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Please check with contacts in this column to see if dates have been cancelled or changed. Send your event information to editor@mnflyer.com. We will publish as we have space available. For a full calendar listing, visit http://www.mnflyer.com and click on the"Events" tab.

July 17: Benson, MN: Benson Kid Day Flight Breakfast, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Benson Municipal Airport Breakfast hosted by Girls Gymnastics. PIC free. Contact: Kurt Flegel, (320) 760-0458.

Aug. 4: Nary, MN: Burgers at Nary, 5 to 7 p.m. Nary Airport – Shefland Field, Nary, Minnesota EAA Chapter 1397 is flying out to different

airports every Thursday evening for burgers this summer. Contact:

eaachapter.1397@gmail.com.Aug. 6: Menomonie, WI: Airfest/Autorama Fly-In Pancake Breakfast, Menomonie Municipal Airport (KLUM) 8 a.m. to 11 am. Contact: Vicki Jess, (715) 235-2879, vicki.jess@gmail.com.

Aug. 7: Aitkin, MN: EAA Chapter 965 Wild Rice Pancake Breakfast Fly-In, Aitkin Municipal Airport - Steve Kurtz Field, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Contact: Trudi Amundson trudiamundson@yahoo.com.

Aug. 7: Cresco, IA: Cresco Chamber of Commerce 40th Annual Fly-In Breakfast, Ellen Church Field Airport (KCJJ), 7:30 a.m. to noon. Pilots and passengers eat free. Contact: Jason Passmore, (563) 547-3434, hcbt@cedausa.com.

Aug 7: Longville, MN: Longville Flyers 15th Annual Pancake Fest, Longville Municipal Airport (KXVG), 8 a.m. to noon. Contact: Steve Shallbetter, (218) 682 2268, beechjock@aol.com.

Aug. 14: Mahnomen, MN: Mahnomen-Waubun Area Lions Fly-In/Drive-In Breakfast, Mahnomen County Airport (3N8), 8 a.m. to noon. Contact: Bill Nelson (218) 280-1585.

Aug. 14: Albert Lea, MN: Albert Lea Fly-in/ Drive in Breakfast, 8 a.m. to noon Albert Lea Airport (KAEL) Breakfast starts at 8am. PIC eats free. Veterans, EMTs, law enforcement, and firefighters get 50% off. Contact: Jenny Mulholland (507) 383-7144.

Aug. 19-20: Bemidji, MN: EAA Chapter 1397 Moberg Fly-In, noon, Moberg Air Base Airport – MN13. Brat cookout, bonfire, and underwing camping Friday night. Pastries and coffee Saturday morning. Pulled pork and corn on the cob lunch Saturday. Moberg's Airbase accommodates both wheel and seaplanes. Contact: chapters.eaa.org/eaa1397

Aug. 27: Paynesville, MN: 2022 Paynesville Airshow, Paynesville Municipal Airport (PEX), 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Performers Craig Gifford, Galen Kilam, and RAD Aerosports. Band and beer garden following airshow. Contact: thomas.fread@gmail.com.

Aug. 27: Grand Rapids, MN: EAA Chapter 412 Fly-In, 8 a.m. to noon. Full breakfast. Contact: Larry Daigle, (218) 244-3056.

Sept. 3: Glencoe, MN: EAA Chapter 1658 Annual Sweet Corn & Brat Fly-In, Glencoe Municipal Airport (KGYL), 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contact: Stuart Selchow, (320) 238-2376, cell: (320) 583-8367, email: stuart.selchow@gmail.com. For more information go to: http://www.eaaul92.weebly.com.

Sept. 10: Brainerd, MN: "Grass is a Gas Poker Run" Sponsored by Brainerd EAA Chapter 610, Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. briefing at 8:15 a.m. and return to Brainerd by 1:30 p.m. Contact Mike Petersen (612) 750-2981, Winger701@gmail.com.

Sept. 11: New Ulm, MN: Lions Fly-In Breakfast, 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. New Ulm Municipal Airport. Free Breakfast for all fly-in pilots. Supporting the sight, hearing and diabetes impaired. Contact: (612) 501-2719 or bbschir@comcast.net.

Sept. 24: Eden Prairie, MN - Flying Cloud Airport – Eighth Annual Girls in Aviation Day. Minnesota currently hosts the largest GIAD in the world. Sponsored by Stars of the North, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization of men and women working to increase female participation in aviation and aerospace. Info: https://starsofthenorth.org/girls-in-aviation-day.

 

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