NORTHWEST MONTANA
The many historic communities of northwest Montana began with logging, mining, and the railroads. They are now growing into their 21st century economies, which are a blend of old and new: hauling 18
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logs, but also health care, trains, but also technology. Eureka is the last outpost before the Canadian border, beautifully situated in the Tobacco Valley with a charming downtown and the Tobacco Valley Historical Village. Kalispell, in the middle of the Flathead Valley, is the county seat and economic center of the region. Whitefish, with its easy access to skiing, lakes and more, is the region’s resort town. Columbia Falls is coming into its own as the Gateway to Glacier, with a revitalized downtown generating new energy in the community. In between, the region’s communities and small towns continue to grow, while still retaining their true Montana character.
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orthwest Montana encompasses everything from the Continental Divide—running down the Rocky Mountains through Glacier National Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness—to the Idaho border, tucked along the Cabinet Mountains of the Kootenai National Forest. And there’s a lot in between those two mountain ranges: lakes almost beyond counting, flower-filled meadows, pineforested hills that plunge down to fast-flowing rivers. The variety of raw, rugged natural beauty in this region makes it a truly incredible place, as the people who call it home can attest.
