An aerial photograph shows the distance covered by the Echo Lake Fire in 1921. The fire began near the dam in Bigfork August 4 of that year and moved to the Wolf Creek area by August 30, a distance of nearly five miles.
June 24, 2021
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June 27, 2021 midnight
Bigfork man's research chronicles Echo Lake Fire of 1921
The 3,000-acre fire destroyed homes, farms and the Mud Lake Schoolhouse before rains finally brought it under control.