Sawyer International Airport Open House

I attended the Open House on the 25th of September, 1999.   The area should be familiar to everyone.  Ed and I went over to the airport around 12:00 p.m.  It was a little cool, but not overly so.  They had a small collection of military and civilian aircraft.  Dad should be happy to know there was a KC-135 on display.  The Young Eagles were also giving flights to kids, and the Spirt of Freedom - a historic aircraft relating to the Berlin Airlift - was open for display as well as plane rides.  The Northwoods had a large concrete barbecue grilling chicken; it was reminiscent of the old K.I. Chicken Barbecue days.  That was the first thing we smelled when Ed and I arrived, so we were sure to have lunch.  In addition, I had a corn on the the cob and a Brat that tasted like pig feed.  The airport looks very nice.  There are three gates, sectioned off for access to ticketed passengers only.  I don't like that they're still doing that.   Real airports don't prevent passengers from being in the gate area (update: everyone can now enter the gate area).  The airport should be a nice port that's only five minutes from house.  I'm happy it's there.

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