"Cub Driver" wrote in message
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Has anyone here ever been to the annual (post Labor Day) fly-in at
Moosehead in Maine?

I was there this past year. It was pretty nice. This is pretty far north and
quite rural. I started hearing French on the local frequencies. There is a
land airport which has good runways, and a lot of people camp out right at
the airport. There is a beat-up old schoolbus that ferries you to the water
airport or there are a few vendors that provide transportation in something
less beat up. It apparently is the big event in Moosehead Lake for the year,
and it has attracted a large following of arts and crafts booths as well
that extend down into the town. All of the local restaurants are packed and
sometimes getting a table can be a wait. I finally got to see a few Republic
Seabees up close (2 were for sale no less) and a refurbished Grumman Goose.
At the land airport was a Beech Staggerwing and a Grumman Widgeon.

It is a very laid-back event and just a pleasant way to spend a day or two.
The local scenary is pretty spectacular from the air, and you get a great
view of the White Mountains lying off to the West as you fly up from the
Boston area.

I plan to go again next year, perhaps combine it with a trip up to
Charlevoix, Quebec. Now *there's* a cool destination.

-Marc