Medicine Lake

History

Edward Stubban named this place Flandrem for his home town in Norway and established a post office and store in 1906. The town moved about 2 miles with the construction of the Great Northern Railway in 1910. They changed the name to Medicine Lake after the nearby lake the Assiniboine referred to as Bda wauka, “Medicine water.” On November 14, 2020, the high school football team, which co-ops with Froid, known as the RedHawks, won the 6-man State Championship. They defeated White Sulphur Springs 44–19 to finish the season 10–0. It was the first football state title for the school, which had finished 2nd in 1952, 1985 and 2000, when they were known as the Honkers. On November 20, 2021, the undefeated RedHawks won back to back state titles with a 43–0 defeat of the Power-Dutton-Brady Titans on the road in Dutton, Montana. The win concluded the RedHawks' season with a 13–0 record and extended their winning streak to 23 games.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Medicine Lake has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Western Meadowlark

  Sturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves
  406
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  389
• Ring-billed Gull

  Larus delawarensis Ord, 1815 · Aves
  375
• Northern Shoveler

  Spatula clypeata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  369
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  366
• American White Pelican

  Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  353
• American Avocet

  Recurvirostra americana J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  347
• Killdeer

  Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  346

Largest nearby schools

• Medicine Lake School
  Elementary · Medicine Lake · 48 students · 6:1 ratio
• Medicine Lake High School
  High · Medicine Lake · 24 students · 4.8:1 ratio
• Medicine Lake 7-8
  Middle · Medicine Lake · 12 students · 6:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.8 — 2019-11-12
  32 km NNW of Flaxville, Montana
• M 3.8 — 2014-02-25
  23 km N of Brockton, Montana
• M 3.3 — 2012-09-28
  22 km ESE of Williston, North Dakota