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Gallery: Whitefish — One Year Later

Downtown Whitefish, captured one year apart, at 7 p.m. March 20, 2020 and again at 7 p.m. March 20, 2021. On Friday, March 20, 2020, Flathead County reported its first two COVID-19 infections. Nearly empty streets ensued. By Saturday, March 20, 2021, Flathead County had recorded about 11,300 COVID-19 infections. Traffic has returned to near its pre-COVID levels.

Hunter D'Antuono
Traffic is light in downtown Whitefish on Friday evening after the announcement of two confirmed novel coronavirus cases in Flathead County on March 20, 2020. Hunter D'Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Aerial view of downtown Whitefish on Saturday evening March 20, 2021. There were around 11,300 reported COVID-19 cases in Flathead County as of that date. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon

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