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3rd Annual Heritage Bike Rally
September 5-7 2008 |
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weekend after Labor Day, northeast Michigan will play host to more
than 3,000 motorcycles as part of the second annual Sunrise Side
Heritage Bike Rally. According to event organizers it is anticipated
that a wide variety of motorcycles will take advantage of the great
September weather and embark upon a nearly 400- mile trek starting
in Standish and finishing in West Branch.
Participation
in the Sunrise Side Heritage Bike Rally is not limited to any one
brand of motorcycle.
Along
the way motorcycle enthusiasts will travel along US-23 from
Standish, north to Mackinaw City, then south along M-33 through the
interior counties of the region ending in West Branch on Sunday
evening where participants will be treated to a closing ceremony
that will announce winners in various categories including ugliest
bike, sharpest bike, worst dressed and best dressed.
A trivia contest will
keep participants busy as they attempt to
answer five questions about each of the nine counties they will
travel through. Those with correct answers will be entered in a
drawing that will include a wide variety of prizes.
Communities
along the route have been planning to host the motorcyclists as they
travel through the region. Concerts, pig roasts, festivals, a
blessing of the bikes and more are planned. Riders from around the
Midwest will have the opportunity to sample the hospitality that
Michigan’s Sunrise Side has to offer. Such offerings as the Hopps
of Fun Festival in Mackinaw City, the Posen Potato Festival, the
Rogers City Salmon Tournament and other similar events will keep
riders busy.
Fall in northeast
Michigan is a spectacular time to visit. With children back in
school after the Labor Day Weekend the region has a good
availability of rooms and a reduced traffic load on its highways.
Planners hope
that the motorcyclists will have
the experience of enjoying great
weather, beautiful views of the
Lake Huron shoreline, then travel
through the woods and hills
of the region’s interior counties.
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