Blue Ridge Beemers

This looks like it would have been fun, but it was canceled. Too few sponsors they said when I called to get on the mailing list for future MC events. Maybe next year.

It is almost time for the second annual Lost Tour! Save the date for Saturday, July 12th! This year the route will be through the picturesque communities and winding roads of Tazewell County. Proceeds from the event will help fund the publication of a book called Lost Communities of Virginia about the history of a sampling of Virginia’s rural communities. Keep checking www.thelosttour.com and/or http://cdac.arch.vt.edu/lost.html (click on motorcycle tour) for updates and more information.

If you have any questions or are interested in sponsorship or advertising opportunities (or would like to be removed from this email list), please email me or call at the below number.

Happy spring riding!

Elizabeth
Elizabeth Gilboy, Director
Community Design Assistance Center
101 South Main St. (0450)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-231-5644 (p)
540-231-6089 (f)


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From The Lost Communities of Virginia's Blue Ridge web site:

Motorcyclist’s Tour Guide to
Lost Communities of Virginia’s Blue Ridge

The purpose of the motorcycle tour guide project is to introduce travelers to lesser known aspects of Virginia history by providing backroad routes to “lost” communities. Communities along the routes reveal physical remnants of once thriving communities along with unique areas to explore and visit that whisper a sense of Virginia’s history and character.

The brochure is an introduction to a forthcoming guidebook that seeks to bring to life the past and present characters of Virginia’s lost communities by providing the traveler with a historical sketch of each community written in the words of its residents. Accented by a general narrative of the trends and movements of Virginia and U. S. history, the book will highlight those moments in time that make each community a unique part of our shared American story.

The brochure can be downloaded and is also available at the Design Center.
Feel free to drop in and pick one up, call 540-231-5644, or email egilboy@vt.edu

You can download a pdf file of the MC guide at: http://cdac.arch.vt.edu/pdfs/motorcyclebrochure.pdf