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Swimming

On Flathead Lake, Two Women Become One with the Water

Bella Seagrave and Tess Andres swam the length of Flathead Lake this summer, becoming the third and fourth women — and ninth and tenth people — to accomplish the endurance feat in nearly four decades. At 23, Seagrave is the youngest to complete the full crossing.

Infrastructure

Harnessing the Kootenai

A half-century ago, the Libby Dam was the final piece of one of the most significant public works projects in American history

Recreation

The Costly Quest to Save Smith Lake

Facing a $23.4 million price tag for a recreation easement that would preclude private development and preserve public access on 600 acres of Montana school trust land at the head of Whitefish Lake, local stakeholders are left wondering: What’s it worth to save Smith Lake?