Berkshire Hills Historic Tour

[WILDBILLandRED]

Hello Fellow Fanatics,

We invite you all to attend the Berkshire Historic Tour.
The Berkshire hills are filled with old Towns and history.
Nice open roads with curves custom made for our SSRs.
Our foliage is usually beginning to change around that time to add to your experience.
The routs are designed so not one mile will be repeated on this over 100 mile weekend.

This is a solid date,.. it wont be changed or canceled… rain or shine!

Friday, September 12th, evening,..
for those who want to get an early bite on Saturdays events.
5pm, meet at the Pub for a meet-n-great.

Saturday, September 13th
Enjoy your free Breakfast (if you stay at the Crown)
10am…… Leave the Crown Plaza Crowne Plaza, Pittsfield MA 01201
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First Stop……….
Chesterwood. Chesterwood: home of sculptor Daniel Chester French

Next stop (right around the corner)
Norman Rockwell Museum. Norman Rockwell Museum

Then we take a ride down Stockbridge’s main street
( the same that Norman Rockwell painted)

We head up Rt8 thru small towns and smooth twisty roads.

We stop at Ozzies Steak and Eggs in Hinsdale. Ozzies Steak and Eggs
Then back to the Crown for a nightcap or take a dip in the indoor pool.

Sunday, September 14th
Enjoy your free Breakfast (if you stay at the Crown)
Leave the Crown at 10am

After another scenic ride, we Arrive at the Hancock shaker village http://www.hancockshakervillage.org

Leave for a ride over to NY to grab a bite in Hoags corners rt 43
Ride back to Pittsfield by way of rolling back roads.

One of the managers of the Crown is a personal friend, she is giving us a special deal.

They offer a room for $135.00 per night (Friday the 12th and Saturday the 13th,..you don’t have to stay both nights). These rooms are usually over $200 per night on the weekends!!!
Save $50 per couple and Go to
Priority Club Rewards Hotel Reservations | The Official Web Site and sign up for priority club (its free) you will all get free breakfast both days! Otherwise add 10.50 plus tax and
gratuity to the rate.

The Crown offers a guarded parking garage and preferred parking for our special vehicles.
Parking is an additional $6

Admissions to each attraction will very. If we have a good turn out, we can get special group rates.

We only ask one favor if you attend this event…
........HAVE FUN ….Our only payment will be Smiles per hour,..
we are aiming for the speed delight.

If your interested, please contact the Crown Plaza and ask for The SSR Fanatic Special for September 12th and/or 13th 413-499-2000.

So Far we have 13 SSRs hauling 23 Fanatics, 3 more SSRs might show.

Wild Bill & Red MA
Ralph and Ruth IN
Charlie and Deb MA
Barakouda MA
Carl and Dot NH
Popa MA
Roger and Theresa MA
Mason and Sharon VT
Roger and Liz NY
Photoblur & John PA
Jeff & Brenda MA
Roger NJ
Arthur & guest MA
Hope to see you there

Wild Bill and Red

[CQQL_SSR]

Deb and I will be attending. We have made our reservations.

[Barakouda]

I am in...........

[woofman]

Dot and I will be there!!!

Carl

[WILDBILLandRED]

Excellent! this is shaping up quick.

So far there is 5 SSRs bringing 9 Fanatics!

Charlie and Deb
Barakouda
Carl and Dot
Ralph and Ruth
Wild Bill and Red

I have blocked rooms together under "SSR Fanatics", Please be sure to call the Pittsfield Crown Plaza soon to reserve your room under that code in order to get the special price. 413-499-2000.

There are three SSRs that cruze thru Pittsfield MA all the time,.. Black, Silver and yellow... I dont think they are fanatics,.. but Ill bet I can bring them over.

Wild Bill

[poppa]

I will be there also. Same as last time no accomodations necessary I'm fairly local

[ROGERDMILLS]

As of right now, Theresa and I are in. Made reservations for Fri and Sat night.
Looking forward to it!
Roger

[WILDBILLandRED]

Adding Dan, Roger, and theresa
Glad to have you along!!

The more we get, the better our group incentives for cheaper admission and dinner deals.

[WILDBILLandRED]

We are up to 7 SSRs and 12 Fanatics.
There will be folks arriving on Friday. If you want to show up early and make a day of it, I will set up a self guided ride up to the Clark art museum in Williams Town Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute , then up to Bennington VT Bennington Vermont - in Scenic Southern Vermont, Recreation, Lodging, Dining, Shopping & History.
Friday night we will have a meet-n-greet for anyone that wants to come.


Have a GReat Day

Wild Bill & Red

[Wizard]

Michele and I are interested We'll put this on our calendar. Thanks for putting this together

JP (Wizard)

[Mason57]

Sharon and I plan to be there.

[WILDBILLandRED]

welcome Wizard, Michele, Mason, and Sharon
The count is 9 SSRs hauling 16 fanatics !

3 more SSRs are tentative ( possible 12 SSRs). At this rate, we will easily have 25 SSRs.

Remember to call the Crown ASAP to reserve the night or nights you want. Fall foliage season will fill the hotel. I will keep the block expanding as much as possible. So far we will all stay on the same floor.

[SSRENITY]

Please add us to the list (Liz and Roger). We are looking forward to this!!

[WILDBILLandRED]

Liz and Roger are added to the list!
10 SSRs / hauling 18 fanatics !

We will now get our group rates at the attractions. A couple bucks here and there add up.

Remember to make your reservations at the Crown under "SSR FANATICS".
This will save you $65 per night (rooms are normaly $200/night).

[woofman]

Just made our reservations, we are ready to go!!!! Looks like a great group!
Carl

[WILDBILLandRED]

Wow,.. It got real quiet up here in the northeast.. No one has anything to say for the past couple days ...lol

Guess I had to break the silence.

[CQQL_SSR]

There will be more when it gets closer.
We can talk it up at the next Meet & Greet.
We need something local that we don't have to drive 2 days to get to.

[WILDBILLandRED]

I figured this thread would pick up as time creeped closer...
Im just surprised ALL the North east topics dropped off.
Seemed there lots of conversations in the other subjects.

[JONSUZ1771]

I LIVE IN RIO GRANDE N.J. JUST OUTSIDE OF WILDWOOD. THEY HAVE A BIG CAR SHOW ON THE WILDWOOD BOARDWALK IN MID SEPT. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 6 SSR'S IN CAPE MAY COUNTY. THE WILDWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERACE WOULD GIVE ALL THE INFO ANYONE WOULD NEED TO COME TO THE SHOW.....JOHN

[CQQL_SSR]

Originally Posted by JONSUZ1771

I LIVE IN RIO GRANDE N.J. JUST OUTSIDE OF WILDWOOD. THEY HAVE A BIG CAR SHOW ON THE WILDWOOD BOARDWALK IN MID SEPT. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 6 SSR'S IN CAPE MAY COUNTY. THE WILDWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERACE WOULD GIVE ALL THE INFO ANYONE WOULD NEED TO COME TO THE SHOW.....JOHN

Hijacker

Start your own thread.

[WILDBILLandRED]

LoL … ? Hijacker? …LOL

Hi John, and welcome to the Berkshire Tour,

What I think CQQL is trying to say in a diplomatic way is….

“Its nice to have you join this thread, but if you would like more attention to your event, you should start a specific thread. Then the conversation can focus on your intent and not get lost in another topic”.

See you on the road

Wild Bill

[CQQL_SSR]

Bump It Up

[Barakouda]

You should know by now I am the worlds "best" procrastinator.

i will make my res real soon, OK this weekend.

OK Ok Ok....

[WILDBILLandRED]

I have 10 rooms blocked, so far I think 6 are officially reserved. They are automaticlly expanding my block so there will be pleanty of rooms. I think there is still 10 rooms open.
I did this so it wont matter how many come. then theres no stress trying to hit the minimal or last minute preperations for extra drop ins.

It would be a good idea to book before August 1st becuase the leaf peepers will fill the hotel.
Once the hotel books, they will stop the auto expanding block.

It will be nice to get a count so I can tell the hotel how many V.I.P. parking places to reserve. (VIP= Very Intense Pickup).
At last count, there was 10 confirmed and 3 tentative.

Wild Bill

[Mason57]

Bill......I booked for Fri. Sept. 12th. and Sat. the 13th.

[WILDBILLandRED]

Ill get information for the Diner we are stopping at on Sept 14th.
Perhaps we can make a "Meet-n-greet" as a grand faunally??

What do you all think about that ??

Wild Bill

[Mason57]

Originally Posted by hog2030

Ill get information for the Diner we are stopping at on Sept 14th.
Perhaps we can make a "Meet-n-greet" as a grand faunally??

What do you all think about that ??

Wild Bill

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[photoblur]

John and I will be coming on the tour from PA and visiting Poppa. Still working on the date we will arrive. Add one more SSR and two people to your list.

Photoblur

[WILDBILLandRED]

Welcome to Photoblur... your on the list!
Please be sure to call the Crown for reservations and sign up for the priority club for your free breakfast.
Remeber to reserve under "SSR FANATIC" to get the special rate ($70 per night)


A good many roads that were scheduled for this event have a fresh coat of blacktop (apparently Mass had some extra cash)... Nice and smooth! The rest are in real good shape.... smooth sailing and great views

I will be taking another head count soon just to get an accurate number.

See you all soon

Wild Bill & Red

[Mason57]

Originally Posted by hog2030

Welcome to Photoblur... your on the list!
Please be sure to call the Crown for reservations and sign up for the priority club for your free breakfast.
Remeber to reserve under "SSR FANATIC" to get the special rate ($70 per night)


A good many roads that were scheduled for this event have a fresh coat of blacktop (apparently Mass had some extra cash)... Nice and smooth! The rest are in real good shape.... smooth sailing and great views

I will be taking another head count soon just to get an accurate number.

See you all soon

Wild Bill & Red

Hey Bill...............$70.00 per night........They charged me $135.00+tax per night. I told them SSR FANATIC.....What's up with this ?