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The HCCA National 1 & 2 Cylinder Tour
Slow Roads Through The Finger Lakes
August 18 - 21, 2008
Painted Post, NY
Sponsored by the Autoneers
Regional Group, HCCA. |
Our tour will be headquartered at The Lodge on
the Green in Painted Post, NY, just west of Corning and south of the
scenic Finger Lakes area of New York State.
The Finger Lakes area is famous for its wine,
but is home to many attractions, including road racing, Pioneer Aviation,
and Corning Glass.
We'll start our week visiting Watkins Glen on
Seneca Lake, made famous by road racing, but also a scenic wonder itself.
Tuesday will find us driving east of Corning to visit the Wings of Eagles
Discovery Center, enjoying a box lunch in Big Flats and climbing Harris
Hill to the National Soaring Museum for a tour and if you like, a ride in
a sailplane. Wednesday we're off to the pretty town of Hammondsport on
Keuka Lake, the home of pioneer aviator Glenn Curtiss, tour the Curtiss
Museum and Pleasant Valley Wine Co. On our final day we'll go over hill
and dale for a day in Corning with the Corning Museum of Glass, the
Steuben Glass factory, Historic Market Street and the Rockwell Museum of
Western Art.
I should mention our hills. Routes following
valleys are always less taxing on man and machine, but sometimes it's
necessary to climb an occasional hill to reach an attraction. So be sure
your ancient auto is prepared for an occasional challenge, both up and
down!
We're planning an informal opening buffet on
Sunday evening. We will have an educational session (wine tasting) Tuesday
evening on the wonders on New York wines. There'll be enough light fare,
so travel to dinner won't be necessary. Thursday we'll have our wrap up
gathering at a nearby golf course restaurant.
The Lodge on the Green in Painted Post, NY is
an America's Best Value Inn, located near the intersection of New York
Route 17, aka Interstate 86, and US Route 15. Official address is 196
South Hamilton Road, Painted Post, NY 14870. Phone 800-528-1234, 607 962
2456, Fax 607 962 1769. I'll send detailed directions before the tour.
Check out their web site at http://www.lodgeonthegreen.com/
All beds are King or Queen Size with one or
two beds per room. Forty rooms have been set aside for us. The room rate
is $71.00 per night for a single or double, plus tax, Sunday thru Thursday
night. Mention "HCCA Tour" when reserving your room. Rooms are
large and recently remodeled, with coffee makers, TV including HBO and
Internet connection.
Trailer parking is on a paved lot on the
property. We'll have a hospitality suite with the necessary goodies. The
Lodge is pet friendly and has hosted many car events.
Nearby are restaurants, gas stations and a
shopping center. Did I mention a great ice cream stop?
Registration for a Car and Driver is $160.00.
Passengers over 12 years are $100.00. Included is the opening Buffet
(BYOB) and Tuesday box lunch and wine tasting. Admission to several
museums is included, and will be noted in your tour material. Be sure to
wear your tour badges for admission or discounted entry to other museums.
Check in will be Sunday the 17th. We'll likely have a warm up run for
folks that arrive early.
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