SAP news 1 – 2020
- January 31, 2020
SAPnews 1-2020
Read moreThis issue is about fire safety. Become acquanited with the location of the fire fighting equipment in Siljan Airpark. SAPnews 5 extra - 2019
Read moreThe cherry trees in Siljansnäs are blooming! This is a spectacular sight, all the white fluffy trees look like the clouds sank down on the earth. People travel from all over the world to Japan and to Washington DC to watch the pink cherry trees. Siljansnäs can match them! You are lucky to be in the airpark just when this fantastic natural phenomenon takes place. And the story about why there are so many cherry trees in Siljansnäs is so sweet. It has been told before, but can be repeated: read more
Read moreSpring is undoubtedly on its way no matter what the weather or the almanac tries to tell you. Officially March is the first spring calendar month on our latitudes but February has been trying to work its way into this category this year. Climate change? (...) The bird in our logo – the crane – Crus crus – never stops to fascinate. This year the “invasion” was watched at Pulken, a marsh-like area south of Kristianstad in the south east of Sweden. Most known among bird watchers is the Hornborgasjön, where 15-20.000 cranes rest each year on their way to Northern Sweden or Finland to establish...
Read moreThe thermometer shows – 21 Co, a black velvet sky sprinkled with bright quivering stars is the backdrop in our snow covered village Siljan Airpark. Not a sound can be heard, the cliché of “so silent that it hurts yours ears” seems for once to be exact the sentence in place. There is nothing as silent as snow gently dropping through the air softening your steps and gently silencing loud voices. The essence of poem written in 1986 by Helge Rode, a Danish poet. Time for non-flying doings, hangar activities like building, nursing and caring for aircrafts. Days of skiing ahead, skiing through...
Read moreIf you missed this wonderful article you now have a new chance as the author Russell Myles has given permission to publish the link to his wonderful and very informative article about the one and only airpark in northern Europe Siljan Airpark. Follow the link and enjoy Russell's fascinating text and beautiful photos which just make you wanting to go there right away and look for a plot- for- sale- sign http://www.sigurdmartin.se/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/SAPS.pdf
Read moreSpring is on the move, and spring means end of skiing season, opening of flying season, end of heavy boots and mittens, and welcome to birds, sun, and above all – the cranes! On March 23rd 15000 cranes were counted at Hornborgarsjön and ”our” crane couple already arrived. And if we are lucky we may witness the famous crane dance that often will result in a little new crane who will have to learn the art of flying before leaving for Spain in august. Also this time of the year is Easter approaching and this often means more people in the airpark. Soon the SAP village will be humming with...
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