Dawn Patrol

The Annual Dawn Patrol fly-in/drive-in breakfast at the Lake City Airport was traditionally held on Sunday morning of Memorial Day weekend. It began in 1963 and ran for 57 consecutive years until it had to be canceled in 2020. Many in the community and around the state are anxious for this event to restart. We need more workers to make this happen. If you are willing to assist, please contact the Dawn Patrol chair, Cindy Patin, at CindyPatin@gmail.com.

Through the years, volunteers from the Home Acres Airpark have been instrumental in all aspects of the event from planning, providing the financial outlay for food, advertising, and setting up ahead of time; to cooking and serving the food, directing airplanes and cars for parking, collecting the donations and paying the expenses. Proceeds from the Dawn Patrol go to funding airport maintenance.

The Dawn Patrol is a wonderful event that brings together people from all across Michigan in their airplanes and all across the local area in their cars. Serving breakfast to 750 people was the norm. That’s a lot of eggs, ham, and pancakes! Local businesses have been very supportive in donations and advertising, and it has been a great relationship-building opportunity for the Lake City community.