Great Lakes Crossing- a proper invite
 

This goes along with my HELP! thread :nod:

I believe someone has contacted your group about this... but if not... heres some info. We would LOVE to have you guys join us!!!
...and remember.. .its for the kids! :)

Any questions... feel free to PM/email me :)

Hope to see you there!
Tori
Tori@HyperPinkMINI.com



A special weekend event with additional support for the “Make A Wish” Foundation.

Description of Event

This event is a scenic tour of Lake Michigan, with special stops on route. This is fall in northern Wisconsin, Michigan Upper Peninsula and Northern Lower Peninsula and the fall colors should be spectacular at this time of year

The tour will depart from Motor City MINI in Shelby Township (a suburb of Metropolitan Detroit) on Thursday September 28th. Caravanning to Muskegon Michigan, gathering more MINIac’s in Lansing and Grand Rapids on the way. Hopefully in Muskegon we will be joined by West Coast Michigan MINIac’s as well as MINIACS from Neighboring states, for a meet and greet. (party for a while)

1st Night Stop Over Muskegon. (Discount accommodation being negotiated).

The official 1st day of this event will be Friday 29th September.

Friday morning after breakfast the group will head to the Lake Express Ferry (www.lake-express.com ). For the 10:15 am ferry crossing to Milwaukee. (We have reserved the crossing for MINI’s and Mini’s only. The ferry has a capacity of only 50 cars).

The Ferry crossing duration is approximately two & half hours. A good opportunity to get to know people and chat a while. A welcome lunch is planned when we arrive in Milwaukee.

After lunch, the cruise will continue along the cost line, through Sturgeon Bay, with a stop over in Green Bay WI. (Discount accommodation being negotiated).

On Saturday morning the cruise will make a short stop at Lambeau Field, before continuing the tour along the Wisconsin coast into Michigan’s Upper Peninsular. Saturday’s evening stop will be in the vicinity of the Mackinaw Bridge.

Depending upon driver & passenger’s individual plans, several routes for Sunday are available from making an express trip back to South East Michigan & Ohio via I75, or a relaxing cruise along the east cost of Lake Michigan. To an extra night’s stop in Traverse City.

Some important information:

The cost of the Lake Express is as follows:
$50 per car
$45 per person over 17 years.
$25 per person between 5 – 17 years.
Children under the age of 5 go free.

Michigan MINI Motor Club has decided to make this event a charity event. The charity that has been selected by the organization committee is the “MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION”. Therefore we are asking each participant to assist is raising money via sponsorship for the charity.

Registration:
Registration is free, but we would like you to register with Michigan MINI Motor Club in order that we have your name and other details for hopefully some prizes goodies and give-aways.
Send all event registrations streadwell51902@earthlink.net It will be forwarded to MINIGLC@michiganmini.org

You will need to make your own ferry reservations on the Lake Express and accommodations. (Accommodation reservation details to follow)

For the negotiated discounted rate on the Lake Express above, please contact Kay Collins Tel # (414) 727 7792, don’t forget to mention your are with MichiganMINI and specify this event.

Other useful places to check out.

Lake Express www.lake-express.com
Make A Wish Foundation http://www.wish.org/

Michigan MINI discussion thread.
Michigan MINI discussion thread

This sounds like a great event!! I just hope I can get Friday off from work to meet up with you guys and maybe drive the first leg.

Sounds good...Please do our free registration so we can get you a t-shirt! :)

hmmm Yeah I think ill be joining you guys if possible for the end of the leg in wisconsin. I work like 10 miles from sturgeon bay So I think I'll take the day off and have some fun!!

I'll go register and whatnot. I still haven't recieved an email with specifics on what you guys are looking for on dinner places and whatnot but i have eaten at everyplace in this area at least once, so if help is needed im there.

:thumbsup:

What a great event....too bad I couldn't participate in more of it. Here are my pictures from the dock to International Autos.