Well, touring season for 2013 is officially under way with the Casual T’s of Michigan hosting our annual CANAM this year in Marshall, Michigan on May 17-19, 2013 AND the weather could not have been better. There were 31 cars registered and for those who arrived early on Friday, there was a get acquainted with Marshall tour which included stops at 4 local museums. One was to Honolulu House built as a private residence for Judge Abner Pratt when he returned from being U.S. Consul in the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii).
The Mortons have announced details for the September tour in the Huntsville area. Campground and hotel reservations should be made right away. The tour registration form will follow shortly. In the meantime, reserve your spot! Go to our event page to see details about the tour and to download the registration form. Click here.
The registration form for the August tour is now available. The "Soak Your Spokes Tour" is being hosted by the Schneiders on August 9th through 11th. We'll stay in Owen Sound and tour from there to Sauble Beach, Southampton, Meaford, and more. This is a joint tour with HCCA and with HASC Heritage 35. The details and downloadable registration form can be found on our event page. Click here.
The Claytons have announced a one day Bill Sauder Memorial Tour in the Niagara Falls area to be held Sunday, July 7th. The registration form is available for download on the event page.
The idea of one day tours, whether in place of or in addition to weekend tours, has been discussed a lot lately and Claytons have stepped forward to organize one. It starts late enough on Sunday to allow people to arrive in the morning, and rough camping is available for those that wish to arrive on Saturday. I hope to see you there.
The registration form for the June tour is now available. The tour will be held east of Toronto and hosted by the Mottasheds. We'll stay in the Bowmanville area and tour from there around the southern part of Durham plus Markham-Stouffville-Unionville. The details can be found on our event page. Click here.
The registration form for the May CanAm has been posted on the Casual T's website. You can find the details by following the links on our event page for this tour, by clicking here. The Mitchells have a great tour planned in the Marshall, MI area.
Our last tour of 2012 was held Sep. 21-23 in Muskoka hosted by the Rolls’ and the Wrightmans. It was well attended and we had a great time. At Friday evening’s get together, it was wonderful to see old friends and new faces around the campfire. Saturday morning, we started off by having a delicious pancake breakfast cooked by the hosts at Ron’s place of business which is where we were camped for the weekend. After we filled ourselves with this feast we were off to the Grace & Speed Museum as well as parking the cars at a car show.
It was an awesome tour around the Muskoka area. The weather provided some challenges but did not spoil our fun. Some rain here and there was one thing, but no one expected it to be quite that cold. Friday night was perfect for sitting at the fire, and then it rained all night while we slept leaving us with some swampy areas in the morning. Saturday night was pretty cold (and wet) for fireside chat. Ron's facility allowed us to socialize inside. One person took on the responsibility of using up the firewood and sat alone at the fire for some time.
