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alepel	2007 Americade - 25th Anniversary Event		Lead	[-]
Posts: 8049 05/07/07 8:53 AM	Tags : None Since no one started this topic before I am assuming that there is not a whole lot of interest in the 2007 Americade event, which happens to be the 25th Anniversary of the event. As it stands right now I plan on attending. I'm leaving Sunday afternoon and will stay the week leaving on Saturday morning. It is a six hour ride for me half of which is through the countryside and the other half is through the Adirondacks. Is anyone else out there planning to attend? I know that maniac317 will be there and NYMark99 will probably come up for the day. Anyone else? Looks like I'm going up alone this year and I would welcome some company. I will be staying at Carey's Lakeside Cottages in Bolton Landing right on Lake George. alepel
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CleRider		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1908 05/07/07 9:56 AM	Al, Is a HSATF dinner being planned? I'm going to watch the posts and may do a quick butt burner in for the weekend. I could see myself riding in on Thursday, hanging around Friday then leaving Saturday morning. It will be a last minute decision and only if the weather is good. Andy
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alepel		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8049 05/07/07 10:16 AM	Hey Andy....I didn't think you would be going to Americade again after last year. That's quite an ambitious ride for one day. If it were me I don't think I would do it, but I know you do that sort of thing often and you must love it. Hopefully we get some more response to this post and if dinner is in the cards then yes of course we'll try to plan something. We'll have to keep our eye in the sky, but as you already know the Americade experience can be pretty soggy at times and last year it was all the time. alepel
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maniac317		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 769 05/07/07 1:09 PM	As you mentioned Alain I plan on being there again this year with my wife and son. We will be arriving in the afternoon of Sunday the 3rd. and leaving Saturday morning on the 9th. There is the possiblity of several friends joining us later in the week, but like Andy, are holding their cards close to their chests with an eye on the weather. We should get together for supper and/or breakfast at least once. I have a couple of resturant suggestions in mind. Rich
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alepel		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8049 05/07/07 2:08 PM	Rich....it looks like I am going to be at Americade alone the first half of the week. Are you taking any rides that perhaps I might tag along with you? I've not signed up for anything as yet (and perhaps too late by now) because I figured I would be riding all over the upper Adirondacks and perhaps into Vermont. Dinner or breakfast sounds great. Do you usually eat breakfast at the same place or move around. I'll be up in Bolton Landing about 20 minutes north of Lake George. I can go anywhere. Alain
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CleRider		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1908 05/07/07 7:58 PM	Al, Unfortunately, last year I came down with a nasty kidney infection as I got into Lake George and the cabin did not have any heat. Normally I can get by with the simplest of accomodations but on my second day I just wanted a warm room and hot shower. As for the trip, from the eastern part of Cleveland to Albany is about 450 miles. I'd probably skirt Lake Ontario to NY3 and spend Thurs night in Lake Placid, Saranac Lake or Tupper Lake. Finish the trip on Friday, catch up for dinner, then head down to Albany Fri Night then finish with a trip on US 20 from Albany to Cleveland. I really liked the section of US20 from Albany to Auburn. There were more bikes than cars last year. Andy
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alepel		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8049 05/08/07 7:36 AM	I'd probably skirt Lake Ontario to NY3 and spend Thurs night in Lake Placid, Saranac Lake or Tupper Lake. Finish the trip on Friday, catch up for dinner, then head down to Albany Fri Night then finish with a trip on US 20 from Albany to Cleveland. I really liked the section of US20 from Albany to Auburn. There were more bikes than cars last year. Wow Andy, that's quite a route. I know why you're taking it. It brings you down into Lake George from the highest peaks. I have toyed with going up to Lake Placid myself with the Tourer for a four day weekend trip myself. I would also use Hwy 3 going up but come back down on Rte 28. To go to Americda I take Rt 104 out of Rochester and connect with Rt31 to Rome. In Rome I pick up Rt 365 to Rt 8 and then Rt 9N into Lake George. Its the Rt 8 portion of the trip that I look forward to. It is a small two lane road up into the mountains travelling through small resort towns. Typically the trees cover most of the roadway. Mountain streams along many sections of it and numerous small lakes. It's a great piece of roadway. alepel
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maniac317		#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 769 05/09/07 6:54 PM	Alain I really don't have anything planned for a tour. My ride over from Maine should do me fine. We do plan on a different route back home through Vermont and N.H. to top off the week. I hope to attend some of the seminars this year, demo a few bikes, do the Expo of course but generally take it easy. The key word is relax. We have signed up for the Friday night buffet and fireworks display at the Great Escape. We usually watch the firworks from our motel, which is very close and slightly uphill from the Great Escape Park and have a pretty good view. However this year Joanne wanted to be up close and personal with the fireworks which she very much enjoys watching. I think it's the little girl in her that loves all those pretty colors and loud noises! Also this is where many of the premo doorprizes are given away and you must be there to have a shot at winning. There will also be a motorcycle stunt show before they light off those big firecrackers. As far as meals we go for variety of places throughout the week, breakfast and supper. We always enjoy the breakfast buffet at "Marios", an Italian resturant in Lake George village (the best Alain, the best) and will eat there at least twice. We could meet you there Tuesday for breakfast? Monday we plan to get in line early to do the sign in thing at the Holiday Inn. The other days are pretty much wide open for now. Rich
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alepel		#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8049 05/10/07 6:32 AM	Rich.....I have not pre-registered and I am still undecided about paying for the full event or just go day by day, which I realize is a nusiance. I will be at the Holiday on Monday morning in any event. I can't do the early thing though. This is my vacation and that always means a little extra shut eye. I would love to meet you all for Breakfast at Mario's on Tuesday. Just come back at me with a time. I imagine right afterwards it will be the expo for me for awhile. I do not know of anyone else from the forum that is going this year. How incredible is that. We supposedly have close to 900 members and only two of us are going? Two Tourers out of 50K motorcycles. Just not possible. Oh wait. I do remember that the past two years there has always been this one black tourer parked right at the entrance of the expo at the beach. Never knew who that was. And what about NYMark99. Hey buddy you going to Americade? alepel
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alepel		#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8049 05/17/07 2:48 PM	Hello Mark (NYMark99) are you there? Are you going to Americade this year? If so what day? alepel
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NYMark99		#10	[url]	[-]
HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 586 05/18/07 6:57 PM	Hi All, Yes, I plan on going Tuesday if the Weather is nice, hit the vendors and in our other thread we were going to try and meet everyone in Bolton Landing at a Dinner you know about Alain. That would be great if we can meet... NYMark99
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maniac317		#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 769 05/18/07 9:35 PM	Hey Mark, glad to hear you'll be stopping by on Tuesday. I can do the Bolton Landing dinner thing as well. Just give me a time and place. Rich
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NYMark99		#12	[url]	[-]
HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 586 05/19/07 3:41 AM	Hi Rich, I will be Great to see you and your family again, my wife will be along riding her new bike. Alain, Could we meet at the Rain tree around 4-30pm so we can talk for a few. My Wife and I will have a 50 miles ride home and would live around 6. Below is the directions you gave us in January. NYmark99 Rich / Mark......I was digging through some of my bank statements and I found the name of the restaurant. It's called The Rain Tree Restaurant. It is located just a few miles north of route 9N that takes you to Bolton Landing but it is nowhere near Bolton Landing, It's before the town. Last Edited By: NYMark99 05/19/07 3:55 AM. Edited 3 times.
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alepel		#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8049 05/20/07 2:40 PM	Rich / Mark / Andy....I think that the Raintree is an excellent spot for us to meet. The pleasure of this restaurant is that it has good food, a great decor, it has a fabulous covered porch that we can sit on and watch the bikes riding to and from Lake George. I will meet you Mark at 430. The restaurant is located on route 9N heading out of Lake George to Bolton Landing. I'm not positive of the exact number of miles outside of Lake George but it is not many. Maybe no more than 5 miles. It is located on the west side of the road and sits up on a bit of a hill. Its not hard to find. Looking forward to seeing you then, if I don't run into you at the vendors expo earlier alepel.
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wistful		#14	[url]	[-]
HSATF Member Posts: 22 05/29/07 9:23 PM	Good day, good day! I'm new to the boards. I've owned my 99 T since April and I'm having a blast. This will be my 4th year at Americade, meeting up w/ family who have gone all 24 years, to date. I'm there from Monday to Saturday. We are doing the dinner cruise on Tuesday evening and the dessert thing on Friday. Other than that, I'm hoping for a day at the Expo and miles and miles of road. I live in northern NH...if anyone needs good riding in VT or NH, let me know, I'll give you the roads to hit. So what about the other 896 members??? Wist
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Fredrider		#15	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6121 05/30/07 4:58 AM	Wist, I am always up to hearing about both the scenic and the exhilarating roads. Please tell me what of each exists in NH & VT. Thanks. Fred
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alepel		#16	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8049 05/30/07 6:36 AM	wistful....hello again. I introduced myself on the New Members thread. I'll be at Americade also from Sunday to Saturday. As you can see from the earlier threads some of us are planning to meet on Tuesday at the Raintree Restaurant. We are probably going to also meet up on Tuesday somewhere in the Vendors areas as we have done in years previous. Maniac317, NYMark99 and CleRider, are the only ones I know that are attending this year. We would love to meet another 'new' forum member. If you'd like we can exchange cellphone numbers to ensure that we hook up sometime during the event. alepel
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NYMark99		#17	[url]	[-]
HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 586 05/31/07 5:51 AM	Hi Alain, I will be at the Americade on Tuesday and will also wear my HSATF shirt, I hope we have good weather. Yes the move to Charlotte is to get closer to the Grandson and a new Motorcycle along with many years of riding with Fred and others. I have your cell and contact info from last year, if your cell number did not change I will call you on Tuesday. All of my info is still the same. NYMark99
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alepel		#18	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8049 05/31/07 6:18 AM	Good News Mark....I'm afraid I don't have your cell phone number anymore. It must have been on my old cellphone when I purged it. Can you send me email at ajlepel@yahoo.com with the new number? Well hook up on Tuesday one way or the other. Are we still on for dinner at 400 PM at the Raintree? Alain
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NYMark99		#19	[url]	[-]
HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 586 05/31/07 4:08 PM	Hi Alain, I will send you my file with all the cell phone numbers, we originally said 430 at the resturant. I doesn't matter to me 4pm would work. Just check with Rich and see if it works OK with him... NYMark99
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alepel		#20	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8049 06/01/07 6:52 AM	NYMark99 wrote: Hi Alain, I will send you my file with all the cell phone numbers, we originally said 430 at the resturant. I doesn't matter to me 4pm would work. Just check with Rich and see if it works OK with him... NYMark99 Mark....I got the cellphone numbers that you sent me. Thank you. No....let's keep the time at 430 for the RainTree. I'll be at the vendors on Tuesday and typically I spend a long day there. So 430 works well for me. I know that you and your wife will be leaving right after dinner to head for home. I'll contact Rich and see what works best for him. I have not heard from Andy as to whether he is going to join us. I know that he only plans to ride through the Adirondacks during the Americade but I've no idea of whether he will be in Lake George on Tuesday or not. What say you Andy....are you reading this? I'm looking forward to seeing you guys again. I'll probably hook up with you in the vendors area on Tuesday before dinner. If we don't then let's call one another at some time on Tuesday to confirm our meeting at the RainTree. Alain
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