June 1999 Flathead Lake Biological Station plans centennial birthday bash UM's Flathead Lake Biological Station will commemorate its 100-year existence with a centennial celebration, including an open house, special guests and birthday cake on Sunday, July 11. The public is invited to the celebration and to learn about the station at Flathead Lake's Yellow Bay, located roughly halfway between Polson and Bigfork on Highway 35. From 1 to 5 p.m. the biological station will hold an open house. The public can meet with students, faculty and researchers to learn about the station's education program and current research projects.
Guests also can explore the station's history in the museum.
Station tours and short lake tours on the research boat, the Jessie B, will be scheduled throughout the afternoon. Vintage boats, such as the old Waterton Lake vessel, also will be at the station. Lithgow and Jackson are both members of the biological station's centennial advisory council and have homes on Flathead Lake. It is free and open to the public. Morton Elrod established the Flathead Lake Biological Station in 1899 on the bank of the Swan River, where Bigfork stands today.