Editorial
To find our opinion based editorials, see below. We'll share opinion based editorial articles regularly for interested viewers.
New editor’s note
At the same time I was graduating high school and making the somewhat questionable decision to start college for p…
“Good Fences Make Good Neighbors”: Swan Valley Bear Resources is Charged for Coexistence
Read former Swan Valley Connection employee Rob Rich's June column about bear safety and the formation of SVC's Swan Valley Bear Resources.
Steaming on the Flathead (Lake and River)
Read Bigfork History Project Volunteer Kyle Stetler's June column about steamboats that used to run up and down Flathead Lake and the Flathead River.
Deep Dive into FLBS: Applying Innovation in the Fight against Invasive Species
Read Flathead Lake Biological Station Media/Information Manager Ian Withrow's May column about ways researchers are looking to get people engaged in the fight …
“The Root of the Matter” a book review by Doug Mitchell
Read Glacier Conservancy Executive Director Doug Mitchell's book review for 'The Songs of Trees,' by David George Haskell. The book will be discussed at their …
Being Bear Aware: It Takes a Community!
Read Tina Zenzola's May column about bear safety. As Volunteer Coordinator of Swan Valley Bear Resources’ Bear Aware Bigfork effort, she understands that being…
Deep Dive into FLBS: Honoring a Legacy of Learning
FLBS Media/Information Manager Ian Withrow writes in his April column about how humility leads to learning.
Coexisting with Bears
Give a warm welcome to the Eagle's new columnists: Swan Valley Connections and Bear Friendly Ferndale. Swan Valley Connections Program Assistant Eli Estey writ…
A Bridge to Somewhere – The 1911 Bigfork Steel Bridge
Read Bigfork History Project volunteer Kyle Stetler's April column about the history of Bigfork's favorite one lane bridge that is set to be replaced next year.
Deep Dive into FLBS: Eroding Time at Flathead Lake
Flathead Lake Biological Station Media/Information Program Manager Ian Withrow writes in his March column about how the passage of time effects the shores of F…
Bigfork: An Amazing Place to Grow Up
Read Bigfork History Project volunteer Kyle Stetler's March column where he recounts memories of people who grew up in Bigfork in the early 20th century. The B…
Deep Dive into FLBS: Getting to the Bottom of Echo Lake
Flathead Biological Station Media/Information Program Manager Ian Withrow writes in his monthly column for the Eagle about a mysterious methane gas that has be…
Bigfork Area Chamber of Commerce charging "full steam ahead" into a year full of events
January and February are always a flurry of activity at the Chamber office. When most would assume the office is slow, we are busy plotting and planning the ev…
'The more things change, the more they stay the same'
While it is sad to say goodbye to any business in Bigfork, we know it creates an opportunity for another entrepreneur.
The truth about the Flathead Lake monster
The invasive mussel is a far more terrifying andreal lake monster
Bigfork Beginnings with Kyle Stetler
Examining the origins of Bigfork and how the town got its name