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Stories from OUR EVOLVING CULTURAL LANDSCAPE (Touch "Watch Video" to see a story)

What Is Our Evolving Cultural Landscape?

What Is Our Evolving Cultural Landscape?

What is a "Cultural Landscape" and how has ours been "lost in time"?

THE FORMATION OF OUR LANDSCAPE

THE FORMATION OF OUR LANDSCAPE

How did powerful geological forces create the extraordinary landscape of the Upper Flathead?

THE FLATHEAD ICE LOBE

THE FLATHEAD ICE LOBE

What was the Flathead Ice Lobe and how far did it travel?

THE FIRST PEOPLE-And Those Who Followed

THE FIRST PEOPLE-And Those Who Followed

Who were the first humans in our landscape…how did they get here?

The Incredible Story of GLACIAL LAKE MISSOULA

The Incredible Story of GLACIAL LAKE MISSOULA

The incredible story of Glacial Lake Missoula, and what caused it...

HOW GERMS, GUNS & HORSES CHANGED THE WEST

HOW GERMS, GUNS & HORSES CHANGED THE WEST

How the “ripple effect” of germs, guns, and horses changed northwest Montana, and the whole American West…

HOW THE WEST WAS BOUGHT

HOW THE WEST WAS BOUGHT

A brief but colorful account of how the Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of our country but missed northwest Montana...

3 THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT LEWIS & CLARK IN MONTANA

3 THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT LEWIS & CLARK IN MONTANA

Here are 3 little-known factoids about Lewis & Clark and their historic expedition through Montana.

TRAPPERS, TRADERS & TOP HATS

TRAPPERS, TRADERS & TOP HATS

Find out how the combination of trappers, traders, and top hats changed our cultural landscape?

THEY HAD A GOLD RUSH...AND FORGOT TO INVITE US

THEY HAD A GOLD RUSH...AND FORGOT TO INVITE US

The 1850s brought a "rush for gold" in Montana, but how did our own cultural landscape in the Upper Flathead fare?

WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAMED

WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAMED

This is an account of the human-caused event that forever altered the cultures of the West.

THE TIMETABLE OF CHANGE

THE TIMETABLE OF CHANGE

This is the story of the tumultuous "race on rails" to claim the riches of Montana.

THE UPPER FLATHEAD-A World Apart

THE UPPER FLATHEAD-A World Apart

Why did our cultural landscape in the Upper Flathead remain isolated from the outside world for so long?

FROM ANGELS TO FERRIES

FROM ANGELS TO FERRIES

Getting into the Upper Flathead was nearly impossible, only to find that a river runs through it.  

THE MISSING LINK...Into the Upper Flathead

THE MISSING LINK...Into the Upper Flathead

How a Norwegian ship’s captain changed our remote cultural landscape?

THE LOST GATEWAY

THE LOST GATEWAY

The is the story of a lost pass, a blinding blizzard, and the question of who actually found the gateway into the Upper Flathead.

WHAT WAS A WANIGAN?

WHAT WAS A WANIGAN?

The surprising answer to the question-What in the world is a “wanigan”?

A TALE OF TWO TOWNS

A TALE OF TWO TOWNS

How the birth of one Upper Flathead town caused the death of another

THE RUNAWAY TRAIN to Somers

THE RUNAWAY TRAIN to Somers

What happened when a train left the Kalispell railyard without its engineer?

FRANK LINDERMAN: Sign-Talker

FRANK LINDERMAN: Sign-Talker

This is the true story of Frank B. Linderman and our fading frontier in the Upper Flathead Valley.

THE GLACIER VIEW FILES-A True Story

THE GLACIER VIEW FILES-A True Story

In 1943, in the middle of World War II, the U.S Congress launched a plan to industrialize northwest Montana.  It was called the Glacier View Project. 

THE IRON HORSE GAMBIT

THE IRON HORSE GAMBIT

The arrival of the great "Iron Horse" in the American West shifted the fates of towns, businesses, and entire populations like pieces on a chess board.

HOW MONTANA'S FIRST OIL WELL CREATED GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

HOW MONTANA'S FIRST OIL WELL CREATED GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

How did the first oil well drilled in Montana lead to the creation of Glacier National Park?

The Battle of Belton

The Battle of Belton

In the autumn of 1909, the U.S. Forest Service and the State of Montana were poised to engage in armed conflict with one another...Why?

The Train to Everywhere

The Train to Everywhere

It was October of 1911, and hopes were soaring in the Upper Flathead Valley of Montana as construction was soon to begin on the "Train to Everywhere."

Touch to Find HIDDEN STORIES IN OUR CULTURAL LANDSCAPE: The Railroads

CATACLYSMS, CATASTROPHIES & OTHER TRYING TIMES

A SMALL LIBRARY of VERY SHORT STORIES (Touch A Book to Read)

Demo Meet the Team

Local artists interpret the stories and discoveries of FMAP through painting, sculpture, and mixed media. Their work brings the hidden history of Flathead Lake to life in powerful new ways.

  • Julie Bottom

THANK YOU TO OUR HISTORY TEAM.

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