The Right Time to Buy
Nestled between two mountains in Montana’s Flathead Valley, this private residential enclave is home to just 42 luxury cabins that sit among the trees where Swan Lake, Johnson Creek and the Swan River meet.
Kootenai Lodge ENCORE
Here the glistening water reflected emerald forests that were spattered with dancing sunlight by day and stars and streaming moonlight by night.
Second-home Destinations
Montana’s Flathead Valley is a breathtaking stretch of old-school North America: big sky, cold water, snow-capped mountains, clean air and stunning views.
House of the Moment
Montana’s scenic Flathead Valley is home to dramatic mountains, pristine forests, glittering lakes – and a straight-out-of-a-storybook enclave called The Kootenai.
Selected Properties
The Kootenai, formerly a collection of modest log cabins in Bigfork, was developed in grand style in the early 1900s by Lewis Orvis Evans and Cornelius “Con” Kelley, known as the Copper Kings.
Montana Marvel
Northwestern Montana's Flathead Valley is about as private as you can get in the Continental U.S. and Kootenai, an elite second home retreat on a private 42-acre site along Swan Lake plans to keep it that way for discerning home owners looking to recreate an authentic "summer camp" experience with a decidedly luxurious twist.
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More than a century ago, The Kootenai was a private retreat for two of the country’s wealthiest mining icons. Today, its 10 original log cabins, barn and lodge have been painstakingly restored and 32 new four- to five- bedroom cabin homes have been added, creating a new community rich in history.
Exotic Getaways
After buying a summer home in the Bigfork area of northwestern Montana 25 years ago, Paul Milhous developed an interest in the nearby Kootenai Lodge.
Cabin Fever
One hundred years ago, the Kootenai near Bigfork, Montana was a private retreat for the rich and famous. Today it’s a second-home community offering 32 new cabin homes…
Home on the Range
Also in Montana is the Kootenai, situated on 42 acres, where owners just walk out the door and drop a line for fly-fishing. The historic property includes the original Kootenai Lodge, now restored, a nature center, fitness center and barn.
American Escapes
The Kootenai Lodge just outside of Bigfork, Montana was built nearly 100 years ago by Lewis Evans and Cornelius Kelley, executives with the Anaconda Copper Mining Company, one of the largest trusts of the early 20th century.
Second Homes
A good secret nook was a lot easier to find back in 1906, when Lewis Orvis and Cornelius Kelly, the brains behind the Anaconda Copper Company, purchased 2,700 acres here along Montana's Swan Lake for a summer retreat.
History comes alive at Kootenai
It’s a breathtaking piece of history tucked amidst the pines in Flathead Valley, Mt. For more than 100 years, The Kootenai has been a quiet respite on 42 untouched acres of forest along the crystal clear waters of Swan Lake.
Rockefeller Rustic Big skies, big mountains and limited residential opportunities – just 42 homes - make Montana’s latest upscale development, The Kootenai, an honest-to-goodness luxury.
Built in 1916 for Copper King Orvis Evans, the Evans Cabin has undergone a museum-quality restoration and is the first real estate offering at The Kootenai.
Fabulous Finds The past is present on the shores of Swan Lake near Bigfork, Montana where brothers Paul and Robert Milhous have restored and redeveloped the century old summer retreat of Copper Kings Orvis Evans and Cornelius Kelley.
Blending Past and Present
Grand log buildings with green roofs flow into the noble stands of ponderosa pines at the Kootenai Lodge estate on Swan Lake in northwest Montana, keeping rhythm with the natural beauty that surrounds it.
Something Old - Something New
The Kootenai Lodge on Swan Lake was a 20-building retreat patterned after the Great Camps of the Adirondacks, developed by Anaconda Copper Mining Company's Cornelius Kelley and Lewis Orvis Evans in the 1910s and 1920s.
