Folks who live in our Seeley-Swan Valley fall into several categories: old timers, newcomers, “medium timers” and people who returned after many years. One person who returned after many years was Mabel Stilwell. Born Mabel Lundberg in the Swan Valley in 1917, she may well have been the first baby of white settlers born in these parts. Let’s take a closer look at the Swan Valley during these years, and where Mabel’s life took her.
During the years around Mabel’s birth, the Swan Valley had homesteaders moving in, drawn by the beauty and amazed at the isolation of the place. In 1919, Mabel’s fat...
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