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For those who attended the 2024 AROC national convention.This day in Michigan history, 1970 : Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Established!
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, including massive coastal sand dunes on the Lake Michigan shore and North and South Manitou Islands, is established.
An old Chippewa Indian legend says that the dunes were created when a mother bear and her two cubs fled a forest fire in Wisconsin by swimming across Lake Michigan. The mother bear arrived first and climbed up on a bluff to wait for her cubs. Sadly, the exhausted cubs drowned, and when the mourning mother died, the Great Spirit Manitou marked her resting place with a single forested dune called Sleeping Bear. Her two cubs are the Manitou Islands.
Today, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore encompasses a thirty-five mile stretch of Lake Michigan’s eastern coastline, as well as North and South Manitou Islands. The park was established primarily for its outstanding natural features, including forests, beaches, dune formations, and ancient glacial phenomena. In 2002, nearly 1.2 millions people visited the park, which has an annual bugdet of around 3.3 million dollars.
www.sleepingbeardunes.com
www.nps.gov/slbe/index.htm
This makes me very sad and MAD! PEOPLE, DON’T DRIVE DISTRACTED!
Distracted Driver Obliterates 1948 Jaguar XK120 During Mille Miglia Warm-Up
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The Jag was struck by the driver of an Opel sedan who was allegedly distracted by her phone and crossed into opposing traffic.
Check out my new blog post on Macchinissima II.
Macchinissima II — Always Looking For Another
www.alwayslookingforanother.com
I missed last year’s inaugural Macchinissima , but after seeing the photos and hearing about the quality of cars curated by Mike Baum and Bronson Page, I made it a point to attend the 2024 edition, ...❤️❤️☘️☘️☘️☘️👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️
To all Alfa Romeo owners in the Detroit, Michigan area:
Join us for a day of the sights and sounds of classic and modern Italian cars and bikes.
Mark your calendar for Sunday, July 28, 2024, display vehicles should arrive between 10:30 AM and noon, officially opening to the pubic from Noon to 3 PM at Rochester Municipal Park. Since 1979, we've orchestrated the symphony of roaring Italian engines as they rev to life in harmony. Bring your Italian car or bike, indulge in some friendly banter with fellow enthusiasts, and bask in the shared passion. Open to all Italian marques.
Event Details: July 28, 2024, 10:30 AM to 3 PM (Display vehicles arrive between 10:30 AM and Noon) at Rochester Municipal Park in Rochester, Michigan
Display Vehicle Entry: $25 online prior to the show/$40 at the gate. Show vehicles only enter from the north side of the park at Albertson (see map). The entry gate is located close to 391 Albertson St. Rochester, MI 48307.
Spectator Entry: If you are just going peruse the show without bringing a car or bike, there is no registration fee. The site is a public park. Parking is along the south side of the park off University, municipal garage, or other locations. No parking on the display field.
Amenities: Food trucks onsite or bring your picnic basket, chair, and blanket (Alcohol is not allowed in the park). Music by the Rondo Quartet and the community of Italian engines.
Posted by Dave Hammond, AROC-Detroit
Registration link:
www.eventbrite.com/e/italian-happening-2024-registration-876980812217?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplet...
Alfa lovers around the world...and especially in the USA, have to start finding someone to buy the marque from Stellantis. (Think of when DeTomaso saved Maserati from being sold for parts by Citroen.) Stellantis is a disaster at running an automotive empire, and at selling cars to the public. Here is a new article that shows how bad things have gotten this year. They talk about dumping Maserati...but Maserati and Alfa are part of the same company in the USA...as was Fiat. I think Stellantis always intended to sabotage the Italian brands and use the dealerships to reintroduce Peugeot and Citroen to the US. With Stellantis at the helm of Alfa Romeo, they've taken a great brand and a great model (the Giulia) and run it into the ground without any marketing support. This smells of intentional destruction on their part. Read the article. www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/stellantis-ceo-hints-at-brand-closures-amid-huge-profit-drop/ar...
