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Plans are already underway for the 35th Anniversary Rally, slated for West Bend, Wisconsin next summer. Building on our experiences as rally chairmen in Midland, Michigan in 2000, and Lima, Ohio in 2005, Brian and I are very excited to put together some great new ideas for 2007. We promise you yet another AWESOME rally filled with fellowship, good times, and a few surprises too. Drawing on the strong German heritage of the area, this is going to be “as close to Germany as you can get – without a passport.” Imagine the Bier Garten, filled with your friends and laughter, telling lies and kicking tires as you take in the ambiance of the Bavarian-themed atmosphere.

West Bend, located just 20 minutes from downtown Milwaukee, is a short ride to local entertainment, major-league baseball, and the glistening white Santiago Calatrava Museum, not to mention the Harley-Davidson plant & brewery tours. There is plenty to see and do in Milwaukee.

The rally site itself is nestled in the hills of Wisconsin’s Kettle Moraine State Forest area. Washington County Fair Park offers everything from lots of flat tent-camping areas to a new air conditioned pavilion for our seminars and vendors. In addition, you will find great riding in this rural, wooded part of Wisconsin. From the rustic roads surrounding Holy Hill to the snaky curves near Elkhart Lake and glistening blue waters of Lake Michigan, you will quickly understand why the riders of Wisconsin have such passion for putting on miles year after year.

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See you in Wisconsin in ’07!
Until then,
auf wiedersehen.