As Northwest Montana reaches its peak of fall color, let’s talk about trees. Not a major lecture, just a couple of elementary basics and a few connections. Most of you know that trees fall into two categories; deciduous and coniferous. Deciduous trees have leaves that change color and fall off early […]
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The Southern Pacific 4449 Comes to Whitefish
by Marlene The famed Southern Pacific 4449 steam locomotive rolled into the Flathead last Saturday. Westbound along the Amtrak Empire Builder route from Minneapolis to Portland, it had a lay over in Whitefish. Parked just east of the train station, the public was invited to take a look. You didn’t have to be a train buff to appreciate the magnificence of […]
Freeze Nips Colors
by Marlene Now Then The cold snap that gripped the valley a couple of weekends ago is gone and with it are the sunshine yellow, pumpkin orange, and crimson red leaves that have captivated me each fall. Record low temperatures in the Flathead Valley and 6 inches of snow in Kalispell have nipped the colorful shades of autumn in […]