Legion Post 25’s July 4th Birthday Picnic! Don’t Cook, Free Food, Party With Us!

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Greetings Cruisers,
   America’s 249th Birthday is just around the corner, and American Legion Post 25 in Lake Placid has BIG PLANS.

This is a FREE event, open to the public, as well as all Veterans, 1st Responders, and their families.

Date: Friday, July 4, 2025, 11 AM to 8 PM.

Music: TWO BANDS! Calico from 2 to 5 pm and Randy Sullens from 5 to 8 PM.

Food: Commander’s Chicken Quarters on the BBQ, Smoked Brisket Sandwiches, Hot Dogs on the grill, and Ice Cream Floats. ($4.00, $6.00 “Spiked”)

To our GREAT patrons, everyone is invited to “bring something” good to eat!

Activities: Cornhole Tournament, Raffles, a 50/50, a Dunk Tank, and for the children, a 25 foot Water Slide, Face Painting, Clowns from the Lake Placid Clown College, and Balloons.

Bar Games: Chips Ahoy at 1 PM, and Queen of Hearts at 7 PM.

Happy Hour: 2 to 5 PM.

(Please remember, no food or drinks from the outside)

Music, food, drinks, friends, games, ice cream floats, and patriots. That’s the American way!

See you at Post 25! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

“The Encounter” July 4th Event & Car Show UPDATE

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Greetings Cruisers,
   Last week, we told you about the BIG EVENT on the Lake Placid, Florida, Tower Parking Lot, “The Encounter”. This will be an all-day event with lots of food trucks, music, activities, and a Car Show.

The Car Show part of “The Encounter” will run from 1 to 3 PM.

Have an AMAZING birthday party for AMERICA! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

PS – Don’t forget, July 26, 2025, is the Caladium Festival Car & Bike Show!For more information, CLICK HERE!

The Encounter, July 4th Fireworks, Car & Food Trucks Show, Music

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Greetings Cruisers,

Although Lake Country Cruisers’ next Car & Bike Show isn’t until October 11, 2025, we last told you that we’d let you know of any car show activity during the summer.

On July 4th, 2025, Americans will celebrate our 249th birthday!

Heartland Fireworks will present “The Encounter,” a full day of fun events on July 4, 2025, from 9 AM to 11 PM.

Free Prizes, Free Giveaways, BOGOs, Veterans Discounts, and INSANE Combo Packages of fireworks. ← FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED… WE WILL SELL OUT! (They ONLY sell LEGAL fireworks!)

Location: The Tower Parking Lot, on Rt. 27, in beautiful Lake Placid, Florida.

Activities: Parking lot Show’n Shine Classic Car Show, a 50/50 Raffle, Battle of the Food Trucks from 9 AM to 10 PM. LIVE Broadcast & DJ on WWOJ.

ROCK N’ JAM CONCERT: featuring The SLICKS Band, Ryzn Soulz, and Sweet Baby Luv, from 5 to 10 PM.

No Admission! No Cover Charge! FREE to the Public.

Family Fun, Prizes, and Specials all day long!

Fireworks sales from June 27 to July 5, 2025.

This is an all-day event. Come on out, enjoy the cars, food, and music! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

PS – Don’t forget, July 26, 2025, is the Caladium Festival Car & Bike Show.

For more information, CLICK HERE!

 

 

 

Lake Country Cruisers Saturday Car & Bike Show Starts 10 AM

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Greetings Cruisers,
   Saturday, May 10, 2025, will be our last Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show for the season. Our shows will resume on Saturday, October 11, 2025.

Have you noticed that our beautiful winter and early spring weather is behind us? Yes, now it’s HOT! So, this Saturday’s Car & Bike show will officially start an hour earlier, 10 AM to 12:30 PM. We don’t want anyone melting!

Also, we are anticipating a lot of motorcycles at the show. American Legion Post 25 now has an official Legion Riders Chapter. Their first monthly meeting is this Saturday at 10:30 AM. We have let the Riders know that they are welcome to the Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show. There’s room in the parking lot for everyone.

If you are an American Legion member, you can be a Legion Riders Supporter for just $15 a year. Then you can wear the “Legion Riders Supporter” rocker on your shirt sleeve. Even if you don’t have a motorcycle. We love machines at Lake Country Cruisers; two, three, four, six, or eight wheels!

As we move through the summer months, as car and bike shows pop up, we’ll let you know what’s happening and when. The Caladium Car & Bike Show is scheduled for Saturday, July 26, 2025.

To download the PDF Registration Form, CLICK HERE. If you know of upcoming car and bike shows, let us know at… lightoak@comcast.net, and we’ll give the event some love on our Coming Events page.

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

CLICK HERE to download an entry form for the
2025 Caladium Festival Car & Bike Show

CLICK HERE to download an entry form for the
2025 Caladium Festival Car & Bike Show

Boat Drags & Corvette Car Show this Weekend!

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Highlands County Corvettes Car Show & Outboard Boat Drag Racing on Lake June this weekend!

Greetings Cruisers,
   We at Lake Country Cruisers LOVE “machines”. We love vehicles with two, three, four, and more wheels. And, we love fast boats with BIG outboard engines!

SODA, the Southern Outlaw Drag Boat Association, will hold boat drags Saturday and Sunday, May 3-4, 2025, at Lake June Park, 10 Lake June Clubhouse Rd.., in Lake Placid, Florida.

Saturday racing starts at 11 AM and Sunday racing begins at noon.

This is a family fun event with vendors, food trucks, and FAST boats. BIG FUN!

BRING YOUR MACHINE, there’ll be a Car Show in the parking lot!

Highlands County Corvettes will have their last Corvette Car Show for the season this Saturday, May 3, 2025, from 11 AM to 2 PM at the Lake Placid American Legion, on Route 27, in Lake Placid. Highlands County Corvettes Car Shows will resume Saturday, October 4, 2025, 11 AM to 2 PM.

And lastly, Lake Country Cruisers’ last Car & Bike Show for the season will be Saturday, May 10, 2025, 11 am to 1:30 PM at the Lake Placid American Legion, on Rt. 27, in Lake Placid. Cruiser Car & Bike Shows will resume Saturday, October 11, 2025.

Enjoy the upcoming shows! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

 

Placid Nights on Interlake Car & Boat Show 4-25-25, 5-8 PM

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Greetings Cruisers,
   The next Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show will be May 10, 2025. We won’t be back until October 11, 2025. But we all need a car show every few weeks. As they come up in Highlands County, we will let you know.

This Friday, April 25, 2025, don’t miss the “Placid Nights on Interlake Car and Boat Show”. This is an early evening show that starts at 5 PM and goes to 8 PM. Many of the Lake Placid shops and restaurants will be open!

And “The Lee Alcorn Band” will provide musical entertainment.

The sun doesn’t set on Friday until 7:56 PM, so there’ll be enough light to enjoy the cars, and it should get cooler as the show goes on.

Sounds delightful!  –

Then on Saturday, April 26, 2025, there’s the All American Trailer Connection “Customer Appreciation Car, Truck, & Bike Show, from 9 AM to 1 PM, rain or shine. Address: 14021 US 27 South, Sebring, Florida. CLICK HERE for the map.

Scott, Pete, & Ron

 

 

All American Trailer Connection Car, Truck, & Bike Show, April 26, 2025

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Greetings Cruisers!
   A BIG THANKS to everyone who came to last Saturday’s Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show. We had 75 cars and over 100 Cruiser friends in attendance. It was a perfect day for a car show.

Our next show will be on May 10, 2025, at the Lake Placid American Legion Post 25, from 11 am to 1:30 PM.

In the meantime, you can go to the All-American Trailer Connection Customer Appreciation Car, Truck, & Bike Show on April 25, 2025, from 9 AM to 1 PM, rain or shine.

14021 US 27 South Sebring, Florida.

If you have any questions, send an email to… csproston@aatc1.com

A trophy will be awarded to Best In Show for each class. – Scott, Pete, & Ron

Cruisers Car Show, April 12, 2025

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Greetings Cruisers!
   Just a quick reminder, our next Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show will be Saturday, April 12, 2025, 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.

THIS JUST IN! 

Many of our Cruisers are also motorcycle riders. American Legion Post 25 will officially launch “Legion Riders Post 25” in a few weeks. 

Legion Riders love to get in the wind and go places together. As the Post 25 outfit schedules Poker Runs and other fund-raiser riding events, we will let you know. If you are a member of the American Legion, you can be a Legion Riders member for only $15 a year! 

So, if you have a two or three-wheeler ride, let’s see it at the next show!

See you at Legion Post 25! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

 

Placid Lakes Community “Show’n Shine” Car Show

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Saturday, March 29, 2025, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Greetings,

   For everyone hungry for some car show action, we have an event for you!

This Saturday, Placid Lakes is having its end-of-year membership drive. What better way to bring the community out than a Show’n Shine Car Show? Here are the details.

Location: Placid Lakes Community Center, 2010 Placid Lakes Blvd, Lake Placid, FL
Time: 10 AM to 2:00 PM
Entrance Fee: No Entrance Fee!
Entertainment & Eats: Live Rock’n Roll Music, Chili Cook-off, Hot Dogs & Cornhole Games
New Bike Give-Away Drawing! This brand-new, $700 bike is a donation from Lake Placid Cyclery, 205 N Main Ave, Lake Placid, FL. Drawing at 2 PM.

See you there! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

PS – The next Highlands County Corvettes Show is Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 11 AM – 2 PM, at Lake Placid American Legion.

The next Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show is on Saturday, April 12, 2025, from 11 AM – 1:30 PM, at Lake Placid American Legion.

Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show this Saturday!

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Greetings Cruisers!
   Just a quick reminder, The Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show will be on Saturday, March 8, 2025, 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 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!

Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Shows are family-friendly. So, bring the kids, bring the grand kiddos, heck, bring the dog, too!

We’ll see you March 8, at Legion Post 25, Rt. 27 in Lake Placid, Florida! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

 

Meet Us at The Moose! We are leaving at 8 AM!

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Greetings Cruisers!
   Tomorrow morning we will meet at the Moose Lodge on Rt. 98 so that we can all go into the show and park together. We will be LEAVING the Moose Lodge at 8 AM, so show up a little early.

The weather will be Florida perfect!

All our Cruisers friends with tickets are invited to Pete Richie’s RV on Sunday at noon for hot dogs on the grill and other goodies!

See you at our next Lake Country Cruisers Show at the Lake Placid American Legion Post 25 on March 8, 2025, from 11 am to 1:30 pm. – Scott, Pete, & Ron

 

Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show This Saturday!

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Greetings Cruisers!
   Just a quick reminder, Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show will be on Saturday, February 8, 2025, 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 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!

 


We have some information about the 2025 SVRA Hagerty Cars & Caffeine Show on February 20-23, 2025. Toni Strollo has retired from SVRA after many years and as of today, they are not offering advanced sales discounts. The ticket price for all three days is just $50 for two people in a car. CLICK HERE for ticket packages.

All our Cruisers friends with tickets are invited to Pete Richie’s RV on Sunday at noon for hot dogs on the grill and other goodies!

See you February 8, at Legion Post 25! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

 

Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show, TOMORROW!!!

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Greetings Cruisers!
   Just a quick reminder, our next Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show will be tomorrow,  Saturday, January 11, 2025, 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.


Do you like chili???
The 13th Annual Crazy Pepper Chili Cookoff & Classic Car Show will take place on Saturday, January 18th, 2025 at the Sebring Downtown Circle, from 11 am to 3:30 PM.

To show your car, contact: James “Pappy” Wright, at… pappy@bellsouth.net, or 954-232-3636.

The cars should enter from the north of North Ridgewood Drive at North Pine Street. Cars should arrive NO LATER THAN 10:30 AM.

 

This is a Show’n Shine event – No Fee – No Judging – Just Awesome Cars!

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Our Next Cruiser Car Show, Saturday, January 11, 2025

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Happy New Year Cruisers!
   Our next Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show will be on Saturday, January 11, 2025, 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 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!

Do you like chili? The 13th Annual Crazy Pepper Chili Cookoff & Classic Car Show will take place on Saturday, January 18th, 2025 at the Sebring Downtown Circle, from 11 am to 3:30 PM.

To show your car, contact: James “Pappy” Wright, at… pappy@bellsouth.net, or 954-232-3636.

The cars should enter from the north of North Ridgewood Drive at North Pine Street. Cars should arrive NO LATER THAN 10:30 AM.

This is a Show’n Shine event – No Fee – No Judging – Just Awesome Cars!

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BIG weekend coming up this Saturday!

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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!” →