This weekend it’s time to cruise…
The Country Cruisers are hosting their annual car cruise this Saturday – and this year there are a few changes.
Club member Dennis Wiedenman says they are moving the start of the cruise up two hours, so cars will be leaving the Quik-n-Handi parking lot in Manchester starting at 3 p.m.
The cruise will travel through downtown Manchester on Franklin/Highway 13 to Quaker Mill Drive and past Hart Ridge before heading north to Dundee. From there, the cruise route will travel through Backbone State Park, Edgewood, Greeley, Petersburg, Dyersville, Earlville and then take the Old 20 back to Manchester. Wiedenman says they are excited to pass through Dyersville for the first time on the cruise.
Below is a map of the cruise route. You can also pick up a printed copy of the map at KMCH. It is also posted on the Country Cruisers Facebook page. And if you show up on the day, copies will be available there for all riders on the cruise as well.
This is one of the largest cruises in Eastern Iowa, with hundreds of cars participating each year – and with nice weather forecast for Saturday, a large turnout is expected.
All new, classic or unique vehicles are welcome – entry is free and you can board from anywhere along the route. And if you don’t have a ride, you can just sit along the route and watch the cruise.
KMCH News Director Janelle Tucker will be on the cruise — up front in the cherry red Jeep Wrangler Rubicon courtesy of Runde Auto Group — calling the route. And Eric Walker will be back in the KMCH studios taking your song requests during our Cruisin’ Request Show.
Photos courtesy of Janelle Tucker/KMCH