By D. A. (Midwested) on Saturday, November 3, 2018 - 02:32 am:
Ah yes UC, the old Blue Goose, the Convair 580.
I remember flying it before Republic Airlines existed, back when it was North Central Airlines. My most memorable flight was the puddle jumper route from Houghton to Marquette to Escanaba to Menominee to Green Bay and then back again. Of course most of the time, the puddles were all frozen. I didn’t fly very much but once when returning from Grand Rapids we were attempting to land in Escanaba in the middle of a typical blizzard. We finally exited the white-out but we completely missed being over the runway. It looked as if you could reach out and touch the control tower. I could see the expression on the controller’s face. The pilot, ever so calmly, announced that we would not be stopping at Escanaba today as he throttled up the engines and we proceeded to Marquette. All the Escanaba passengers were told they’d be put on a bus in Marquette. I’m not sure if I was really the only ticketed Houghton passenger that day but everyone else got off in Marquette and I was all by myself on the last leg to Houghton.
I wonder what river that is in 2005.
By Uncle Chuck (Unclechuck) on Saturday, November 3, 2018 - 09:20 am:
D.A., I know 2005 isn't the Little Betsy River by our old place! lol But I wondered the same thing, maybe the N. shore towards Ontonagon or somewhere along M28???? Inquiring minds want to know???? :=)
By Mary Drew at Pasty Central (Mdrew) on Thursday, June 4, 2020 - 10:36 am:
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