OREGON – Independence day at Ogle County Airport starts with the pop-pop swoosh, of piston powered aircraft coming in for an all-you-can-eat Fourth of July breakfast.
The annual “best in the Midwest” breakfast starts at 7 a.m. and runs until 11 a.m. The breakfast includes Eichman’s tasty ham and whole hog sausage, French toast, cantaloupe, scrambled eggs and stacks of pancakes with toppings, including blueberry syrup.
This feast will be served by volunteers and pilots at the Ogle County Airport for $8. The breakfast is a fundraiser for the non-taxpayer-supported airport and attracts hundreds of small private airplanes from several states each year.
This is a wonderful opportunity to have the whole family enjoy the sights and sounds of airplanes at the grass strip airport located on Hwy. 64 between Mount Morris and Oregon.

Each year this event brings approximately 1,000 people together to enjoy a great breakfast and to mingle with friends and those interested in aviation. There is no charge to view the airplanes and parking is free. The local chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) sponsors the breakfast.
Frequently, old military training planes will fly in and do fly-bys. Some of these planes will trail white smoke as they fly-by in an old tradition of air shows. Spraying special paraffin into the manifold produces the smoke.
The next breakfast is Sunday, Aug. 27. A WWII-Hangar Dance is scheduled for Saturday, September 9th. Be sure to mark your calendar so you don’t miss these exciting events.
The airport was recognized in 2007 by IDOT as “Airport of the Year”, part, because of the many and continuing improvements made at the airport.
 Flight instruction, biennial reviews, tail wheel check outs, and other aviation services are available at the airport. Several organizations use the airport as their base, including a flying club, Rock River Flyers and EAA 682.
More information on organizations, hangars, and the local EAA chapter is available from any airport board member or by calling Glenn Hake at 815-546-3213.