Dragon boats race on north side of Flathead
<p>Members of the Flathead Dragon Flies pull hard as they approach the buoy that marked the finish line during the 2013 Montana Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday morning, September 7, at the Flathead Lake Lodge in Bigfork.</p>
BIGFORK — A number of local teams competed in the Montana Dragon Boat Festival on Flathead Lake this weekend.
The Drinkers of the Lake, a Polson-based team made up of members of the Flathead Lakers, finished 28th with an average time of 2 minutes, 41.29 seconds for the 500-meter course.
The Cherry Valley Cruisers, members of the Cherry Valley Elementary School staff finished 52nd (2:54.01), and the Polson-based Flathead Lake Montley Crew finished just behind them in 53rd (2:54.35).