Contents
Healing spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Swimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Farmers markets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Bear aware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 SKQ Dam history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Flathead Lake drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Water safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Glacier National Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Aquatic Invasive Species . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2020
MONTANA SUMMER 2020 Montana Summer is a yearly publication of the Valley Journal newspaper (PE 23-190) published weekly by Valley Journal LLC at 331 Main Street SW in Ronan, MT. Periodicals postage paid at Ronan, MT. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Distribution is by mail subscription ($59 per year in Lake County, MT; $74 per year elsewhere in U.S.) and by newsstand sales. Postmaster: send address changes to Valley Journal, P.O. Box 326, Ronan, MT. 59864. Your homegrown newspaper serves residents of Lake County and the Flathead Indian Reservation. Deadline for display advertising is 2 4
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Copyright 2020, the Valley Journal. All rights reserved. Reproduction, reuse or transmittal in any form or by any means is prohibited without written permission of the Valley Journal. Staff: Publisher / sales .................... Summer Goddard Adv. manager / owner........... Boone Goddard Editor....................................... Karen Peterson Reporter / graphic artist...... Rob Zolman Contributing writer.............. Mary Auld Copy editor............................ Kathi Beeks Office manager....................... Leni Baker Photographer......................... Nicole Tavenner
