The Last Stop at 48Y

In October of 2024 a chartered Beech King Air stopped at the Piney-Pinecreek Airport for customs. A group of duck hunters were going to Portage La Prairie, Manitoba so Piney-Pinecreek was convenient. Easy access to both Canadian and U.S. customs was the intention when the place was upgraded in 1993 to a paved and lighted all-weather facility. In any case, the King Air Pilot had his own reasons to visit.

In June 1993 Jim Groebner hitched up his camping trailer and headed to Pinecreek for the summer. Thirty years ago, he was a construction supervisor for the engineering firm responsible for the...