Last Saturday, I happened upon the grand opening of the Eastern Slope Aviation Academy and was transported back in time.
When I leave Fryeburg’s Mountain Division Trail for that short frantic pedal on Route 5 before turning right on wide Lyman Drive for the mile up to the Eastern Slope Regional Airport, I often remember a brief meeting I had with a flight attendant wearing chic embroidered shoes decorated with martini glasses.
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