Goodyear is calling it a "once-in-a-lifetime event" as the company prepares to send all three of its iconic blimps, together, over northeast Ohio in honor of the Goodyear Blimp’s 100th anniversary.

The park is located at 993 Goodyear Park Boulevard, Mogadore. The Blimps will fly over Lock 3 during the Akron State of the City Address. Doors open at 4 p.m. and the event begins at 5 p.m.

For a century, Goodyear Tire has used helium-filled airships to tout its brand. Stewart wanted to ensure consumers connected the blimps to the company’s products and services, which it has ...

Goodyear began making airships for the U.S. Navy in 1917, and its first blimp — the first commercial non-rigid airship flown using helium — launched years later, becoming a marketing tool.