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New pollinator gardens and park signs in Whitefish
What happens when the Whitefish Park Sign Plan meets and marries an idea for pollinator gardens?
Music festival makes public safety a priority
The “watering hole” was a popular spot at the Under the Big Sky music festival last weekend in Whitefish as temperatures soared amid a summer heat wave.
Archertown evolves with Under the Big Sky
Fans and water misters were as ubiquitous as cowboy hats as concertgoers did their best to beat the sweltering heat during the opening day of the Under the Big…
Nonprofits selected for Great Fish Community Challenge
The Great Fish Community Challenge is a charitable giving campaign in which donors can choose to give to multiple nonprofit organizations with a single transac…
Last Best Ride returns for fourth edition
In just four years, Whitefish’s Last Best Ride has quickly become one of Montana's premier gravel cycling events.
Police Calls: Not going to work due to bear
There was a bear in a tree in front of a house on Meadowlark Lane at 7:35 a.m. and the caller was too afraid to go to work.
Waterton-Glacier Peace Park hosting science and history day
The 21st annual Waterton-Glacier Science and History Day, hosted by Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, returns for its first in-person event since 2019 on Tuesday, July 23.
Camp Festival Amadeus hosts free concerts
North Valley Music School hosts Camp Festival Amadeus, a chamber orchestra music camp for intermediate to advanced string students entering seventh through 12th grades.
DREAM Adaptive Recreation and Backcountry Xperiences making waves with new partnership
This summer, DREAM Adaptive Recreation launched a new partnership with Backcountry Xperiences to enhance motorized water sports programs.
Co-op’s annual fundraiser for local food banks underway
Over the last eight years, food banks in Kalispell, Columbia Falls, Whitefish, Bigfork, Lakeside and Libby have shared in over $70,000 in cash and 7,000 pounds of meat donated through Flathead Electric Cooperative’…
Plein air oil painter Lori Putnam featured at Cawdrey Gallery
Lori Putnam lives in Central Tennessee near Nashville, but she is truly a resident of the world, having painted in more than 30 different countries.
PHOTOS: The 45th annual Whitefish Arts Festival
The 45th annual Whitefish Arts Festival brought artists from around the country to Depot Park this weekend.
Northwest Montana duo creates ‘sister harmonies’ as Denim Gold
If Americana country singer and songwriters Hannah King and Michelle Rivers have one thing in common, it’s that they both know how to “make it” as independent …
Stumptown Art Studio painting out plans for growth
A collaborative effort of dozens of Whitefish artists to capture the quintessential beauty of Whitefish will support fundraising efforts for a new Stumptown Ar…
Efforts persist to rebuild wildlife connectivity with highway crossings
For humans, roads are more than infrastructure. They can be cultural phenoms or a symbol of freedom.
Looking Back: Fireworks barge catches fire twice
Pacific Power and Light Company filed an application with the Montana Public Service Commission asking approval of electric rate increases averaging about 27% …