Useful Information about Whitefish, Montana and the Flathead Valley
Enjoy these activities nearby:
Golf • Tennis • Shopping • Sightseeing • Restaurants
Rafting• Kayaking • Sailing • Boating • Waterskiing • Jet Skiing • Swimming • Biking • Mountain Biking
Cross Country Skiing • Downhill/Alpine Skiing • Snowboarding • Snowmobiling • Sledding/Tubing
Wildlife Viewing • Hiking • Fishing • Hunting • Antiquing • Cinemas/Movie Theaters • Live Theatre
Welcome to our Whitefish home. I hope you enjoy staying here as much as we do! I’ve compiled some of our favorites, sort of a personal "best of" Whitefish, MT list that you may find useful, so here goes.
Take the "Going to the Sun" road in Glacier National Park, they have tour cars, 1930's refurbished Ford "Red Buses", we took that one year and drove through it ourselves another. Both have their benefits.
Check out this USA Today article on the Best Crowd-Free Ski Resorts in North America. Big Mountain in Whitefish, MT is a must do for winter skiing fun.
Nightlife:
The Bulldog, as previously mentioned, live Poker games here as well as a number of casino machines.
Great Northern, fun, live music, get ready to party down.
Golf Courses:
Whitefish Golf Course, Seeing as how the 2nd fairway is a 9 iron from our front door, it’s lucky this course is our favorite. Sporting two 18-hole golf courses, the North & the South, both are great but think the South is a little more of a challenge. 
Big Mountain Golf Course (formerly Northern Pines) - A bit of a misnomer as it's on the flats between Whitefish & Kalispell but purchased a few years ago by the Big Mountain Ski people, this is a really good links course.
Eagle Bend in Bigfork I really like the terrain here, kind of reminds me where I grew up in upstate New York, very pretty, lotsa trees, good clubhouse, nice place to have lunch too if it fits in the schedule.
Meadow Lake Golf Course in Columbia Falls, haven't played that one in a couple years but Michael said I should put it on your list.
Buffalo Hills Kalispell Municipal course, think this should be a hiking trail, very pretty but not that great a course, not a must, though they do have a fun clubhouse crowd! On course beverages are very nicely priced as well.
Village Greens 18 holes with attractive Senior specials, lunch and green fees on certain days. Fun grass bunkers, easy to walk this one. Also in Kalispell.
Dinners:
Whitefish:
Whitefish Golf Course we've had some of our best meals here, great place and great people, tell Doug, the owner, that we 
HIGHLY recommended them!
Mambo Italiano down the street from Whitefish Golf course, fabulous and remember I'm from New York where we're picky about our Italian food.
Tupelo Grille yummy Cajun, do NOT leave without sampling the bread pudding!
McGarry's on the road heading up to Big Mountain, VERY NICE, you’ll more than likely find the owner/chef found behind the open kitchen counter, upscale Mountain atmosphere, Pacific Northwest flair fare.
The Lodge right on the lake, good food and great ambiance and to-die-for martinis, If Mike Kelley's at the bar, give him our best.
The Bulldog Yummy Burgers and fantabulous wings are part of their menu. They also have nightly live poker games,
Mackenzie River REALLY good pizza and salads, I like all their big comfy booths too.
The Little Red Caboose Open less than a year, they are the only place to get something to eat late at night, Open 24 hours, they cook up great comfort food served by a very friendly wait staff. Connecting door to Casey’s Bar, they also serve some alcoholic beverages, try their huckleberry martini!
Wasabi Far from the ocean but still great Sushi!
Orient Express Good Chinese, eat in or take out.
Kalispell:
Capers for dinner on Hwy. 93 (1st street). Formerly Maxwell’s, this was the first place we had dinner in Montana and continues to never disappoint in all our subsequent years of visits.
Bigfork:
Adorable town, one of these years I’m going to come up during the winter for a stay and make sure my visit coincides with this
incorporated city’s winter festival; all the photos I’ve seen of it are spectacular! While you're over there in Bigfork, we'd recommend dinner at Showtyme, they lay a very nice table. Its name stems from the proximity (next door) to the Bigfork Theatre; if time permits we've seen a number of plays there that have been gratifyingly good, not quite Broadway caliber but darn close and very entertaining. There's another very good restaurant around the corner with some water views, Swan River Café. Tuscany’s is down the street and also wonderful.
Breakfast:
All in Whitefish, All excellent.
Buffalo Cafe
Loula's
Swift Creek.
Bowling Alley (really.)
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