In my chapters newsletter, I put out a call for articles about attending
Oshkosh. Not the usual "good shoes and plenty of water" things, but
things like best on and off site places to eat, places to buy sovieners
(sp), off site attractions, etc.

Anyone have something like that to post here?

Hoo, boy. You've opened up a big can of opinionated worms here!

But let me start:

* Best Sandwich off-field: Friar Tuck's (just north of the North 40)
* Best Breakfast: LeSure's Restaurant (just northeast of Friar Tuck's)
* Best Bar: Charcoal Pit's patio overlooking North 40.
* Best Breakfast Place for Meeting Aviation Celebrities: Hilton. (I've
run into Bob Hoover, Chuck Yeager, Baron Hilton, and a host of less
illustrious luminaries while standing in line waiting for rubber
eggs...)
* Best food on the grounds: The Friday Fish Fry at the Seaplane Base
(okay, I know that's cheating a bit!)
* Best place to find reasonably priced souvenirs: Fly Market
* Best place to find free souvenirs: NASA pavillion
* Least known great deal on the grounds: The Canon tent will LEND YOU a
zillion dollar camera and lenses for use at Airventure! All you need
is a driver's license and a credit card, which they only charge if you
don't return the camera!
* Best forum: This group's very own Jim Weir and Gail Allinson (Jim's
wife) put together a "Best of Show" forum at every OSH. It saves you a
TON of time, and I usually even agree with Jim's choices! (And I
ALWAYS agree with Gail's... ;-)
* Best airshow: Alongside the southern edge of Rwy 27 in the North 40
campground, watching arrivals/departures every afternoon after the
"real" airshow...
* Off-site Attractions: Why would you EVER leave the grounds for
anything but food and drink? There are 80,000 things to do on the
grounds, and one never has time to do them all.
* Best party: The Rec.Aviation party at our campsite on Wednesday
night after the airshow!

:-)
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"