Mildred Benson: Toledo Queen of Private Aviation by Michael Marotta

Everyone at Toledo's Suburban Airport knows Mildred Benson. She learned to fly there, back when it was called Wagonwheel. For years, she wrote the "Happy Landings" column of the Toledo Blade. Ten years ago, she gave up her Cherokee 180. Her last flight in the left seat was in 1996. Now she writes a column … Continue reading Mildred Benson: Toledo Queen of Private Aviation by Michael Marotta

The 1-to-100 Glide: An EAA Chapter Meets a Skydiver by Michael Marotta

"You are up there with your friends. You might be the last one out and you make that 1000-foot three-dimensional dive and you find your grip and you are smiling with your friends and you are not moving at 110 miles an hour but only very slowly together." On Tuesday, August 4, 1998, Brenda O'Brien … Continue reading The 1-to-100 Glide: An EAA Chapter Meets a Skydiver by Michael Marotta

NOT BAD FOR $100 — When you fly to Toledo, eat at Max’s by Michael Marotta

You can land at Toledo Express (TOL) or Metcalf (TDZ) or Toledo Suburban, long ago called Wagonwheel in Lambertville, Michigan, (5G9). That does not matter. What counts is that you get into a car and find Max's. There are two: 2336 South Reynolds Road (414) 865-1044; and 805 North Reynolds Road (414) 531-6627. The food … Continue reading NOT BAD FOR $100 — When you fly to Toledo, eat at Max’s by Michael Marotta