Harbor View Welcomes Antique Floatplane To Fly-In & Air Show

PHILLIPS, WIS. (July 6, 2013) – Duane and Bonny Grube, owners of the Harbor View Pub & Eatery, welcomed a rare antique floatplane to their shores on Long Lake. Dale Walker flew his 1943 Howard DGA-15 from New Richmond, Wisconsin to Phillips for the annual “Fourth of July Fly-In/Float-In Breakfast & Air Show” at Harbor View and Price County Airport.

Dale Walker is a pilot with Southern Air out of the Twin Cities, and flys the Boeing 747 jumbo jet.

An air show was held from 11:00 AM to 12:00 noon on Saturday, and a night show was held on the 5th. Two live bands performed at “Lake Rattle & Roll” from 4:00 PM to 1:00 PM on July 6 following the air show.

This year’s air show in Phillips featured three aerobatic performances and an air show announcer, who broadcasted live from Harbor View Pub & Eatery. The headline acts included Darrel Massman of Waupaca, Wis., flying a Panzl monoplane; Bill Cowden of Menomonie, Wis., flying a Yak 55 monoplane; and Grant Nielsen of New Richmond, Wis., flying a Pitts Special biplane. Announcing the show was Jeff Overby of Menomonie, Wis. Some 25 aircraft flew in for the breakfast and air show from as far away as Iowa.

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