In addition, we maintain the following prioritized lists of what !! FUN !! we're having, and what !! TROUBLE !! we plan to cause next:
DAY ZERO: Thursday, August 8th
Tom, Ronnie arrive at Rick’s
Ed and Big Bus arrive at Rick’s
Pick up RV and get orientation
Pre-Trip
Celebration/Sendoff Party at the Lieb’s House
12:30 p.m. Wiley arrives in D.C. from Minnesota.
DAY ONE: Friday, August 9 (179 Miles )
Minor League Baseball Game: None Scheduled
Big Bus Departs Rick’s
Pick up Wiley at 11:00 a.m. in Bethesda, MD
On the road to Frederick, MD and Antietam Battlefield
(more detailed info)
Frederick Brewing Company
Awesome
-- Major Battles of the Civil War: A Timeline
(click on timeline to enlarge image)
Link to
website of all US Battles with Overview, Summary, Winners/Losers
http://www.earthstation9.com/index.html?battles.htm
Link to Maps
of Military Battles
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/milindex.html
Antietam
Website
http://www.nps.gov/anti/index.htm
Picture of
Guy at Antietam battlefield on the day of the battle, September 17, 1862
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/pages/jb_0917_battle_1_e.html
RON: Bavarian Inn, Shepherdstown, W.VA.
R.R. Box 30
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
Phone: 304-876-2551; FAX: 304-876-2551
DAY TWO: Saturday, August 10 (226 Miles)
Tour Antietam Battlefield
(Picture)
Start Driving the Blue Ridge/Skyline Parkway
(Map)
RON: Doubletree, Roanoke
110 Shenandoah Ave
Roanoke, VA 24016-2025
Phone: 540-985-5900; FAX: 540-853-8290
Side trip to Charlottesville, VA (?)
Minor League Baseball Game: Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Braves A) v. Lynchburg Hillcats (Pirates A)
DAY THREE: Sunday, August 11 (169 Miles)
Continue Blue Ridge Parkway
RON: Grove Park Resort
290 Macon Ave
Asheville, NC 28804
Phone: 828-252-2711; FAX: 828-252-6102
Minor League Baseball Game: Kannapolis Intimidators (White Sox A) v. Asheville Tourists
(Rockies A)
DAY FOUR: Monday, August 12 (226 Miles)
Through Smokies, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge to Chattanooga
Tour Chattanooga
Battlefield 1863, 1862
RON: Marriott Chattanooga Convention Center
Two Carter Plaza
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Phones: 423-756-0002 & 800-841-1674; FAX: 423-266-2254
Minor League Baseball Game: Mobile Baybears (Padres AA) v. Chattanooga Lookouts (Reds AA)
DAY FIVE: Tuesday, August 13 (134 Miles)
Jack Daniels Distillery in Lynchburg, TN
Nashville:
Interstate Bar-B-Que
Grand Old Opry
Wild Horse Saloon (near Grand Old Opry)
Prince Hot Chicken Shack
Connect up with Rick’s Brother-in-law, Sister-in-law and nephew (12 years) for Nashville portion
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Opry On
Stage August
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Trick
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RON: Gaylord Opryland Hotel
2800 Opryland Drive
Nashville, TN 37214
Phones: 615-889-1000; FAX: 615-871-5728
Minor League Baseball Game: Portland Beavers (Padres AAA) v. Nashville Sounds (Pirates AAA)
DAY SIX: Wednesday, August 14 (191 Miles)
Drive Natchez Trace to Tupelo – See the King’s birthplace!
Lunch or Dinner at Hagy’s Catfish Hotel (near Shiloh)
Drive to Shiloh and Chicamauga Battlefields
RON: The Generals’ Quarters
924 Fillmore Street
Corinth, MS 38834
Phone: 662-286-3325; FAX: 662-287-8188
DAY SEVEN: Thursday, August 15 (97 Miles)
Tour Shiloh and Chicamauga
Arrive Memphis
Elvis Week Events for August 15th:
Seminar at U of M: Is Elvis History? : 2002 and Beyond: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Audubon Drive Pool Party: 12 Noon – 3:00 PM
Zoe & The Alexander Band at Elvis Presley’s Memphis: 8:30 PM
Candlelight Vigil: 9:00 PM until ?
An Inspirational Time with Elvis Music: 12 Midnight - 1:30 AM
RON: Peabody, Memphis
149 Union Ave
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: 901-529-4000; FAX: 901-529-3600
Minor League Baseball Game: Iowa Cubs (Ch. Cubs AAA) v. Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals AAA)
DAY EIGHT: Friday, August 16
Elvis Events
George Klein’s Elvis Memorial Service: 12 Noon - 3:00 PM
Elvis: The 25th Anniversary Concert: 8:00 PM
Terry Mike Jeffrey at Elvis Presley’s Memphis: 9:30 PM until ?
Beale Street-Bar-B-Que
Graceland – 3:23 PM Tour – confirmation # 319028 – Pick Up at Ticket Office
Visit Lorraine Motel – Site of MLK Assassination
RON: The Peabody
149 Union Ave
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: 901-529-4000; FAX: 901-529-3600
Minor League Baseball Game: Iowa Cubs (Ch. Cubs AAA) v. Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals AAA)
DAY NINE: Saturday, August 17 (391 Miles)
Enroute Philadelphia
Hold Hot Wash-Up and Post Op Debriefs in Bethesda
RON: Wiley’s Mom’s
5502 Center Street
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Phone: 301-654-3060
or
Rick, Ronnie, Tom at
Marriott Bethesda
5151 Pooks Hill Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phones: 301-897-9400; FAX: 301-897-0192
DAY TEN: Sunday, August 18 (487 Miles)
Rick, Ronnie and Tom depart for Philadelphia on the Winnebago
Wiley departs DCA for MN on US Airways Flt # 51 @ 6:10 a.m. Arrive MSP @ 10:08 a.m.