Saturday
We wanted to get to Kennedy Park early as possible to beat the lines and to secure a spot with the other Marlins for the Saturday show. We got in line, got our paperwork and lined up on the grass with the other cars. My car looked a little out of place. Most of the other Marlins had been restored or fixed up to as good as new. I did find another rough looking “survivor” that had made the trip from the east coast. So I didn’t feel too bad.
I planned to go through the swap meet tables and vendors to look for a few missing parts or some replacement parts. In the mean time, Mary headed out on a bike tour of the shoreline.
Mary decided to ride the paved Pike Bike Trail. The trail runs along the shoreline of Lake Michigan. The view was beautiful.
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Along the way, she passed Alford park / beach, pedaled over Pike River and ended at Carthage College. When she needed a break she stopped near the College’s baseball diamond and watched part of a game.
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After a rest, she rode through the campus and found some Adirondack chairs sitting at an overlook. This would be a great place to watch a sunrise or to just meditate. She finished up back at Kennedy Park.
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Back at the show, the number of vendors and the items for sale was amazing. I started by going through and making a list but I soon found that many things on my list were gone when I returned. At that point I started buying things right away. I’m probably a little too careful when I go to swap meets. But now was no time to waiver. Besides most of the prices seemed reasonable.
One of the first things I bought was a mirror for the passenger door for $15.00. I found a really nice one but it had a small red “r” on it but it was pretty close to the one I had and I reasoned that unless compared side by side, no one would ever know. I also found a couple of old kick-panels to replace my broken panels. Then amazingly, I found an exact duplicate of my mirror. I couldn’t pass it up. He was asking 20.00 so as a long shot I offered to trade him the mirror I just bought plus $10.00 for his mirror. Done deal. Truly a swap meet! All told with multiple trips through the vendors throughout the day I spent about $150.00 but totally worth it.
I did manage to walk down through the other rows of cars several times. Lot’s of Javelin, AMX, and Gremlins. The biggest surprise were the numbers of Rebel Machines-the ram air, the big block, power, and paint scheme. Really cool cars. There were some Nash there as well like this one.
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The weather was perfect. Warm, sunny and a nice breeze off Lake Michigan. Because tents and canopy were not allowed near the cars, we set our canopy further west under a tree line. Others set up there as well, making a nice, cool place to relax and visit with other car owners. We met many new friends and had a great time.
Around 3:00, cars started leaving the park. We waited until quite a few had left and packed up, said goodbye and headed back to Milwaukee for the evening-but not before we made one more stop.
We both abide by the rule that when you’re in Wisconsin, you should get cheese. The store was a madhouse – huge and very busy. We picked up some sliced cheese and crackers and were on our way.
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