("john smith" wrote)
Paul,
How was the MN state fair this year?
Aviation activity there???


I've been out of the loop this fair season - been re-couping at home from
some surgery ...I'll be back up to 90% next, next week. Hey, jets don't even
run at 90% ...or do they? :-)

Meant to call this week and see if Golden Wings Museum sent a plane over to
the MNDot - Aeronautics and Aviation Dept tent this year.

MNDot site doesn't mention any plane I'm familiar with, so looks like I'll
be buying a ticket this year - if I go. MN State Fair runs through Labor Day
....and I just know it's a much, much better fair than that glorified corn
feed they had down in Iowa a week ago! g

http://wcco.com/specialreports/local...238095829.html
From the lame-o link:
In 1901, then-Vice President Teddy Roosevelt stood on a platform at the
Grandstand and at our fair, he is believed to have first uttered his famous
line, "Speak softly and carry a big stick." [Sept 2, 1901 ...Four days later
he was President]

Nine years later, in 1910, the first airplane flight in Minnesota history
took place at the fairgrounds.

[Me again. What did they do? Ship the plane in on the train, then assemble
it on the grounds???]


Montblack