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GREATER NORTHWEST MONTANA
Lake Koocanusa.
GREG LINDSTROM
S EEKING EVEN GREATER seclusion and serenity? Hop on the two-lane highway in White sh and head north. Along the 60 miles between White sh and the Canadian border, you’ll nd many small, welcom- ing communities like Trego and Olney. e biggest town is quaint Eureka, with a population just over 1,000. Life here is de ned not by the hustle and bustle of Main Street, but by the quiet and the intimate connection to nature. is corner of Montana o ers a private play- ground for any activity from rock climb-
ing to trout shing.
Eureka perches on the Tobacco
River just outside the Kootenai National
Forest. Charmingly remote, it was one of the last areas to be developed by Montanans in frontier times. Eureka developed along with the logging trade, and was once known as the “Christmas Tree Capital of the World” because log- gers here shipped out so many trees. e economy is expanding to accommodate modern tastes. Northwest Montana’s most well-loved brewery, the quirky Homestead Ales, and the Jax Pizza truck sit at the end of a skinny dirt road that winds through farmland. e secluded location captures the precise joy of this region. Treasures pop up when you least expect them, often at the end of a long, tree-lined back road.
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