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Winery and Lunch

Details

Your Host(s): Keith Frye

Drive Pace: Moderate

Day Start Time Finish Time Cost Meeting Place People Limit MINIs Limit
Friday 10:00am 3:30pm Pay for your own lunch General Store Parking Lot at Fontana Village 30 none

Pay for your own lunch. Welcome to the mountains! We'll be exploring the rural areas around Fontana Lake and the infamous Road to Nowhere in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Most of our route will be in Swain County near Bryson City. The nickname for this area is the: "Uncrowded, Unhurried, Unspoiled, Uncommon side of the Smokys". Keep in mind the Unhurried portion. This will be a very scenic ride, not a race. We'll be driving on public rural roads so be courteous to local traffic. Unlike the Dragon, there are many many driveways and side roads where other traffic may be merging with our group. Also, some roads may not have a yellow line, but drive them as if they do! Remember, it's their road, they were here first. Wave and smile, be good visitors and leave a good impression of the MINI community!

We will have a photo op where the road ends along the "Tuck" River and then proceed to our second stop where we will explore the tunnel at the end of "The Road To Nowhere". Our third stop for lunch will be at the Bar-B-Que Wagon. (they accept CASH Only)

You can stay as long as you want in Bryson City as the return drive to Fontana is on your own. Just be back in time for the Welcome Dinner at 6:00.

Your Schedule (give or take a little)

Start Finish Activity
10:00 am Meet at the Fontana General Store Parking Lot
10:00am 11:15am Drive from Fontana to Tuckasegee Dock
11:15am 11:45am Photo op along the "Tuck" River
11:45am 12:00pm Drive to the Road to Nowhere
12:00pm 12:30pm Explore the Tunnel
12:30pm 1:00pm Drive to Bar-B-Que Wagon
1:00pm 2:30pm Lunch at Bar-B-Que
2:30pm 3:30pm Drive back to Fontana Village ON YOUR OWN
     

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Additional Links: Road to Nowhere Brochure
Road to Nowhere Unpaid Gov't Settlement
Bar-B-Que Wagon

Who Is Going?

There are currently 33 people signed up with 21 MINIs attending.

  1. bdavenport
  2. Cathymini
  3. Chenot
  4. cntrygirl13@gmail.com
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  7. Drachen
  8. Drachen2
  9. Duke
  10. EDavenport
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  12. IHDotySLP
  13. Lakevn
  14. Mini À La Road
  15. MiniCooper
  16. minimike
  17. MINION
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  22. PICLDoty
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  28. Sarasota Softtop
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