Flathead Beacon: Kalispell, Montana Newspaper

A Silver Lining in the BP Gulf Disaster?

A loosely organized but unified campaign is underway to garner support for a little known federal funding mechanism with the potential to bolster money for recreation, public land acquisition and wildlife habitat restoration.

By Dan Testa
Jul. 28, 2010 | 9:13pm

Montana Tourism Rebounds From Slump

In the heart of the 2010 summer tourism season, it appears travelers are again willing to spend money in Montana, according to state tourism officials. Not to mention, there are simply more tourists than last year.

By Myers Reece
Jul. 28, 2010 | 11:54am

New Monument Might Be a Great Idea

Back in February somebody leaked seven pages of an Interior Department "vision document" and started a political uproar. Top brass in the Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service and a few green groups were caught chatting about creating 14 new national monuments.

By Bill Schneider
Jul. 28, 2010 | 11:51am

Setting Sail Under the Big Sky

From Mexico to Seattle, when Pete Sauer raises a sail, he raises eyebrows. People see his company logo and the words seem out of place: “Sail Montana.” Isn’t that like “Deep Sea Dive Kansas?”

By Myers Reece
Jul. 27, 2010 | 8:53pm