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Start of Great Race June 23,2012Lunch St. IgnaceCheckpoint Soo Locks, Sault St. Marie, MichiganLunch Elliott Lake, OntarioArrival at Greater Sudbury, OntarioBobby Orr Museum, Parry Sound, OntarioEnd of Day 3 Arrival in Barrie, OntarioBarry's Bay, OntarioEnd of Day 4 Kanata, OttawaArrival in Kingston for Lunch June 27International Bridge Thousand IslandsAntique Boat Museum, Clayton, New YorkWatertown, New YorkWatertown, United States, New YorkLunch on the Erie Canal, Fairport, New YorkPierce Arrow Museum Downtown Buffalo End Day 6Buffalo, United States, New YorkLunch: Franklin, PACheckpoint: Warren, OhLunch: Mansfield, OHArrival in Findlay OhioLunch Arrival Ypsilanti, MichiganThe Lady Made It! Arrival in Dearborn, Michigan!
 
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Follow Team #97 The Spirit of Stahls" in our 1941 Packard as we drive the Great Lakes, covering 19 cities, 2 countries and 4 states.

 
The car we are going to be using, a 1941 Packard, is in completely original condition. Even the original paint job. It has never been repainted and everything else on the car is 100% original. The route is as follows:

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Start: Downtown Traverse City, Mich.

Lunch: Shore of Lake Huron in St. Ignace, Mich.

Finish: At the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Start: Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

Lunch: Downtown Elliott Lake, Ontario

Finish: A&W on Long Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario

Monday, June 25, 2012

Start: Sudbury, Ontario

Lunch: Bobby Orr Hall of Fame in Parry Sound, Ontario

Finish: Heritage Park in Barrie, Ontario

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Start: Barrie, Ontario

Lunch: Zurakowski Park in Barry’s Bay, Ontario

Finish: Hazeldean Mall in Kanata (Ottawa), Ontario



Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Start: Kanata, Ontario

Lunch: Confederation Park in downtown Kingston, Ontario

Finish: The Fairgrounds in Watertown, New York



Thursday, June 28, 2012

Start: Watertown, N.Y.

Lunch: Erie Canal in downtown Fairport, New York

Finish: Pierce-Arrow Museum in downtownBuffalo,New York



Friday, June 29, 2012

Start:Buffalo,New York

Lunch: Downtown Franklin, PA

Finish: National Packard Museum in Warren, Ohio



Saturday, June 30, 2012

Start: Warren, Ohio

Lunch: The Carousel in downtown Mansfield, Ohio

Finish: Downtown Findlay, Ohio



Sunday, July 1, 2012

Start: Findlay, Ohio

Lunch: Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum in Ypsilanti, Michigan

Grand Finish: The Henry Ford and Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan


Journal

Jul 1 2012, 02:34 PMDearborn, United States, Michigan3 photos

We can hardly believe it, but we are rolling into the final checkpoint in Dearborn, Michigan. The Lady Packard, 1941, made it all the way in the Great Race and we're not quite sure how she did it. Thanks again to everyone for all your support along the way. The Spirit of Stahls is home at last!

 

Jul 1 2012, 12:07 PMYpsilanti, United States, Michigan

 

Jun 30 2012, 05:00 PMFindlay, United States, Ohio

We made it to Findlay, where the power is back on despite a terrible windstorm that came through here on the night of the 29th and left the town without power. The Great Race was prepared with generators in any event, but the power was restored at around 1pm local time and the racers pulled into...

 

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