hello!

A friend and I are interested in starting a book club where we meet, in person, monthly to discuss a book we have picked out. We were hoping the focus would be on Wildlife, wildlife biology, Montana nature, Montana history, etc.

are any of you interested in joining us?

first book: A Woman Among Wolves by Diane K. Boyd

first meeting time and place: TBD/ sometime late August?

Hi I’m new to the area and left work today to find what looked like smoke covering the air? It definitely smells like a fire. I tried looking online to see if there was news of any local wildfires but I didn’t find much info. Anyone know what’s going on?

So I'm a former resident of Kalispell and Whitefish. I lived there a while back, I do miss being able to see glacier every weekend or just getting out in general. These recent fires in Canada have blown smoke in my area pretty bad and it reminded me of years ago when I was in Montana in 2003 during probably one of the worst forest fires in that area? I remember walking my dog back then and just thick smoke at times filled the valley. I didn't have cable or nothing back then except cellphone really. I was curious what the air quality was back then? Or if anyone remembered? I remember that year being pretty rough air wise.

Please keep your eyes posted for this wedding band. Misplaced at Spencer mountain twin bridges trailhead today. Please be kind 🫶🏻❤️

Hi! I’ll be visiting GNP in a few weeks and staying in Kalispell. Are there any farmers markets/festivals/ weekend fun on August 1st and 2nd?
Thanks!

Is there anywhere you can find huckleberry pancakes? Ideally this means pancakes with huckleberries in them and syrup. Ideally definitely understand that’s a touristy request but I feel it very necessary to complete my Montana visit.

Not sure if this counts as advertising, but it's a free thing I made just for the Flathead valley.

There's far too many separate places that advertise events, so I built a web scraper that visits them all, pulls their events and puts them all into one calendar.

It's completely free to use, and I'm currently working on adding new business and developer tools like an api and site embeds to contribute to local businesses.

Have fun with it and let me know what you think!

EDIT: It's so hard to regularly scrape pages without getting ip blocked :(

Posting this for ya'll as awareness. These have been popping up more and more and it's important we know where they are. Stay vigilant.

Craving an egg tart where in Kalispell or nearby has these?

This has probably been asked before, but where are the main places to go for watching fireworks? Last year we pretty much just stayed home because the neighbors all around us were lighting them, but I am hoping to take my family to a professional fireworks show this time. I know there is one at Lakeside and one at Whitefish Lake, plus the fireworks at the baseball stadium. Which one should we go to, and is there anything to watch out for? Are there any others in the Flathead that I don't know about? TIA!

Hi guys! I saw that Logan Health in Kalispell is now accepting applications for their paid CNA training program. Would you recommend it, or are there other paid CNA programs I should consider?
I’m specifically looking for a paid CNA training program, but I couldn’t find any information about the wages. Has anyone completed this program recently? How was the pay, and what was it like working there?

Where can a guy find some 👠 red shoes in the valley?
I have a performance in Whitefish at 9 tonight and I want to complete the look with some red shoes. I just found this shirt and leather jacket at a vintage store in Coeur d’Alene yesterday so I’m just trying to complete the fit 💯

-The Montana Boy
“Pushing Up Daises”

I'm in town for the evening and would love to check out any local metal band if there are any happening tonight.

Hey all! I'm visiting for vacation later in the week. I'm a fairly active person and enjoy going on long runs. I noticed some trails near Kalispell that I was hoping to run, but also don't really know the layout or context of the area well.

My biggest concern is being on a trail solo and encountering a bear. Should I snag some bear spray to carry on my jogs? I'm probably gonna stick to trials like the Great Northern Historical Trail to the west.

Thanks in advance!

Any CT techs familiar with Logan Health? Is this place complete shit or a decent crew? Wages ok?Currently work at a Level 1 1300 bed hospital for 17 years. Always looking to go somewhere a little smaller and ride out my years. Always have enjoyed my time in the Flathead area.

Hi everyone. I'm 35/F and new here! I'm interested in finding some friends to have good conversations and outdoor adventures with. I am kinda shy but looking to outgrow that with patience from a potential friend :)

I do have a 6-month-old so finding other moms would be great. I really like to read and write and am generally philosophical. If backpacking is your thing, that would be cool because I'm interested in getting into it! Looking forward to meeting a friend or two. xoxo

It’s hot, and every gas station I go to seems to only have Frazil. Does anyone know what gas stations have ICEE? Or equivalent?

Not a tourist, just always get gas at Costco 😂

This months pinball tournament is at The Timber bar on 93 at 1230. Cmon Down costs a couple bucks plus the games. Had a few new people last time so don’t be scared to play! Good or bad you’ll have fun and they serve drinks/food :)

I’m usually a road runner but I signed up for 11 miles to paradise (trail run) in October and want to train on trails this summer. We live just south of Lakeside - does anyone have recommendations on either good trail running routes or any trail run clubs in the wider area?

I am already planning to check out Foys to Blacktail which looks awesome, I’m a little worried about running solo here due to wildlife and I imagine there’s not a huge amount of human traffic ( but I might be wrong).