A boatload of visitors sets sail on the Flathead Lake Bio Station's 30-foot research vessel, the Jessie B, during the open house last Friday. (Kristi Niemeyer/Leader)
August 5, 2024
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Sentinel of the Lake: Bio Station celebrates 125 years
The place known as the Sentinel of Flathead Lake has guarded the lake’s pristine water quality since 1899 and Jim Elser, director of the Flathead Lake Biological Station, hopes it will still be doing that job 125 years from now.