Vacation Montana!

~ Montana Lodging At Its BEST ~

S u m m e r Time!

It's Summer!

And the living is e a s y

In many ways Summer speaks for itself

And Summer really has a lot to say in Montana...

Swimming

Swim in the warmest lake in the Flathead Valley, right outside your door.

When many people are dipping their toes in most other lakes,

you and your family will be diving right in the water.

Warm and extremely clean, fed by artesian springs.

Fishing

Get the hooks out and lures lined up, 'cause your going fishing!

Your vacation home, right on Echo Lake, is centrally located to

excellent lake and river fishing. Cast off your private dock into a popular

fishing cove or troll Echo lake, recognized as the premier warm-water fishery

in the Flathead Valley. Fish the Flathead River, a "Blue-Ribbon Stream"

only about 5 minutes from your vacation home. The Swan River, set deep

in the woods and close to wildlife, provides a particularly remote, uniquely

beautiful setting for casting out your line. And "the Swan" is also only

about 5 minutes from your vacation home.

An abundance of fish including largemouth bass, northern pike,

rainbow and cutthroat trout, and yellow perch.

Expect to catch fish!

Golfing

Golf at the highly acclaimed Eagle Bend Golf Course in Bigfork, only about 5 minutes

from your lakeshore vacation home.

Other challenging golf courses in the area include courses in Kalispell and Whitefish.

Hiking

Hiking opportunities abound, the most famous hiking areas being in nearby Jewel Basin,

Glacier National Park, and Bob Marshall and Great Bear Wilderness Areas.

"The Jewel", encompassing over 15,000 acres of wilderness and 35 miles of trails connecting

28 alpine lakes, is acclaimed as one of the most beautiful hiking areas in the United

States with abundant wildlife, lots of wildflowers, and spectacular panoramas.

Located in the Swan Mountain Range of the Northern Rockies, Jewel

Basin is only about 5 minutes from your vacation home.

Biking

Walking

Miles of country roads and trails in the area immediately surrounding your vacation home

afford a variety of biking and walking adventures.

Boating

Canoeing

Water-skiing

Jet skiing

Tubing

Your lakeshore vacation home includes a private dock for your boat and other watercraft.

Enjoy a wide variety of water sports and activities to your heart's content on a 725 acre

island dotted warm-water lake.

Rafting

Popular white-water and floating adventures are found on many nearby rivers, including

the Middle and North Forks of the "Wild and Scenic" Flathead River.

Wildlife viewing

An abundance of wildlife is throughout the area including immediately around your vacation home.

In addition to designated wildlife viewing areas, where you can watch ospreys dive for fish, eagles nest,

and mountain goats climb, a variety of wildlife can be found in your immediate surroundings.

Deer frequently grace the property of your vacation home, and may even swim onto the

property from islands where they have been feeding, while ducks, geese, osprey, heron,

and even an eagle or two fly between islands and nesting sites on the lake. There is

plenty of wildlife to view and admire, including right from the deck of your vacation home.

"Restauranting"

The Flathead Valley is a dining experience! You have certainly taken a break from the fast lane when

you come to Northwest Montana but you would never know you "got away from it all" when it

comes to the restaurants. Most every dining taste can be satisfied in the Flathead Valley.

Vacation Montana! provides guidance on restaurants but our vacationeers tell us more

about great restaurants in the area than we tell them. There are so many restaurants serving

delicious food of all sorts, and so many left to discover, that the list of wonderful dining

experiences is long and growing. From Italian cuisine to Chinese to Continental to good ol'

"steak and potatoes", there are restaurants in nearby Bigfork, Kalispell, and Whitefish to

serve your tastes and those of your family and companions to your complete satisfaction.

We're not quite sure why there is such a boom of quality restaurants up here, but there is and

it benefits all of our taste buds.

Bon Appetit!

Cherry picking

&

Huckleberries

The Flathead Valley is a prime cherry growing region where acres upon acres of cherry trees

are found, bursting with red plump deliciously sweet cherries. Cherry tree groves come in all

sizes up here, from cherry tree farms to a handful of trees in a person's front yard. You are

often welcome to "pick your own", at a nominal cost or, maybe, even for free (if you make

the right kind of friends). And, of course, cherries can always be found at the many cherry

stands in the area. So be sure to take time with your family and companions to pick lots of

cherries, bagfuls of 'em!

Because, frankly, there is nothing more yummy than a Flathead Valley cherry!

While not getting the kind of commercial attention that sweet cherries have, huckleberries

have special qualities of their own in the Flathead Valley. Found in wild groves in the

Valley's foothills, these purple colored treats are a favorite for many a local sweet-tooth.

Indeed, many local residents pick huckleberries in the foothills below the Jewel Basin of

the Swan Mountains, a wooded area thick with berry-bushes only about 5 minutes from

your vacation home. While out there picking berries, remember that them bears

love huckleberries too. Just be aware and keep your distance, it is a

lot more fun to be picking than it is to be running.

You'll love those huckleberries, delightfully delicious!!