Pontiac Adventures Road Tours for 2020
The number of Pontiacs in each tour will be limited to 20. In addition, some tours will have required fees for samples and tours as indicated in the tour description, as we have done in the past. For planning purposes, we have printed all fees at the tour stops.
Staging for all Pontiac Adventure road tours will be in the road adjacent to the registration area 15 minutes before launching. As is our policy, we will launch all tours on time. You will receive a route map of all tours you have signed up for in your welcome packet.
Please also remember that most brewery and winery tours require closed toe shoes. We can’t emphasize this enough. . . every year someone forgets – please don’t be the one.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION – TOUR DESCRIPTIONS
“SCENIC” – This will be a relaxed, leisurely drive through the countryside. Take in the scenery and the beauty of the land and enjoy the sights of the countryside driven in a relaxed manor.
“SPIRITED” – These tours are for drivers (and their co-pilot) who are confident in themselves and their cars and who enjoy driving their Pontiacs in a more aggressive manor as the opportunity presents itself on a tour. Slower, more cautious drivers should either drive from the back of these tours or limit themselves to “scenic” tours for maximum enjoyment of everyone.
Friday, September 11, 2020
3:00pm - 5:00pm - Dells Raceway Park
All Friday Tours 1 & 2 will stop at Dells Raceway Park for hot laps between 3:00pm – 5:00pm.
Tour 1 – 8:00am -Scenic - Dells Raceway Park, EAA Aviation Museum & T.J.'s Harbor Restraurant - Led by Heather and Jeff Fiess.
This will be a spirited drive via the scenic lakes of Wisconsin to Oshkosh, WI. At Oshkosh you will have the opportunity to visit the EAA Historic Aviation Museum. The EAA AirVenture Museum is a museum dedicated to the preservation and display of historical and experimental aircraft. The current updated museum and headquarters was built in 1982, opening in 1983. The museum's collection displays over one hundred and fifty planes. There will be an admission charge of Adults $12.50, Seniors $10.50 payable at the entrance to the museum. Lunch will be at TJ’s Harbor Restaurant on Lake Winnebago.
If anyone owns a Family Service Radio, please bring them along to stay in communication with the Tour Leader.
www.airventuremuseum.org www.tjsharbor.com www.dellsracewaypark.com
Tour 2 – 8:30am - Scenic -Cave of the Mounds, J's Pub & Grill, and Baraboo Candy -
Led by Brian Bettinger
First you will travel south to Cave of the Mounds and upon entering you find the Cave is a COOL 50 Degrees!
Cave of the Mounds is a natural limestone cave located near Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, United States, is named for two nearby hills called the Blue Mounds. It is located in the southern slope of the east hill. The cave's beauty comes from its many varieties of mineral formations called speleothems. The Chicago Academy of Sciences considers the Cave of the Mounds to be "the significant cave of the upper Midwest" because of its beauty, and it is promoted as the "jewel box" of major American caves. In 1987, the United States Department of the Interior and the National Park Service designated the cave as a National Natural Landmark.
The cost of enter Cave of Mounds will be $12.00 per person and the money will be collected at registration.
Then it is onto J’s Pub & Grill in Reedsburg for lunch. J’s Pub & Grill is a local family-owned and operated establishment providing excellent service and delicious meal options in a relaxed, inviting, and clean environment.
After lunch, you will have a short drive to Baraboo Candy Company so you can satisfy your sweet tooth. They feature handmade Chocolates, Fudges Brittles and Toffees, Taffy, Hard Candies and Retro Goodies. Home of the famous Original Cow Pie !
Tour 3 – 11:00am – Scenic - Lunch, Cheese & Wine (Edge of Dells Restaurant, Carr Valley Cheese, La Valle, Fawn Creek Winery) Led by Tom & Nancy McVary
What a great time to just take a fun drive in the country to visit a wonderful locally owned restaurant, Edge-O-Dells, known for its excellent food and being a local gathering spot. Then it is a short drive to enjoy some cheese from a famous cheese company, Carr Valley Cheese in Mauston, WI. Carr Valley Cheese Company is over one-hundred years old. Nestled amongst the rolling hills and lush pastures of central Wisconsin, they remain one of Wisconsin's traditional cheese plants, famous for making cheese the old-fashioned way! Your final stop will be to enjoy wine at Fawn Creek First opening for business on April 15, 2011, Fawn Creek Winery is a family affair, currently owned by three siblings and their spouses. Fawn Creek Vineyard blossoms with Frontenac, Swenson White, and Prairie Star grapes. Their award-winning 2018 Dell Prairie Rose is a perfect example of what these tart grapes can become.
What a great way to have fun on your first day at Corvette Adventures.
www.carrvalleycheese.com www.fawncreekwinery.com www.edgeodells.com
We are going to the movies. Join us Friday night at the Big Sky Twin Drive-In Theater.
Big Sky Drive-In Theatre is one of the last drive-in theatres in Wisconsin. It is a twin screen drie-in just east of Wisconsin Dells on Highway 16.
Big Sky offers 2 full-sized outdoor screens playing double feathres of first run movies. You get TWO movies for the price of ONE at Big Sky.
There is also a concession stand with a variety of food and snacks, including their Mamaburger and homeade sloppy joes.
We will parade from Chula Vista Resort early in the evening.
4:00pm - Leave for Tommy Barttlett show at 4:30am - cancelled as the Tommy Barttlett show will not be open in the sunner of 2020.
Please watch for a replacement event!!
Saturday, September 12, 2020
Tour 4 – 1:30pm - Scenic -Mystery Tour - For Classic Pontiacs (1985 and older only) - Led by Deb Stebane and Chris Wachel
For those of you who own a classic Pontiac from 1985 and older, this is the tour for you. Deb and Chris have designed this new tour just for you and your classic Pontiac to be driven on some wonderful scenic roads in lower Wisconsin.
Tour 5 – 2:00pm - Spirited - Lower Wisconsin River Levee Road through Pine Island Wildlife Area with lunch at Rivers Edge Pub & Grill - Led by Joe Morgan
Travel around both sides of the lower Wisconsin River and see an area of the Dells we have not driven before. You will go through Pine Island Wildlife Area, a 5,499 acre area located just off the levee road that you will be driving on. This will just be a fun spirited drive with a lunch stop first at Rivers Edge Pub & Grub, just a few minuites away. After lunch – then the fun begins!!
Sunday, September 13, 2020
Tour 6 – 8:30am - Spirited - A Fun Loop - East & North - Led by Joe Morgan
This is a spirited ride on routes we have never used before to enjoy the drive and sights north and east of Wisconsin Dells. You will arrive back at Chula Vista Resort in plenty of time for the awards brunch.
10:30am – Noon – Awards Brunch