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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

SKI RESORT

SCHOOLS

FLATHEAD COUNTY

VISITORS BUREAU

COMMUNITY COLLEGE

GOLFING

NEWSPAPER

GLACIER PARK

GLACIER PARK

The communities of Lakeside and Somers are nestled on the northwest shores of beautiful Flathead Lake and Blacktail Mountain. The two distinct towns are neighbors on the bay! Located 8 miles south of Kalispell, these communities are the destination spot for locals as well as tourists.

Quaint, festive, and friendly, Lakeside is a little town of about 3,000 residents offering dining, overnight accommodations, gas, groceries, and a lumber yard. Charter fishing and other watercraft rental can be found along the lakeshore as well as several public lake access sites.

Almost 30 miles long and 15 miles across at its widest point, Flathead Lake is the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi.  There’s 160 miles of shoreline, nearly 200 square miles of surface area and it’s approximately 300 feet deep. Flathead Lake lies in the shadows of Glacier National Park and Whitefish Mountain Ski Resort to the north. Two scenic highways parallel the lake. On the west side, US Highway 93, and Route 35 on the east wind along the curving shorelines offering majestic views of the lake, mountains and the scenery that made Montana famous. Coming over the hill in Polson you get your first glimpse of the lake . . . a truly spiritual experience. A few small islands dot the lake and the largest is Wild Horse Island, which is also a state park. The lake is populated by native Bull and Cutthroat trout, and huge Lake trout (Mackinaw), along with perch and whitefish.

Blacktail Mountain Ski area is surrounded by thousands of acres of National Forest; visitors enjoy unlimited visibility and 24 un-crowded groomed runs over more than 13 miles of terrain. The ski area's base facilities are located just below the summit of Blacktail Mountain, at an elevation of 6,757 feet.