Goodyear Blimp becomes 'Snow Bird,' flies south for the Winter

Like many Ohioans, Goodyear's Akron-based blimp, the Spirit of Goodyear, has become a "snow bird" and is leaving northeast Ohio's snow and cold for a retirement in the sunshine and warmth of Florida. The blimp, which has been based at the company's Wingfoot Lake airship base since its christening 13 years ago, will join The Spirit of Innovation and operate from the company's Pompano Beach, Fla. airship base this winter before being decommissioned in the spring of 2014.