Last Saturday, I happened upon the grand opening of the Eastern Slope Aviation Academy and was transported back in time.
When I leave Fryeburgâs Mountain Division Trail for that short frantic pedal on Route 5 before turning right on wide Lyman Drive for the mile up to the Eastern Slope Regional Airport, I often remember a brief meeting I had with a flight attendant wearing chic embroidered shoes decorated with martini glasses.
Several years ago, a single-engine plane-flying buddy called to ask if I wanted to see the Quebec folk band Le Vent du Nord in concert that night at Bangor, Maineâs waterfront pavilion. I replied thatâs a long way to drive. He said weâd fly from Fryeburg.