Strong winds and bold colors

The 25 by 15 foot American flag at Super 1 Foods in Columbia Falls was blown out to full extension in six mile per hour winds on Wednesday afternoon, July 15. The flag, which weighs 22 pounds and is made of 375 square feet of material was made by Annin Flagmakers of New Jersey the largest and oldest, established in 1847, flag manufacturers in the country. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)