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Old August 4th 06, 09:10 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Montblack[_1_]
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Default Why does AOPA only have their meetings on the coasts.

("Jay Honeck" wrote)
I, too, wish AOPA would pull in from the shoreline a bit.



Twin Cities in one, 10 month run...

1991 ...NHL Stanley Cup Series
1991 ...US Open - Payne Stewart won in an 18 hole playoff
1991 ...World Series
1992 ...Super Bowl XXVI
1992 ...NCAA Final Four Basketball Tournament

1991 ...The eighth Special Olympics World Summer Games* are held in
Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota. Six thousand athletes from more than 100
countries make this the largest sporting event in the world in 1991.

Some others off the top of my head...

2002 ...PGA Championship
2001 ...NCAA Final Four Basketball Tournament
1987 ...World Series
1985 ...MLB All-Star Game

Mall of America
Water Park of America - America's biggest indoor water park
Theaters
Parks, Lakes, Mississippi River
St Paul

Minnesota:
Home of Charles Lindbergh
Home of Northwest Airlines
Home of Cirrus Aircraft

....and Ice Fishing!

http://www.americanwings.org/news1.htm
"I'm here for the convention."

....and don't forget about our BBBBBillion dollar light-rail train!
Mpls (Downtown) -- MSP (Airport) -- MOA (Shopping)
$1.50 gets you 3 hours - I think.


Montblack
DNC and RNC want too much $$$ for hosting their infomercial love-fests.