Lake County: A century old and looking to the next 100 years
The Flathead Reservation Traditional Dance Troupe performed in front of the Lake County Courthouse during Centennial festivities Saturday. (Kristi Niemeyer/Leader)
Hoop dancer Robert Parot wowed the audience during the Lake County Centennial Celebration. (Kristi Niemeyer/Leader)
The Montana ShamRockers added an Irish twist to Saturday's Centennial Celebration. (Kristi Niemeyer/Leader)
The Mission Valley Choral Society, under the direction of Cathy Gillhouse, delivered the National Anthem and Montana's State Song in front of the courthouse Saturday. (Kristi Niemeyer/Leader)
Retired 20th Judicial District Court Judge Jim Manley reflected on Lake County's first hundred years during the Centennial celebration. (Kristi Niemeyer/Leader)
Lake County Commissioner Bill Barron was ferried through town in a 1920 Model TT truck during Saturday's Centennial Parade. (Kristi Niemeyer/Leader)
Patrick Matt of the Flathead Reservation Traditional Dance Troupe greets participants in the Round Dance or Friendship Dance during centennial festivities Saturday. (Kristi Niemeyer/Leader)
Rob and Danielle Dotson's 1964 Impala squired Lake County Commissioner Steve Stanley in Saturday's centennial parade. (Kristi Niemeyer/Leader)
Commissioner Gale Decker piloted his vintage Ford tractor in Saturday's Centennial Parade. (Kristi Niemeyer/Leader)
Denise Stanley and Allysa Thoft tossed commemorative socks from this elaborate centennial float during Saturday's parade. (Kristi Niemeyer/Leader)
A retro Polson fire truck made its way down Main Street Saturday during Lake County's Centennial Parade. (Kristi Niemeyer/Leader)
A brigade of county road equipment rumbled down Main Street during Saturday's Centennial Parade. (Kristi Niemeyer/Leader)
Retired District Court Judge Jim Manley reminded an audience of several hundred Saturday that the 1923 election that created Lake County was probably “the first time most women here ever got to vote,” thanks to the 19th Amendment, passed in 1920.
Of course, another portion of the new county’s population – its Native American residents – did not yet have the right to vote...
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