Another season wraps up for Big Arm camp hosts
Bigarm State Park camp hosts in this summer were Allen Nutter, left, Angie David, and Anne and Clay Overlein . In the green shirts are JoAnne and Bruce Christophe, who watched over Wild Horse Island, Bird Island, and Cedar Island. (Berl Tiskus/Leader)
Big Arm State Park camp hosts Angie David and Allen Nutter take the 'gator to check campsites and make sure campers have everything they need. (Berl Tiskus/Leader)
Huge cedar trees, some twisted and gnarled but all displaying ice blue berries this time of year, mingle with mature Ponderosa pines at Big Arm State Park on the southwest shore of Flathead. The park is a favorite place to camp on the shore of Flathead Lake, with shade and access for swimming and fishing.
Through the summer, two pairs of volunteer camp hosts staffed the park three days on and three days off. Bringing their own campers or RVs, the camp hosts lived on site, coordinating with folks who operate the check-in booth and a recreational technician. They use walkie-talkies or their cell phones to communicate.
Anne and Clay Overlien were serving their fifth year as camp hosts. The couple lives in Las Vegas in the wintertime and then pulls their large camper up to Big Arm for the summer season.
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