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.
