LAKE COUNTY
MISSION
Flathead National Forest
25N-18W-27
25N-18W-27
June 14, 1940: "First lookout stations in the Flathead Forest to be manned this season are two in the Lower Swan district, Mission Lookout and McCaffery Lookout. Lester Lawrence to Mission yesterday." (The Daily Inter Lake)
July 3, 1956: "Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Snyder of Kalispell are located at the Mission lookout in the Swan Lake District." (The Daily Inter Lake)
July 4, 1957: "Mr. and Mrs. B.J. Micken are manning the Mission lookout this summer. They recently returned from Bozeman where Micken has been attending Montana State College." (The Daily Inter Lake)
July 16, 1957: "At the Mission lookout in Swan Valley Mr. and Mrs. E.M. Micken of Woods Bay are in charge." (The Daily Inter Lake)
June 25, 1958: "The Mission Lookout near Swan Lake will be in charge of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Deighle." (The Daily Inter Lake)
June 28, 1959: "Delores and John Vogel are manning the Mission Lookout. Vogel is a forestry student from the University of Minnesota." (The Daily Inter Lake)
July 5, 1962: "Ranger Arnold Dillard reported that there were three lightning caused fires in the Swan Lake District. Mr. and Mrs. Garth Skaar on the Mission Lookout discovered the fire on South Lost Creek.
Patrol planes spotted the other two fires." (The Daily Inter Lake
September 10, 1962: "On Sept. 5 in the same arfea Frank Westphal of Mission Lookout spotted another fire. He immediately came off the lookout and fought the fire and controlled it. This fire was caused by a cigarette flipped near an old stump." (The Daily Inter Lake)