| Long Description | <DIV class="cityaspfont"><ul class= "fotocolumn"><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/Marion_skydive.JPG" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=BASELINE><p class="fotocap">Lost Prairie Sky Diving</p><p class="fotocred">Photo courtesy: Jim Kauffman</p></li><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/Marion_PostOffice.JPG" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=BASELINE><p class="fotocap">Local Post Office</p><p class="fotocred">Photo courtesy: MTOT</p></li><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/Marion_LakeMcGregor.JPG" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=BASELINE><p class="fotocap">Lake McGregor</p><p class="fotocred">Photo courtesy: McGregor Lake Resort</p></li></ul>
<p>Marion is southwest of <a href="/categories/City.asp?CityID=186">Kalispell</a> on Little Bitterroot Lake. First settled in the late 1870s, Marion was a base camp for the construction of the Great Northern Railroad into Kalispell. It remained on the main line until 1904 when a new route to <a href="/categories/City.asp?CityID=353">Whitefish</a> was established. When Lewis Kelsey moved his sawmill from <a href="/categories/City.asp?CityID=312">Somers</a> to Marion in the early 1900s, timber became an important part of the local economy. Today, visitors can enjoy the recreational opportunities found on Little Bitterroot Lake or any of the many surrounding lakes.</p><P><a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=2027">Logan State Park</a> is located in northwest Montana. The campground offers tent and trailer sites, restrooms and drinking water. With frontage on the northern shore of Middle Thompson Lake, Logan is heavily forested with western larch, Douglas fir, and ponderosa pine. A channel connects Upper, Middle and Lower Thompson lakes. Attractions include swimming, boating, camping, waterskiing, and good fishing.</p> <P><a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=13622">Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge</a> is not far from Marion. The habitat diversity of the Refuge supports a wide variety of wildlife species. At least 14 species of migratory and breeding waterfowl utilize wetland areas. Resident mammal species include white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, moose, black bear, pine martin, lynx, wolverine, and bobcat. Muskrat, badger and Columbian ground squirrels are also present on the Refuge. The threatened grizzly bear and the endangered gray wolf are also known to inhabit the Pleasant Valley Area.</p> |
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