*** The deadline for signing up for the Member Gathering has passed. ***

OFFICIAL EVENT DATES: Thursday, May 15- Saturday, May 17, 2014

HOTEL DATES: Wednesday, May 14 - Sunday, May 18, 2014

LOCATION: Appleton/Little Chute, Wisconsin

HOST HOTEL: Country Inn & Suites  

Can't make this gathering and live in the New York region?  Check out the 2014 Alternate Gathering!

YOU DO NOT NEED TO BRING YOUR C3 TO ATTEND!  We just want YOU to be there. Bring whatever vehicle you'd like. Some will be in Non-C3 Vettes, some will be in metal cars. However you can be there, just be there!     

AGENDA:

Here is the official agenda for the 2014 Gathering.  There are still a few details being worked out but the bulk framework is in place. 

There are a number of pre-paid activities on the agenda for the purpose of getting a count of folks to assist with planning and to save some time at each of the places.  There are signup threads for each of these activities as well as a general overview thread for all the pre-paid activites (click here to check it out).  The signup deadline for all pre-paid activities is April 13th.

Wednesday, May 14th

• 6:00PM – Meet-n-Greet Dinner – at the motel.  This is a pre-paid item.

Thursday, May 15th

*** More details coming ***

• 6:00AM to 8:00AM - Breakfast – at your leisure in the motel breakfast area
• 8:00AM to 8:30AM - Driver's meeting and staging - Depart at 8:30AM from the motel for the morning cruise
• 8:30AM to 10:00AM - morning cruise - More info coming.
• 10:00AM to 12:00AM – Waupaca Foundry - Tour a state of the art foundry that has a diverse product base, including brake and suspension parts (http://www.waupacafoundry.com ).
• 12:00AM to 12:30PM - Cruise to Lunch spot - More info coming.
• 12:30PM to 1:15PM - Lunch - More info coming.
• 1:15PM to 2:15PM - afternoon cruise - More info coming.
• 2:15PM to 4:15PM – Rosendale Dairy Inc. - Tour a state of the art large scale dairy operation.  (Free ICE CREAM at the end of the tour!)
• 4:15PM to 5:00PM - return to motel - More info coming.
• 6:30PM to 7:00PM - cruise to dinner - More info coming.
• 7:00PM – Cocktails/Dinner – Stone Cellar at Riverview Gardens in east Appleton (http://www.stonecellarriverview.com ).  This is a pre-paid item.

Friday, May 16^th

• 6:00AM to 8:00AM - Breakfast – at your leisure in the motel breakfast area
• 8:00AM to 8:30AM - Driver's meeting and staging - Depart at 8:30AM from the motel for a lap around scenic Door County.  The total route for the day is about 225 miles and is less than 5 hours of driving.
• 8:30AM to ~11:30AM – morning drive – caravan on a mostly due east heading to the Lake Michigan coast and then work our way north along the east shoreline of the Door County peninsula to Baileys Harbor for a lunch stop.  Possible break/gas stops in Algoma and/or just north of Sturgeon Bay.  Maybe a photo op stop somewhere along the way also.
• ~11:30AM to 1:00PM - Lunch - There are several small to mid-sized eateries in Baileys Harbor so will break into smaller groups to get through the lunch rush faster than if we all invaded one spot (info on a few of the eateries will be in your packet for the day).  There is a gas station in Baileys Harbor also if anyone needs to top their tank.
• 1:00PM - Cana Island Lighthouse - Short drive (less than 15 minutes) to Cana Island Lighthouse managed by the Door County Maritime Museum (http://www.dcmm.org/cana-island-lighthouse ).  Admission fee is $6:00 per person to be pre-paid to save some time entering the grounds.  If you want to climb up to the top of the lighthouse there is an additional fee of $4.00 per person to be paid separately at the gate.
• ~3:00PM - Orchard Country Vineyard - Leave the lighthouse and head west across the peninsula to the Orchard Country Vineyard (http://www.orchardcountry.com/ ) just south of Fish Creek for a 3:45PM tour of the vineyard and wine sampling.  $2.00 per person admission fee for the tour - again pre-paid to save some time.  A keepsake wineglass may be purchased separately for $2.00.
• ~5:00PM – Dinner - Leave the vineyard and head north back into Fish Creek to the White Gull Inn (http://www.whitegullinn.com/dining/traditional-fish-boils.htm ) for the fish boil dinner (baked chicken is an option - same price).  They encourage us to be there no later than 5:15PM so we can watch the fish being prepared.  Dinner is served at 5:45PM (the next seating is at 7:00PM so we need to be gone by 6:30 or so).  Cost is $27.50 per person (includes dinner, dessert, soft drink beverage, tax and gratuity.  Wine and beer are available, but not included in the dinner price.) - again pre-paid to save some time.
• ~6:30PM – evening drive - After dinner caravan back to the motel.  It is less than a two hour drive from Fish Creek to Little Chute so we should have daylight most of the way back.  There are gas stations in Fish Creek, Egg Harbor, and just north of Sturgeon Bay before we get to Green Bay. 

Saturday, May 17^th

*** More details coming ***

• 7:00AM to 8:00AM - Breakfast – at your leisure in the motel breakfast area
• 8:00AM to 8:30AM - Driver's meeting and staging - Depart at 8:30AM from the motel for Green Bay 
• 9:00AM to 11:30AM – Tour of Lambeau Field, Home of the Green Bay Packers - This is a pre-paid item.
• 11:30AM to 12:15PM - Cruise to Lunch spot - More info coming.
• 12:15PM to 1:30PM - Lunch - More info coming.
• 1:30PM to 2:30PM – Cruise to Oshkosh - More info coming.
• 2:30PM to 5:00PM - Tour the EAA AirVenture Museum.  This is a pre-paid item. 
• 5:00PM to 5:30PM – Drive back to motel - More info coming.
• 6:45PM – Farewell Dinner – Leave motel for short walk across the street to the 5th Quarter Sports Bar and Restaurant.  Social time begins at 7:00PM with dinner at 7:30PM.  This is a pre-paid item.

Sunday, May 18^th

• 7:00AM to ?:??AM - See-Ya-Next-Year Breakfast – in the motel breakfast area before checking out.

Jim Olson 

"The Toys"...!!!  Save the Wave!

Where I've been in a Corvette...!!!

I should have known you'd be the first with questions...!!!    

dads2vette said:  6:00AM??!!   WHAT ARE YOU THINKING!!!  ...

dads2vette said:   How much to have someone carry me to the top of the lighthouse?

I'll do some research on renting a construction crane and get a rate for you.   

Jim Olson 

"The Toys"...!!!  Save the Wave!

Where I've been in a Corvette...!!!

-Adam Wartell
NCM Lifetime Member #1222
Founder: C3 Vette Registry 
C4 Vette Registry, C6 Vette Registry

My first Vette, now owned by JB79:

     



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dads2vette said:

Bill Bennett said: aThe gathering sounds great, however, I'm traveling from Arizona and would rather be doing it in my C6 vice my gas eating tri-power 427... I'll be in Kaneohe, WI.  But if only C3's... then I'll miss this event until next year... 

Not only C3's.  A couple of us might be driving SUV's if our vettes aren't done!

     



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dads2vette said: Stumble down?  I was thinking more like stumble in!...yeah, I think that last time I stumbled in was 20 yrs ago.

Crane?  I was thinking something like a catapult.   Sure would be more entertaining for you folks.

Seriously, the trip looks awesome so far.  I've been trying to increase my stamina since my back went wacko back in Novemberish.  I did a 100 yd walk in terrain a couple of weeks ago and spent the next 4 days in bed.  Gotta laugh.  I'll get there eventually!

     



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dads2vette said: Looks like a great pre-agenda agenda. I do have a couple of pre-questions on the pre-agenda.

1.  6:00AM??!!   WHAT ARE YOU THINKING!!!  I, of course, jest.  I always, usually, sometimes complain about early starts but am up by 6 or 6:30  staring at the ceiling wondering if I should get up and make coffee.

2.  How much to have someone carry me to the top of the lighthouse?

     



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 States I visited

-Adam Wartell
NCM Lifetime Member #1222
Founder: C3 Vette Registry 
C4 Vette Registry, C6 Vette Registry

My first Vette, now owned by JB79:

Jim Olson 

"The Toys"...!!!  Save the Wave!

Where I've been in a Corvette...!!!

Hi ALL..........

     Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond my control, I am forced to cancel our upcoming

trip to the C3VR Gathering...........    I have already cancelled with the hotel, so there is a room

there if anybody needs it........     As far as the prepaid activities are concerned, we are fine

with C3VR just keeping the $$$$$$$$$$$$.     Sorry for the change of plans and the hassle.

Tom Holbrook (2TONE82)

dads2vette said: Looks like a great pre-agenda agenda. I do have a couple of pre-questions on the pre-agenda.

1.  6:00AM??!!   WHAT ARE YOU THINKING!!!  I, of course, jest.  I always, usually, sometimes complain about early starts but am up by 6 or 6:30  staring at the ceiling wondering if I should get up and make coffee.

2.  How much to have someone carry me to the top of the lighthouse?

     



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