The Big Sandy Mountaineer -

When I was a much younger man than I am now, I spent the time leading up to the Fourth of July figuring where to go for the Fourth to have the maximum amount of fun.

Often I ended up on Clear Creek, Howard’s Hill, Beaver Creek or somewhere in the Bear Paw Mountains. When spending the time there, I dreamed of spending that holiday somewhere close to Glacier National Park.

Well, that time finally came and we had a cabin at Lakeside on Flathead Lake. I dreamed often of spending the Fourth at that cabin and Christmas there as well. You know there is something about Christmas and a lake and f...