| Long Description | <DIV class="cityaspfont"><ul class= "fotocolumn"><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/Polson_FlatheadLake.JPG" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=BASELINE><p class="fotocap">Flathead Lake</p><p class="fotocred">Photo courtesy: Michael Hewston</p></li><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/Polson_Fireworks.JPG" BORDER=0 WIDTH=117 HEIGHT=187 ALIGN=BASELINE><p class="fotocap">4th of July Celebration</p><p class="fotocred">Photo courtesy: MTOT</p></li><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/Polson_KerrDam.JPG" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=BASELINE><p class="fotocap">Kerr Dam</p><p class="fotocred">Photo courtesy: MTOT</p></li></ul>
<p>Incorporated April 5, 1910, Polson has a history of lumbering, ranching and steamboats. The city was named after pioneer rancher David Polson. Steamboats played a major part in early transportation of freight and passengers. The tugboat "Paul Bunyan" was instrumental in early logging operations.</p><p>Polson is located on the <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=2453">Flathead Indian Reservation</a> in a natural amphitheater at the south end of <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=11891">Flathead Lake</a>. This charming lakeside community is the trading center for one of Montana's most fertile farming areas. In a prime cherry growing region and home to numerous cherry orchards, Polson celebrates with an annual <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=12595">Main Street Flathead Cherry Festival</a>.</p><p>The broad, sweeping Mission Valley south of Polson is bordered by the rugged, snow-capped Mission Mountains. The <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=712">Flathead River</a> that flows from Polson features whitewater rafting and <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=9528">Kerr Dam</a>. The <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=721">National Bison Range</a> at Moiese with its large herds of bison, elk, deer, antelope and bairn sheep is nearby, as well as the <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=3943">Ninepipes and Pablo Wildlife Refuges</a> for bird watchers.</p><p>Two museums, The <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=3139">Miracle of America</a> and <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=3140">Polson-Flathead Historical Museum</a>, offer many displays and memorabilia. Polson also has several city parks located on the lake and is home to the <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?IDRRecordID=396&siteid=1">Polson Bay Golf Course</a>, a magnificent golf course which is nestled near the Mission Mountains and at the base of Flathead Lake.</p> |
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