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it might be further than you want to go, but what about sikeston, mo? (don't remember the airport identifier). it's not a special airport, but Lambert's, Home of the Throwed Rolls is right down the street. their phone number is markered in on the payphone outside the fbo building, and the van will pick you up. you're treated like royalty, if they pick you up from the airport. doesn't matter how long the line is outside the door, you've got a table waiting for you when you get there.
great food, all-you-can-eat everything, decent price, and southern hospitality.
i've heard also, but have never been there myself, that Quincy IL has a good restaurant at the airport.
there's always Dayton, take a cab to the air force museum.
good luck!
great food, all-you-can-eat everything, decent price, and southern hospitality.
i've heard also, but have never been there myself, that Quincy IL has a good restaurant at the airport.
there's always Dayton, take a cab to the air force museum.
good luck!
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KSKY - Sandusky Ohio, right on the water.... neat airport and Cedar Point is right there which is lotsa fun "if" you enjoy that kinda stuff -
Lotsa other airports and small islands up this way as well off of/around Lake Erie that I would suggest that is off the beat of what your friends may/may not be used to... Very neat destinations = Put In Bay
good luck & enjoy...
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ps>> everything else (places) seems to be in the line of the "ordinary/usual
Lotsa other airports and small islands up this way as well off of/around Lake Erie that I would suggest that is off the beat of what your friends may/may not be used to... Very neat destinations = Put In Bay
good luck & enjoy...
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ps>> everything else (places) seems to be in the line of the "ordinary/usual
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350DRIVER said:KSKY - Sandusky Ohio, right on the water.... neat airport and Cedar Point is right there which is lotsa fun "if" you enjoy that kinda stuff -
Lotsa other airports and small islands up this way as well off of/around Lake Erie that I would suggest that is off the beat of what your friends may/may not be used to... Very neat destinations = Put In Bay
I've been wanting to visit those places, too bad KCLE Class B is in my direct path. Anyway, what exactly is there to do at Put-in-Bay? I've read about bars and good "night life", but my friends and I won't be into that, since most of us are under 21 and wouldn't want to stay overnight anyway.
LSE, La Crosse, WI. Island airport on the mighty mississippi surrounded by the rolling bluffs. spend a night and experience what was up until a couple years ago, the most bars per capita in the nation.
what about that island in northern michigan that doesn't allow cars and has great fudge. can't think of the name, but it's famous... you can't buy fuel there though, have to make a stop somewhere close.
what about that island in northern michigan that doesn't allow cars and has great fudge. can't think of the name, but it's famous... you can't buy fuel there though, have to make a stop somewhere close.
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http://www.putinbay.com/
The above site is good with regards to getting to know a little about the place. Pretty unique and lotsa fun stuff to do there... Fun to fly into as well. Golfing, fishing, sight seeing, monuments, etc,.. There is quite abit of "history" to the place and I would highly suggest making a trip there if you are able to do so. What part of Ohio are you coming from.?
Even if it is just for a day trip you should have a wonderful time. I don't think of "bars" as being the main attraction there, plenty of other stuff that will keep you occupied.
any specific questions, feel free to ask
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The above site is good with regards to getting to know a little about the place. Pretty unique and lotsa fun stuff to do there... Fun to fly into as well. Golfing, fishing, sight seeing, monuments, etc,.. There is quite abit of "history" to the place and I would highly suggest making a trip there if you are able to do so. What part of Ohio are you coming from.?
Even if it is just for a day trip you should have a wonderful time. I don't think of "bars" as being the main attraction there, plenty of other stuff that will keep you occupied.
any specific questions, feel free to ask
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Gibraltar Island, the "Gem of Lake Erie" as it is often called, was so named because it resembles the famous British fortress at the west entrance of the Mediterranean Sea. Gibraltar is composed of approximately six acres of native dolomite limestone. Lying at the entrance to the harbor, it serves as a natural breakwater to South Bass Island and provides the harborage which led to the development of Put-in-Bay, Ohio.
In 1807, the title to Gibraltar Island was transferred from the state of Connecticut to Pierpont Edwards. In 1854, the title was sold to Jose DeRivera, a New York capitalist.
Jay Cooke, originally from Sandusky, who became a banker, railroad baron, and civil war financier, bought the island from DeRivera in 1864 for $3,001. Laura Cooke Barney inherited Gibraltar from her father. The Barneys visited the island frequently with their six daughters until they sold it in 1925 to Julius Stone of Columbus.
Immediately after acquiring Gibraltar Island, Stone presented the property to Ohio State's Board of Trustees for the Lake Laboratory. The Board immediately resolved that the name should be changed to the Franz Theodore Stone Laboratory, in honor of the donor's father.
Franz Theodore Stone (1813-1862) was born in Prussia, studied at the University of Koenigsburg, and assisted Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel with his mathematical and astronomical research. Franz probably acquired his extensive knowledge of natural sciences from Bessel. Stone kindled an interest in the natural sciences in his youngest son, Julius Frederick Stone (1855-1947).
Although Julius left school at the age of 13, his two great loves in life &emdash; conservation and medical sciences &emdash; provided him with opportunities for learning and adventure. He started out as a telegraph operator in 1871, switched to coal mining in 1903, and later became Chairman of the Board of the Seagrave Corporation. He was the first to lead an organized boat trip down the entire course of the Colorado River and was posthumously inducted into the Conservation Hall of Fame in 1967 by the Department of Natural Resources. He was well known as a manufacturer, conservationist, and author. He served on Ohio State's Board of Trustees for 20 years.
The Lake Laboratory started in 1895 when Professor David S. Kellicott proposed that The Ohio State University establish a field station on Lake Erie "to afford an opportunity and a stimulus to instructors and students of biology to spend their vacations investigating living problems in biology, especially such as are connected with important industries like the fisheries." As a result, the University Board of Trustees appropriated $350 to build a second floor on the State Fish Hatchery in Sandusky.
Kellicott became the first director of the Lake Laboratory in the summer of 1896. Kellicott established the laboratory to the point that it was able to flourish after his death in 1898. The University named Professor Herbert C. Osborn the second director in 1899, and the Laboratory offered its first formal courses in 1900.
In 1903, the University obtained a 50-year lease for property on Sandusky Bay at Cedar Point and erected a frame building for $3,387, and moved the Lake Laboratory there. The Laboratory was moved again in 1918, this time to the upper story of the State Fish Hatchery at Put-in-Bay on South Bass Island (the University also purchased the lot next door). Osborn retired that year and was replaced by Professor Raymond C. Osburn; however, the Laboratory was operated in his absence until 1925 by Professor Frederick H. Krecker. (Krecker served as assistant director until 1936.)
After Stone donated the island to The Ohio State University in 1925 the University constructed the Laboratory Building (also known as Stone Laboratory), the Dining Hall, Stone Cottage, and Gibraltar House. When the Laboratory Building was completed in 1928, the facilities were moved from the second floor of the State Fish Hatchery Building on South Bass Island to Gibraltar.
Professors Dwight M. DeLong, Thomas H. Langlois, Loren S. Putnam, Charles E. Herdendorf, and Jeffrey M. Reutter assumed the directorship in 1936, 1938, 1955, 1973, and 1987, respectively
In 1807, the title to Gibraltar Island was transferred from the state of Connecticut to Pierpont Edwards. In 1854, the title was sold to Jose DeRivera, a New York capitalist.
Jay Cooke, originally from Sandusky, who became a banker, railroad baron, and civil war financier, bought the island from DeRivera in 1864 for $3,001. Laura Cooke Barney inherited Gibraltar from her father. The Barneys visited the island frequently with their six daughters until they sold it in 1925 to Julius Stone of Columbus.
Immediately after acquiring Gibraltar Island, Stone presented the property to Ohio State's Board of Trustees for the Lake Laboratory. The Board immediately resolved that the name should be changed to the Franz Theodore Stone Laboratory, in honor of the donor's father.
Franz Theodore Stone (1813-1862) was born in Prussia, studied at the University of Koenigsburg, and assisted Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel with his mathematical and astronomical research. Franz probably acquired his extensive knowledge of natural sciences from Bessel. Stone kindled an interest in the natural sciences in his youngest son, Julius Frederick Stone (1855-1947).
Although Julius left school at the age of 13, his two great loves in life &emdash; conservation and medical sciences &emdash; provided him with opportunities for learning and adventure. He started out as a telegraph operator in 1871, switched to coal mining in 1903, and later became Chairman of the Board of the Seagrave Corporation. He was the first to lead an organized boat trip down the entire course of the Colorado River and was posthumously inducted into the Conservation Hall of Fame in 1967 by the Department of Natural Resources. He was well known as a manufacturer, conservationist, and author. He served on Ohio State's Board of Trustees for 20 years.
The Lake Laboratory started in 1895 when Professor David S. Kellicott proposed that The Ohio State University establish a field station on Lake Erie "to afford an opportunity and a stimulus to instructors and students of biology to spend their vacations investigating living problems in biology, especially such as are connected with important industries like the fisheries." As a result, the University Board of Trustees appropriated $350 to build a second floor on the State Fish Hatchery in Sandusky.
Kellicott became the first director of the Lake Laboratory in the summer of 1896. Kellicott established the laboratory to the point that it was able to flourish after his death in 1898. The University named Professor Herbert C. Osborn the second director in 1899, and the Laboratory offered its first formal courses in 1900.
In 1903, the University obtained a 50-year lease for property on Sandusky Bay at Cedar Point and erected a frame building for $3,387, and moved the Lake Laboratory there. The Laboratory was moved again in 1918, this time to the upper story of the State Fish Hatchery at Put-in-Bay on South Bass Island (the University also purchased the lot next door). Osborn retired that year and was replaced by Professor Raymond C. Osburn; however, the Laboratory was operated in his absence until 1925 by Professor Frederick H. Krecker. (Krecker served as assistant director until 1936.)
After Stone donated the island to The Ohio State University in 1925 the University constructed the Laboratory Building (also known as Stone Laboratory), the Dining Hall, Stone Cottage, and Gibraltar House. When the Laboratory Building was completed in 1928, the facilities were moved from the second floor of the State Fish Hatchery Building on South Bass Island to Gibraltar.
Professors Dwight M. DeLong, Thomas H. Langlois, Loren S. Putnam, Charles E. Herdendorf, and Jeffrey M. Reutter assumed the directorship in 1936, 1938, 1955, 1973, and 1987, respectively
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I'm from the part of Ohio called Pennsylvania350DRIVER said:
Actually I live almost on the border, just east of YNG. If I do visit Put-In-Bay, or SKY or any of the other airports in the area, I am not sure how to go about getting there... whether or not to try to get clearance through Class B, or to go over the top which is at 8000 in a 172M, or to not even bother and just go around it (adding 30 miles), and, if I do try to go through, which part--over the middle would be the shortest, but cutting accross the south end might be better for ATC. I wouldn't want to go under it, as it probably wouldn't be very comfortable for the pax--flying that low with all the thermals.
Anyway, thanks for the info.
Mackinac Island is on the UP of Michigan! It's a great place to go! You can land on the island (however they don't sell fuel there so you'll have to go to Mackinac City for fuel). The airport on the island is a state park so you'll have to pay some sort of fee.
You can take a horse and buggy into town ('cause there aren't any cars allowed on the island) where you'll find a bunch of different shops and restaurants. Don't forget to pick up some Mackinac Island fudge!
Have fun!
You can take a horse and buggy into town ('cause there aren't any cars allowed on the island) where you'll find a bunch of different shops and restaurants. Don't forget to pick up some Mackinac Island fudge!
Have fun!
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The CLE approach controllers will be more than happy to help you out. It would not be any trouble at all to get "cleared through the class bravo airspace" - CLE approach controllers are great and I have taken many of my students through there as well as landing at KCLE and KBKL- no worries at all my friend... It is probably one of the less "hostile" class b areas that I have ever flown into. I use to do alot of the "life flights" for the Cleveland Clinic and we would always land KBKL and I have always had very good experiences with these controllers, they truly do a marvelous job at accomodating ALL pilots so do not feel intimidated by this airspace. Pick up a Detroit sectional and spend a few minutes reviewing the class b boundries, freq's, etc, and you should be good to go. I highly suggest making this trip, you won't be dissapointed at all and you will also see how "friendly" this airspace really is. If you have any other questions feel free to PM me and I would be happy to address those concerns or questions...
I would just file a VFR flight plan, request flight following, then you are pretty much set and you will be handed off to CLE and will be walked through the flight... The arrivals into CLE and BKL should not pose a major problem to you at all. I think you will be amazed at how many "smaller" aircraft transition though this airspace on a daily basis. I would probably fly direct YNG ACO CXR 0r something along those lines depending on exactly "where" you are coming from. UCP? New Castle or Beaver Falls would be my guess or possibly even Meadville or Greenville.?? Should be somewhat easy to get there though wherever you may be coming from....
good luck
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mackinac island ( www.mackinac.com ) dosent allow cars. the airport has a landing/ramp fee last i knew it was $5 but probably $15 now. no cars, can rent a bicycle for a few singles for the day and ride around the island (2 miles) really nice scenery. but its a fun place if you like the sort of "old-fort history/re-inactments" type of place. its a good time. big with the families. its an island just off the edge/right side of the UP michigan. and theres so much fudge you'll be sick! additional attraction: the worlds longest front porch. wow. golly. ohh...ahh.
Gaston's white river resort: Lakeview, Arkansas.
( www.gastons.com/front.htm ) just south of the border of Missouri. good Grass runway, good food. and excellent fishing right there next to the restaurant. good place for breakfast fly-ins.
sikeston MO Lamberts ( www.throwedrolls.com ) is a fun restaurant. theres a Lambert's also south of SGF where you can visit the Bass Pro Shops National HQ....so big. there they sell RV/trailer/boat combos as one item! if you like outdoor-life thats the supply place.
Qunicy Ill. honestly there aint much there and the restaurant/cafe is alright i guess. you can time your visit to arrive and watch the world free-fall championships (huge! skydive festival) where most seasons someone brings a chartered 727, fill it up and they all jump out the back. you can go riverboat gambling while youre there.
Kansas City Downtown. buy a few gallons from the Executive Beech FBO (they have a pool table in the crew lounge) and they might let you use the courtesy car....call first and verify the minimum age tho. anyway its very short driving to any of the world class BBQ and Steak places around (Herford House, Golden OX, KC masterpiece 'hello may i hep you?')
have fun. thats some of the most fun youll ever have doing things like that.
Gaston's white river resort: Lakeview, Arkansas.
( www.gastons.com/front.htm ) just south of the border of Missouri. good Grass runway, good food. and excellent fishing right there next to the restaurant. good place for breakfast fly-ins.
sikeston MO Lamberts ( www.throwedrolls.com ) is a fun restaurant. theres a Lambert's also south of SGF where you can visit the Bass Pro Shops National HQ....so big. there they sell RV/trailer/boat combos as one item! if you like outdoor-life thats the supply place.
Qunicy Ill. honestly there aint much there and the restaurant/cafe is alright i guess. you can time your visit to arrive and watch the world free-fall championships (huge! skydive festival) where most seasons someone brings a chartered 727, fill it up and they all jump out the back. you can go riverboat gambling while youre there.
Kansas City Downtown. buy a few gallons from the Executive Beech FBO (they have a pool table in the crew lounge) and they might let you use the courtesy car....call first and verify the minimum age tho. anyway its very short driving to any of the world class BBQ and Steak places around (Herford House, Golden OX, KC masterpiece 'hello may i hep you?')
have fun. thats some of the most fun youll ever have doing things like that.
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Mmmm....Lambert's
My vote is definitely for Lamberts in Sikeston. When I was a CFI at Parks, we would fly down to Sikeston for dinner - 4 CFIs in two M20Js. It was great. FSB99 was right on the money. They treat you like a movie star if you fly in there. When you pull into the parking lot for the restaurant, and for instance, if the line is out the door and there is a 2 hr wait, they will always take you in the back door and straight to a table. No kidding! Absolutely fantastic service, delicious food! Just duck when the rolls start flying...
My vote is definitely for Lamberts in Sikeston. When I was a CFI at Parks, we would fly down to Sikeston for dinner - 4 CFIs in two M20Js. It was great. FSB99 was right on the money. They treat you like a movie star if you fly in there. When you pull into the parking lot for the restaurant, and for instance, if the line is out the door and there is a 2 hr wait, they will always take you in the back door and straight to a table. No kidding! Absolutely fantastic service, delicious food! Just duck when the rolls start flying...
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