The annual open house at Chatham Municipal Airport just gets bigger and bigger every year. Saturday’s event had more airplanes, classic automobiles and model trains — not to mention food trucks, helicopters — and crowds than ever before. This drone photo taken by the Chatham Fire Department shows the lines of classic cars and airplanes as well as the number of folks enjoying the day. CHATHAM FIRE DEPARTMENT PHOTO
Model trains always capture the attention of kids. TIM WOOD PHOTOS
This experimental aircraft is wheeled onto the runway for a demonstration.
Members of the Monomoy High School class of 2026 sold baked goods to raise money for the class. From left: Tessa Grodzicki, Olivia Eldredge, Lauren Henderson, Natalie Sims and Amelia Decastro.
Cape Cod SWAT team members Chris Jurkowski and Brendan Brickley brought the group’s mobile unit to the open house.
Roger Ling displays his 2023 Dodge Challenger Wide Body Last Call Shaker Stat Pac, one of only eight made.
A large American flag flew over the airport tarmac from the Chatham Fire Department’s quint truck.
Cape Air pilots Emil Cepeda, Owen Qin-Wilson and Chris Phillips were off duty and enjoying the sights at Saturday’s open house.
Kids always get a kick out of trying the Chatham Police Department’s four-wheel vehicle out for size.
Many of the classic and fancy cars on display warranted a closer look.
Bob Ryder taps out Morse Code at the Chatham Marconi Maritime Museum table.
A Coast Guardsman helps a mom and child climb aboard the agency’s rescue boat.