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OUTDOORS
Relecting on Bigfork’s
Logging Heritage
R
Museum of Art & History to ight about now, 100 years ago, the riv-
unveil new exhibit showcasing er pigs were preparing for the ride of
their lives. Logging crews had spent
the rich tradition of logging
the snowy winter months chopping
BY DILLON TABISH
down trees in the forests surrounding
Bigfork and sliding them to loading
chutes near the Swan River. From there it was up to the
brave men, known valiantly as river pigs, to assemble a
cluster of logs and raft through the raging rapids, includ-
The Bigfork Art and History Museum is ing the savage stretch of water known today as the “Wild
unveiling its new timber exhibit with a
reception March 14 from 5-7 p.m. The
Mile,” before eventually arriving at Flathead Lake.
exhibit will be on display March 14-April 18.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF BIGFORK ART AND HISTORY MUSEUM
