The Northwest Montana History Museum's updated exhibit on the Flathead Valley's timber industry includes a display featuring a typical logger's breakfast. They reportedly consumed 9,000 calories a day. (Chris Peterson/Hungry Horse News)
January 21, 2025
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Northwest Montana History Museum showcases Flathead Valley's timber industry
Did you know that in 1884 that John Foy’s mill between the Foys lakes was considered the first water-powered sawmill in the valley? Or that in 1914, the first of 147 permanent fire lookouts on the Flathead National Forest was built on Spotted Bear Mountain?