Mini-Bunch 2002 Fall Convention -Rails to Marblehead
Meeting and Tour Timetable
Effective October 19, and 20, 2002 only
Meeting Headquarters:
Saint Paul Lutheran Church. Gym is at 2211 Mills Street at Perkins,Sandusky,
Ohio 44870 -4561. Church telephone number is 419-625-6800.
Directions: From WEST: Exit Rt 2 on 101 / 412
North and go 1.5 miles, cross RR and turn RIGHT (East) immediately on
Pennsylvania to Perkins, going 0.7 miles to Church on LEFT.
From EAST: Exit Rt 2 on 250 NORTH and go 2.8 miles,
passing Sandusky Mall and Clarion Inn on Right, turn LEFT (West) on
Perkins and go 2.0 miles to Church on RIGHT.
Marblehead town to the Clarion Inn is about 23 miles.
CLARION INN: Reserve rooms by October 1 as this
is a surprisingly busy convention and vacation time. The Clarion Inn is
holding 25 rooms at a special Mini Bunch group rate.
Located behind Sandusky Mall 1.6 miles North of Rt 2 on
250. 419-625-6280
ADVANCE MEET REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR DINNER and
GUIDE: $26.00 complete. Sixty page Tour Guide production and banquet
guarantee requires this advance registration. Spouse may attend at no
extra charge except that spouse banquet dinner is $12.00.
If you are coming from the north or west and want to
follow the interurban route all the way from Toledo, you may request your
TOUR GUIDE to be mailed ahead and enclosing $2.00 postage.
From the east and south, pickup your TOUR GUIDE at the
registration, and then leave on tour.
Saturday, October 19, 2002 (Still seeking
speakers layout tours, and accepting suggestions.)
- All day, Drive Yourself tour following Tour Guide
- 10 AM on Meeting room, refreshments available,
registration and pick up Tour Guide pamphlet.
- Lots of table space available for personal and dealer
sales, modules.
- Contest entries: 1) Models, 2) Photo, 3) Memorabilia
- 1 PM Clinic: Lighting Update by Bill Logan.
- 2 PM Clinic: Trees on a diorama by Nat Howard and
John Ritt.
- 3 PM Clinic: TBD We still need presenters. Is that
you ? Call Pete.
- 4 PM Clinic: TBD We still need presenters. Is that
you ? Call Pete.
- 5 PM Clinic, displays, sales rooms all close, NO
security provided.
- 5:30 PM Banquet at Church
- 6:30 PM Announcements, contest winners, prize drawing
- 7:00 PM After dinner speakers and conferees:
Sunday October 20, 2002: No firm events yet,
still working on it and accepting suggestions.
Regional Activities:
- Cedar Point, Trying to arrange a special tour of rail
shops and equipment. 5 miles.
- Bellevue, Railroad Museum open most weekends for
tour. 15 miles South.
- They have some L&M and KIL&T and TPC&L
memorabilia.
- Milan, visit Thomas A. Edison home. 12 miles South on
250
- Maritime Museum of Sandusky, 125 Miegs Street
opposite Battery Park.
- Train Museum on Rt 163 less than 1 East 1 mile from
the 269 North split.
- Kelley Island, a huge tourist attraction, There will
be no organized Mini Bunch activities.
Contact: Peter Stroth, 991 Station Road, Valley
City, Ohio 44280 TEL (330) 483-3962
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