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06-16-06, 04:09 PM
CCDV Weekend Trip to Rhinebeck, New York
August 11, 12 and 13, 2006

THERE IS A 15 CAR LIMIT ON THIS EVENT





Come caravan with Don and Kathie Conrad to the heart of Dutchess County in New York State along the Hudson River. This will be a weekend filled with historic sites, delicious food and wine, and the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome (http://www.oldrhinebeck.org/) for an air show focused on restored and original WWI aircraft.

We will be visiting the FDR Presidential Library and Museum (http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/index.html) in Hyde Park. This is the lifelong home of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, including gravesite and Rose Garden. We will also tour the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site (http://www.nps.gov/vama/vamahome.html) which was the summer home of Frederick and Louise Vanderbilt, built between 1896 and 1898. This home is representative of the “Gilded Age” of opulence. This exquisite home has a spectacular view of the Hudson River and includes extensive grounds, trails and formal gardens. Our visit will also include a stop at the Hyde Park Antique Emporium.

The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is a tribute to the by-gone era of aircraft pioneers (1900 - 1937). Antique aircraft and automobiles are on display and in action on the grass airfield. We will view the Museum as well as attend the air show of pre-WWI and barnstorming aircraft. Open cockpit bi-plane rides are available before and after the air show.

Accommodations for Friday and Saturday night will be at the Quality Inn in Hyde Park, New York. Fifteen (15) rooms are being held until July 11, so please make your reservations as soon as possible. When reserving your room please mention that you are part of the CCDV group. The room rate is $85.99 plus taxes. The phone number at the hotel is: (845) 229-0088.

The trip will depart at 9:30 a.m. Sharp on Friday, August 11 from the Home Depot parking lot in Montgomeryville, located on Horsham Road (Route #463), just south of the “Five Points” intersection of Route # 463, Route # 309 and Route # 202.

Please notify Don and Kathie Conrad before August 6th
215-591-9862 or by email at: MiataKath@aol.com (MiataKath@aol.com) to confirm your participation.