Day 1 at the MAFCA Meet in Marquette

 We are going to miss our daily ice cream fix at Culvers when we head south.  Yum!

Tom is with Rod, who owns the 20,000,000 Model A.

Today was a rainy day but a good day for the seminars attended. The H & H engines seminar impressed Ray & Tom. They learned a lot building engines, full insert motors, and touring engines. 20,000,000 Ford was interesting, especially when we found outthe owner of the car was leading the seminar. The owner, Rod Liimatainen, will take possession of the car Saturday after loaning it to Ford Motor Company for eleven years.

Teri & Betty attended two fashion seminars. The first one was the history of sewing (It was OK) the other was about fashions. if anyone wants to know where to buy seamed panty hose, I know... On line at Norstroms or Berkshires. Teri went between two seminars, the history one and one about Henry Ford and the U.P. Henry build entire villages. He chose teachers and they had to be single & female. Teachers had to teach Henry's way and he checked on them often. Ford was good to his employees but they either did things his way or they were gone. Henry Ford loved the upper peninsula of Michigan. His sons did not. When Henry got old and sick, his sons closed down all of the logging towns in the U.P. with no notice. One day there was work and the next day everything was closed down.

Ray & I are going to one of Ford's Villages, Alberta for a day tour tomorrow. Tom & Betty are going to Mackinaw Island, a bus trip. They will leave at 7AM & will be back at 10AM. I think Shotwells & Johnstons are doing some day trips tomorrow. All is well in the UP of Michigan

Ray, Teri, Tom, & Betty