New Carlisle is a small town of around only a few
thousand citizens, but to me it is also my hometown. Every year an entire
weekend is devoted to the New Carlisle Heritage Festival of Flight with many
attractions including: a parade of air planes & more, the Main Street car
show, 5k race, carnival rides, food & product vendors, bands, and more. It
may not be the biggest and baddest festival around, but it’s definitely
something many locals enjoying visiting every year. Last fall marked the 9th
annual festival with one of the biggest turnouts ever!
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| Me, my family, and family friends watching the 2013 parade |
So why does the small town of New Carlisle hold a
festival in honor of flight every year? In 1954, a small group of pilots going
by the name “Flying Angels” founded a little airport in the town, called the
Andy Barnhart Memorial Airport. This airport still flies historical planes to this
day very frequently (my brother took a ride in one of the historical planes
once for a small price), and the festival is in honor of New Carlisle’s
tradition of flying.
Every year I only have to go to my mom’s house and walk out
the front door to watch the parade that passes right down her road. I’m glad I
had the chance to write this blog because it led me to learn a little more
about the history of my hometown that I did not know before!
References:
[1] “New Carlisle’s 28th
Annual Main Street Holiday Parade.” Heritage of Fligh. 2009. Web. 1 February
2014. <thttp://www.heritageofflight.com/home.html>
[2] Turner, Brett. “Parade
of Planes Set for New Carlisle.” Dayton Daily News. 2013. Web. 1 February 2014.
< http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/events/festivals/parade-of-planes-set-for-new-carlisle/nbCPq/>
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