In the course of operating a non-profit museum, large unbudgeted expenses sometimes come up. This is true of any organization.  In our case, owning 2.5 acres of property requires a quality lawn tractor to keep the place looking nice and up until now, we have been using borrowed equipment from

Our friend Patrick Webb from Preferred Altitude, LLC stopped by the Kelch Aviation Museum last August to do an interview for his Preferred Altitude Podcast. The podcast has just been published and you can listen to it here: 10 – Brodhead Airport’s Kelch Aviation Museum Be sure to check out

We recently unearthed this great photograph of an antique airplane fly-in at Al and Lois Kelch’s home near Mequon, Wisconsin dated September, 1979. If you look closely, you can see a wonderful assortment of vintage and antique airplanes and no shortage of cars and people. Looks like a great time,

The family of the late Kent Joranlien of Poynette, Wis. has pledged $125,000 to the Kelch Aviation Museum at Brodhead Airport. The funds will be used to build the “Kent E. Joranlien Memorial Fellowship Hall in the new museum facility planned for construction in 2018.   Kent Joranlien was a

This week is the annual “Grassroots” fly-in put on by the Midwest Antique Airplane Club at Brodhead Airport. The Kelch Aviation Museum is taking part by hosting a Reception at our current museum facility on the north end of the airport on Friday evening, Sept. 8 at 7:00 p.m. We’ll

Our last Wisconsin Flying Hamburger Social of 2017 was another raging success. 28 airplanes flew in and we fed close to 150 people.Stay tuned for next summer’s schedule and join us a for a weeknight of food, fun and airplanes. Below is  time-lapse movie of the action on Wednesday night.

Our 1929 Stearman C3B made an uneventful flight to EAA Oshkosh in July. After a great week of talking to hundreds of people, we were a bit surprised to have received an award for “Outstanding WWII Era Open Cockpit Biplane”. Although the category seems suspect, we are nonetheless pleased to

On Tuesday, July 18, we flew the museum’s 1929 Stearman C3B to Oshkosh, Wisconsin and the 2017 EAA Airventure event that starts on Monday, July 24. The flight from Brodhead took about an hour and the old Wright Whirlwind engine ran fine. Upon arrival, we were marshaled to the Vintage

The upcoming Pietenpol/Hatz Fly-In takes place at Brodhead Airport on July 20-23. This annual event is the 42nd annual reunion of the Brodhead Pietenpol Association (formerly the National Pietenpol Association) and brings pilots and enthusiasts from around the world to Brodhead. On Friday evening, July 21, the Kelch Aviation Museum is

A big thanks to Ashley and Anthony from the nearby Janesville Gazette for a wonderful article on the Kelch Aviation Museum’s progress and plans for the future. Check it out at the exclusive link below: https://t.co/fWIjxARgiF