North Country 2011--Day 11

A stroll on an island and another rally comes to an end.

With this being the last day of the rally the required business meeting was held after breakfast this morning. After that there was nothing scheduled for the rest of the day until dinner time. We used this time to hit Wal-Mart for some items and do a little sightseeing since we have had time for neither during the week we've been here. Since we are usually seeking out lighthouses it was only natural to go see the one here in Manitowoc. It is a smaller light and is at the very end of the breakwater at the entrance to the harbor. It's actually on a extension from an island down at the main marina on Lake Michigan. It was quite a walk across the island and then on out to the light, at the end of a long concrete stretch out into the harbor. Anyway, we did get another lighthouse picture to add to our collection.

The rest of the afternoon was spent relaxing in the coach. We have been pretty much on the go all week long and both of us are very tired. This evening was our final dinner at the rally. This was "Monaco Night", which means the Monaco RV company was picking up the tab for both the prime rib dinner and the bar. They have had a bunch of new and used motor homes here for sale and this is the night they recognize the folks who traded during the rally. Even with the market way down they did manage to sell three brand new coaches and two used ones. The least one they sold would fall into the $250,000.00 price range. Also, I wanted to get a picture of the stage in the main rally hall while no one was using it. The Rally Masters, the people who put this whole thing together, did a good job of decorating the stage with a Wisconsin theme. In addition to the outdoor theme they had a 1/5th scale model of the breakwater lighthouse that is shown above. The couple designed and built this structure themselves. The cities Mayor, who was here the first night, as requested that the model be donated to the city for display at City Hall. All in all we have had a good time here in Manitowoc. Many of the folks here will be going to Madison tomorrow to participate in a Family Motor Coach Rally. They will start lining up in a caravan around 6:30 in the morning to go over together. It's about 100 miles over there. We will probably sleep in and wait until the caravan is all gone before breaking camp and heading north to Green Bay, a whole 51 miles away.