Some pictures from Madison

Forrest McClure sent me a few photos from the International this past summer in June. Thanks Forrest. Enjoy!

Flag Pole holders

Front side of pole holder. Nice welds!

Back side solid plate aluminum.

Another shot of the 5 poler up front with a 3 poler in the background.

I've been asked alot lately about my flag pole holders.. and yes, I still am having them made! I have three, five, and even do a 7 pole holder. Email me at airstreamnut@gmail.com if interested. I offer them in patina or polished. These things are solid and rugged..and shown not polished and will outlast your trailer! They have 1" holes - I use the telescoping 12' painter poles from Lowe's. Christmas is coming - it would make a nice Christmas present.

Our farm

Here is a link to a new "Baker's Acres of Chenango" blog I'm going to be posting on... We're hosting the 1st annual Wally Byam Birthday Bash here on the farm next June - June 24-28. There will be breakfasts, potlucks, a steak and corn dinner, birthday cake celebration and fireworks here on the farm. Enjoy!

http://bakersacresofchenango.blogspot.com/

The image! The icon! The bike! The Frenchman?

The man on the bicycle is a Frenchman M. Latourneu, in those days a very famous bicycle rider and racer. Wally Byam was an avid fan of bicycles and heard the Frenchman was invited to the United States and it got him to thinking.
Former president of the California factory, Art Costello, called the staff together to discuss an idea. Art and Wally had heard many people say they wanted to travel, but they did not care to have a heavy trailer pulled by their car. Wally remarked, "I've got to show them that an Airstream isn't any such thing as that. If they would
like to travel with an Airstream, it is not a heavy weight to pull with your car. In fact if you wanted to you could pull an Airstream with a bicycle."
Wally located Mr. Latourneu and arranged for him to come to the Airstream factory and bring his bicycle. He arrived on a May morning in 1947 and agreed to take part in the experiment. Then with Wally taking the pictures and the entire staff watching, Mr. Latourneu actually managed to pull the full size travel trailer behind his tiny racing bicycle. Airstream chose this picture as a Trademark in 1947 and it is has been used throughout our Club history. We have seen it on stationery, articles, advertisements, cups, and clothing.

The latest addition to the fleet!

I picked this truck up last week on my way down to Quantico just outside of Harrisburg. It's a 52 Studebaker Pickup model 2R11-22 with a long box and original V8. It's a project for way down the road, but I have one. It was $300. Enjoy!

Picking Apples

Sorry everyone for the long delay in photos... been on the road alot lately for work and not much has been happening in the world of Airstreams lately. Today, was a great family day. We went apple picking up here to Windy Hill Orchards up in Cassville, NY - about 30 miles from our place. It was a blast. The leaves are a turning and the apple picking was great - 1/2 a bushel of McIntosh and 1/2 a bushel of Cortlands - good eating and good for baking. Next week they open their Ida Reds and their trees were just brimming full! Here are a few photos. Enjoy! Oh, by the way, Steve "Dancin Hansen" from Minnesota was the winner of the 1964 Trade Wind raffle the town's Watershed held. Congratulations Steve!

Here we are up in Cassville, NY at Windy Hills Orchard

The Baker Boys out picking apples

Nice shot of the family leaving their market.

Stanton, Bryce and Braedon in front of Zoe's burning bush.

A long day

Yesterday, I departed for Big Run, Pa where the latest Airstream we purchased was located.. ya know, the one I've been eating Crow Stew for... the 73 Sovereign. Well, I drove over, hooked on and rolled! And rolled I did.. about 262 miles worth taking my time and going easy (especially on those PA mountains (and the Suburban knows PA mountains)). So here it is all set up at the Travel Trailer Village here in Dumfries, VA - that's right - I'm staying in it this week. It's very nice - for a 70s... will make the perfect home office. I will admit, I did the 70s fiber optic readout on the rear drivers side that pipes the light from the rear tailights to the side of the trailer so that the driver can see what's happening back there. Pretty ingenious if I do say so myself. More pictures later.. I'm beat and heading to bed!