Michigan Fall Color Run- October 2008

[HotRodGirl]

Michigan Fall Color Trip

When: October 11th Saturday
Where: 1st stop - R&A Engineering 10:00 A.M.

For some of you this can be a "One Tank Day Trip" and others an overnighter if needed. Karl will look into hotels if so.

Special thank you to Karl (HoRodChevy) for setting up this MI Fall Color Run. Karl will need a head count for lunch so please let me know ASAP if you are planning on joining us........

Here is the itinerary Karl has sent me. Sounds like a wonderful time!!!

Scheduled the SSR Tour of R&A Engineering for 10:00 AM on Saturday
October 11, 2008. The proposed program is:

1) Travel to Manchester, Michigan area by scenic back roads (~2 hours
from metro Detroit). I will prepare a suggested route map or
participants can come out I-94 if in a hurry.

2) Meet at R&A Engineering at 10:00 AM for an informal tour of their
facility. (expect to spend about 1.5 hours) A classic vehicle restoration facility in the Manchester area. The facility was featured in "AutoWeek" magazine this past week
Here is the link to their website...
New Car News - AutoWeek 44696405

3) Convoy by scenic Irish Hills back roads to Jerry's Pub (about 10
miles) for lunch. This is a nice waterfront restaurant on Wamplers
Lake. We can even dine outside if weather permits.

4) Travel by back roads and M-50 to downtown Tecumseh (about 20 miles).
The two attractions are the Pentamere Winery and J-Bar Hobbies, which
has an exceptional collection of die cast model cars. (I have gotten
several of my SSR models there in 1/18, 1/24, and 1/43 scale).


If there are any participants looking to stay overnight, there are a
couple of interesting and unique options in the area I can suggest.


Please ask the Fanatics to RSVP (need an approximate count for lunch
reservations), then I will e-mail participants detailed trip maps.
Thanks,
Karl

Here is route information, links for more information about stops on our route, and additional things to do after the tour is over Saturday afternoon.

R&A Engineering maintains a low profile and is not open to the public because of the nature of their business and clients. As Jack noted; they are not even listed in the local phone book. Their address is:
8720 Sharon Hollow Road
Manchester, MI 48158

Fanatics with questions or if they get lost on Saturday are welcome to call me at 734-657-3690 (cell phone)

I have sent PDF files of maps and other information to Deb for posting to the Fanatics site.

Scenic Route From the Detroit Area-
* M-14 to Beck Rd. (Exit 18)
* Beck Rd. to N. Territorial Rd. (1/4 mi)
* Left (west) on N. Territorial Rd. (~35 miles, across US-23, to M-52)
* Left (south) on M-52, through Chelsea (~2 miles), then 12 miles to Manchester
* Right on Main Street (4-way stop in downtown Manchester)
(note the red mill building next to the river on Main Street; we call it home!)
* Main Street becomes Austin Rd., 3 miles to Sharon Hollow Rd. (flashing light)
* Left on Sharon Hollow Rd. for 1 mile to 8720 (R&A Engineering)

Scenic Route From the west-
* I-94 to US-127 South (Exit 142)
* US-127 to M-50 East (~ 4 mi)
* M-50 to Napoleon (~9 mi).
* Straight at stop sign, becomes Austin Rd. (don’t follow M-50 which turns right at this intersection)
* Austin Rd. east for ~7 miles to Sharon Hollow Rd. (flashing light)
* Right on Sharon Hollow Rd. for 1 mile to 8720 (R&A Engineering)

Scenic Route From the southwest-
* US-12 to M-50 (right by Michigan International Speedway)
* Left on M-50 through Brooklyn (~3 mi), then 3 miles to Napoleon.
* Right at flashing light on Austin Rd.
* Austin Rd. east for ~7 miles to Sharon Hollow Rd. (flashing light)
* Right on Sharon Hollow Rd. for 1 mile to 8720 (R&A Engineering)

Scenic Route From the southeast-
* M-52 north to downtown Manchester
* Left at 3-way intersection with E. Austin Rd. following M-52).
BE VERY CAREFUL BECAUSE EAST TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP.
* Follow City Rd. (M-52) 1 mile to Main Street.
* Left on Main Street (4-way stop in downtown Manchester)
* Main Street becomes Austin Rd., 3 miles to Sharon Hollow Rd. (flashing light)
* Left on Sharon Hollow Rd. for 1 mile to 8720 (R&A Engineering)
(note the red mill building next to the river on Main Street; we call it home!)

Color Tour from R&A Engineering
(Tour Stop “A”):
* South (right) on Sharon Hollow Rd. 1 mile to Herman Rd.
* Herman Rd. for ~3 miles to Watkins Rd.
* Watkins Rd. for ~4 miles to Wellwood Rd.
* Wellwood Rd. for 1/4 mile to M-124.
* Left (south) on M-124 through Hayes State Park for 3 miles to US-12
* Right (west) on US-12 for ~2 miles to Egan Hwy.
* Right (north) on Egan Hwy. for 2 miles to Jerry’s Pub
(Tour Stop “B”)

* Egan Hwy for 2 miles to US-12
* Left (east) on US-12 for ~12 miles to stoplight in downtown Clinton.
* Right (south) on Clinton-Tecumseh Rd. for 3 miles to downtown Tecumseh (become Evan Street).
* Suggest parking in municipal parking lot on Northeast Block (Pentamere Winery and Jbar Hobbies have back entrances from this lot)
(Tour Stop “C”)

Additional Information about Tour Stops:
* R&A Engineering "AutoWeek" article:
Milk run - AutoWeek Magazine
* US-12 Heritage Trail: US-12 Heritage Trail
* Jerry’s Pub: MySpace.com - Jerry's Pub and Restaurant - 29 - Male - Brooklyn, Michigan - MySpace.com - Jerry's Pub and Restaurant - 29 - Male - Brooklyn, Michigan - www.myspace.com/jerryspub
* Downtown Tecumseh: Tecumseh Downtown Development Authority: Tecumseh, Michigan
* Tecumseh Chamber of Commerce: Tecumseh Area Chamber of Commerce - Home
* Jbar Hobbies: J-BAR HOBBIES
* Pentamere Winery: Pentamere Winery

After the Color Tour, you might want to check out:
Michigan Southern Railroad: Southern Michigan Railroad Society (SMRS)
Evan Street Station-downtown Tecumseh: Evans Street Station - A Destination Restaurant
Clinton Hotel-downtown Clinton: The Clinton Inn
Common Grill-downtown Chelsea: Welcome to THE*COMMON*GRILL - Chelsea, Michigan
Manchester Mill-downtown Manchester: Historic Manchester Mill

Attending
HotRodChevy (Karl & Pat)
HotRodGirl (Debbie & Steve)
Rebel (Ed & Brenda)
Wizard (JP & Michele)
Downshifter (Judy & Marv)
Marty (Marty & Dee)-Ohio
PRPLHZE (Janell & Cordell)
OLDYELR (Jack & Judy)
Freezer (Ed & ?)
Quest (Ruth & Ralph)
Scott 0618 (Scott & Karen)
wgmogg (Wayne & Geri)
HarleyGuy (Glen & Wife?)
Luke (Phil)
32revoler (Dave & Joyce)
Jim & Ann (New-coming with OLDYLER)
Phil & Debbie
Clark & Barb (Maybe) Can't make it confirmed 10/8/08
HUAW (Larry & Jamie)

[HotRodGirl]

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[HotRodGirl]

Michigan your fall color itinerary is now posted in post#1.....Karl (HotRodChevy) has done a wonderful job putting this together for us.....please come and join in

[REBEL]

B&E Rebel ... Day Trip

[Wizard]

JP & I are planning on coming.

JP (Wizard) and Michele

[downshifter]

Marv and I will be there. It sounds like a very good trip.
Judy

[Marty]

Add Marty and Dee.

[HotRodGirl]

Some of you may need a hotel room for the night....Karl is watching this thread. Shout if you need one

[Cool Blue]

Saturday is the last day of my jewelry bazaar at Midland Mall. I need to be there from 9 am to 9pm.

[Charlie®]

Add Charlie® and Pat!

[OLDYELR]

Add Judy & I to the list.

Jack

[HotRodGirl]

10 SSR's on tap for this run.....Looking Good Great Lakes

[HotRodGirl]

Boopin Up

[HotRodChevy]

There is a historic hotel along the US-12 Heritage Route in Clinton, MI that would provide interesting overnight accommodations on this run. While we have not stayed overnight (we live only 7 miles away), their Sunday Brunch is excellent.

I will talk to the owner to confirm room availability, rates, etc. and post an update.

Their website is The Clinton Inn

[Dee]

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[Marty]

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[HotRodGirl]

Originally Posted by Marty

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I'm slacking Where are ya Marty & Dee????

[Quest]

Count us in!

Ruth & Ralph

[HotRodGirl]

Originally Posted by Quest

Count us in!

Ruth & Ralph

Happy to have you join us

[HotRodGirl]

Boopin Up

[HotRodGirl]

Com'on out and enjoy Michigan's Fall Colors

[HotRodGirl]

Originally Posted by HotRodChevy

There is a historic hotel along the US-12 Heritage Route in Clinton, MI that would provide interesting overnight accommodations on this run. While we have not stayed overnight (we live only 7 miles away), their Sunday Brunch is excellent.

I will talk to the owner to confirm room availability, rates, etc. and post an update.

Their website is The Clinton Inn

If anyone is in need of a hotel.........Karl has posted the above information for you.

Almost forgot to Boop this one up

[HotRodGirl]

Boopin up for the weekend crowd

[HotRodGirl]

For some of you new members.....join in

[REBEL]

Still going to try and make this one.

The Clinton inn is it at the end of event trip (in the area) or do we need to backtrack to find it?

[OICNSSR]

Originally Posted by REBEL

Still going to try and make this one.

The Clinton inn is it at the end of event trip (in the area) or do we need to backtrack to find it?

I believe the event ends in downtown Tecumseh - the Clinton Inn is about four miles north of there, on U.S. 12.

[Scott 0168]

Please add Scott 0168, Scott and Karen

[HotRodGirl]

Originally Posted by Scott 0168

Please add Scott 0168, Scott and Karen

All set buddy

[HotRodChevy]

The Clinton Inn is along the US-12 Heritage Trail which we will take from the lunch stop to Tecumseh for the wine tasting (and model car) stop.

In late September, route instructions and maps will be posted for the Color Run. I will have suggestions for interesting routes to get here. This area is popular among car manufacturers for short test trips.

[OICNSSR]

Just found out today that Tecumseh is having its annual AppleUmpkin festival on Saturday and Sunday, October 11th and 12th. That means there will be no parking spots available on the main drag... but it also means food vendors and other events.

Tecumseh Downtown Development Authority: Tecumseh, Michigan

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