Whitefish Lake

The Salish name for this place translates to "has whitefish" — which tells you everything about how long people have depended on it. The Kootenai, Pend d'Oreilles, and Bitterroot Salish were here first. Later, the lake fed the railroad's ice supply, supplied the town's drinking water, and floated logs to the mill. Today it still serves as a public water source and draws swimmers, anglers, and boaters all summer — a working lake that never stopped working.