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Tiz the Season For Toys For Tots!

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Bring a toy to this Saturday’s Veterans Day Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show

Greetings Cruisers! I just learned that our Lake Placid American Legion, Post 25 will have a Toys For Tots donation box that will be located by the Legion’s Mess Hall kitchen counter where you order your lunch.

Toys For Tots is in its 75th year and is a U.S. Marine Corps charity. According to their website, to date Toys For Tots has distributed 627,000,000 toys since 1947! For more information about their program, CLICK HERE.

And for some background history about Toys For Tots, CLICK HERE.

For our Veterans Day Car & Bike Show this Saturday, every Veteran that enters a car or bike will get a ticket for a FREE LUNCH at the Legion’s Mess Hall kitchen. It’s our way of saluting our great Vets and thanking them for their service.

And to add to our Veterans Day theme, Bob Neely from the Military Vehicle Preservation Association will be with us and his fully-restored 1942 Ford-built Willys Combat Jeep will be our Feature Car of the Month!

Here’s an interesting article about how the Willys Jeep became an American World War II icon! CLICK HERE.

Showtime this Saturday is 10 am to 2 pm. Norm, the Kettle Man, and Divine Ice Cream Dave will be on hand dishing up sweet treats! Continue reading “Tiz the Season For Toys For Tots!” →

Long Live the RAT FINK!

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A Fun Documentary about Ed “Big Daddy” Roth and His RAT FINK

Greetings Cruisers! We’re all gear-heads and grew up in the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s. It was IMPOSSIBLE back then to attend a car event without seeing Ed “Big Daddy” Ed Roth‘s classic ANTI-MICKEY MOUSE, the Rat Fink.

While Mickey was all about cute, wholesome, family-safe fun, the Rat Fink was ugly, stinky, had pointy bad teeth, was obnoxious green, had blood-shot bulging eyes, drove recklessly, burned rubber all the time, and had flies buzzing around him that he would sometimes eat!

“You RAT FINK!!!”

The video is funny, irreverent, and has charming animations. Actor John Goodman does the voice-over of Ed telling his story. A handful of famous actors add their voices to the story.

See if your ear can spot Ann Margret!

When Ed was a pioneer in the Hot rod culture, there were t-shirts, decals, model kits, posters, and more; with Roth’s vision of the Anti-Mickey Mouse and anti-hero characters and car-toons If you do searches on Amazon and eBay, you’ll find all kinds of Ed Roth and Rat Fink vintage products. Some of the old Rat Fink comic books are surprisingly expensive. Continue reading “Long Live the RAT FINK!” →

11-12-22 “Veterans Day” Car & Bike Show Announcement

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Lunch is on US!

Greetings, Cruisers! Our next Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show will be on Saturday, November 12, from 10 am. to 2 pm. at the Lake Placid American Legion. Since Veterans Day is the day before, Friday, November 11, we decided the give a special “thanks” to our Great Cruiser Vets.

Every Veteran that registers a car will get a ticket for a FREE LUNCH inside the Legion’s “Mess Hall” dining room!

Also, our Kettle Corn vendor friend, and Dave the Divine Ice Cream man will also be at the show.

Since Veterans Day falls just before our show, we thought, why not help to make it, “Veterans Day Weekend”? Continue reading “11-12-22 “Veterans Day” Car & Bike Show Announcement” →

Cruisers Donates $200 to DeSoto County Veterans Service Office Relief Fund

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THANKS, EVERYONE!!!

Dateline: 10.14.22 – Greetings Cruisers! If you were at our Car & Bike Show last Saturday you saw that we had some company in the parking lot. American Legion Department of Florida, Department Disaster Preparedness Chair, Bill Hoppner, and Convoy Advance Unit leader, Bob Neely with The Military Vehicle Preservation Association 2021 Yellowstone Trail Section Convoy were there. A full team of volunteers was on hand to offload supply trucks and place supplies into pickups with trailers for the Gulf Coast relief effort. Continue reading “Cruisers Donates $200 to DeSoto County Veterans Service Office Relief Fund” →

Lake Country Cruisers October Car & Bike Show

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The official start of the 2022/2023 Season (Slide Show Below!)

Dateline: 10.10.22 – Greetings Cruisers! Our October Car & Bike Show was a blast! With post-Ian cooler and dry weather hanging on, it was a great day for a car show.

Before I get into specifics, we shared the American Legion parking lot with some fine citizens. American Legion Department of Florida, Department Disaster Preparedness Chair, Bill Hoppner, and Convoy Advance Unit leader, Bob Neely with The Military Vehicle Preservation Association 2021 Yellowstone Trail Section Convoy were on hand.

The Legion and the MVPA used a portion of the Legion parking lot as a staging area for the relief effort for Fort Meyers, Punta Gorda, Arcadia, and other areas of western Florida that were savaged by Hurricane Ian. Continue reading “Lake Country Cruisers October Car & Bike Show” →

Upcoming Schedule of Events from October 2022 into January 2023

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Lots of NEW STUFF to share!

Dateline: 9.25.22 – Greetings Cruisers! A lot has come together and we wanted to bring you up to speed.

We typically have a Car & Bike Show and a Meet’n Eat Cruisers Luncheon every month, but there are a few new developments.

Destination Event to Fabulous Restorations

First, Lake Country Cruisers have been invited to George Haddad’s “Fabulous Restorations” hot rod shop, in Fort Lauderdale, on Sunday, November 6, 2022. George’s hot rod shop is a car guy’s palace! Fabulous Restorations has been in business for over 40 years and is a full-service shop; Restorations, Engine Building, Paint, Fabrication, Full Restomod builds, and more. Continue reading “Upcoming Schedule of Events from October 2022 into January 2023” →

Lake Country Cruisers Labor Day 2022 Car & Bike Show – SLIDE SHOW

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A VERY good time was had by all!

Dateline: 9.8.22 Check out the Slide Show at the bottom – Last month Pete, Ron, and I decided to break tradition with our Car & Bike Show schedule and have a Labor Day show. Why? Because we just love doing them! (so does the American Legion!) And why not have some car show fun?

Considering that it was a holiday weekend and it was hot, not “warm”, it was HOT; we were happy with our turnout. We had 45 Cruisers come out for our Car Party. Yes, we were “Sweating To The Oldies”!

Click the above panoramic photo to see the BIG version!

Our Cruiser of the Month was Angel & Trish Mason. They brought one of their rides, a 1966 Plymouth Barracuda Fastback. I can’t remember the last time I saw a ’66 Barracuda with that BIG glass fastback rear window. So cool!

Our lucky 50/50 Winner was Dan Ryan and he went home with $135! Continue reading “Lake Country Cruisers Labor Day 2022 Car & Bike Show – SLIDE SHOW” →

What is Labor Day?

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Labor Day is more than a day for appliance sales

Dateline: 9-1-22: Greetings Cruisers! We are just about to roll into Labor Day Weekend, which for many Americans signals to official “end of summer”. Summer-like weather will be the daily norm for us Floridians for several more months, so our “summer” continues pretty much “as is”.

But, as we were getting ready for this weekend’s Lake Country Cruisers Labour Day Car Show, it gave me cause to ask myself about the history of Labor Day. The start of the holiday is as rough and tumble as any industrial and construction project from the 1880s, as you might expect. Continue reading “What is Labor Day?” →

Lake Country Cruisers YouTube Channel is Live!

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Soon we will be posting YouTube videos of our Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Shows

Dateline: 8.29.22 – Greetings Cruisers! Starting a YouTube Channel is something that’s been on my Cruisers Wish List since the beginning of the year. But, you know what happens when a project doesn’t have a Due Date, it doesn’t get done!

So, I just had to kick myself in the butt and say, “Get’r done, Son!” Last weekend the Lake Country Cruisers YouTube Channel went Live! Since we managed the Caladium Festival Car & Bike Show last July, I started the YouTube Channel off with a slide show, with rock’n music of the Caladium event.

To go to the Channel, CLICK HERE!

And, as all YouTube Channels say, be sure to smash that Thumbs Up button, hit the Subscribe link, and check the “bell” graphic so you’ll be notified when new videos are posted.

Also, a small group of Cruisers got together Monday morning for breakfast at Morty & Edna’s eatery in downtown Lake Placid. The food and service were excellent.

And lastly, don’t forget that we have a Labor Day Weekend Car & Bike Show at the American Legion, on Rt. 27 in Lake Placid, 10 am to 2 pm. This will be a full-out “Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show” with great door prizes, a juicy 50/50, lunch at the Legion’s Mess Hall, and a Cruiser of the Month award. Just $5 at the entrance.

Make some car show fun part of your Labor Day weekend! See you all there! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

PS – Bring your flags! Let’s festoon the Legion’s parking lot with America’s Red, White, and Blue!

 

Cruisers Party-Hardy At DOCK 633… Again!

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Back again to DOCK for another great Meet’n Eat

Dateline 8.23.22 – Cruisers did it again! We tied on the Ol’ Feed Bag at Dock 633 in Lake Placid for the second time this year! It was hot outside (what else would it be in August in Lake Placid?) but perfectly cool in Dock’s back room.

We had fourteen Cruisers attend. Cruisers included; Jack Murphy,Pete Richie, Ron Ellerman, Paul Fry and his friend Angela, Jim Maze, Bob and Caroline Rapp, Martin and Wendy Striegel, Jim Schindlbeck, and Karl Hoskinson.

The service was excellent, the eats were delicious, we solved all the world’s problems, and did some most excellent bench racing!

Our next Meet’n Eat will be at Mr. Sammy’s N.Y. Style PIZZA “A Bistro and Italian Cuisine” on the ‘Round-About”, across the street from Devane Park (Home of the Caladium Festival Car & Bike Show) in beautiful downtown Lake Placid. Date to be announced. Continue reading “Cruisers Party-Hardy At DOCK 633… Again!” →

Our Next Meet’n Eat at DOCK 633!!!

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Clear your calendar for Thursday, August 18, 2022

Dateline: 8-4-22 – Greetings Cruisers! We now have six local restaurants we visit for our monthly “Meet’n Eat” luncheon events. We’ve had six luncheons and it’s time to circle-back to DOCK’s 633, on Lake June Road, in Lake Placid.

The time will be 2 pm to 4 pm. At our last Meet’n Eat luncheon at Dock’s we were outside on their lovely screened-in porch. If it’s not too warm, we’ll be there again, otherwise, we’ll be inside.

If you can join us, bring your appetite and your machine! We’d like to decorate the front of Dock’s with cool cruiser cars! See you there! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

PS – BIG post covering our VERY successful Caladium Festival Car & Bike Show coming up soon! According to the Highlands News-Sun, we had 280 cars (yea, the place was PACKED) and the 50/50 payout was $1,000!!!

 

Lake Country Cruisers’ First “Meet’n Eat” Luncheon!

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Lake Country Cruisers had a great time at Dock 933!

Dateline: 2-16-22 – We are happy to announce that Lake Country Cruisers’ first “Meet’n Eat” luncheon at Dock 633 was a happy, successful event. We had 14 cars and 20 guests for lunch. After nearly a week of chilly, overcast weather, it was a delight to have warm sunshine.

We want to extend a BIG THANKS to Bill and Hillary (owners of Dock 633) and their staff, for hosting our event, as well as Dock 633’s very generous $50 Gift Certificates gifted to Lake Country Cruisers for our Car Show Door Prizes. Dock 633 also gifted the Cruisers two free drinks of their choice for the Meet’n Eat! Thank you!  Continue reading “Lake Country Cruisers’ First “Meet’n Eat” Luncheon!” →

Lake Country Cruisers Feb 10 “Meet’n Eat” Update

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All Systems GO For Our First Meet’n Eat Event!

Dateline: 2.7.22 – Hey Cruisers, just a quick update about our first Meet’n Eat Event, this Thursday, February 10 at DOCK 622 from 2 pm to 4 pm, is a GO! As of this morning, we have 10 members signed up.

The weather forecast for this Thursday in Lake Placid is “Mostly Sunny, with a high temp of 71-degrees”, so bring a light jacket.

If you are going to be there, first, let us know (send an e-mail to… lightoak@comcast.net), and second, bring your machine!

And when you park, DOCK 633 would like us to park out front, and back into your parking spot so we can get a group shot of all the cars in front of DOCK 633! We’d like to feature the photo on the Lake Country Cruisers Facebook page… https://www.facebook.com/lakecountrycruiserscarshows/

After the event, we will be announcing the date and place of our March Meet’n Eat.

 

All of our Meet’n Eat gatherings will be with local Lake Placid restaurants that are supporting Lake Country Cruisers Car Shows with generous gift certificate Door Prizes. DOCK 633 has contributed $50 Gift Certificates! NICE! This is our way of saying, “Thanks!”

Hope to see you This Thursday! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

PS – For those of you that might not know where DOCK 633 is located and want to use GPS, the address is; 633 Lake June Road, Lake Placid, FL, 33852-5671.

To stoke your appetite, check out DOCK’s Menu pages…  Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, and Page 5.

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Dateline: 2.4.2022 – Greetings Cruisers!

If you have been coming to our Lake Country Cruisers shows at the Lake Placid American Legion, you know that when you sign in, we are asking for your e-mail address. I recently culled through the last few months of our logbook and added a lot of addresses to our website e-mail address.

The week before last we announced our Lake Country Cruisers “Meet’n Eat” at Dock 633 in Lake Placid. Since many of you are new to the mailing list, we thought we’d best let you know about our first social event coming up on February 10, from 2 pm to 4 pm at Dock 633, located at 633 Lake June Road.

Dock’s has reserved the screened-in back porch for us and the porch holds 30 people. If you’d like to attend, send your RSVP to Scott at: lightoak@comcast.net .

You can check out their menu HERE.

Hope to see you there! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

PS – This is a couples get-together!

ANNOUNCEMENT: Lake Country Cruisers 1st “Meet’n Eat” Event!

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Dateline: 1-23-22 – We are very happy to announce our first Lake Country Cruisers “Meet’n Eat” event at Dock 633, in Lake Placid on Thursday, February 10, from 2 pm to 4 pm. We will have the use of Dock’s new screened-in back porch that can seat a maximum of 30. Please RSVP by January 31. Send your RSVP to Scott at: lightoak@comcast.net .

For a few months, we have been kicking around a social event for our Lake Country Cruisers members. Since we kicked off our Show Car season last October, Dock 633 has been one of our supporters with very generous $50 Gift Certificates for lunch or dinner at their restaurant.

During the week, the 2 pm-to-4 pm time slot is perfect because the early dinner crowd arrives around 4:30 for early dinner. Dock 633 has agreed to let us use their new screened-in outside porch space in the back of the restaurant. The porch holds 30 people. If you’d like to attend, send your RSVP to Scott at: lightoak@comcast.net . Continue reading “ANNOUNCEMENT: Lake Country Cruisers 1st “Meet’n Eat” Event!” →