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Rosie the Riveter (aka Carol Lynn Lapotka) put in an appearance Saturday when the World War II-era Miss Montana landed in Polson. (Kristi Niemeyer/Leader)

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Miss Montana lifts spirits and raises funds for local library
August 24, 2023 midnight

Miss Montana lifts spirits and raises funds for local library

“If this airplane could talk the stories she could tell …” As families climbed aboard the shiny silver bird, sat in its cockpit and admired its red-tipped propellers and frisky Miss Montana logo, author and pilot Bryan Douglass recounted the DC-3’s resurrection to a rapt audience seated in a hangar at the Polson airport.