The cold weather snap Polson is enduring didn’t agree with some of the vintage snow machines at the Miracle of America Museum. Even proprietor Gil Mangels couldn’t coax them to start on Saturday morning at -15 degrees for the scheduled Winter Fest.
For centuries, the only way to get around on snow was by ski, snowshoe or sleigh. But when the internal combustion engine came along, winter-loving innovators developed machines for use on the snow. Visitors to the Miracle of America Museum in Polson can learn more about (and take a ride on) some of these early machines when the museum holds its third annual Winter Fest from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 13.
A press release from Lake County, which celebrated its Centennial Aug. 19, thanked the following people and organizations “for their many positive contributions to the County Founder’s Day celebrations”: