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For a more adventurous perspective, board a floatplane to admire Admiralty Island’s bears and Juneau’s expansive icefields, or cruise to see the famous Mendenhall Glacier and spot orcas and humpbacks in Auke Bay.
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AFAR Media, 30 July 2025
In the ensuing decades, floatplanes and flying boats went through a period of rapid development opening up a world of travel exploration.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 9 July 2025
Alternatively, hop on a floatplane with Harbour Air, departing multiple times a day between both destinations, with the earliest flights leaving Vancouver around 8 a.m. and the latest flights leaving Salt Spring around 6 p.m.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
On this day in 1942: During World War II, a Japanese floatplane launched from a submarine carried out the first aerial bombardment of the U.S. mainland by dropping incendiary bombs on Oregon’s forests.
—The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2024
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AFAR Media, 30 July 2025
In the ensuing decades, floatplanes and flying boats went through a period of rapid development opening up a world of travel exploration.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 9 July 2025
Alternatively, hop on a floatplane with Harbour Air, departing multiple times a day between both destinations, with the earliest flights leaving Vancouver around 8 a.m. and the latest flights leaving Salt Spring around 6 p.m.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
On this day in 1942: During World War II, a Japanese floatplane launched from a submarine carried out the first aerial bombardment of the U.S. mainland by dropping incendiary bombs on Oregon’s forests.
—The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Floatplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floatplane. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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