Itinerary for SAOCA Invasion XI
Winona, Minnesota
September 1 – September 4
Thursday, September 1
Travel to Winona, MN
Parts Room Setup and Sales 12:00 noon
(for those arriving early the parts room will be available at noon on Thursday)
Registration 12:00 – 6:00 pm
Parts Room Setup and Sales 12:00 pm
Dinner (On your own) 6:00
Parts Room 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Hospitality Suite 9:00 – 11:00 pm
Friday, September 2
Registration 9:00 – 2:00 pm
Parts Room 9:00 – 11:00 am
Tech Session Rewiring your Sunbeam 10:30 – 12:00 noon
Paul Almjeld & Bill Blue
Lunch at the Lakeview Drive Inn (On your own) 12:00 – 1:00 pm
The Lakeview Drive Inn is a Winona icon that has a cruise night every Wednesday.
www.lakeviewdriveinn.com After lunch cross the Mississippi River and begin
your cruise along the Wisconsin side of the Mississippi Drive Inn.
Visit Elmer’s Auto and Toy Museum 1:30 – 3:30 pm
W903 Elmers Rd. Fountain City, WI 54629 (A short drive across the river)
www.elmersautoandtoymuseum.com
Travel the Great River Road to Nelson, WI, cross the Mississippi and return
to Winona via Hwy 61.
3:30 – 6:00 pm
Stop at Lark’s Toys in Kellogg, MN. Located just off Hwy 61 on the return
ride to Winona. www.larktoys.com
Parts Room 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Dinner on your own
Bub’s Brewing Company (???) 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Jefferson Pub & Grill (???)
Wellington’s Backwater Brewing Co (???)
Tech Session 8:00 – 9:00 pm
A Conversation with V6 Joe! FAQ’s about the Ford 2.8/Alpine conversion.
George Farrell, moderator
Parts Room 8:00 – 9:30
Hospitality Suite 8:30 – 10:00
Saturday, September 3
Car Show Cleanup 7:30 – 9:00 am
Sunbeam Poker Run 9:00 – 11:30 am
Using the scenic back roads of Minnesota and Wisconsin, participants
will pick one card at each of 5 checkpoints. Prizes for best
poker hand.
Lunch (on your own) 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Clean up for Sunbeam Car Show
Parts Room Cleanup (Must be out before 1:00 pm)
British Car Show featuring the Sunbeam Alpine & Tiger
Lake Park on Lake Winona 1:00 – 4:30 pm
Photo op for SAOCA member cars – (photos will be donated to members at
no cost)
Travel to La Crosse and get on board the La Crosse Queen, an authentic Mississippi
paddle wheeler. 5:00 – 6:00 pm
www.lacrossequeen.com/
Dinner/Banquet on the La Crosse Queen
Dinner, awards, donated prizes 6:00 – 8:30 pm
Sunday, September 4
Sunday Brunch at the Monarch House (On your own) 10:00 – 11:30
am
Located in Fountain City, WI just across the river from Winona.
www.monarchtavern.com/
Optional Opportunities for Sunday afternoon
Deke Slayton Memorial Space & Bike Museum – Sparta,
WI
Travel the back roads in the rolling hills of SE Wisconsin from
Fountain City to Sparta.
Down A Country Road – A Visit to Amish Country
Travel to Cashton, WI
Red Wing Pottery
Travel along the Great River Road to Red Wing, MN
