For Columbia Falls man, every day, a quick swim, mostly in the Flathead River
Dan Long takes a plunge into the Flathead River on New Year’s Day. In background, at left is his daughter, Irie and friend Jessica Skokan. (Chris Peterson photo)
Like a few hardy folks on New Year’s Day, Dan Long donned a bathing suit and jumped into the Flathead River.
But for Long, this was his 207th straight day of jumping into water somewhere, though not all of his swims were in the river.
“Some were hot springs,” he confesses.
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