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Alexis Park Inn & Suites
  1165 S. Riverside Drive
   Iowa City, Iowa  52246
Toll Free: 888-9ALEXIS

(888-925-3947)

Local:  319 337-8665
Fax:    319 351-4102
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Proud Members of:


Iowa Bed & Breakfast Guild


Iowa City Chamber of Commerce


Iowa City Convention & Visitor's Bureau


 

Saturday Toy Show

The weather for Saturday's pancake breakfast dawned clear and calm, and warmed up quickly into the low 80s.  The Methodist Men's Club served pancakes (donated by Quaker Oats) and sausage (donated by members of the Iowa Pork Producers) as quickly as they could fry 'em up.  

Later, EAA Chapter 33 flew dozens of Young Eagle flights (free airplane rides for kids ages 8 to 18), and -- after the pancake breakfast shut down at noon -- Stone's Restaurant from Marshalltown, IA, began serving up burgers, brats, hot dogs, and pork-kabobs!   Needless to say, everyone got enough to eat...

The Travel Air, a Pitts Special, and a new Light Sport Aircraft called a "CT" were constantly in the air, giving rides to all comers, while the crowd ogled everything from custom wheels to Cessna's newest Citation Jet.   It was great!

Here are some pictures from Saturday's show:

The Air Force brought their toys...

...which drew the kids to their booth...

All Becca wanted to do was ride the Arctic Cat!

The "CT" taxiing out -- he flew all day, both days...

A Ferrari is one of the ULTIMATE toys!

The fly-in crowd arrived despite $4+ per gallon avgas...

Another view of the field...

And another...

Hertz is now on-field at our airport -- they brought a Hummer!

Iowa City Tire had some cool "heavy metal"...

Tile artist Jafar was popular with the kids!

Lots of kids saw LOTS of planes!

Our outdoor booth at the automobile entrance to the show...

The Travel Air flew many flights...

Taxiing out for another ride...

The Pitts pilot used our hotel van as a moving billboard!