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Ranger and Station on the east shore of Swan Lake, Montana.  This is where the U.S. Forest Service campground and boat ramp are now located. (Denny Kellogg Collection)

Ranger and Station on the east shore of Swan Lake, Montana.  This is where the U.S. Forest Service campground and boat ramp are now located. (Denny Kellogg Collection)

February 2, 2022

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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.