... COPPER HARBOR RIDE-IN 7/16-19...St. Ignace Weekend 8/21-8/23...

[RTaz]

2009 Cooper Harbor Dates July 18th-19th

2M I C H

MEET ME IN COPPER HARBOR

RIDE-IN

Sponsored by the Michigan Northern Wolfpack Chapter of the VRCC

 

WHEN:  JULY 16TH - JULY 19TH , 2009

 

LODGING:

KING COPPER MOTEL 1-800-833-2470 or 1-906-289-4214

Reserve your rooms now for Friday and Saturday night the 17th and 18th of July.  We've blocked out the remaining 11 (out of 13) rooms on the lakefront.  Our group rate is $80 per night.

 

There are 20 more units with lake views in the next building.  Our group rate is $70 per night for these.

 

Mention the Michigan VRCC to request lakefront rooms and rates.

Cindy or Mary will most likely be there in the afternoons say 2 to 5-ish until the season opens.

 

 All rooms have two queen beds, tubs, showers, color cable, air conditioning and soundproofing.  Yes the entry and parking are paved.  There is a 24-hour cancellation policy.

King Copper Motel

 

Michigan folks!  Meet us at the Shell station in St Ignace on Friday morning the 16th at 9:30....kick-stands up at 10 A.M.

We plan on staying  in St Ignace Thursday night.  Downstate folks might find that idea particularly appealing.

 

The distance to Copper Harbor is a little over 310 miles.  This is our route with several exceptions.  There is a 10-mile detour around the Cut River Bridge and some construction along route 2 around Naubinway.  We would have taken 28 instead but there's construction just east of Seney too so we might as well take the scenic route.  Plan to be on the road for 8-10 hours or so.  We'll gas up in Seney (95 mi), lunch and gas up in Marquette (75 mi) and get gas again in Houghton/Hancock (100 mi).  We'll probably arrive in Copper Harbor early evening around 7 or 8 P.M., check in and mosey over to the Mariner North for dinner.  Peggy is the owner/manager and has offered us a 10% discount.  They're known there for their ribs, fresh fish and pizza.  They also have a full bar so plan on a little stroll if you're going to imbibe.    Copper Harbor is a very small town so most things are within walking distance; even Manganese falls though it's close to a mile out ("walking distance" is a relative thing...heheh).

 

Saturday:  Grab some breakfast when you get up.   Coffee and a muffin at Boreal Beans in the Brockway Inn on the main drag or sit-down at The Pines Resort which opens at 6:30 A.M..  The Keweenaw Mountain Lodge at the golf course opens for breakfast at 8 A.M..  

 

 

A few things to do in the area

      

 

        Baraga Ojibwa Casino on Hwy M-38

        Historic Calumet Theatre 340 6th St.  11 am - 2 pm, 45 min guided tours

        Coppertown USA Mining Museum - 25815 Red Jacket Rd Calumet

        Wildflower exhibit -US Hwy 41, 2 mi. north of Calumet at Vic�s cabins (over 230 varieties)

       Waterfalls

        Ft Wilkins State Park - historic fort on Lake Fanny Hooe

        Brockway Mountain

        Delaware Mine tours

        Copper Harbor Lighthouse tours

    * Rock hounding - agates on many rock beaches of the Keweenaw north shore; greenstones primarily on "poor rock" piles along Cliff Drive and at the Delaware and Mandan mines; copper at old mines along US41. Take care to avoid private property.
    * Canoeing/kayaking
    * Birding
    * Scuba Diving
    * Golf

 

Sunday:  We know some folks have to work on Monday.  Some are planning on making the trip back a two-day thing with an over-night stop in St. Ignace.  Some folks from farther downstate are planning on heading back Saturday afternoon to chop a hundred miles or two off their Sunday return home.  Talk to your chapter members.

 Check out Michigan Forums ....http://forums.mivrcc.com/

                                             
Michigan Chapter of the VRCC

Michigan MisGuided Rides again                                                       

    Invites you to join us for


The 8th Annual St. Ignace Weekend
  Friday August 21st through Sunday August 23rd 2009

We will be leaving from the SPEEDWAY station on Dixie Hwy (I-75 exit 144) at 9:30 am on Friday the 21st of August...             

For more info contact Bob at
                                    Phone #989-777-2565
                          Or E-mail me at mailto:RTaz@mivrcc.com

 NEW HOTEL FOR 2009
We will be staying at THE AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN & SUITES


Phone#800-251-6718 or 906-643-7777 you must ask for the Valkyrie Riders Cruisers Club Discount

info@bestvalueinnstignace.com


http://www.americasbestvalueinn.com/bestv.cfm?idp=1441


PICTURES OF HOTEL AMENITIES
http://vfmii.com/exc/aspquery?command=invoke&ipid=1441&ids=79306&pop=Y&tpl=901

[~ Timbrwolf]

.......WoW......great post Bob....yer creative juices were definitely flowing on this one!  


......yeppers.....like Bob said....The Northern Wolf Pack is doing its annual....Copper Harbor Ride......July 18th and 19th......ask anyone who did this ride last year...and Im sure they will tell you....they had a BLAST !  



....Copper Harbor is as far North as you can go in Michigan....and the motel were staying at is right on Lake Superior......its a beautiful area, full of natures beauty.....and Im here to tell ya......the "parties" out back on the shores of Lake Superior are....Hellacious !  










....we eat well too.....Slyk Willie will be giving demonstrations in...how to eat a piece of cake in one gulp !









....in the morning....relax on the docks with a nice cup of coffee...and watch the sun come up....the docks and lake are 30 feet behind the motel....this was right out our back sliding glass door to our room !









....you can even share a GIANT cinnamon bun with Chili in the morning !  









.....you can explore the area....including Brock Mountain.....yep...thats Copper Harbor down below...











...the views are spectacular











....the nights.....beautiful...











.....Hi...Im Timbr....and I,ll be your .."Host"....looking fo something great to do in the hot...sweaty middle of July ? ...Then come hang with Chili and me and The Misguided in beautiful Copper Harbor....we,ll show ya a good time...and mebbe....just mebbe....you,ll wind up looking as hung over as me !  

[RTaz]

Notice the new Hotel in St. Ignace?

 NEW HOTEL FOR 2009
We will be staying at THE AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN & SUITES


Phone#800-251-6718 or 906-643-7777 you must ask for the Valkyrie Riders Cruisers Club Discount

info@bestvalueinnstignace.com


http://www.americasbestvalueinn.com/bestv.cfm?idp=1441

[Black Dog]

Hey everyone...  Timbr isn't just 'Hawking' his product.  This is one of the best VRCC rides I've ever been on, in probably one of the most beautiful areas of our country.

The rooms have no 'electric' A/C, as mother nature provides a wonderful cool breeze off the lake at all times.  The locals are as nice as you'll ever meet, and as everyone knows, there are not too many of us in WI and MI, that can be called 'skinny' because the food is sooo good 

And the rumored 'party out back' is just that, a rumor...  Ya see, I'm the one in the first picture, and I had no control of the events that took place that night, no control... 

If ya can find the time, and feel like spendin' some time with some of the VRCC's best, make yer reservations now.  Ya won't regret it!

Black Dog

[flamingobabe #44]

Hotglue and I are booked for the St Ignace ride at the new hotel, can't wait, WOOOOOOOOOOOOhoooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!

[RTaz]

...Great...are you coming up to Bridgeport for the whole ride up?  if you are let me know we do have a couple of spare rooms but they may be spoken for if you don't hurry and take one or we have a nice Baymont Inn Hotel across the street from where we leave from ...their number is 989-777-3000


From last years ride up....

[~ Timbrwolf]

Hotglue and I are booked for the St Ignace ride at the new hotel, can't wait, WOOOOOOOOOOOOhoooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!

......very cool....Chili and I look forward to finally meeting both of you and sharing some wind......and I look forward to meeting.....the Master of the BBQ Smoker....Mr Hot Glue....hizzz bad self.. 

[flamingobabe #44]

RTaz, our plans are to leave here head north east into Tn, SC, NC, VI, Penn, NY, Toronto and anything else we find along the way. We have not decided if we are traveling north of the lakes and down to St Ignace or come and meet y'all. We'll decide later, but we will keep you informed. thanks, Timber & Chili, we look forward to meeting y'all. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo  fb