Aviation and Boating
Scripps was an avid aviator and promoted aviation through his father's newspaper, The Detroit News, which he helped run from 1929–1952. In 1913, Scripps flew a Curtis Model F flying boat underneath the original Belle Isle Bridge
Scripps invited Amelia Earhart to Lake Orion in 1929, where she successfully tested an experimental glider.
In 1904, Scripps helped found the Gold Cup boat racing series on the Detroit River.
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