Dropped deal: Holland Lake Lodge owner nixes controversial expansion plans

On Oct. 13, news broke that the owner of Holland Lake Lodge has decided to cancel his controversial expansion and upgrade plans at the resort.

He’s ending his partnership with a large Utah-based resort company called POWDR and is trying to sell the lodge. It’s huge news in Montana, as for the past year there’s been quite a bit of an uproar as people protested the plan.

You can’t drive anywhere in western Montana without seeing billboards for “Save Holland Lake,” a group that’s been criticizing the expansion plans. The whole saga involved threats of lawsuits and lots of heated public meetings.

Exactly a year ago Dave Erickson of the Missoulian newspaper joined me as news broke on the expansion proposal and he’s on this episode to cover all that's happened since last year.

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