BIGFORK
Though only 4,600 year-round residents call Bigfork home, its seasonal popularity supports a flourishing historic downtown, complete with art galleries, locally owned shops, fine dining, live music, and theater, anchored by the Bigfork Summer Playhouse’s outstanding summer series of professional musicals. Outdoor recreation abounds, from the many ways 54
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to play on Flathead Lake to hiking and cross-country skiing the Jewel Basin trails, or hitting the links on the 27-hole championship course at Eagle Bend Golf Club. Nature also provides the perfect microclimate for the cherry orchards that spread down the eastern shores of Flathead Lake; it’s not summer without a stop at one of the many roadside stands for a freshpicked carton of delicious fruit.
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ookended by the Swan River to the east and the Flathead River to the west, Bigfork also sits on the beautiful shores of Flathead Lake. That in itself would be enough to make this small Montana town stand out; throw in the Swan Mountains rising dramatically above and you can see why Bigfork draws both visitors and locals-to-be from near and far to enjoy the many pleasures of the lakeside lifestyle and inspiring scenery.
