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Coldwater
Hampton Inn
391 North Willowbrook Road
Coldwater, MI 49036
Phone: (517) 279-9800
Every 3rd week of August we do a 13 City 6 day Motor Tour of Historic Old U.S.27 in Michigan.
We hope you can join us for this fun event…
Take your vacation in your cruiser and explore Historical Old U.S.27 in Michigan. As long as your cruiser has wheels we welcome you on the cruise!
The Old U.S. 27 Motor Tour was the brainchild of one very remarkable man, Craig Parrish. Craig was born in Lansing, Michigan to a family deeply embedded in the car industry and his love and passion for automobiles grew from that family heritage at a very young age (at the age of 4 he could identify cars by their tail lights). In his teens, like most, he would drive his car to downtown Lansing and “Cruise the Gut”. Later in life, while reminiscing about how much fun they had on Friday nights “Cruisin the Gut”, he came up with the idea of restoring the cruise in the form of a car show during each summer months. He worked tirelessly with the City of Lansing and the downtown merchants to organize and host the Cruises during summer for ten years.
In the early 2000s, Craig had the idea to have Old U.S. 27 in Michigan become designated as a historic highway and went about making that happen. In 2010, that dream became a reality as the Michigan House of Representatives passed a resolution sponsored by Lansing Representative Joan Bauer to officially designate the route as a historic highway.
As part of the historic designation of U.S. 27, Craig had the vision to create a Motor Tour along the route from Coldwater to Cheboygan, like the Route 66 experience, driving a piece of US history. He went to communities along Old U.S. 27 to ask if they would be interested in having their town participate in a week long traveling car show with a police escort from one town to the next. He told them, “I will bring the cars and the people, you bring the party”.
The Tour began as an dream of Craig’s in 2006 with the first cruise taking place in 2007. The event has evolved into a summer highlight in the State of Michigan for car enthusiasts as well as anyone looking to come out, view the amazing cars that come into town, and capture a bit of history.
Throughout the years, the Old U.S. 27 Motor Tour has helped to bring life to the small-town communities in Michigan as well as to bring people together to drive the old road, forge strong friendships and have fun together.
We are forever thankful too Craig for his vision and his passion. Craig lost his battle with cancer on July 29, 2021, but his dream lives on.
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391 North Willowbrook Road
Coldwater, MI 49036
Phone: (517) 279-9800
389 North Willowbrook Road
Coldwater MI 49036
Phone: (517) 924-1700
1055 Aaron Drive
Dewitt, MI 48820
Phone: (517) 374-0000
1101 Commerce Park Dr.
DeWitt, MI 48820
Phone: (517) 351-8181
10100 S. Clare Ave.
Clare, MI 48617
Phone: (989) 229-3000
604 N. Mc Ewan Street (Old U.S. 27)
Downtown Clare
Clare Michigan 48617
Ph. 989-386-3441
Celebrating our 100 Year Anniversary this year!
515 E Park St
Harrison, MI 48625
Phone: (888) 999-1145
10318 S Clare Ave
Clare, MI 48617
Phone: (989) 386-1111
5828 Nelson A Miles Pkwy
Grayling, MI 49738
Phone: (989) 710-2087
Call for special event pricing
2650 I-75 Business Loop (OLD US 27)
Grayling Michigan 49738
Ph. 989-348-7611
847 South Main Street
Cheboygan MI 49721
231-627-5688
Toll free: 877-627-9552
613 N. Main Street
Cheboygan MI 49721
231-627-7164
Toll free: 888-543-3102
889 S. Main Street
Cheboygan MI 49721
231-627-3126
Toll free: 888-705-4085
314 S Main Street
Cheboygan MI 49721
Phone: (833) 832-8963
Entry fee for the tour is a 1 time $20.00 fee, not per city.
You can register in person at any town on the tour you wish to start at.
Thank you so much for keeping Craig’s dream alive! Please do your part and support the tour.
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