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1936 picture showing the primary dwelling at the Condon ranger station down the Swan Valley. (Forest Service Northern Region Archives)

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“A worthless lot of shacks” -- Ranger Stations of the Swan Valley and Bigfork
February 2, 2022 midnight

“A worthless lot of shacks” -- Ranger Stations of the Swan Valley and Bigfork

While many in Bigfork associate the Forest Service with the bucolic white buildings that make up the current Swan Lake ranger district compound of today, the early Forest Service and its administration were typified by constant movement, adjustment, and construction.