Text Box: All event dates, times, and locations subject to change. Rites of Spring - Wellston, MI - May 5&6, 2012 Contact Capitol Chapter Officers for C.C.C. of MI. Sponsored Ride Information. DATE: May 5th & 6th, 2012 LOCATION: Kestelwoods Campground / Hoxeyville Music Site Wellston, Michigan Google directions from Exit # 176 on U.S. 131 near Cadillac, MI to Kestelwoods Campground CLICK HERE. SHIRTS: 2012 Rites of Spring shirts available at the event on May 5th & 6th! A special thanks to Holiday Powersports for sponsoring the 2012 Rites of Spring shirts.  ‘Jersey’ - $TBA T-Shirt - $TBA 50/50 Blend. A range of sizes are available while supplies last. Remember to bring $$$ to get your commemorative 2011 R.O.S. shirt!!! OFF ROAD, KIDS LOOP & DUAL SPORT*: Lincoln Hills Loop - 28 miles no gas. Little Manistee Loop - 40 miles, top half will be marked with gas at Luther. Dual Sport Route available; laid-out by Ian Greenia Kids Loop available on site at Hoxeyville Staging Area. *Motorcycles must have headlight and taillight to ride to and from the staging area and loops. Both loops are motorcycle-only trail with separate ORV Routes. Children below 12 years of age are not allowed to ride on Michigan roads. STAGING: The ride will be staged at the Hoxeyville Music Site (Hoxeyville Staging Area). The entrance to the staging area is gated and the gates will not open until 10:00 am on Friday, May 4th. Sign-up and sound check will be held at the Hoxeyville Staging Area. Hoxeyville Music Site 11130 West 481/2 Road Wellston, MI 49689 CAMPING: You may camp 1/2 mile from the Hoxeyville Staging Area at Kestelwoods Campground. Kestelwoods has water and electric sites, clean restrooms, and hot showers. No field camping is available at the Kestelwoods Campground. Kestelwoods Campground 10860 W. 481/2 Road Wellston, MI 49689 231-862-3476 kestelwoodscampground.com $11 per night Field camping is also available at the Hoxeyville Staging Area. Fires are allowed this year at the Hoxeyville Staging Area. fires must be in a container with a bottom! There will be a pit to dump ashes. Absolutely NO GROUND FIRES! You can stay at the Kestelwoods Campground or field camp at the Hoxeyville Staging Area. Both parcels of land are owned by Kestelwoods family. The Hoxeyville Staging Area is well maintained. We will ride bikes through the woods and around the back of the Kestelwoods party store to gain access to the trails. M-37 splits the Hoxeyville/Kestelwoods property in half. The Kestelwoods campground is 1/4 mile East of M-37. The Hoxeyville Music Site is 1/4 mile West of M-37. The Kestelwoods Party Store is located on the Northeast corner of the intersection at M-37 and 481/2 Road. There is a full service restaurant at the Kestelwoods Party Store. They serve great blueberry pancakes! SIGN-UP TIMES: Friday Evening: 5:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m. Saturday: 8:00 a.m.—11:00 a.m. Sunday: 8:00 a.m.—11:00 a.m. RIDE FEES**: Active Member: $15 one day / $23 for two days. Family Member: $10 one day / $13 for two days. Family Weekend: $35 for two days. **In addition to ride fees above, the “land use monitoring fee” applies @ $2 per rider, with a $5 maximum for families. SOUND CHECK: At Hoxeyville Staging Area. KIDS SKILLS CHALLENGE: Just for FUN! A kid’s skills challenge is scheduled for Saturday, May 5th at 3:00 p.m. The skills challenge will be held at the Hoxeyville Staging Area just before the prize drawing. RIDER EDUCATION: All riders under age 16 - safety training certificate is required. Call the CCC office at 517-781-4805 for class registration. DIRECTIONS: Kestelwoods is located of M-37 north of US 10 about 18 miles and south of M-55 about three miles near Pine River. Plenty of other campgrounds in the area and several canoe rentals nearby. ACCOMMODATIONS: Nearest motels are the Day Star Motel 231-745-2111 and the Wolf Lake Motel 231-745-4101. REQUIREMENTS: All attendees, spectators and participants must sign the CCC Waver Form once on site at the Hoxeyville staging area. You must be a current CCC member. Memberships are available at sign-up. Please renew your membership early by mail! Must have current ORV sticker, (available at sign-up). Must have USFS approved spark arrestor and pass 94 db at sound check. We’ll have some dB Snorkels on site for those hard to tune bikes! TRAIL TOUR INFO.: For more trail tour information contact... Tom Verbeke at 810-841-6648 Jim Verbeke at 810-329-6991 Andrew Larder at 517-568-3994 C.C.C. of MI. ANNUAL MEETING: The CCC Annual Meeting is scheduled for R.O.S. weekend; time and location TBA. For more information go to cycleconservationclub.org or contact Lewis Shuler at 517-781-4805, ccckids@frontier.com. *****NOTICE FROM THE C.C.C. of MI.***** 

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Text Box: 24th Annual Rites of Spring TBA Date: May 5th & 6th, 2012 Location: Wellston, MI Trail: Lincoln Hills & Little Manistee Trail Campground: Kestelwoods Campground & Hoxeyville Music Site Misc: C.C.C. of MI. Annual Meeting All event dates, times, and locations subject to change.

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