For location, I was thinkin somewhere north of the cities by me, because I am almost exactly halfway in between New Ulm for you and Little Falls for Dark Ride.
Here's a map I sketched on.  I'm thinkin somewhere north of the metro off of 35, but south of the metro wouldn't bother me.  What do u think?

Warmer the better lol...how about sometime during the 4th of July week. I have that entire week off and wouldn't mind the trip. Not too far either. Anyone else care to jump in on this?

I'm Definetly In :icon_biggrin:

Friday the 6th? Saturday the 7th? I'm up for most days that week except for the 3rd and the 4th (4th is my Mom's birthday and we're throwing her a party). Lots of July birthdays lol...mines on the 18th of July. Usually nice and warm, usually good weather, and it should give me plenty of time to take out a huge ass loan to get my babe all fixed up and purdy! lol

Yeah- like Friday or the weekend- that would work great!  That will give me some time to work on my TGP, too.  :icon_cool: She needs a little powertrain work and a few miscellaneous things to get ironed out.  We should set up a more "Definite" location, though.  Know of any good places to go?

Truthfully, I don't know jack about the cities lol...I couldn't find the metrodome if you put me on it's doorstep. I go there like once every two or three years to pick someone up from the airport. Ummm.....I'll ask around and see if anyone knows of any good places....otherwise, anyone else have suggestions?

Yeah I know good places in southern MN, like a couple small towns near Rochester, but yeah I'm way up in North Branch and Dark Ride is even farther north :icon_eek:

What about St. Cloud, or Litchfield? I know Litchfield pretty decent, they have a nice drive in theater, 5 screens, two movies for 6 bucks lol. Or Hutchinson? I don't know St. Cloud as well as I'd like, but I've been there a few times.

I've never been to Litchfield.  Been to St. Cloud though- a bit of a drive.  Damn I wish I lived farther south, there is a ton to see down in southern mn.

No kidding...but there's a ton to see up north, too....Duluth....um....ummmmm...Oh! And Duluth! lol...sorry Duluth's a great town scenery-wise, and so is Stillwater. Middle of Minnesota kinda got the shaft for sites, but yeah there is alot in southern MN.....Litchfield is a small town, Hutch is nice, St. Cloud is big.....I'm open to suggestions for places to go, always up for a road trip.

We'll have to do some research to find a good place.  It's not like we have to decide tonight; since we still have 8 months before the meet. ;) I've never been to Stillwater; maybe that would be a good place.  I've heard that it is great scenery there though.  :icon_cool:

Yeah it's awesome...I was there at the end of July for the Gin Blossoms/Sister Hazel Concert...which by the way kicked so much ass it makes Chuck Norris look like a pansy...but I have to tell you, I've never seen the St. Croix river and it was amazing. New drawbridge, and there was this little restaurant called Darla's, they serve REAL old fashioned food...old fashioned burgers, malts in the steel cups, REAL cherry cokes....best Bacon cheeseburger ever! A little pricey, but definately worth it! It was a nice drive, got lost once of twice, and we went during their Lumberjack Days festival...big crowd. All in all, I'd go back anytime! But like you said, we have 8 months! lol. Let's see who we can all get...heck, maybe some of our neighbors would care to jump the state line and visit too?

Stillwater sounds good to me.  :icon_cool: We could go to more than one place, too.

Hey, we could even do a small meet this fall if we get a couple semi-warm days. 

We could do some fall meets...hopefully we'll have another nice September/early October. Stillwater is great...there's a boardwalk along the river, extremely nice...and there's a giant hillside across the river that's extremely photogenic. We NEED a photoshoot with whoever brings their cars...this is for sure! My buddy wants to come with, even though he doesn't have a TGP...he wants one so bad, but he decided to just go out and buy a '03 Saleen Mustang. Oh well, he'll learn sooner or later that he just has to look lol. I kinda like the idea of maybe a weekend cruise...start in one place, go to another...what do you think?