Keith Brock Memorial Fly-in
shrimp
at the
Millen Airport
Millen, GA
shrimp
updated 110206@1059EST
Where It's Located
 
Millen, Georgia, is a small town about 70 miles northwest of Savannah. It is located in Jenkins County on U.S. Highway 25 between Millen and Waynesboro, about five miles north of Millen and right next to the Magnolia Springs State Park which also contains the Bo Ginn National Fish Hatchery and the remains of Fort Lawton, a prisoner of war camp occupied during the War Between the States.

You can contact EAA 172 President, Steve Thompson, (706) 860-8655,
eMail:  N8175B@bellsouth.net

or 
EAA 172 Secretary John Magnan. Phone: (706) 547-3607 
e-mail: jcm@jcmservices.net

 

Click for Millen, Georgia Forecast

The Fly-in is on November 11, 2006. The main meal is at 1:00 PM.  This year we are going to again have a Low Country Boil main meal. An hour or two before that we will treat you to some tasty Gumbo.  You may come the day before and camp -- with a tent, motor home, camper, etc. -- or go to one of the motels which are listed below under the heading "Millen Airport and Fly-in lodging information."

BELOW IS A SMALL GRAPHIC OF THE AIRPORT LAYOUT (PROVIDED BY KEITH BROCK).
FOR A LARGE, PRINTABLE, MAP CLICK ON THE PHOTO --- LONG LOAD TIME
(about 2.5 minutes with a 28.8 phone line -- not necessarily modem speed since no matter what your modem is set at the phone lines determine the speed).
Thumbnail photo of Millen fly-in site

The airport is owned by the City of Millen. It is very ultralight friendly.  Come in over the western (Highway 25) side of the airport -- the back and south sides are a wildlife refuge and the gov'ment doesn't want you flying over that! So the PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 17 IS RIGHT-HAND; THE PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 35 IS LEFT-HAND.  The CTAF is 122.9 mhz. There are restrooms on the field and you may camp "primitively" or just land, tie down, and go to a motel. 

Ultralight pilots, if it is at all possible, please land on the grass strip to avoid problems with the larger, conventional aircraft. Look for the white buckets marking the grass strip. Of course, if you prefer the asphalt runway, please use it.

So what is a "Low Country Boil" ? Well, it's a Southern Specialty dish comprised of shrimp, white potatoes and corn on the cob all boiled with onions, often with specialty seasonings. Such Southern cuisine is sometimes cooked in sheets of aluminum foil over hot charcoal. 

  
Click HERE for some information about the 2004 Low-Country Boil Fly-in.
 

 
Click HERE for some information about the 2003 Low-Country Boil Fly-in.
 
 
Click HERE for some scenes from the 2002 Low-Country Boil Fly-in.

 
 
Click HERE for some scenes from the 2001 Low-Country Boil Fly-in.

 
Click HERE for some scenes from the 2000 Low-Country Boil Fly-in.



Click for wide-view map South-East U.S. map showing the city of Millen
Click for closer-in map Closer-in map showing the city of Millen
Click for even closer-in map Even closer-in map showing the city of Millen
Click for map showing Millen and the airport Map showing the city of Millen and the airport
Click for chart Atlanta VFR Sectional showing the Millen Airport
Click for airport info Millen Airport and fly-in lodging information


The Magnolia Springs Motel is located between
the Days Inn and the airport. The airport is just north 
of the park at the top of the map.

 
Click for EAA 172 Website
Website of the Augusta, Georgia, Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 172

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