Mark,
Yeah, I thought about this a day or so after I'd put together my
proposed ride. 6-day riders (I think) generally outnumber the 7-day
riders, so having it end at the start of Day 2 makes sense. Guess
we'll all see, huh?

BTW, you riding with us this year?
Bill

--- In michiganderbicycletour@yahoogroups.com, "wiggy228"
<wiggy228@...> wrote:
>
> I would think the Finish line on Friday would be in Edmore because
> thats where the six day riders would start the previous Sunday
> morning. This will cut the mileage down to 35 on Friday, but thats ok
> because the apprx. 13 mile portion of the Fred Meijer Heartland Trail
> between Edmore and Alma is unimproved ballast. The 7-day riders would
> have the option to move their cars from Greenville to Edmore that
> first Saturday evening or keep riding down the trail to their cars in
> Greenville Friday and get an extra 22 miles in on their own.
>
> Mark
>
>
> --- In michiganderbicycletour@yahoogroups.com, "Bill"
> <billwilliams@> wrote:
> >
> > We'll see how good my deductive reasoning and spacial skills are
> when
> > the route hits the site. :-)
> > Bill
> >
> > --- In michiganderbicycletour@yahoogroups.com, "Nancy Krupiarz"
> > <nancy@> wrote:
> > >
> > > You're a regular Sherlock Holmes, Bill!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Nancy
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > >
> > > From: michiganderbicycletour@yahoogroups.com
> > > [mailto:michiganderbicycletour@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill
> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 2:00 PM
> > > To: michiganderbicycletour@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [michiganderbicycletour] Re: Where we going
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On a whim, I Googled "2009 Michigander" and ended up finding a
> note on
> > > the Musketawa Trail page (http://www.musketawatrail.org/events.htm
> > > <http://www.musketawatrail.org/events.htm> )
> > > with some hints as to the 2009 Michigander route:
> > >
> > > "The 18th annual Michigander Bike Tour is scheduled to take place
> on
> > > July 12-17, 2009. The tour route has not been finalized but it
> will
> > > probably include the Fred Meijer Heartland Trail, Fred Meijer Flat
> > > River Trail, Saginaw Valley Trail, Bay City Trail, Pere Marquette
> > > Trail and White Pine Trail. Tentative overnight stops include
> Clare,
> > > Reed City and Rockford. There is also a weekend tour on July 11 &
> 12,
> > > 2009 on the Fred Meijer Heartland Trail."
> > >
> > > Based on that data, I'm speculating that the long-rumored circular
> > > Michigander route will become a reality this year. In an email to
> one
> > > of my ride-mates, I've come up with the following possible route:
> > > Saturday: Greenville to Edmore (22 miles)
> > > Sunday: Edmore to Greenville (end 2 day) to Rockford (for 6/7
> day) (47
> > > miles)
> > > Monday: Rockford to Reed City (approx. 60 miles)
> > > Tuesday: Reed City to Clare (43 miles)
> > > Wednesday: Clare to Bay City (52 miles)
> > > Thursday: Bay City to Chesaning (43 miles)
> > > Friday: Chesaning to Greenville (57 miles)
> > >
> > > This would be a longer day than they normally schedule for
> Friday, but
> > > without the need to get people to the finish line for the post-
> ride
> > > shuttle back to the start point, the length of that last day is a
> lot
> > > more flexible. Of course, this is all just speculation on my part,
> > > we'll see what the actual route is when it's published "soon".
> > >
> > > Looking forward to the ride again this year, wherever it may roam!
> > > Bill
> > >
> > > --- In michiganderbicycletour@yahoogroups.com
> > > <mailto:michiganderbicycletour%40yahoogroups.com> , "zeus1622004"
> > > <zeus1622004@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I've followed the Michigander the last few years. I've waited
> for my
> > > > son to turn ten so we can experience this great trip together.
> The
> > > > route which went directly up along I-75 and ended in Mackinaw
> sure
> > > > looked nice. We live in a beautiful state so finding a route
> with some
> > >
> > > > nice sights shouldn't be hard.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In michiganderbicycletour@yahoogroups.com
> > > <mailto:michiganderbicycletour%40yahoogroups.com> , "canlarb"
> <canlarb@>
> > >
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Any ideas on the route for 2009 ?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>