Did you know that in 1884 that John Foy’s mill between Foys Lakes was considered the first water-powered sawmill in the valley? Or that in 1914, the first of 147 permanent fire lookouts on the Flathead National Forest was built on Spotted Bear Mountain? Folks can learn about the history of the timber industry in Northwest Montana in all new displays at the Northwest Montana History Museum in Kalispell in the exhibit, “Lumberjacks, Tie Hacks and River Pigs.” The museum has long had a display on timber in the Flathead Valley, but it was in need of an update, so the museum, along with a host of volunteers, revamped the displays and the layout. For example, the timeline display is made from cross laminated timber panels donated by SmartLam in Columbia Falls.