September 12th Drawing for a Classic Airplane or $25,000!! Pancakes, too!!! And the Eco-House!!!
Eden Prairie, Minn. – Wings of the North’s 7th annual Airplane Sweepstakes ends on September 12th with the drawing of the winning ticket during the nonprofit group’s fall pancake breakfast on Flying Cloud Airport from 8am to 11am. The winner has their choice of either an actual, airworthy 1950 Aeronca Champion airplane or $25,000 cash! Access will be through Gate H on the northwest corner of the airport one mile west of Flying Cloud Drive on Pioneer Trail. The drawing is expected to take place in the 9:30 to 9:45 timeframe but the winner need not be present. Eden Prairie School Superintendent, Dr. Josh Swanson, is expected to draw the ticket for the Grand Prize Winner. Dr. Swanson is an active pilot on Flying Cloud Airport!
Also on display direct from the Minnesota State Fair will be the 2026 Eco House! This small home on wheels combines comfort and style in a tiny, off-grid, all-electric home. It features solar power with battery backup, a mini-split for heating and cooling, a Solatube for passive daylight illumination, a solar furnace for supplemental heat, hemp-wool-filled walls, and airtight windows. It shows how renewable energy can work wherever you call home.
The sweepstakes is a fundraiser for the aviation history group with entries available through 5PM CDT on Wednesday, September 9, on the group’s website at www.wotn.org/sweepstakes. Proceeds go toward the group’s popular Minnesota-themed aviation museum on Flying Cloud Airport and its many programs. Admission to the museum is included with the cost of the breakfast which is $10 for adults and kids age 12 and older, $25 for a family of 2 adults & 2 kids, $5 for kids 6 to 11, and free for kids 5 and under. Breakfast is available while supplies last.
Wings of the North is an IRS 501c3 nonprofit group that has been on Flying Cloud Airport for more than 28 years. The WOTN Air Museum has been the “#1 Thing To Do in Eden Prairie” on Tripadvisor for several years. The breakfast and sweepstakes drawing will be held in the Wings of the North Air Museum which just celebrated its third anniversary in their present, temporary location. The group is working to find a larger, permanent museum site on Flying Cloud Airport.
More information: wotn.org/sweepstakes/
Wings of the North is an IRS 501c3 nonprofit organization.