Road Trip to the 2012 Marc Haibeck BBQ
 

I will be attending Marc Haibeck's ZR-1 BBQ in Addison, Il on Sunday, April 22nd.

I decided to make a road trip to upper Michigan on my way to Marc's. Here is the route I am thinking about:

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This will be a four-day trip. I will be in the Detroit area on Friday evening to see Joe's ZR-1. On Saturday, I plan to drive up the coast of Michigan and cross the Mackinac Bridge. Saturday evening I will be in Green Bay, WI. Sunday morning, I will head to Marc's. Then I will head home to Westminster, MD on Monday.

I can use your help. I am looking for suggestions of things to see along the route. Please post up or contact me if you can recommend anything. (jim@gizmosart.com)

Also, I would like to meet up with some ZR-1 owners along the route. Let me know if you would like to rendezvous for a milkshake or a beer.

I will try to get some pictures along the way, so stay tuned.

Jim

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Take a detour to Sudbury, On. We have errr... lots of rock, a big mining stack and me. (I think I'm the attraction out of that list!) ;)

My wife and I did the drive around Lake Superior a couple of years back. If you want to travel a little higher Marquette and Big Bay Point are quite interesting, the movie "Anatomy of a Murder" with James Stewart was inspired by real events around there and much of it filmed in the area.

Dave

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My recommendation; 1)Don't go to Detroit 2)If you go to Detriot don't stop at stop signs.....slow down about 100 yards back and wait for a green then go.....on the other hand you might find a few Z parts on the roadside from stripped cars.....

Check out the old train station....sad

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Frankenmuth, just southeast of Saginaw. Nice little breweries and cheese factories and a huge Christmas store. Also, Rockford, Il has a great clock museum. Also Chicago has a great Aquarium/Science and Industry/Natural History museums. I love Chicago!! Great Jazz clubs and food!!

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I would like to visit your area. How fast would I have to go to get to Sudbury and still make it to Green Bay Saturday night. ;)

Lee, I don't think we are actually going into Detroit, I do understand what you are saying.

John, Thanks for the suggestions. I was going to stop in Frankenmuth, but our ZR-1 Brother there, Robert, apparently left town. It seems that picking up a newly purchased ZR-1 is more exciting that meeting me.

Jim

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Not a problem in a ZR-1! :-D

The cops might not be happy though :censored:

Enjoy your trip :cheers:

Dave

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Jim:

As you enter Michigan along the I-75 corridor, you will be in Monroe County, home of Custer. You will see the Fermi II nuclear facility on the east side of the highway. Michigan is home to three significant nuclear plants.

As you enter the City of Detroit and pass through the downtown area, you will see the site of the old Tiger Stadium, the abandoned Train Station (Closed in 1982). The General Motors Headquarters is right downtown, also known as the Renassaince Center. (Originally owned and constructed by the Ford Motor Company)

Downtown also has the Joe Louis Arena (Red Wings), Comerica Park (New Tiger Ballpark) and Ford Field (Home of the Lions) along with several other attractions. It's a beautiful City with a lot of great architecture, if you're in to that sort of thing. I grew up there and enjoyed the experience.

As you travel from Detroit to the greater Lansing area, you may think about the GM Heritage Center, the Performance Build Center in Wixom, Michigan, where they build the motors for Z06's and ZR1's. Not too far from there is Pratt and Miller, the race shop that builds the Corvette Race car and general skunkwerks for GM.

When you get to Lansing, depending on time and energy, my home is ten minutes from Michigan State University. Lansing is the the Capitol of Michigan, and you could see the capitol building. Lansing was also home and headquarters of Oldsmobile, and the R.E. Olds Museum. East Lansing, is also home to the old Michigan State Police Headquarters. That facility is located on MSU's campus and was closed down in August of 2010. The new Headquarters is located in downtown Lansing.

We can talk more on Friday about other sites in Michigan, there is plenty to see. Have a safe trip and I'll see you tomorrow evening.

Joe

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We are on the road!!!!!


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Dave,

What happens when you get to Chicago and the wheels get sold off your car?
LOL

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He'll use his jetpack of course!

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if you get to the pittsburgh area and want to grab lunch or dinner let me know

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Just left Hooters

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Rough lunch!!!

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Dat you David ?

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I envy you! As a 24/7 caregiver to my wife (suffered brain damage from fall) I havn't been out of the house for over 1 year! You don't realize how great it is to get up and go whenever you feel like it until it is taken away!

Good luck, safe travels and my the Road Angels keep an eye on you!!

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Very COOL!!!

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Kevin

Didn't see your post until we left. Sorry

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Meeting 3 others for dinner in Michigan

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No problem offer still stands

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That is a great shot! Enjoyed dinner with you, Jim, Gary and Fred. Next time we will do the tour of Detroit. :cheers:

See you at Marc's on Sunday.

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Well, I made it to Bay City, Michigan. Over 600 miles covered today. What a great day. Thanks David for posting all the photos. Dinner with Joe, Gary, and Fred was wonderful. I am looking forward to continuing our conversation in Bowling Green at the Gathering.

Jim

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Excellent Jim, if you have any issues tomorrow give me a call. Enjoy the trip!

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If it's not to late... Stop in Dearborn at the Henry Ford Museum. The museum was incredible. Safe travels.

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Here is a picture of us last night

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Joe is a board member in the NCM as well.....

Thanks for the hospitality Joe, Gary and Fred!

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It would be great to see Detroit rebound, it used to be one of my territories for work....this is the one thing that struck me when there...the old train station...amazing piece and to see if sit abandonded...

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Neat road trip!

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After all the rain yesterday evening, Saturday is beautiful. I got an early start and found a nice lighthouse in the morning sun:
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Here is a nice shot of the Mackinaw lighthouse and the bridge from the south end:
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And another view of the bridge from the Upper Michigan side:
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I should make it to Green Bay early this evening.

Having Fun!!
Jim

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Lee,

That train station belongs to a billionaire who also OWNS the Windsor Bridge. Apparently, the city of Detroit has been thinking about building another bridge to Canada and the billionaire is holding off renovating the station for leverage. The traffic sucks and calls for a second roadway.

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My guess is gals like Corvettes. (Can't imagine what else it could be! :dancing)

p.

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be careful coming around pittsburgh monday, callin for snow here

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Dave, thanks for posting those great photos. I know you are having a great time. Keep them coming....Mike

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I have been to that hooters!

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I hear the food's not bad at Hooters either, right? That's why you guys stopped there for lunch? :thumbsup:

:cheers:
Tom

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As one that is always stuck at home with work & kids I really admire & envy your trips & pics. Have a safe journey and back safe. :saluting:

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I made it to Green Bay, Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon. I had beautiful weather all the way from Mackinaw City.

Before I got to Green Bay, I found this steam engine on display on the roadside. I always have to take a picture of a steam engine:
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Here is the ZellowZ at Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers:
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Next I visited the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay. They have a nice collection on display.
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As a bonus, I got to see one of my favorite trains, the Aero Train:
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After my sight seeing, it was still early so I headed south and arrived in FBI-land in time for dinner with Pete, David, and Robert and and his family.

Today we will head over to Addison for the BBQ at Marc Haibecks.

Jim

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Early arrivals @ marc's!!

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Awesome. Need more pictures of Joe's car.
Ted

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It's mint!

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Joe made a screamin deal on that beautiful car, hope to be able to see it in person in BG

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I agree, but I'm gonna miss BG. I like the aqua. Need more pictures.
Ted

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Jim,
I know you like the trains & everything but I'm scratching my head trying to figure out how you're going to get one of those into your basement collection.
George

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What a gathering @ Marc's!!!!!

Special thanks to Marc for hosting and Paul for setting up this great event

Also the MANY people that brought food and drink. It was unbelievable


The count was 32 ZR-1's and that doesn't count the 6 in Marc's garage!!!

Here are some teaser photo's

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This was an event not to be missed.

Look forward to next years event!

:cheers:

David