Board mulls whether Whitefish Lake is an airport

Is Whitefish Lake an airport? Can it be considered a "landing field"? What's the difference between an aircraft hangar and a big garage that just happens to store a floatplane?

The Flathead County Board of Adjustment wrestled with those questions last week as a couple sought permission to build a hangar on their property near the north end of the lake.

Travis Denman, of Denman Construction, argued that his clients, David and Melissa Rubin, should be allowed to have a hangar at 761 Delrey Road because Montana law allows planes to land on public waters throughout the state, including Whitefish Lake...