The Great Lakes Model A Tour is approaching it’s end. This is the 20th day of the tour, and we started driving south. We have had relatively good weather… At first, we had pretty warm weather, then we had periods of rain, but still not too cold. Then, suddenly, the temps dropped. On the first … Continue reading Snow and Football
This is our 19th day of the Great Lakes Tour (Sat., October 12). We started the day with an early morning 4-hour car ferry crossing of Lake Michigan. We departed from Ludington, MI, and landed in Manitowac, WI. Some passengers didn’t enjoy the motion of the waves at the beginning of the sail, and although … Continue reading Ferry Crossing and Unusual Food
Today we drove about 17 miles to Hickory Corners, MI, to visit the Gilmore Car Museum. The docents arranged special parking for our Model As on the lawn of the facility. We had a tour of the Model A Museum (the largest in the world), a vintage diner, various period displays, and over 300 vintage … Continue reading One of Our FAVORITE Museums
Today, October 10th, Jay and I attempt to rejoin the tour group. Since we were flying into Detroit too late to make the first stop, the Hulstroms document Cornwell’s Turkey Farm. This is not only a turkey farm where they raise turkeys it’s also an all-turkey restaurant. (Photos by Hulstrom.) After the turkeys, the group … Continue reading Turkeys, Cars, and… OOPS
Today is October 9 and Jay and I are still in Nashville for our daughter’s birthday. But the tour group has a BUSY day. First stop is the Picquette Plant facility, the original ford factory built in 1904 and the birthplace of the Model T. After the tour, they had a box lunch at the … Continue reading Detroit vs Nashville…
Jay and I are leaving the tour for a couple of days to celebrate our daughter’s birthday in Nashville, so the group is reporting highlights of these couple of days in the Detroit area for the blog. (Most of the shots below are by Terri Padgett.) We said goodbye to the group as they boarded … Continue reading First Full Day in Detroit Area
Our first stop of the day was at the private Stahl’s Automotive Museum in Chesterfield, MI. Here are our cars in the parking lot and just a few cars inside the museum. Besides all kinds of automotive memorabilia, there was a fabulous collection of player pianos, organs, and other mechanical instruments. And our tour accordionist … Continue reading More Than Just Cars
Today was a busy day… We started out with a 70 mile drive to Point Aux Barques Lighthouse in Port Hope, MI. The museum here usually closes on October 1st, but they were so excited about our group of 1928-1931 Model A Fords that the volunteers came in just for us! They even fed us … Continue reading A Lighthouse, Pretzels, and German Dinner
On Saturday, we caught an early ferry back to the mainland. Farewell, Mackinac: We had a leisurely drive south toward Bay City, MI. As we drove further south, our fall colors began to change. We had almost no reds, fewer yellows and more greens. We accidentally found 40 Mile Lighthouse which had a wonderful museum … Continue reading Farewell, Mackinac
Let’s review for a moment… Our Great Lakes Model A Tour started on Tuesday, Sept. 24th, in Milwaukee, which is on the western shore of Lake Michigan (LAKE #1). After a couple of days, we drove basically northward to Ashland, WI, which is on the southern shore of Lake Superior (LAKE #2). Then we drove … Continue reading A Step Back in Time
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