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Slayton Airfest agreement prepared for next June

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5 years ago

June 15, 2020

Organizers of the Deke Slayton Airfest in La Crosse are closer to working out plans for the next festival, a year from now.

They’re reaching an agreement with the city aviation board to put on the airfest on June 12th and 13th of 2021 at the La Crosse Regional Airport.

It was announced last December that the Navy Blue Angels flying team would perform in La Crosse for the 2021 event.

The Angels were the featured guests at the most recent Slayton Airfest in 2014.

Construction work on I-90 led to the cancellation of a show in 2015, and the Airfest is only held in years when a precision flying team is available to come to La Crosse.

Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.