LVMOC

Sizzling Summer Cruise In at the AACA Museum
2021-06-19 08:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Non-LVMOC Event:
The AACA Museum, in Hershey, PA, will have its annual Sizzling Summer Cruise In on June 19, 2021, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For information about this event, please click this LINK .

Evening M&M Rally!
2021-06-18 19:00 - 21:00
Louie will host our first evening drive for 2021… and, to make it even better, some of our friends from the LV Mini gang will join in on the fun! Louie will guide the group over his favorite collection of local roads from his youth (yes, even he was once young…). This will be a briskly-paced drive, to extract the most fun from these great roads! Meet Louie at the Giant Food Store on Route 145 in Walnutport.

Lunch at Red Robin Run! Weekday Drive!!
2021-06-14 09:30 - 12:30
Join Louie on a weekday morning drive, departing from the Wawa on 25th Street in Easton. If you’re retired, have the day off, or just don’t feel like going to work on Monday, June 14, meet Louie in the Home Depot lot, near the Wawa, for a romp that will end at Red Robin, in the Promenade Shops.

Pancake Breakfast / Airshow / Miata Car Show / Free Airplane Rides / Ice Cream Run
2021-06-13 09:00 - 15:30
Chapter 839 of the Eastern Experimental Aircraft Association has invited us to attend, on June 13, a pancake breakfast ($7 per person), an aircraft fly-in and a car show (LVMOC member cars, in this instance) at the Pegasus Airpark, near Brodheadsville, PA. EAA Chapter 839 will have their aircraft on display, and there will likely be some flying of R/C airplanes. They have previously been joined at these events by other auto marque clubs, such as an MG club. After this event, LVMOC will escort the Miatas to an ice cream rendezvous at Kline Farms Dairy and Creamery, several miles north of Easton, PA.
The LVMOC participants should plan to arrive at Pegasus Airpark by 9:00 a.m. on June 13. There is no organized group drive from the Lehigh Valley to the Airpark.
Sounds like fun! Be there!!

Big Pocono State Park Picnic Lunch & Ice Cream Drive 6/5/21
2021-06-05 09:00 - 15:00
Walter Cramer will host a drive over some of the roads that you may remember from the Club’s “Pocono” drives of previous years, with some new roads and the addition of a picnic lunch at the top of Big Pocono State Park.
The drive will end at Klein Farms Dairy & Creamery, north of Easton, for ice cream.
Come out and join the fun!

Holiday Weekend Rita's Italian Ice
2021-05-29 09:00 - 11:30
Joe twisted Louie’s arm (didn’t take much twisting…), so Louie will host a relatively short (~50 miles, 1 1/2 hours) drive that will leave from the Giant Food Store, on PA Route 145 in Walnutport. The drive will end back in Walnutport for a visit to Rita’s Italian Ice, across PA 145 from the Giant where the drive started. Come out and join the fun!

Annual LVMOC CarBQue & General Membership Meeting
2021-05-23 12:00 - 15:30 | Louise Moore Park, 151 Country Club road, Easton, PA, 18045, United States
The annual LVMOC Spring CarBQue will take place at Louise Moore Park, in Northampton County, near Route 33. We will gather in an openly-spaced outdoor setting for a meal and to enjoy each others’ company, ogle our cars and just relax after a year of difficult conditions.
Please come out and join the gang!

Westward Ho! & Fogelsville Hotel Lunch Drive
2021-05-16 09:30 - 14:30
Our New Jersey members were disappointed they were unable to join in the Dieffenbach drive on a Saturday. Soooo… Walter will offer the same drive again, only this time on a Sunday so they may attend. The route will be largely that of the May 1 Dieffenbach drive, but with a different meeting place. We will meet at the Sheetz Station, 5001 MacArthur Road, Whitehall, PA. Please arrive by 9:30 a.m… the Driver’s meeting is at 9:45 a.m. with a 10:00 a.m. departure time.

Dieffenbach's Potato Chips & Fogelsville Hotel Lunch Drive
2021-05-01 09:30 - 14:30
On Saturday, May 1, Walter Cramer will host a nice drive through the twisty roads of Lehigh and Berks Counties, eventually arriving at Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, near Womelsdorf, PA. Dieffenbach’s has become LVMOC’s traditional source of exceptional potato chips, with many varieties to suit our tastes. And the roads leading to that region are great for “zooming” in our little cars! The drive will return to the Lehigh Valley for lunch at Hops Fogelsville Hotel, where outdoor dining will be available.
Come out and join the gang for a fun day!

Blue Mtn Lodge Picnic Lunch & Ice Cream Drive 4/24/21
2021-04-24 09:30 - 15:00
Walter Cramer is making sure that no dust settles on our little cars!
Please join him for a drive of about 85 miles through scenic portions of Northampton and Monroe Counties, with a picnic lunch at Blue Mountain Lodge (Ski Area). After lunch, there will be an ice cream option at the Blue Mountain Drive-In, not far from the Lodge.

Lunch at The View at Morgan Hill
2021-04-18 09:30 - 15:00
Walter Cramer is hosting a Sunday drive to The View at Morgan Hill, near Easton, PA, for lunch. The drive will begin in Easton, PA and we will travel into New Jersey, touring through Hunterdon and Warren counties. At Frenchtown, the route crosses the Delaware River into PA, where we will “zoom” through Bucks and Northampton counties. The drive will end at The View.

Second Drive to Jane's Ice Cream & Eatery - 4/10/21
2021-04-10 09:45 - 15:00
Walter Cramer has announced that he will again host his drive to Jane’s Ice Cream & Eatery, near Stroudsburg (by way of lot’s of fun roads) on Saturday, April 10. He realizes that many of you have not been able to attend his recent mid-week “Flash” drives, and he’d like to offer this drive to those folks
Please note that, although the weather on 4/10 in currently forecasted to be “not too bad”, if it looks like it will become substantially rainy, we will update the forum’s post to indicate that we will scrub the event.

MID-WEEK "FLASH" DRIVE - APRIL 8
2021-04-08 09:45 - 15:00
Walter is leading another mid-week “Flash” drive (Weekend drives are coming… honest!) It will be a tour of “Miata”-type roads in Northampton and Lehigh Counties with a picnic lunch at Jane’s Ice Cream and Eatery, in the Stroudsburg area. Walter is inviting all who are able to join him on this Thursday drive.
If you can get free on Thursday, April 8, please come out for this drive!

FLASH DRIVE - Tuesday, March 23
2021-03-23 09:45 - 14:45
Walter is leading another “Flash” drive… actually a pre-run for a planned upcoming Saturday or Sunday drive to The View at Morgan Hill, near Easton, PA, for lunch, and he’s inviting all who are able to join him on this Tuesday drive. He will visit Hunterdon and Warren counties, in NJ, and Bucks and Northampton counties, in PA.
If you can get free on Tuesday, March 23, please join Walter for this pre-run!

FLASH DRIVE - Thursday, March 11
2021-03-11 11:45 - 14:15
Walter Cramer is off to a quick start this season, taking advantage of the almost-70-degree weather that is predicted for Thursday, March 11.
If you can get free on Thursday, please come out and join him!

Polar Bear Drive - NOW JANUARY 2, 2021
2021-01-02 10:00 - 14:30
THE DATE OF THIS DRIVE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, DUE TO RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN NOW FORECASTED FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 1!
Join LVMOC for its annual Polar Bear Drive on New Year’s Day (conditions permitting). Our route follows some fun roads through Berks, Schuylkill and Lehigh Counties, and we will, as usual, visit the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary for our annual group photos with the Hawk.
Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation, we will not be able to gather and dine as a group at a restaurant after the drive. But, at least we’ll be able to “Zoom” together into the new (and, hopefully, better) year of 2021!

Drive to Jerry's Classic Cars & Collectibles
2020-11-08 09:00 - 15:00
V.P. Louie is hosting a journey back in time to the Fabulous ’50s with a visit to Jerry’s Classic Cars & Collectibles, in Pottsville, PA. The drive to Jerry’s will leave from the Giant supermarket in Slatington, run through the Trexler Game Preserve and follow other scenic roads in that area. Come along and remember how things were in our younger days!

FLASH!! INDIAN SUMMER DRIVE TO THE SHOPPES of PREMISE MAID
2020-11-07 09:00 - 14:30
With Saturday’s pending warm and sunny day, Walter is offering to lead a drive to The Shoppes of Premise Maid, near Manatawny, PA, to get a taste of their ice cream and candies. Our gathering point is the WAWA, 741 East Broad Street, Bethlehem (corner of Broad Street and Stefko Boulevard).

Return to Dieffenbach's Potato Chips (New Time!)
2020-10-31 10:00 - 15:00
Join Walter Cramer for a day of driving westward from the Lehigh Valley, through western Lehigh County and into Berks County. Mid-way into the drive, there will be a stop at Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, near Womelsdorf, where the Dieffenbach’s devotees among us can re-stock their hordes of the tasty ‘tater slices! At the end of the drive, the group will dine outdoors at Hops Fogelsville Hotel.

Pocono Fall Foliage Drive
2020-10-25 09:30 - 14:30
A scenic drive though PA’s southwestern Pocono Mountain region to view the Autumn colors, experience a zoom up the route of the Weatherly Hill Climb and visit the Francis E. Walter Dam.

Nazareth Lives!
2020-10-24 10:00 - 13:00
Nazareth’s Raceway is gone, but the area has a lot of nice, twisty roads that should cheer up those mourning the loss of the race track. Jordan White will lead us on a tour of back roads, incorporating portions of the Lehigh Valley Covered Bridge Tour. There will be a couple of options for those who wish to join the group for some grub at the end of the route.

M & M (Minis & Miatas) Drive (REGISTRATION IS CLOSED)
2020-10-17 10:30 - 16:00
This year, it’s LVMOC’s turn to host this event, during which we will gather with our friends in the Philly Mini Club for a fun day on the road. Join us as we enjoy winding rural byways and marvel at how the Minis do those front-wheel burnouts!
This year’s drive will visit backroads in Northampton, Bucks, Montgomery, Berks and Lehigh Counties.

Fall Foliage Tour #2
2020-10-11 09:00 - 13:00
V.P. Louie is reprising his excellent route from Bethlehem to Longacre’s Dairy, near Bally, PA, in hopes of seeing some colorful leaves as well as enjoying the great roads. This drive will be run on both Saturday, 10/10, and Sunday, 10/11, to accommodate all who wish to participate.

Fall Foliage Tour #1
2020-10-10 09:00 - 13:00

Drive to TG Counryside for Ice Cream! (THIS DRIVE IS FILLED 9/17!)
2020-09-19 09:30 - 14:30
Walter Cramer will lead a drive to another ice cream destination, thru Northampton, Bucks and BerksCounties and ending at Macungie Memorial Park. The ice cream treats will be at TG Countryside, near Emmaus, in the later portion of the drive. Come join the fun!

Drive to Longacre's Dairy for ICE CREAM!
2020-09-12 09:00 - 13:30
Join Louie and Corrina for a visit to Longacre’s Dairy, near Bally, to partake of their tasty ice cream treats. En route, we will zoom along some of the region’s nicest roads-less-traveled!

863 Adventure Drive
2020-08-29 09:00 - 15:00
A drive, led by LVMOC V.P. Louie Draxler, through the hinterlands of Lehigh and Berks Counties, included a Zoom along our old favorite, PA Route 863.

Un-Polar Bear Drive
2020-08-22 10:00 - 15:00
An LVMOC tradition, where we assemble at the beginning, wearing our winter gear, take some quick photos, and head into the hinterlands for some zooming on non-icy roads. Of course, we will visit Heisler’s Cloverleaf Dairy to get our fill of ice (cream, that is…).

OwowCow Creamery Drive
2020-08-15 09:30 - 15:30
Walter Cramer is leading another drive to an ice cream destination, this time thru southeastern Northampton and northeastern Bucks Counties. After some nice driving along both the PA and NJ sides of the Delaware River, we will have the option of dining at The View at Morgan Hill restaurant, before heading to our ice cream destination at OwowCow, in Easton.

Crystal Spring Farm Ice Cream Drive (NEW DATE!!)
2020-08-08 09:30 - 14:30
Another nice drive led by Walter Cramer, along northern Lehigh County byways, including a picnic lunch at Leaser Lake and ending with ICE CREAM at Crystal Spring Farm.
