2012
Prairie Gold Rush Winter Convention
*** 30th Anniversary *** Newport, Michigan March 29,30 & 31, 2012
Newport
Firefighters Association Park 9005 Brandon Rd, Newport MI 48166 I-75 exit 21, turn right, ¼ mile turn left before train tracks – Brandon Rd, ½ mile on left
Hosts: Brian and Dave Gonyea
Lodging – I-75 exit 15 (6 miles south of show location) Quality Inn & Suites Hampton Inn 1225 North Dixie Hwy 1565 North Dixie Hwy Monroe, MI 48162 Monroe, MI 48162 734-242-6000 734-289-5700 Group rate $75/night - ask for the Prairie Gold Rush rate Block of rooms available until 3/1/2012 but please book early Red Roof Inn 1900 Welcome Way Monroe, MI 48162 Show Contact 734-289-2330 Brian Gonyea 10900 Dixie Hwy South Rockwood, MI 48179 bgonyea@centurylink.net 734-497-0796
Vendor Tables $10/ea (max 3) Call or email Brian Gonyea to reserve
Display Tables available free of charge - If you would like to bring something to display (large or small) please contact Brian Gonyea Auction Saturday 9:30am @ Newport Firefighters Association Park - Item check in Friday 1-5 pm, Saturday 8-9 am - contact Dave Ritenburgh 248-770-0871 for more info
Banquet Saturday 6pm @ Newport Firefighters Association Park - $20/adult, $15/child Payment must be received by March 22, 2012 - Please send payment to Brian Gonyea (address above)
Tours Gonyea Tractor Collection - 10900 Dixie Hwy, South Rockwood, MI 48179 (4 miles NE of show – Thursday to Sunday) Bus Tour (Friday 8am to 6pm) – GM Heritage Center and Schneider Tractor Collection - $35/person (need minimum of 30 people by March 15, 2012) - Must have a reservation. Private collections – Not a self-guided tour - Contact Dave Ritenburgh 248-770-0871 for more info and to sign up - NOT including The Henry Ford Museum DTE Power Plant (Days & times TBD – sign up at show) - Second largest coal fired power plant in the US
Other Area AttractionsThe Henry Ford Museum (26 miles) www.thehenryford.org - open 7 days 9:30-5 - plan most of a day to see it all - $15/adult, $14/senior, $11/12 and under Tour of Ford F150 Rouge assembly plant - Leaves from The Henry Ford Museum Monday through Saturday 9:30-3 - $15/adult, $14/senior, $11/12 and under Yankee Air Museum (26 miles) www.yankeeairmuseum.org Cabela's - Dundee, MI (25 miles) www.cabelas.com/retail-stores-dundee.shtml
The Don & Doug Cotton and Dave Ritenburgh tractor collections - Wednesday 3/28 and Sunday 4/1 in Kalkaska, MI (260 miles NW - 4.5 hrs) - contact Doug Cotton for details 231-564-1039 |