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One of several Nordic statues in the Libby Town Park. |
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 Libby
is located in northwestern Montana, 72 miles south of the Canadian border,
89 miles northwest of Kalispell, Montana, and 35 miles east of the Idaho
border. The Kootenai Indians roamed the Kootenai River valley area for
hundreds of years before the first white explorers and trappers visited
the area. White trappers and miners came to the area in the late 1800s
seeking fur and gold in area streams. The original townsite of Libby was
located several miles upstream from the confluence of Libby Creek and the
Kootenai River, but was relocated to its present location in 1892 when
the railroad built tracks along the Kootenai River joining Idaho with eastern
Montana. Libby was named after the daughter of an early settler. Libby
became the county seat for Lincoln County in 1909, the county being named
after President Abraham Lincoln. Today, about 12,000 people live within
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Attractions:
Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Area - Network of trails to high mountain lakes and vistas. Trail hikes range from easy to rigorous. Snowshoe Peak is the highest peak (8,712 feet). Cabinet View Golf Course - 9-hole course with views of Cabinet Mountains. Open to the public. Cross-county ski trails in the winter. Heritage Museum - Historical, cultural & wildlife displays-tours available. Koocanusa Reservoir - 90 mile long lake. Fishing for kokanee salmon & trout, boating, water skiing, jet skiing, sailboating, swimming, numerous boat docks and lake edge camping. Kootenai Falls - Swinging bridge overlooking falls on the Kooteani River, park with picnic area, hiking trails and fishing access. Kootenai National Forest - 2-1/4 million acres for camping, hiking, fishing, hunting, mountain biking, skiing, wildlife viewing. Over 1,450 miles of streams and rivers for fishing. Kootenai River - Blue ribbon fishing, boating, floating. Libby Creek Gold Panning Area - Open to the public on upper Libby Creek. An area gold prospecting club owns claims in the area as well. Libby Dam - Tours of dam in season, day use areas, playground, boat ramp, picnic area, interpretive center . Ross Creek Cedars - Old grove cedar trees south of Bull Lake, informative trail, picnic area. Located 23 miles south of Troy and 3 miles west of Hwy 56. Campground and Bull Lake nearby. Scenic Byway - Highway 37 from Libby to Eureka along Koocanusa reservoir. Turner Mountain Ski Area - 22 miles from Libby on Pipe Creek Rd-alpine ski area. Nearby
downhill ski areas:
Glacier National Park is 2-1/2 hours to the east. Airport
Chamber
of Commerce & Economic Development:
Kootenai
River Development Corp Churches:
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Employment:
Top
10 Private Employers in Lincoln County (listed alphabetically)*
GOVERNMENT:
[City of Libby] [Lincoln County]
[State & Federal]
Lincoln
County
Department
of Labor and Industry-Libby Job Service
U.S. Forest
Service-Kootenai National Forest
US Army
Corps of Engineers-Libby Dam
US Postal
Service
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Field Service (AFS)
Boy & Girl Scouts of America Cabinet Backcountry Horsemen Committees for Loggers Days & Nordicfest Community Band Eagles 4-H Club Friends of the Library Heritage Museum Volunteers Hospice Hospital Auxillary Igniter's Car Club Kiwanis Soccer League Kootenai Bird Club Kootenai Fly Fishers Kootenai Kiwanis Kootenai Raids Soccer Club Kootenai Valley Grange Kootenai Valley Quilt Guild Libby Chamber of Commerce Libby County Junior Fair Libby Farm Women's Club |
Libby
Fine Arts Club
Libby Food Pantry Libby Little Guy Wrestling Libby Lions Club Libby Little League Libby Rod & Gun Club Libby Rotary Club Libby Saddle Club Libby Senior Citizens Libby Summer Recreation Libby Writers Group Literacy Volunteers of America Model Railroaders MT Athletic Club Search & Rescue Toastmasters TOPS Volunteer Ambulance & Fire Department YMCA After-School Program |
| Income:
Median Income/Lincoln County households: $26,754 (1999 Bureau of Census) Internet
Access: MontanaSky.net, www.montanasky.net/. They offer local dial-up internet access for the Libby area and high speed DSL for northern Lincoln County. E-mail accounts and web site hosting available. They have offices in Libby, Eureka, Rexford, Kalispell and other towns in Montana. Kootenai
Job Service Work Force Center (Libby) |
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| Library:
Lincoln County Public Library-Libby 220 W 6th St 406-293-2778 Lodging
Facilities:
Major
Industries: Maps: Area Map Medical
Facilities:
Cabinet Peaks
Medical Center:
Private, not-for-profit, non-denominational community hospital. Thirty-seven
bed facility (26 acute care, 3 intensive care beds,
8 transitional/swing beds) with a wide range of surgical services
and emergency care. Helicopter transport services are available for patients
requiring specialized care in a larger hospital in Spokane, Kalispell or
Missoula. Inpatient services, obstetrics Various Chiropractic, Dental & Optical care providers Mileage
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Movies
Filmed in Libby:
Museums:
Kootenai
Valley Record, weekly The
Montanian, weekly The
Western News, twice weekly Regional newspapers are delivered daily. Population:
Radio
& Television: Montana Public
Radio, 90.5 FM (available in Libby) Libby receives reception from several radio stations from other areas of Montana and Spokane, Washington. Television: KCFW (9-NBC) Channel 60, Kalispell; KPAX (8-CBS) (Channel 62), Missoula; KXLY, Spokane (4-ABC) (Channel 64). Duane Williams of radio station KLCB-KTNY has a satellite link to carry KUSM, Bozeman, (Montana-PBS), (Channel 66). Recreation
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Schools:
3 public grade schools 1 public middle school 1 public senior high school 2 private schools (one Christian and one 7th Day Adventist) Community College-Extension of Flathead Valley Community College Libby K-12 Schools
Superintendent MORE
PUBLIC SCHOOL INFO Lincoln County
Help Line
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