Grand Rapids
In 1880, the country's first hydro-electric generator was put to use on the city's west side[2]. With the new century, the people of Grand Rapids numbered 82,565. In 1916 the citizens of Grand Rapids voted to adopt a home rule charter that abolished the old aldermanic systems and replaced it with a commission-manager form of government, one of the first in the country. That 1916 Charter, although amended several times, is still in effect.
Grand Rapids was a home to the first regularly scheduled passenger airline in the United States when Stout Air Services began flights from Grand Rapids to Detroit (actually Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan) on July 31, 1926.
2 comments:
Jonathan,
I see that you must have hit some rough weather on this leg. Did you have to divert much to remain VFR?
Have you posted your notes on the Christmas eve leg to Meigs Field?
REmind me - are you flying in real time in Dec or whatever?
Dad
Jonathan,
Looks tricky for VFR. On an earlier leg you had to make some diversions, so I expect you've had to make even more on this leg to Grand Rapids.
You appear to have moverd on to Meigs Field on Christmas eve. Any pics etc of that part of the journey>
Dad
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