Another float plane joins Herb Lingl's at the Polson Fairgrounds Inc.'s dock on the Flathead River. This plane is an amphibian so it can touch down on water or land. (Berl Tiskus/Leader)
July 30, 2024
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August 1, 2024 midnight
Float planes fuel up on the Flathead River
Looking like Spiderman, a man clung to the side of a white floatplane as the water in the Flathead River rocked him back and forth against the dock. With a big red gas can in one hand and a funnel balanced in the opening to one of the plane’s fuel tanks, he was pouring gasoline into his plane.