The W’UMN St. Sauveur two-day adventure on Oct.1st-2nd was awesome!! Nine cars (16 ladies) met at Place D’Orleans followed by a leisurely drive with some twisties to our lunch destination in St. Andre d’Avelin. After a delicious meal, we made our way to St. Sauveur driving great roads while admiring some fall colors and beautiful […]
After a June postponement due to rain, Sept 28th proved to be a wonderful day for the Centennial Tour, with 3 groups and 30 cars (6 cars had to drop out for a variety of reasons). Leaving from Carleton Place we took Hwy 17, then Tatlock Road, and down Hwy 511 to Calabogie for a […]
We set off on a cold Thursday morning with 10 cars. After getting organized we hit the road on time at 8:30am. From our Manotick starting point, we drove down Roger Stevens Dr to Smiths Falls and our bio-break. After the break the fun roads came on fast when we turned onto Otter Lake Road. […]
It was a great day for this epic tour, with great weather and great people. Seventeen Miatas assembled at the Walmart in Carleton Place. Group 1 had 9 cars, Mike Bernier as Lead, Dennis Phillips Sweep, and Dave Pearen as Mid-sweep. Group 2 had 8 cars, Barry Rowsome as Lead, Marlene Futcher Sweep, and Ron […]
As always, the most difficult task in planning a tour was managing the weather gods. The Tour was planned for Saturday 10 August with Sunday 11 August as a backup. Initially, the 10th looked good with the 11th pretty iffy. Then a ‘Special Weather Statement’ began to appear for Thursday evening and all-day Friday with […]
Twenty-two Miatas and 40 souls meet at the Loblaws in Bells Corners. This was a difficult trek for some as they had to navigate around the Hwy 417 being closed between Metcalfe and Carling. Nevertheless, all made it on time. After all the formalities and chit chat both groups left on time meandering our way […]
With 11 cars we started from the Hampton Hotel. Once we got out of the city our tour became very relaxing. We had a few twisties including a nice drive on the Kilmarnock Road passing the Kilmarnock apple orchard. Then onto county road 17 over Old Slys Bridge through Smiths Falls to Abbott Street where […]
The biggest challenge in scheduling this tour was predicting accurate weather conditions. All of last week the predictions were like a seesaw and only on Sunday did it become clearer that the best of weather was going to be Tuesday, the original planned date. Last week, I looked at every option from Tuesday to Friday […]
Although the day started with low clouds, the mist soon burned off and we were greeted with fluffy clouds, blue skies, and bright sunshine. 32 Miatas left Ottawa in 3 groups for the 2024 edition of the Upper Canada Playhouse Tour. Wendy Cull was the inspiration behind this tour, with her enthusiasm in helping us […]
On Saturday, June 22, thirteen cars from UMN’s Optimist Club arrived in a light rain to gather for a tour of the Clayton, NY Antique Boat Museum. In collaboration with the Mid-State Miata Club from the Syracuse area, we saw nearly 50 people and 26 cars converge in Clayton, NY. The drive down was completed […]
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