2024 – Wine, Cheese & Beer Tour, (WCB) Sept.13-15th

This is a RSVP event, if you plan to attend please RSVP.

Greetings Follow MG Enthusiasts!

The Chicagoland MG Club’s Wine, Cheese & Beer Tour will occur the weekend of September 13 – 15.

Mark you calendar for this fun and adventurous weekend tour. Our WCBT veterans know this but if you are a relatively new member, it is a great way to get to know your fellow CMGC friends even better.

Friday, Sept 13
Holiday Inn Express Loves Park
7552 Park Place
Loves Park IL, 61111
(815) 654-4100
GROUP CODE: CMG
Holiday Inn Express – Loves Park, IL

Saturday, Sept 14
Departure time from Loves Park is still to be determined (estimate by 9:30).
If you plan to join us on Saturday morning, be at the Holiday Inn Express – Loves Park, IL no later than 8:30 AM.

The Tour will be heading south and west then north, to lunch in Savanna, IL.
We will end the day (by mid-afternoon) in Le Claire, Iowa with plenty of time to relax,walk the town, shop, and explore the hometown of “American Pickers”.

Dinner will be at the Crane & Pelican Cafe. 127 S 2nd St, Le Claire, IA 52753

The 2nd night hotel is:
Holiday Inn Express
1201 Canal Shore Drive
Le Claire, Iowa, 52753 (right on the edge of the Mississippi River)
GROUP CODE: EG1
Holiday Inn Express – La Claire, IA

Sunday, Sept 15
The Tour continues with the most amazing roads in NW Illinois! We will conclude the Tour with lunch in Elizabeth, IL. This is on US Route 20 and everyone will determine their own way home.

Please reserve your hotel rooms As Soon As Possible! We have a block of rooms at each hotel with that reservation expiring in
mid-August.

RSVP MUST be emailed to the event organizers.

Please contact:

Ralph Arata @ 423-884-2831 arataralph13@gmail.com

Russ Mehaffey @ 847-877-1925 r.mehaffey@sbcglobal.net.

NOTE: Don’t forget to bring lawn chairs for the Friday and Saturday “outside” socials.