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Sky Harbor

petehowell

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Andi and I headed north in search of beaches and dinner Saturday night. A quick convo with the Duluth airport manager informed me that there were nice Bikes at Sky Harbor - we needed to check them out!

It is a nice little flight up over the solar farm and oil tanks.....You can see the airport on the lake just past the tanks.....
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Nice view of the big lake!
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They load the big boats with ore here.....
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Nice beach, cold water.......
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Got the bikes! Painted like Earl Schieb, leave the windows down, paint the inside for free!
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Pretty 4.5 mile ride into the dining district.....
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Continued.........
 
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Sky Harbor - part 2

We had some chips, a salad, and then enjoyed the ride back to the ramp.
Crossed the lift bridge on the ride......
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They did a nice job on the rivets, just few smilies....
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The sun was peeking thru a the front edge of a storm, time to go!
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The Jumbo Margarita did her in........
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Pretty night to fly......
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Nice little trip! Moonrise on the left.....
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Sunset on the right!
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Thanks Paige - Ive had this issue before with Google photos. They work then they don't work for some people. I'll play with the sharing options...
 
Any other interesting places to visit in northern MN and WI post-OSH? Duluth/Superior is already on the radar for a couple of excursion trains and paddling. I'm looking northward towards Boundary Waters and east towards Apostle Islands, but most airports serve towns too small for rental car outfits.

John Siebold
Boise
 
Great memories Pete!

When I was a (very) young licensed pilot in High School, I'd convince three other friends to chip in, rent a Cherokee, and fly up to Sky Harbor. We'd get a Duluth friend to pick us up and take us in to town for dinner, then be back in the Cities by 10:00 pm, and be in school the next morning. It beat hanging out at the New Brighton Dairy Queen..... :)

Paul
 
Funny, I was just looking at Duluth this AM as a trip destination.

Airnav says the Sky Harbor runway is "asphalt, in poor condition
CRACKS IN RY CAUSE ROUGH RIDE"

How is the runway?
 
Runway

It is not great, but I have landed on worse.


Funny, I was just looking at Duluth this AM as a trip destination.

Airnav says the Sky Harbor runway is "asphalt, in poor condition
CRACKS IN RY CAUSE ROUGH RIDE"

How is the runway?
 
When I had the 7a, my wife wasn't much of a flyer, but Sky Harbor and a picnic on the beach was one of the few destinations that she'd hope in the plane in a second (also Madeline Island).

Such a great spot. It's like Minnesota's own Meigs Field.

But, man, be careful of the traffic coming up from KSUX. Especially that old guy with the amphib.
 
Love your territory Pete. Passed it feet wet over Lake Superior couple weeks ago. Good memories thanks for sharing.
 
i live in n. wi so visit duluth and madeline island/ bayfield often.
if you fly into madeline island it is several miles into town and you are are on your own thru the woods [blacktop road]. a few bikes at the airport that didn't look like they were roadworthy since the 80's. we hitched a ride into town on the very lightly traveled road and it is definitely a tourist destination, serviced by the ferry from bayfield. walk back to the airport or stick your head into a little shop and offer $10 for a ride back to the airport .
it is a definite tourist destination but they don't have the airport in mind.
 
i live in n. wi so visit duluth and madeline island/ bayfield often.
if you fly into madeline island it is several miles into town and you are are on your own thru the woods [blacktop road]. a few bikes at the airport that didn't look like they were roadworthy since the 80's. we hitched a ride into town on the very lightly traveled road and it is definitely a tourist destination, serviced by the ferry from bayfield. walk back to the airport or stick your head into a little shop and offer $10 for a ride back to the airport .
it is a definite tourist destination but they don't have the airport in mind.

When we went up there a few years ago, we rented scooters to drive around the island. They scooter shop was happy to pick us up at the airport when we got there, and drop us off when we were done.

Some pics of the trip (with none of the promised write-up!) http://www.goodplaneliving.com/madeline-island-day-trip/

But, Sky Harbor in Duluth is one of our favorite quick daytrip destinations!
 
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