Sept. 21st – 23rd: Mid-America Motorworks Corvette Funfest 2007. This is America’s biggest FREE Corvette Party with more than 14,000 Corvettes attending. Free Saturday night concert. Free Fun Display Celebrity judging on Friday and Saturday. Manufacturer’s Row. Up Close & Personal Sunday with installs, facility tours, special photo opportunities, Sunday-only specials, and more! Free event t-shirt, poster and lapel pin to registrants (while supplies last). Advance register online @ www.mamotorworks.com/corvettefunfest www.mamotorworks.com
Oct. 12th – 14th: Branson’s Fall Festival. Open car show sponsored by Cars Plus Classics and the Branson Corvette Club. www.carsplusclassics.com
Oct. 13th: Lunch & Leaf Color Cruise: After lunch at the Cookie Jar Restaurant we will assemble in the restaurant parking lot at 12:15 PM to leave at 12:30 PM for a cruise through the Nantahala Gorge in the NC Mountains. This cruise is scenic all the way and Wayah Road between Beechertown and Hwy 64 (near Franklin) has lots of curves and beautiful river and lake views. Approximate cruise time is 3 hours to include a 15 minute pit-stop in Andrews, NC and a 15 minute pit-stop at the Loafers Glory Country Store near the intersection of Wayah Road and Hwy. 64.From Blairsville the cruise will be to Young Harris, GA-- Warne, NC -- Andrews, NC(star on map) --to Beechertown –to Aquone and then to Loafers Glory Country Store – to Hayesville, NC to end in Blairsville, GA. Option: Stop for about 30 minutes in Franklin, NC at the Whistle Stop Antique Mall (vote at lunch on this option) http://whistlestopmall.com/ Download Map
Oct. 26th – 28th : "Vettes at the Village '07" Corvette Show sponsored by the Playground Corvette Club. Donna and I will lead a caravan to Sandestin for this event. The show will be in a complex named 'The Village of Baytowne Wharf at Sandestin". This is a large complex with businesses, living quarters, conference facilities, and many restaurants and shops. You will be able to stay in one of four hotels in the complex where the Corvette show will be staged. There will be a "Meet and Greet Party" on Friday evening of the 26th at Graffiti's in the Village which is within short walking distance of the four hotels. SHOW INFORMATION & REGISTRATION: website www.playgroundcorvetteclub.com is the host website. Details are available by clicking on the picture above the wording 'Click on the image above for Vette's At The Village Information" . Pre-Registration is $15 per Corvette for the show and the Friday night party is $15.00 per person with the advance registration. LODGING: a) The information is available on the website but I have contacted them for additional details. They are sending brochures and extra details that will be available soon. Following are details that I found out today so that I could confirm our hotel reservations. b) The rooms will be booked at a conference rate using # 21S2L8. They will require one night plus deposit by credit card to book the room(s). c) There are several lodging facilities identified on the Florida club's website with a range of nightly charges. Donna and I have selected one of the four hotels located inside the complex and all four are within walking distance of the show and party locations. Four hotels are available within the complex at $154 per night and they are 1) Observation Point North, 2) Observation Point South, Market Street Hotel, and The Pirate House. I did get them to confirm our reservation will be in the Observation Point North but as reservations are made later they will only confirm that you will be in one of these four locations at the same room rate. These are private facilities rented through the same Sandestin agency. The total cost for our room at Observation Point North is $354.72 to arrive on Friday, October 16th, and depart on Sunday, October 28th. If we get several people to make the trip with us we can always discuss the possibility of staying an extra night or two -- after all -- it is a long trip to Fort Walton Beach, Florida from North Georgia.
Nov. 10th: 5th Annual Dragon & Cherohala Skyway Cruise & Picnic’: This ‘Cruise the Loop’ event will start with breakfast at 9:30 AM at the Brother's Restaurant in Murphy, NC. The price for the buffet breakfast is $7.99 plus drink and gratuity. (Directions & info @ www.brothersrestaurantinmurphy.com ) We will leave the restaurant at 10:45 AM and cruise Hwy 129 north to Topton and then Robbinsville before a short stop at the Deal's Gap Motorcycle Resort --then travel Hwy 129N through THE DRAGON -- then leave Hwy 129N on a scenic shortcut to Hwy 411S - then a pit-stop at the BP station at the junction of Hwy 411S and Hwy 360 --- then travel to Tellico Plains, TN where we start the Tennessee section of the Cherohala Skyway -- we will picnic at a state park (Indian Boundary Campground) about a mile off the Skyway -- after the picnic we will travel the Skyway back to Robbinsville, NC and then back to Murphy, NC where the cruise will end and everyone go on their way. http://www.tailofthedragon.com/maps/dragonloop.gif http://tailofthedragon.com/dragon.html http://www.dealsgap.com We will travel at the posted speed limit. Cars should be fueled and ready to cruise when we leave after breakfast. Pack your own picnic lunch. ****NOTE***** If you plan to participate in this event -- please send an Email message to the EVENTS COORDINATOR identifying the number of people attending breakfast at Brother’s Restaurant (Murphy) and the number of Corvettes participating in the cruise.
