Part two took me back. I too remember when Big Muskie was a working drag, and when driving (well, riding in Grandpa's car) through the area was likely to have you meet up with a giant dump truck. We camped in their Avion trailer in what is now Jesse Owens State Park. I have a scrapbook from my grandfather, who lived in Noble County as a kid. The Shenandoah crashed on the next farm over, and he took photos of the crash site that I have somewhere in a box. I also have two pieces of the fabric from the inner and outer gas bags. There used to be a piece of a spar in Grandpa's barn, but that got lost somewhere since I moved away.
The Big Muskie is always cool to see. I’ve never seen it in action though. We have driven through both Wolf Run and Jesse Owen’s and didn’t think it would be a good place to take our camper. I don’t think we’ve been to Marietta though, we have to keep that in mind.
Part two took me back. I too remember when Big Muskie was a working drag, and when driving (well, riding in Grandpa's car) through the area was likely to have you meet up with a giant dump truck. We camped in their Avion trailer in what is now Jesse Owens State Park.
I have a scrapbook from my grandfather, who lived in Noble County as a kid. The Shenandoah crashed on the next farm over, and he took photos of the crash site that I have somewhere in a box. I also have two pieces of the fabric from the inner and outer gas bags. There used to be a piece of a spar in Grandpa's barn, but that got lost somewhere since I moved away.
That's a great story! We would love to see those photos sometime!
Great trip -- thamks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Oh that snow, I hope it's gone for awhile. 😉 It's a pretty park. Happy camping you guys!
I hope so too! Thanks for watching!
The Big Muskie is always cool to see. I’ve never seen it in action though. We have driven through both Wolf Run and Jesse Owen’s and didn’t think it would be a good place to take our camper. I don’t think we’ve been to Marietta though, we have to keep that in mind.
Marietta is a great little town with a ton of history! We would love to go back for the Sternwheel festival!
We thought the Big Muskie was pretty cool.
I would love to have seen it working like Jenny did when she was younger!