"It is the whole experience," she said of being outdoors and underneath the stars. She said it's not just the show that makes the drive-in so much fun. The opening credits hadn't started, but Heikkila already knew it was worth the drive. Heikkila and her brothers planned to watch that night's film, "The Amazing Spider-Man," in the car, while the girls sat front and center on their lawn chairs. "I just wanted them to experience the drive-in like I did when I was little," she said. Heikkila recalled how much she used to enjoy the drive-in and decided to bring her daughters for their first experience. Jennifer Heikkila, her brothers and two daughters traveled just over an hour to Sky-vu from Northwood, N.D. Novak eventually became full owner of the drive-in and Warren Theatre. Three years later, the owner approached him about purchasing it. In 1968, Novak started as a projectionist at Sky-Vu. Novak's wife, Marilyn is "the backbone of concessions," and daughters Theresa Lamppa of Grand Forks, and Jackie Schroeder of Plymouth, Minn., still fill in from time to time. "And then, he tries to tell me what to do," Leonard Novak said teasingly.Įveryone in the family - right down to the grandchildren who hand out brochures - has a task at the drive-in. Nowadays, Steve helps run everything from running the intercom to putting the film together. Sky-Vu is one of five remaining drive-ins in the state, and Steve's father, Leonard Novak, has owned and operated it for more than 40 years. Steve Novak mans the counter and greets each carload the same: "Hi guys, how's it going? My name is Steve, and I'm the voice." A red arrow leads cars down a dirt road to a ticket booth. Just outside of Warren, Minn., a sign reads Sky-Vu Drive-in Theatre.
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