Polson (pop. 4,000) was incorporated in 1910. It was named after pioneer rancher David Polson. The town is located on the Flathead Indian Reservation in a natural amphitheater at the south end of Flathead Lake in western Montana.
The Miracle of America Museum in Polson features military collectibles; toys and dolls; American Indian artifacts; logging and pioneer items; vintage cars, motorcycles and bicycles as well as a pioneer village with 35 walk-in buildings. Another feature is snow vehicles from Glacier National Park.
Hours:
May 25 to September 3: 8am-8pm
September 4 to May 24: 8am-5pm; Sun:1:30pm-5pm
Always closed on: Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November ), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Easter - Christian
The Polson-Flathead Historical Museum presents life in the late 1800's and early 1900's through exhibits including buggies and wagons, a jail cell, farm equipment from homesteads and a historic Trading Post from 1881.
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