This year we are inviting all Minis and MINIs to the Yankee Candle Gathering at the Yankee Candle Factory Flagship Store in South Deerfield, Massachusetts on Friday, June 18th. The Yankee Candle Factory is located just off Exit 24 of Interstate 91 North in Western Massachusetts, and is about 4 hours from New York City, about 1 hour from Hartford, CT and about 30 minutes from the intersection of the Massachusetts Turnpike (Exit 4) and Interstate 91 North.

The ceremonies will begin between 8:00 am and 9:30 am Friday morning with the arrival of attendees at the MINI Reception Area in Yankee Candle’s North parking lot. We have made reservations for MINI/Mini folks to visit Yankee Candle between 9:30 am and 2:00 pm. The Yankee Candle folks are very eager to accommodate us since most of the staff are big time car buffs (Yankee Candle used to have a very impressive Car Museum). One of the Group Tour employees has even participated in the VSCCA’s “Climb to the Clouds” event up the Mt. Washington Auto Road!

There will be plenty of sight-seeing, socializing and, of course, incredible shopping. If you have never visited Yankee Candle’s amazing “flagship” factory, now is the time! You will find an amazing array of gifts from quilts to antique signs, toys, automobilia, Christmas ornaments and decorations, kitchen accessories and slot car racing sets…and, of course, candles. Boy do they have candles! They also have a Candle Museum where a fascinating demonstration of Colonial candlemaking is presented by authentically dressed “chandlers”. For a $1.00 charge, you can even hand-dip your own multi-colored candle to really impress your friends.

For more information and to register for the event please read the PDF located HERE.

Thanks and hope to see you!

Theo


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