MINI owners annual Meet & Greet, with a drive to the top of Mount Washington, NH Archives for the 'WNY/YC/A51' Category
Update: Yankee Candle & Area 51 Caravan to MOT 2007
The brand-spankin’ new YC/A51 Caravan website and the companion MINI2 YC/A51 Caravan Sign-Up Thread have just been released!
The YC/A51 Caravan website has been redesigned and offers detail information about the Caravan, meeting points, route maps & directions, and a “News” page that is updated with late-breaking, event-related developments. A list of event contacts can also be found on the website.
If you are interested in participating in this traditional MOT “feeder event”, head on over to the MINI2 YC/A51 Caravan Sign-Up Thread. Post your intention of participating and let the organizers know how many folks you will be bringing and at which meeting point (Yankee Candle or Area 51) you will join the Caravan.
Let’s Motor!
Caravan from Western NY to Yankee Candle
Pamlico is organizing a mini-MINI Caravan from western New York to South Deerfield, MA to join up with the Yankee Candle Caravan to the White Mountains.
He writes: “There are a few hearty souls from this god-forsaken region that will be attending the 2007 edition of MOT. Plus there some even heartier souls from even further West that seem to planning on heading there as well.
Might be fun to gather as a mini-caravan and go en petite masse to South Deerfield, MA, on Thursday, 14 June. Next morning join up with Theo’s YC caravan.
A good place to meet for this is in Bushnell’s Basin, a hamlet located just off the NY State Thruway. Specifically, at the Oven Door Bakery whose owner conveniently has a MINI.”
You can get additional information and sign-up for the caravan by visiting this MINI2 thread.
Yankee Candle & Area 51
This year we are again inviting all Minis and MINIs to join the Yankee Candle & Area 51 Caravan on Friday, June 15th, 2007 to MINIs on Top in New Hampshire. There are two meeting points at which people can join the caravan: Yankee Candle in South Deerfield, MA and Area 51 located on I-93 north of Concord, NH.
The Yankee Candle Factory Flagship Store is located just off Exit 24 of Interstate 91 North in Western Massachusetts, and is about 4 hours from New York City, about 1 hour from Hartford, CT and about 30 minutes from the intersection of the Massachusetts Turnpike (Exit 4) and Interstate 91 North. The YC location is a logical meeting point for MOT attendees coming from western MA, western CT, NY, NJ, and all other locations in the mid-Atlantic, southeast and Midwest areas of the US. The caravan is expected to depart Yankee Candle at 11:00 am.
Area 51 is a rest area at about Mile 51 on I-93, 15 miles north of Concord, NH. There you will find plenty of parking, grassy picnic areas, vending machines, and restrooms. This is an excellent meeting point for MOT attendees coming from central and eastern MA, RI, and eastern CT. The Yankee Candle Caravan will arrive at Area 51 to merge into one large group. The merged caravan is expected to depart Area 51 at 2:00 pm.
We will travel the beautiful backroads of MA and NH to the Town & Country Inn in Shelburne, NH. The exact route is in the planning stages and will be announced as we get closer to MOT 2007. We will be targeting our arrival time at the Town & Country at about 4:30 pm.
Please stay tuned for more details…