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Back downtown, colorful floatplanes skim the harbor and the Mount Roberts Tramway lifts visitors above the city for sweeping views of Gastineau Channel and the surrounding mountains.
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Josh Rivera, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Set the scene Rosemead House sits on a quiet residential street in Esquimalt, just west of Victoria and a 25-minute floatplane ride from downtown Vancouver.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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.
—AFAR Media, 30 July 2025
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Josh Rivera, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Set the scene Rosemead House sits on a quiet residential street in Esquimalt, just west of Victoria and a 25-minute floatplane ride from downtown Vancouver.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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.
—AFAR Media, 30 July 2025
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“Floatplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floatplane. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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