The Bigfork Fire of 1912
Photo of west side of Electric Ave. immediately after the fire of Aug. 8th, 1912 destroyed it. Bigfork, Montana. (Courtesy of the Jeff Wade Family)
The Weed family, next to their "Fisherman's Home Cafe, displays a day's catch of large trout to be cooked and served for their customers. (Courtesy of the Jeff Wade Family)
Photo of Weeds Ice Cream parlor on west side of Electric Ave. in Bigfork, taken before the fire of 1912. (Courtesy of the Jeff Wade Family)
Photo of buildings on west side of Electric Ave. that were destroyed in the fire of 1912, Bigfork, Montana. (Courtesy of the Jeff Wade Family)
The Weed family home in Bigfork. (Courtesy of the Bigfork Eagle)
While many of us are still digging, or sawing out, from last week’s heavy wet snowstorm that knocked out power and brought down many trees in Bigfork, it might be interesting to note that this little village is no stranger to disaster. For example, back in 1937, the Bigfork Inn burned down, but not before the kegs of beer were rolled out into the street. And in last month’s column we touched on that time in 1918 when Horn’s Mercantile was struck by lightning and burned to the ground...
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