MI Fall Color Tour 2009 Final Info & Agenda

Todd Baumann · #1 (**permalink**) 08-28-2009, 10:05 AM

4th Annual Fall Color Tour 2009.

The hotel is going to be the Quality Inn, 1492 US 31 North, Traverse City, MI 49686.
The Phone number is 1-877-329-1538.
They have a block of 15 rooms reserved for us right now and if we need more that will be arranged. They are all supposed to be grouped together to make it easier to watch the cars and stay together overall like last year.
The rooms are $85 + Tax per night. You must call and make the RESV. yourself and must tell them that you are with the Factory Five Owners Group to get the rates. You can talk to whoever answers the phone to make the reservations. Resv. must be made by Sept 23rd to get the rates after that they will be for the normal rates.The hotel features complimentary continental breakfast 6-10am, 24 hour Coffee & Tea, Indoor Pool & Hot Tub 6am-11pm, Free Wireless Internet, Free local calls, In Room Coffee Makers - Hair Dryers -Iron/Ironing Board, radio alarm clocks and cable TV.

As for the agenda it is going to be as follows and trip packets will be available for those that leave from the starting points Friday and Saturday.

Friday, Oct. 2nd

10:00 AM Meet and check in. Kentucky Fried Chicken, 3180 Owen Rd, Fenton, MI 48430, (810) 629-6740
Trip packets will be available for those that leave from this point.
10:30 AM Depart KFC.
12:00 PM Arrive for Lunch and gas up at nearby gas station.
1:30 Hook up with west side travlers.
4:12 PM Arrive Quality Inn-Traverse City, 1492 N US-31 N, Traverse City, MI 49686, (231) 929-4423

4:13 – 6:15 Personal Downtime before Dinner

Friday Evening Dinner

6:15 PM Check in Hotel parking lot.
6:30 PM Depart Quality Inn
6:45 PM Arrive at Restraunt
After dinner a cruise through the center of town once or twice to disrupt things a little bit.

Saturday Oct. 3rd:
9:45 AM Check in Hotel parking lot.
Trip packets will be available for those that leave from this point.
10:00 AM Depart Quality Inn-Traverse City [1492 N US-31 N, Traverse City, MI 49686, (231) 929-4423] on US-31 [SR-72] (West)
10:36 AM Arrive Leelanau Wine Cellars [12683 CR-626, Northport, MI 49670, (231) 386-5201]
11:06 AM Depart Leelanau Wine Cellars [12683 CR-626, Northport, MI 49670, (231) 386-5201] on CR-626 [E Tatch Rd] (West)
11:26 AM Arrive River St, Leland, MI 49654
11:41 AM Depart River St, Leland, MI 49654 on River St (West)
12:05 PM Arrive Boones Dock [S Manitou Blvd, Glen Arbor, MI 49636]
1:35 PM Depart Boones Dock [S Manitou Blvd, Glen Arbor, MI 49636] on SR-22 [W Harbor Hwy] (East)
1:37 PM Arrive Cherry Republic Winery [6026 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI 49636]
2:07 PM Depart Cherry Republic Winery [6026 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI 49636] on S Lake St (South-East)
2:23 PM Arrive Pierce Stocking Scenic Dr, Empire, MI 49630
2:53 PM Depart Pierce Stocking Scenic Dr, Empire, MI 49630 on Pierce Stocking Scenic Dr (South)
3:34 PM Arrive Frankfort
4:04 PM Depart Frankfort on SR-22 [7th St] (South)
4:05 PM Arrive Shell [1229 Forest Ave, Frankfort, MI 49635, (231) 352-7674]
4:20 PM Depart Shell [1229 Forest Ave, Frankfort, MI 49635, (231) 352-7674] on SR-115 [SR-22] (East)
5:09 PM Arrive Quality Inn-Traverse City [1492 N US-31 N, Traverse City, MI 49686, (231) 929-4423]

Saturday Dinner – All invited, Attendance Required Approx $15 per person
6:30 PM Check in again in Hotel parking lot.
6:45 PM Depart Quality Inn for restraunt
7:00 PM Arrive for Dinner Location to be diclosed later.

Sunday Oct. 4th:
9:15 AM We generally stop for breakfast somewhere, I don’t have a planned place, but we are working on it, then we usually run over to the Black Star Farms Winery on the Leelanau peninsula and pick up a couple of things and then make our way home. We normally just retrace our steps up on Friday with a stop in the afternoon around 2PM or so for some more chow.

There you go we should have a great time as usual and are hoping that everyone can join us again. Any questions please let me know.

And also if you can let me know if you are going to go I need final numbers for the restraunts and stops along the way.

RonNichols · #2 (**permalink**) 08-28-2009, 10:47 AM

Leelanau and Glen Arbor is my old stomping grounds, and one I still frequent. I don't belong to your club, but that would be a nice tour. Have fun with this, but be careful of all the deer.

R

Todd Baumann · #3 (**permalink**) 08-30-2009, 09:30 AM

So far I have 8 cars signed up, not to mention the 4-6 others in TC that ususally join us.
Todd

trularin · #4 (**permalink**) 08-30-2009, 10:15 AM

Todd, my wife and I will be attending.

Not that I would mention the R word, but if it rains, are we still willing?

Double Venom · #5 (**permalink**) 08-30-2009, 10:42 AM

Todd,
I want you to know how exciting it is for me that "You" guys have a "run," in Michigan no less. Trust that you know if I wasn't Cobraless at this time Diane & I would be there!
Ahh, maybe next year.

However, anybody going past Pentwater either going North or South by all means feel free to stop in and say-Hi!

4905 Wayne Rd
Pentwater,Mi. 4949
231-869-4608

DV

Todd Baumann · #6 (**permalink**) 08-30-2009, 04:18 PM

Ed,
Boy is it good to hear from you, we do miss seeing you in Columbus for the "Fling" thing.
You and Dianne are more than welcome to join us in whatever vehicle that you would like. In the past we have had a couple in Mustangs and Monte Carlo's and the first year we all did the cruise in our daily drivers because of the rain.
So, like I said please feel free to join us. We would be honored.

Trularin,
We go no matter what. Like I said above bring the dialy driver if you have to.
I'll mark you down as going and don't forget to make your resv. at the hotel.

Todd

Todd Baumann · #7 (**permalink**) 08-31-2009, 07:06 AM

2 more signed up to go, that's 12 and 2 @ 70% sure, and two more without a car but just want to hook up with us for some of the meals. And several TC guys working in when they can.
Shaping up to be a good one.
Todd

trularin · #8 (**permalink**) 08-31-2009, 09:40 AM

We have been known to steer between the drops.

It would be great to get 30 cars, but any number would be okay with us.

Ed, just pile into the truck and go with us!!

Todd Baumann · #9 (**permalink**) 09-04-2009, 04:52 PM

Just to let you know.
Everyone must register by Sept 23rd for the group rates. After that date the price will go up to the standard rate.

On a side note also we now have one more registered. So that puts us at 13 + the two that are on the fence and about 7 in TC.
Thanks,
Todd

Todd Baumann · #10 (**permalink**) 09-17-2009, 11:25 AM

Bringing to the top.
15+ cars now.
Todd

Todd Baumann · #11 (**permalink**) 09-19-2009, 04:16 PM

Okay everyone the dinner sites for Friday and Saturday are set.
Friday will be at a place on the bay called Scott's Harbor Grill very nice and has a great deck looking out over the water.
Saturday night will be at the Grand Traverse Yacht Club very close to Scott's overlooking the water also. We will be bringing in some salmon and steaks similar to the food that we have had on our Sat. BBQ's in the past. This time someone will cook, set up, and clean up for us. And everyone gets to pig out and enjoy.

So we need to get accurate numbers from everyone attending so that we can get the right amount of food for Saturday and resv. on Friday.
Please give me a shout as to your numbers.Thanks,
Todd

Todd Baumann · #12 (**permalink**) 09-21-2009, 12:38 PM

Just one more full day to register at the hotel. So far we have 7 registered there now and about another 6 or so locals joining us.
Going to be a good time for all. Please feel free to join us even if you don't have your Roadster. We always tend to have one or two that don't.

Todd

PS. Please let me know so that we can get numbers for the steaks and Salmon for Saturday's dinner.

We are going to make it interesting for the drive up on Friday also. We have 5 different routes that you can decide on for the trip up. We will vote at the meeting spot and decide which way to go from there.

Todd Baumann · #13 (**permalink**) 10-01-2009, 07:53 PM

Hi everybody,
Sorry about waiting till the last minute but I literally just got in from LA. Been out there working the last two weeks.
It looks like the weather is not going to cooperate with us and we are going to get some rain all weekend long, not to mention possibly some snow flurries.
No matter what the weather we will be going up for the cruise, we probably will be taking the daily drivers now instead, but we will be going.
You are welcome to still join us just give me a shout to let me know.
My cell # is 810*931*7276

Hope to still see you all.
Todd

Todd Baumann · #14 (**permalink**) 10-04-2009, 04:49 PM

Well we had a great time despite being rained on almost the entire weekend.
I want to thank everyone that attended and mad this another great Color Tour.
All total we had 11 people on the Tour and several others hook up with us for the dinners.
I hope all had as good of a time as my wife and I did.
The invite for next year is to cross the border and tour over around Sault Ste. Marie.

What do you guys think of that? We may move it up in the year so that weather should not be a factor though. More of a cruise than a Color Tour.

Thanks again everyone,
Todd

trularin · #15 (**permalink**) 10-04-2009, 05:34 PM

September might be a better time of year.

We had a great time!