Thank you! The B-17 Yankee Lady, what a wonderful event.

[Chamber of Commerce]

Thousands of islanderâ??s and visitors enjoyed watching the Yankee Lady B-17 fly overhead. Hundreds toured the historic plane on July 18 & 19. About 20 went for a flight experience. This was only possible because of the sponsors who helped the Chamber of Commerce bring the WWII bomber to Beaver Island.

Thank you: Island Airways, Ken McDonald, Roger Wilcox, Beaver Island Golf Course, Paradise Bay Coffee Shop, The Elson & Helen Spangler Family, Fresh Air Aviation, Beaver Island Lodge and Haggard's Inc.

Thanks to Helen Pike who opened her home to the Yankee Lady crew on a busy weekend when every room on Beaver Island was booked. Also, thanks to Elaine West for her help with transportation, logistics, public relations and much more.

And, of course, I want to extend huge thanks you to Steve West. Even though it was â??his jobâ?￾ to put this together, he went way above and beyond!

I was with the Spangler family as they watched their Dad climb on board for the first time in 63 years â?? what a thrill it was; we all shed a few tears.

Kathy Speck
President
Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce

[Chamber of Commerce]

Nice photo of Elson Spangler on page 6 of the 7-23 issue of the Charlevoix Courier.

See the August issues of the Beacon & NorthernIslander for in- depth stories about the Yankee Lady visit.