The Michigan Tour

We have just experienced Hot Rodding at its best! A couple of weeks ago Ken and I had the privilege of leading a tour through Michigan. This tour was made up of eight couples who loved hot rods and loved to drive them! These were creative people that were open to a new adventure! Michigan is not at its best financially, but early summer is a wonderful time to visit! Many of these couples had never seen the “Great Lakes State” before so I found some beautiful spots to show them! We traveled more than 900 miles of beautiful shoreline.

Some of the highlights of our trip: a wooden boat builder in Holland; a custom car builder; lookout over Lake Michigan; lunch at the sand dunes; visit to a shop that puts the wood on woodies; staying at a historic hotel in Petoskey; a trolley ride; Mackinaw Island during the Lilac Festival; a light house; Frankenmuth Chicken. We not only had chicken and German food, we had Polish food at Leggs and great Italian food in Saugatuck.

All these people had only one thing in common, their love of cars! The cars were dependable for all 900 miles. There was not a single break down. There was a couple ‘32’s, a ’47 convertible, a couple ’50 shoebox, a killer 50’s pickup truck, and a ’60 something Buick (which we affectionately called “the boat”). They were all on time in the morning (no egos in this group!). They were doing what they had worked so hard for, DRIVING THEIR HOT ROD! We were all tired of having fun by the end of the week…isn’t that what life should be? Have a great summer! Enjoy the moment!