BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20080924T160000Z DTEND:20080924T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Motor Ioway 1000 DESCRIPTION:A Vintage Auto Tour Visits Princeton Wednesday\, September 24\, 200811:00 am - 1:00 pm Darius Miller ParkNorth Main\, Princeton Free and open to the public. Lunch will be available for purchase from Kramer's Chuck Wagon. "The Presidential Tour" is the theme for the thirteenth MotorIoway 1000 tour. The vintage vehicle tour will be held September 21\, - September 27\, with 90 pre-1983 cars\, trucks and other specialty vehicles participating\; making it one of the largest events of its type in North America. The tour will start in Coralville-Riverside\, finish in Springfield\, Illinois and visit 9 other communities via 'pit-stops'\, lunch stops or overnight stays. Vehicles and drivers will be from 5 states and over 50 Iowa communities. This year's theme\, 'The Presidential Tour' salutes the four Presidents that were born or spent a major portion of their lives along the tour route. The first pit stop is West Branch\, birthplace of Herbert Hoover and site of his grave and Presidential Library. The first overnight is Galena\, Illinois where Ulysses S. Grant lived for many years. Continuing through northern Illinois\, stops will be made in Dixon and Tampico\, birthplace and hometown of Ronald Reagan. The tour will culminate with a two-day stay in Springfield\; a time to celebrate Abraham Lincoln as well as to participate in the Route 66 Mother Road Festival. The MotorIoway 1000 began as an Iowa Sesquicentennial celebration in 1996\, then became an annual event\, and has now evolved into multiple vintage vehicle tours each year. 'Shine Times'\, where this "traveling museum" is on display for the public take place at each of the formal stops. 2008 MotorIoway 1000 Sunday\, September 21 Gathering Day in Coralville at the Antique Car Museum of Iowa and a ShineTime at Riverside Casino & Resort Monday\, September 22 Riverside to Galena with stops in West Branch (Hoover Library)\, and Walcott (Iowa-80 Truck Museum) Tuesday\, September 23 Galena to Rock Falls/Dixon with a Lunch Stop in Freeport and optional side trip to Roscoe Wednesday\, September 24 Rock Falls/Dixon to Peoria with a Lunch Stop in Princeton and stop in Tampico (Reagan birthplace) Thursday\, September 25 Peoria to Springfield with Lunch Stop in Petersburg (New Salem State Park) and early arrival in Springfield for optional Lincoln visits Friday\, September 26 Springfield\, including Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum\, Lincoln Home\, and Lincoln Tomb -Oak Hill Cemetery. Evening Route 66 Parade and downtown entertainment.Saturday\, September 27 Participants choose to begin their drive home or continue to participate in the Route 66 Festival activities. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
A Vintage Auto Tour Visits Princeton
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Wednesday\, September 24\, 2008
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Darius Miller Park
North Main\, Princeton
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Free and open to the public.
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Lunch will be available for purchase from Kramer&rsquo\;s Chuck Wagon.
 \;
 \;
&ldquo\;The Presidential Tour&rdquo\; is the theme for the thirteenth MotorIoway 1000 tour. The vintage vehicle tour will be held September 21\, - September 27\, with 90 pre-1983 cars\, trucks and other specialty vehicles participating\; making it one of the largest events of its type in North America. \;The tour will start in Coralville-Riverside\, finish in Springfield\, Illinois and visit 9 other communities via &lsquo\;pit-stops&rsquo\;\, lunch stops or overnight stays. Vehicles and drivers will be from 5 states and over 50 Iowa communities.
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This year&rsquo\;s theme\, &lsquo\;The Presidential Tour&rsquo\; salutes the four Presidents that were born or spent a major portion of their lives along the tour route. The first pit stop is West Branch\, birthplace of Herbert Hoover and site of his grave and Presidential Library. The first overnight is Galena\, Illinois where Ulysses S. Grant lived for many years. Continuing through northern Illinois\, stops will be made in Dixon and Tampico\, birthplace and hometown of Ronald Reagan. The tour will culminate with a two-day stay in Springfield\; a time to celebrate Abraham Lincoln as well as to participate in the Route 66 Mother Road Festival.
 \;
The MotorIoway 1000 began as an Iowa Sesquicentennial celebration in 1996\, then became an annual event\, and has now evolved into multiple vintage vehicle tours each year. &lsquo\;Shine Times&rsquo\;\, where this "\;traveling museum"\; is on display for the public \;take place at each of the formal stops.
 \;
2008 MotorIoway 1000
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Sunday\, September 21 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Gathering Day in Coralville at the Antique Car Museum of Iowa and a ShineTime at Riverside Casino &\; Resort
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Monday\, September 22 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Riverside to Galena with stops in West Branch (Hoover Library)\, and Walcott (Iowa-80 Truck Museum)
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Tuesday\, September 23 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Galena to Rock Falls/Dixon with a Lunch Stop in Freeport and optional side trip to Roscoe
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Wednesday\, September 24 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Rock Falls/Dixon to Peoria with a Lunch Stop in Princeton and stop in Tampico (Reagan birthplace)
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Thursday\, September 25 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Peoria to Springfield with Lunch Stop in Petersburg (New Salem State Park) and early arrival in Springfield for optional Lincoln visits
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Friday\, September 26 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Springfield\, including Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum\, Lincoln Home\, and Lincoln Tomb -Oak Hill Cemetery. Evening Route 66 Parade and downtown entertainment.
Saturday\, September 27 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Participants choose to begin their drive home or continue to participate in the Route 66 Festival activities.
LOCATION:Darius Miller ParkNorth Main Street\, Princeton UID:e.258.289 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260522T101858Z URL:https://members.princetonchamber-il.com/events/details/motor-ioway-1000-09-24-2008-289 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR