and day camp options than ever, as well as parks, picnics and fishing ponds to explore, the Flathead Valley is ground zero for getting your kids outside in every season
By Tristan Scott
As extreme temperature swings increase in frequency, meteorologists and hydrologists reflect on the Flathead Valley’s driest, deepest and most destructive seasonal snowpacks on record and what that means for the region’s waterways
By Maggie DresserUnder directives from the White House, federal agencies have ramped up migrant arrests in the Flathead Valley. Fearing deportation, local Latino communities report a chilling effect, even among those with legal status.
Volunteers are needed for a variety of summer programs designed to help protect the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act-designated three forks of the Flathead River
The event, which runs from May 12-16, offer diners the chance to enjoy special menus, discover new restaurants, and give back to the community
The Beacon's annual guide to summer in northwest Montana is indispensable to both local and visiting explorers alike
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The wood bat league will be a part of the Men’s Adult Baseball League (MABL), a national organization that boasts 325 local affiliates that have given rise to 3,200 teams and 45,000 members
Featuring music from the likes of Fall Out Boy, Paramour, and My Chemical Romance, Emo Night at the downtown Whitefish mainstay has grown by leaps and bounds since it first launched a couple years ago
How absurdity becomes the starting line
Living in downtown neighborhoods on the weekend can be like living on a speedway
Lawmakers could help Montanans by not making living in our homes way more expensive
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Facing a legislative mandate to reduce the wolf population, state wildlife managers describe crafting a balanced plan that accounts for competing interests. Republican lawmakers, pushing a slate of anti-wolf bills, say the plan isn’t tough enough.
Local builders are preparing for rising material costs and sourcing adjustments due to tariffs; plus, Market Metrics and Financial Corner
Even as park officials bolster the workforce with seasonal recruits, challenges persist as scores of Glacier Park employees face a March 26 deadline to accept buyouts or early retirement
Loading ...A six-part series on notorious Flathead Valley militia leader David Burgert, who vanished into the wilderness after a shootout with sheriff's deputies in 2011
Flathead Beacon editor in chief Kellyn Brown is a cohost for today's episode, and asks host Micah Drew about the upcoming climate change lawsuit Held v. Montana
