BIG weekend coming up this Saturday!

Published on December 11, 2024December 12, 2024 by corvettesLeave a comment

Greetings Cruisers!
We have a few things to share with you today.

First, our next Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show will be this Saturday, December 14, 2024, at the American Legion Post 25 in Lake Placid, Florida. The show starts at 11 a.m. and wraps up around 1:30 p.m. The weather forecast for Saturday is perfect, with highs in the upper 70s!

BIG Show announcement! The Lake Placid American Legion has a new Kitchen Chef, DeWayne. The Kitchen is open six days a week for Lunch and Dinner and has an expanded menu, meaning you can get more than burgers and hot dogs!

Second, the Town of Lake Placid will host its Annual Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 14, 2024, the same day we are having our Car Show. Lake Country Cruisers has again been invited to be part of the Christmas Parade!

If you would like to “Cruise with the Cruisers” at the Lake Placid Christmas Parade, email Scott at lightoak@comcast.net . There is NO CHARGE. Meet us behind the Lake Placid Wawa around 7 pm. You’ll see a line of hot rods! Need a map to get there? CLICK HERE!

We have some information about the 2025 SVRA Hagerty Cars & Caffeine Show on February 20-23, 2025. Continue reading “BIG weekend coming up this Saturday!” →

Lake Country Cruisers Car Show THIS SATURDAY!

Published on November 7, 2024November 7, 2024 by corvettesLeave a comment

Greetings Cruisers!
Just a quick reminder that Lake Country Cruisers will be hosting a CAR PARTY this Saturday, November 9, 2024, at American Legion Post 25, on Rt. 27 in Lake Placid, Florida; and YOU’RE INVITED!

Our Car and Bike Show starts at 11 AM and wraps at 1:30 PM. The Post 25 BBQ grille will be fired up, and burgers and hot dogs will be served from 12 Noon to 2 PM. And YES, we love motorcycles, and if you have one, let’s see your ride!

Registration is still just $5 and we will have Rock’n Roll music, Door Prizes, a generous 50/50, and a 50/50 runner-up prize. It’s Car Show weather and we’re looking forward to seeing all of you!

Bring a friend, bring the kids and grandkids, and your dog too! (just keep Fido on a leash and clean up after your pooch!) See y’all Saturday!

Veteran’s Day Special Events

There are two special events planned for Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2024. American Legion Post 25 is hosting a Veteran’s Day Luncheon, on Monday, November 11, 2024, from 11 AM to 2 PM.

The catered lunch is FREE to all Vets, police, fire, and first responders. This is Post 25’s way of saying, “Thank you for your service”!

After lunch, you can motor over to Fireman’s Field in Sebring for the Highlands County Veterans Day RED, WHITE, & BLUE Car Show and Parade. The car show starts at 3 PM. There is no registration fee. For more information contact James “Pappy” Wright at… pappysmad@gmail.com

CLICK HERE for the registration form. Here’s a map. Continue reading “Lake Country Cruisers Car Show THIS SATURDAY!” →

Upcoming Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Shows, 2024-2025

Published on October 17, 2024November 7, 2024 by corvettesLeave a comment

Greetings Cruisers!
Well, Hurricane Milton laid waste to our car show plans for October. We know; it’s “Florida, Man!”

Here is the Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show Schedule covering November 2024 to May 2025. Unless noted, all our shows will be at the Lake Placid American Legion, Post 25 on Rt. 27 in Lake Placid, Florida.

November 9, 2024 – 11 AM to 1:30 PM
December 14, 2024 – 11 AM to 1:30 PM
January 11, 2025 – 11 AM to 1:30 PM
February 8, 2025 – 11 AM to 1:30 PM.
March 8, 2025 – 11 AM to 1:30 PM.
April 202512, 2025 – 11 AM to 1:30 PM.
May 10, 2025 – 11 AM to 1:30 PM

We also want to let you know about the Highlands County Veterans Day Red, White, and Blue Car Show Parade. The Veterans Day Car Show will be on Monday, November 11, 2024, at Fireman’s Field from 3-5:30 PM. There is no registration fee.
For more information contact James “Pappy” Wright at… pappysmad@gmail.com

CLICK HERE for the registration form.
Continue reading “Upcoming Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Shows, 2024-2025” →

Tomorrows Lake Country Cruisers Car Show is CANCELED

Published on October 11, 2024 by corvettesLeave a comment

Greetings Cruisers,

What’a week! Just a quick note to let you all know that the October Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show is CANCELED.

There are still folks without electricity and messes to clean up.

We will be back next month on November 9, 2024, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM.

We will see you then!

Stay safe, everyone! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

1st Annual Avon Park Main Street Showdown – 11-2-24

Published on August 22, 2024September 9, 2024 by corvettesLeave a comment

PLEASE REFRESH THIS PAGE…

Greetings Cruisers,
The nasty hot weather won’t be with us too much longer and before you know it, you’ll be at another Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show.

Just a Few Announcements

On Saturday, November 2, 2024, in Avon Park, Red’s Auto Options will sponsor the 1st Annual Main Street Showdown Car Show. The show will be held at 106 W. Main Street in Avon Park; from 4 pm to 9 pm.

DOCK 633 Show’n Shine Car & Bike Show

Bill & Hillary, owners of DOCK 633 asked if Lake Country Cruisers would like to stage a small Show’n Shine in their parking lot. We did this in May 2023 and had a great time under the trees.

The DOCK 633 Show’n Shine will happen on Saturday, October 5, 2 from 11 am to 1:30 pm. Hope to see you then.

Lastly, Lake Country Cruisers will be back in action on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at the Lake Placid American Legion from 11 am to 1:30 pm. This will be our typical show: $5 registration, Door Prizes, 50/50, and Burgers & Dogs from 12 noon to 2 pm.

See y’all soon! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

Collector Car Appreciation Day Cruise-In, July 13, 2024

Published on July 9, 2024 by corvettesLeave a comment

Greeting Cruisers!
Has it been HOT ENOUGH for ya’s? Yes, it does seem hotter than usual, or perhaps we’re all getting older and crankier!

If you have been a Lake Country Cruiser for a while you know that the Caladium Car & Bike Show will be Saturday, July27, 2024 at the DeVane Park in downtown Lake Placid.

But, if you are just itching for a car show, what are you doing this Saturday?

**To see the large version of the poster, CLICK THE IMAGE.**

The 15^th Annual commemoration of Collector Car Appreciation Day is being celebrated in Sebring on July 13, 2024, to raise awareness of the vital role automotive restoration and collection plays in American society and to honor our Veterans and benefit Southwest Florida Honor Flight.

Free to Entrants and Spectators, with a suggested $10 Donation.

All Proceeds benefit Southwest Florida Honor Flight

We are inviting all of our Lake Country Cruiser friends to meet up in the Moose Lodge on Rt. 98 in Sebring at 8 am for an 8:30 am departure for the track. That way everyone can park together.

What: 15^th Annual Collector Car Appreciation Day Cruise-In

Where: Sebring International Raceway, Gate 4

When: Saturday July 13^th, 9 am to 1 pm

Who: All collector vehicles are welcome, including modern, antique, original survival cars, modified, customs, rat rods, sports cars, muscle cars, modern and classic trucks, as well as motorcycles.

For Additional Information, Contact: pappysmad@gmail.com

* Door Prizes * D.J. Music * 50/50 Raffle * Food Truck Eats *

The next Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show will be Saturday, October 12, 2024, 11 am to 1:30 pm at the American Legion Post 25 on Rt. 27 in Lake Placid, Florida. – Scott, Pete, & Ron

80TH Anniversary of D-Day Commemoration Event

Published on June 5, 2024 by corvettesLeave a comment

Greetings Cruisers!

This post has nothing to do with car shows, but we wanted to let you know about this because we know that many of you are Veterans and we are all patriots.

This Thursday, June 6, 2024, at 2 PM, American Legion Post 25 will be hosting a special D-Day 80^th Anniversary Commemoration Event. Our very special guest of honor will be 101-year-old Tomoka Heights resident, Chester Barber.

In 2023 Chester and Lake Country Cruisers co-founder, Ross Longo participated in the rededication of the Flag Pole at Hendrick’s Field at Sebring International Raceway a few days before the big 12 Hours of Sebring event.

On D-Day, Chester flew a DC3 at night over France with a plane full of American paratroopers.

We invite all of our members, as well as the general public, to this special event.

The Legion Kitchen will be open for Daily Kitchen Items, so food will be available.

On Wednesday we will publish more of Chester Barber’s amazing life and times.

See you all at Post 25!

PS – Here’s Chester, back in the day!

Saturday’s Lake Country Cruisers Show is ON!!!

Published on May 9, 2024 by corvettesLeave a comment

Greetings Cruisers,

Just a quick post to let you all know that this Saturday, May 11, 2024, our monthly Car & Bike Show is ON! The show is from 11 am to 1:30 pm at the Lake Placid American Legion on Rt. 27.

The Legion’s backyard grill is getting a make-over and will be open for burgers and dogs from 12 Noon to 2 PM.

If it gets too hot, we’ll wrap things up at 1 pm.

This will be our last Car & Bike Show for the first half of the year. We’ll be back October 12, 2024 – same time, same place.

And don’t forget that we will be helping out at the July 27, 2024, Caladium Car & Bike Show at Devane Park in downtown Lake Placid. For registration info, CLICK HERE.

See you all this Saturday! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

PS – We know that many of you have motorcycles. If you do, bring your bike! We like motorcycles too!

Our April Show Was Perfect!

Published on April 14, 2024 by corvettesLeave a comment

It was a PERFECT day for a Car & Bike Show!

Greetings Cruisers!

Ahh, if we could only can last Saturday’s beautiful Florida weather so we could open it up for every show. We want to thank everyone who came out to the show. We had around 75 cars and well over 100 people in attendance.

Our next Cat & Bike Show will be Saturday, May 11, 2024, 11 am to 1:30 pm at the Lake Placid American Legion Post 25 on Rt. 27 in Lake Placid.

We took a lot of pictures, so enjoy the below slide show!

See you at the next show! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

PS – ATTENTION Corvette fans! The next Highlands County Corvettes show will be on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Lake Placid American Legion Post 25.

Lake Country Cruisers Car Show This Saturday, April 13, 2024!

Published on April 10, 2024 by corvettesLeave a comment

Greetings Cruisers,
The warm, but not “hot” Florida weather is with us, so let’s have a Car & Bike Show!

Our next Show is THIS Saturday at the Lake Placid American Legion Post 25, starting at 11 AM and wrapping up at 1:30 PM.

Registration is just $5 and we will have neat Door Prizes, a 50/50 raffle with a restaurant gift certificate for the 50/50 runner-up.

The Legion’s backyard grill will be serving up burgers, cheeseburgers, and hot dogs. If you are a Legion member, you can go into the Legion Bar for an adult beverage. They also have soda pop and bottled water.

We are family-friendly, so bring the kids, the grand-kiddos, and we like dogs too, just keep them on a leash and clean up after them.

The Ladies Auxiliary will also be inside selling deserts!

See you all this Saturday! – Scott, Pete, and Ron

PS – If you have a motorcycle, bring it!

O’Reilly Auto Parts Car Show, TOMORROW! 12 Noon to 4 PM

Published on March 29, 2024 by corvettesLeave a comment

Hey Cruisers,

Sorry for the last-minute announcement, but Pete Richie just found out that one of our great sponsors, O’Reilly Auto Parts, on Rt. 27 in Lake Placid, is having a Car Show, TOMORROW, Saturday, March 30, from Noon to 4 PM.

This is a general, “Show’n Shine” get-together.

Tomorrow will be partly cloudy with a high temp of 82. PERFECT Florida weather for a Car Show!!!

If you’re itch’n for some local Lake Placid Car Show action, stop on by if you can. – Scott, Pete, & Ron

PS – The next Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show will be Saturday, April 13, 2024, at the Lake Placid American Legion Post 25, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM. The Legion’s outside grill will be fired up and cook’n hot dogs, burgers, and cheeseburgers from 12 Noon to 2 PM!

Cruiser Car & Bike Show This Weekend is ON!

Published on March 5, 2024 by corvettesLeave a comment

Greeting Cruisers!

It feels like our “winter” is behind us and we’re getting back to warm Florida weather. The Weather.com site says on Saturday we’ll have AM Clouds and PM Sun, with a high of 88 degrees.

Perfect weather for a Car & Bike Show!

Our show will start at 11 am and wrap up at 1:30 pm. The American Legion will be cooking burgers and cheeseburgers for lunch! Registration is just $5, there will be rock’n roll music, door prizes, a 50/50, plus a 50/50 runner-up prize!

Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Shows are family-centered. So, bring some friends, bring the kids, and the grand-kiddos! We like dogs too, just keep them on the leash and clean up after them.

If you have a motorcycle, let’s see it! And invite some of your motorcycle pals, too!

See you all this Saturday! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

PS – Wasn’t that SVRA Event something?! And the party at Pete Richie’s RV was perfect. HEY, Lake Country Cruisers won a trophy from Toni Strolo and SVRA. Thanks, Toni! Thanks, SVRA!

We’ll have our trophy at the sign-in table!

Lake Country Cruisers at the SVRA Event THIS WEEKEND!

Published on February 22, 2024 by corvettesLeave a comment

Greetings Cruisers!

Just a brief reminder that the big SVRA Show is coming to Sebring International Raceway. If you have NOT gotten your tickets yet, call Toni Strolo at… 863-698-8620 to get your ticket to the 2-day event. Tickets are $50 for ONE car with TWO people. Tell Toni you are a Lake Country Cruiser and you’ll get a $10 discount.

If you are a Hagerty member, there’s a bigger discount!

If you want to come to the event as a group, we will meet up at the Moose Lodge on Rt. 98 at 8 AM and will depart together at 8:30 AM. This way we’ll all be able to park together.

The big Hagerty Car Show is on Saturday. Awards will be given for the various classes. Last year our ’32 Ford Roadster Hot Rod pal, Bob Barard won a beautiful Blue and Gold Ribbon!

While the Car Show action is going on, there will be racing on the track with all kinds of vintage sports racing cars and late 60s and early 70s TRANS-AM race cars out on the track like it’s 1970 again! There are restored, fully functional actual Trans-Am race cars, NOT replicas.

Your ticket will get you in for more racing action on Sunday.

You’re invited to Party With the Cruisers!

And, if you’d like to party with the Cruisers, Pete Richie will have his RV and a side tent set up for grill’n and lots of eat’n! Bring something; snacks, desserts, beer, whatever.

As last year’s event was wrapping up, the decision was unanimous, “WE HAVE TO DO THIS AGAIN IN ’24!” And here we are, ready to do it again.

As of this afternoon (2-22-24), Weather.com is calling for SUNNY SKIES on Sunday with a high of 72 degrees! We’ll TAKE IT!

Hope to see you all this weekend! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

PS – Our next regular Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show will be Saturday, March 9, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM at the Lake Placid American Legion Post 25. Burgers, cheeseburgers, and hot dogs will be served on the Legion’s refurbished backyard grille!

You smell those burgers and dogs??? That smells GUUD!!!

Lake Country Cruisers 2024 Car & Bike Show Schedule

Published on February 14, 2024 by corvettesLeave a comment

Greetings Cruisers,

For those of you that came to American Legion Post 25 last week only to find there was “no show”, we apologize for not being clearer that our February Car & Bike Show was part of the Annual Lake Placid Arts & Crafts Festival at the Devane Circle in downtown Lake Placid.

Here are the scheduled Cruisers Car & Bike Shows from March to December 2024.

All of our shows at the American Legion are from 11 am to 1:30 pm.

March 9, 2024 – 11 am to 1:30 pm.

April 13, 2024 – 11 am to 1:30 pm.

May 11, 2024 – 11 am to 1:30 pm.

September 14, 2024 – 11 am to 1:30 pm.

October 12, 2024 – 11 am to 1:30 pm.

November 9, 2024 – 11 am to 1:30 pm.

December 14, 2024 – 11 am to 1:30 pm.

Lake Country Cruisers will be part of the Annual Lake Placid Caladium Festival at Devane Park on July 27, 2024. We will let you know when registration for the Caladium Show is available.

Last year we tried shows in the summer months, but it was just too HOT. People were wilting before our eyes!

The December Car & Bike Show is the same day as the Lake Placid Annual Christmas Parade. All Cruisers are welcome to be part of the parade. The parade is pure Americana and a lot of fun to be part of!

See you all at American Legion Post 25 in March! The Legion’s backyard grille is getting a new roof, but the Legion is accommodating us by offering burgers, cheeseburgers, and hot dogs on their pellet grille.

See you at Post 25 in March! – Scott, Pete, and Ron

PS – There is still time to get your tickets for the big 2-day SVRA event. Call Toni Strolo at 863-698-8620, tell her you are with Lake Country Cruisers and you’ll get $10 off the $50 ticket that is good for ONE car and TWO people.

Our pal Bob Forrester informed us that if you are a member of the Hagerty Drivers Club, you can get a $25 discount! Thanks, Bob!!!

The Hagerty Cars & Coffee Show will be on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Lake Country Cruisers will meet at the Sebring Moose Lodge on Rt. 98 in Sebring at 8:15 am so that we can all drive in and part together.

Leisure Lakes Annual Picnic at The Secret Gardens Winery!

Published on February 14, 2024 by corvettesLeave a comment

Greetings Cruisers!

Our friends at the Greater Leisure Lakes Civic Association asked us to let our car and bike friends know that they will be hosting their Leisure Lakes Annual Picnic on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Secret Garden Winery from 11 am to 1:30 pm.

The Secret Gardens Winery is located at 8222 West Josephine Road, Sebring, Florida 33875.

Here’s their website.. https://SecretGardensWinery.com/

Activities will include the Car Show, Raffles, Crafts for the Kids, BINGO, and More!