Polson
Polson is a town of 5,100 people (2020) in Montana.
Understand
[edit]Polson is on the Flathead Indian Reservation. It is at the south end of Flathead Lake, the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi.
Get in
[edit]Polson is an hour north of Missoula and an hour south of Kalispell. It is on Highway 93. It is accessed from exit 96 on Interstate 90.
Get around
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Map of Polson
While Polson is a smaller town, most of the businesses are along the highway. There isn't a centralized "downtown" shop area so using a car or bicycle is best.
See
[edit]- Flutterby Art Gallery, 214 Main St, ☏ +1 406 833-0010.
- Miracle of America Museum, 36094 Memory Ln, ☏ +1 406 883-6804, info@MiracleOfAmericaMuseum.org. Summer: daily 8AM-8PM; rest of year: M-Sa 8AM-5PM, Su 1:30-5PM. $5.
- Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana, 69316 US Hwy 93, Charlo, ☏ +1 406 644-3435, ninepipesmuseum@yahoo.com. Summer: M-Sa 10AM-5PM; rest of year: Th-Sa 10AM-4PM. $5.
- Polson-Flathead Historical Museum, 708 Main St, ☏ +1 406 883-3049, hart@montansky.com. Summer only: M-Sa 10AM-5PM, Su noon-3PM. history of the Flathead Reservation
Do
[edit]- Polson Boat Rentals, 49708 US Hwy 93 (at the KwaTaqNuk Resort), ☏ +1 406-546-3778, awsrentals@compuplus.net.
- Big Sky Sporting Clays, 42295 Irving Flats Rd, ☏ +1 406 883-2000. W Th noon-5PM, F-Su 10AM-5PM.
- Polson Bay Golf Club, 111 Bayview Dr, ☏ +1 406 883-8230. A 9-hole course.
Buy
[edit]- Three Dog Down, 61545 US Hwy 93, ☏ +1 406 883-3696, info@threedogdown.com. Down comforters, coats, slippers.
Eat
[edit]- Betty's Diner, 49779 US Hwy 93, ☏ +1 406 883-1717, bettysdiner@live.com. M-Sa 7AM-9PM, Su 7AM-4PM. A 1950s-style diner.
- East Shore Smoke House, 35103 MT Hwy 35, ☏ +1 406 887-2096. Su-Th 11:30AM-8PM, F Sa 11:30AM-9PM.
Drink
[edit]- Glacier Brewing Co., 6 10th Ave East, ☏ +1 406 883-2595, info@glacierbrewing.com. Tu-Sa 3-8PM.
Sleep
[edit]- Flathead Lake Inn of Polson, 125 Anchor Way, ☏ +1 406 883-6251, flatheadlakeinn@gmail.com. cCntinental breakfast, wifi.
- Flathead Lake KOA, 200 Irvine Flats Rd, ☏ +1 406 883-2151, camp@polsonkoa.com.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]| Routes through Polson |
Cranbrook ← Kalispell ← Jct  E ← |
N  S |
→ Ravalli → Missoula |
| Kalispell ← Bigfork ← | N  S |
→ END |