History of Aviation in La Crosse through Photographs

A Century of Aviation in La Crosse through Early Photographs

From grass fields and biplanes, to the early air mail service, to long concrete runways, Drake Hokanson provides a brief look at moments in local aviation history through vintage photographs gleaned from several private and public collections.

Drake Hokanson is an author, photographer, and editor with a specialization in transportation history and culture. He is author/coauthor of three books, has exhibited photographs coast to coast, and is professor emeritus at Winona State University. He and his wife Carol Kratz own and fly a classic Cessna 172.