It starts at
5 p.m. Sunday
October 11, 2026
at
MAPS Air Museum
2260 International Pkwy
North Canton, OH 44720
Katy Robinson and the making of the documentary
Icon in the Sky: 100 Years of the Goodyear Blimp
The program covers how 100 years of Goodyear airship history were condensed into a one-hour film, and how that story came to life from the perspective of the crew and the fans, with behind-the-scenes stories from the production.
Robinson, a filmmaker and creative leader from Akron, Ohio currently leads the creative social media team for the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.
Tickets are $50 per person and include a self-guided tour of the MAPS Air Museum to see the airship artifacts on display.
Buffet dinner includes beef, chicken, salad, potatoes, vegetables, dessert, coffee, water
(Vegetarian or gluten-free options are available upon request.)
Popular Silent Auction items include
• Section of Goodyear-Zeppelin era rigid airship girder
• Golf for three at Firestone Country Club
• Ride for two aboard the Goodyear Airship!
Plus: The executor for Neal Sausen’s estate will also have items for purchase, including airship books, model kits, photos, postcards and other memorabilia Neal collected.
Make reservations payable by check & send to The LTA Society, PO Box 5192, Akron, OH 44334 before Oct. 2 or via PayPal (instructions for making banquet reservations are below).
THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ATTEND
Make reservations via PayPal
How?
Open a PayPal account if you don’t have one
Click yellow DONATE button on our home page https://www.blimpinfo.com
It opens a page, Donate to The Lighter Than Air Society
Put your cursor between the $ and 0, type in amount (multiples of 65)
Hit NEXT
Select how you want to pay
Click Donate Now
You will receive a message:
Thanks for donating $50.00 USD (or whatever amount) to
The Lighter-Than-Air Society
Then send us an email using the Contact Us button in the blimpinfo.com menu tab:
(https://www.blimpinfo.com/contact-us/)
With your name, your email, subject [use BANQUET] and
Your message:
Include first and last name of each attendee (request vegetarian meal here);
contact person’s phone, email, mobile phone number (for text message if required)