Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Young Eagles Program offers kids a taste of flying at Airport Day
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP —Young Eagles saw the Northwoods from a new perspective while being 3,000 feet in the air Saturday during Airport Day at Gogebic-Iron County Airport.
Pilots donated their time and planes, and kids brought their enthusiasm and smiles as dozens of youth took their first plane ride as part of the Experimental Air Craft’s Young Eagle Program.
The Young Eagle Program was launched nationally in 1992 and is closing in on its 2 millionth ride. The program’s mission is encourage youth to consider becoming a pilot when they grow up.
Lorne Lovelace, of Ironwood, said he became a pilot b...
