Articles with the Tag: Flathead Lake
News from Mission Valley Aquatic Center POLSON — The 12th annual Polson Bay’s Water Daze 1.2-mile swim across Polson Bay will take place Saturday, Aug. 2. Registration opens at 10 a.m. at Boettcher Park. Transportation is provided from Boettcher Park to City Docks at 12:15 p.m., and the ...
News from The University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station POLSON – The University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station invites the public to a free open house from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5. The station is located 17.5 miles north of ...
POLSON — The body of missing kayaker Robert W. McDonald was found 2:45 p.m. Friday in Flathead Lake, just south of Big Bull Island. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue boats and the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office boat, who were still out sea...
FLATHEAD LAKE — As of Friday, anglers were beginning to catch whitefish at Dead Man’s Point above Big Arm. “We are not sure what is going to happen yet,” Paula Zimmer of Zimmer Tackle said. “(We) will know in a few days, but Dead Man’s Point is giving up...
FLATHEAD LAKE — The search for a kayaker that went missing on Flathead Lake Saturday afternoon in Polson continued Monday. Robert W. McDonald, 43, a physician and hospitalist at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson, launched his kayak around noon on July 19 near the Bear Harbor...
FLATHEAD LAKE — The weekend search for a missing Flathead Lake kayaker transitioned from an active search to a recovery effort on Monday. Lake County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Karen Sargeant said St. Joseph Hospital physician Robert W. McDonald, 43, launched a yellow Eclipse kayak fr...
News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes LAKE COUNTY — Life jackets are like seat belts, they only work if you wear them. The U.S. Coast Guard estimates that life jackets could save the lives of more than 80 percent of boating fatality victims. Take the time to be prepared before you go...
News from the Flathead Lakers YELLOW BAY — Flathead Lakers members and friends will gather to celebrate clean water and to learn about working across borders to prevent aquatic invasive species introductions at the Lakers’ annual meeting on Tuesday, July 15. The program begins at 7 ...
POLSON — North Lake County Public Library in Polson has life jackets for checkout. There are four sizes available: infant/toddler (less than 30 pounds), child (30-50 pounds), youth (50–90) pounds, and adult (greater than 90 pounds). The library has three of each size. Checkout is available to ...
News from Tamarack Grief Resource Center FLATHEAD LAKE — When a child experiences the death of a family member, they often feel isolated and alone. Further complicating things, their parent or guardian is often immersed in their own experience of loss. For 18 summers, A Camp to Remember has provided...
