The Museum is closed for the winter. You can call and leave a message or email us for more information on our Youth Exploring Aviation (YEA) program or the upcoming 2010 season. The Board of Directors and Volunteers will be working over the winter months on the programs and events for the 2010 Spring/Summer/Fall season. Youth Exploring Aviation is meeting every Thursday in the Waukesha Hangar from 7-9 pm. The first and third Thursdays of the month are a ground school with flight simulator time. The second Thursday of the month a speaker from an aviation career related school/college/university visits. The fourth Thursday is a scheduled field trip. The third Saturday of each month the Youth and Restoration work on the Aeronca Chief from Noon to 5 pm. NOTE: Museum Campus has new mailing address. 5151 Orth Road, Suite A1 Poplar Grove, IL 61065 Email Address Please update Museum email contact to: vintagemuseum@gmail.com Thank you.   Our Mission: - To Inspire and Educate Create an environment  reminiscent of the early airfield. Provide an atmosphere friendly to youth that enthuses and educates them about early aviation and gets them in the air. Provide facilities for local and regional activities that relate to historic aviation, automobile, and other modes of transportation. To provide a location to display vintage aircraft, automobiles, and other modes of transportation. To commemorate significant aviation events. Establish aviation workshops and informational programs. Provide a library of historic publications relating to aviation, automotive and other modes of transportation. The Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum is a wonderful place to visit! The museum campus is a great place for kids of all ages to learn about aviation and automotive history in a close-up way that no other medium can provide. On certain days you can see, hear, and feel the thunder of vintage airplanes flying overhead. 1920'and 30's automobiles putter around the tarmac and sometimes pass the old fire truck that is giving guest rides around the grounds on event days.. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy yourself! Donations gratefully accepted. If you have vehicles or items you might wish to donate, you'd like to join, or you'd like to become a financial contributor to the museum, please contact us. Your help and support are most appreciated, and your contributions are tax deductible. Get involved! A museum doesn't run by itself. Help is always needed to staff the museum, restore items, create exhibits, and a million other tasks. Please contact us if you can contribute a little of your time to this wonderful endeavor.

Museum Hours of Operation and Fee schedule. A pristine Corbin Jr. has been donated to the Museum. This aircraft, built and flown by Lou Seno and Family will compliment our serial #1 Corbin Baby Ace. Click below for a youtube on our newest exhibit. Thanks Lou! (Click below for vid) Lou Seno and the Corbin Jr. 41 Aeronca Chief Project A new wing for an old bird... Orion Samuelson sat down with past president, Peggy Fry in the Museum office.  Orion Samuelson Interview    WGN kindly provided us with a copy of the interview which is about 8 minutes long.