The annual family event, Wings, Water & Wheels scheduledat Laconia Airport for May 30 has been postponed due to COVID-19. The new date for Wings, Water & Wheels is Oct. 3.
The event, which features airplanes, police and fire vehicles, heavy construction equipment, a NASCAR pace car and boats for young and old to sit in, explore and chat with the professionals who own or operate the equipment, is sponsored by the nonprofit STEM Education group, WinnAero each year. Co-sponsoring organizations include the Laconia Airport Authority, the Airport Manager and Fixed Base Operators Sky Bright Aviation and Emerson Aviation.
Karen Mitchell, WinnAero president and pilot, in announcing the postponement, stated that “our board of directors didn’t feel a May 30 open house event was feasible given the uncertainties of the current COVID-19 pandemic so we decided to keep attendees and exhibitors safe and reschedule this crowd-pleasing event to the early fall.”
Mitchell pointed out that this postponement only impacts Wings, Water & Wheels for now. The popular WinnAero summertime day camps, the ACE Academies, scheduled for July are still on the schedule and applications for youth of elementary, middle and high school ages are currently being accepted.
“In May, our board will take another look at where our country and state are relative to the pandemic recovery and decide then about hosting the July ACE Academies. Parents will have ample notification time to adjust accordingly,” said Mitchell.
Anyone interested in knowing more about WinnAero and its aviation/aerospace –themed STEM activities may visit the website at winnaero.org.