2008 Tomahawk Fall Ride for MDA

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Thursday, September 11 through Sunday, September 14, 2008

   

This year marks the 27th annual Tomahawk Fall Ride for MDA!

 

The Tomahawk Fall Ride brings in more than 40,000 motorcycle enthusiasts and others to the area each September. The event not only brings in entertainment and the newest motorcycles and accessories from Harley-Davidson Motor Company, but it also raises money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). In fact, the Tomahawk Fall Ride is the largest local fund raiser for MDA in North Central Wisconsin.

Downtown Street Dance Information Friday and Saturday:  5pm - Midnight

 

 

For a list of Fall Ride Street Dance Sponsors click here!

One of the most popular events of the Tomahawk Fall Ride, the Street Dances offer a chance for motorcycle enthusiasts to look at everyone's bikes, grab some food from local non-profit food booths, check out vendor displays, listen to live bands and drink a beer under the stars. The entire downtown is blocked off both Friday and Saturday nights for the street dances.

Please Note:  Open intoxicants in Downtown Tomahawk are prohibited on Friday and Saturday before 5:00 p.m. and after Midnight.

Open intoxicants are not allowed in any other areas of the city.

Tomahawk Police and supporting law enforcement officials will enforce this.

 

Please respect Tomahawk laws so we may continue our Street Dances.
 

East End (Pik's Pub) Bands:

Friday - Copper Box

 

Saturday - Sassy Mango

 

 

West End (The Liquor Store) Bands:

Friday - Oil Can Harry

Saturday - Hidden River

 

Bands end at 11:30 p.m.

On street vending and drinking ends promptly at Midnight on Friday and Saturday.

 

SARA Park Information

Thursday, September 11th 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

• Raffle Bike Ticket Sales – Win a 2008 Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic Electra Glide motorcycle or a 2008 Harley-Davidson 883 Sportster motorcycle, both custom painted.
• Merchandise Vendor Displays & Sales – Leather, clothing, motorcycle products, airbrushing, pin striping, Harley-Davidson dealers, jewelry, leather sewing, Sturgis souvenirs, plus a variety of other products.
• Food Vendors – Selling a variety of food items

• Live Music – Reverend Raven and the Chain Smokin Altar Boys from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• Refreshments – Miller Beer products & Pepsi soda products
• Children’s Area – Variety of activities for children of all ages hosted by the Christian Motorcyclist Association
• Official Fall Ride Merchandise Sales – Official Tomahawk Fall Ride Merchandise including T-shirts, fleece jackets, camp shirts, hats and pins

• Tomahawk Operations Harley-Davidson Merchandise – Official Harley-Davidson Motor Company clothing including sweatshirts, T-shirts, women’s clothing and kid’s clothing
• HOG Pin Stop – Official HOG event pin stop
• Demo Fleet – Take a ride on any one of the 2009 Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Registration 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Fun Runs – Take a ride on one of three fun runs through the area to win prizes
• Harley-Davidson Museum – Visit the newly renovated traveling Harley-Davidson museum

Kick off your Fall Ride adventure this year by attending the traditional bon fire and brat fry at SARA Park sponsored by Nelson's County Market from 6:00 - 9:00 pm.

Live entertainment by Irene Keenan.

 

There will be a live concert at SARA Park Thursday evening featuring the music of the Vic Ferrari band beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Ice Arena.  There will be a $7 cover charge per person, refreshments will be available and exciting door prizes awarded.

Friday, September 12th -   SARA Park from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

 

• Raffle Bike Ticket Sales – Win a 2008 Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic Electra Glide motorcycle or a 2008 Harley-Davidson 883 Sportster motorcycle, both custom painted.
• Merchandise Vendor Displays & Sales – Leather, clothing, motorcycle products, airbrushing, pin striping, Harley-Davidson dealers, jewelry, leather sewing, Sturgis souvenirs, plus a variety of other products.
• Food Vendors – Selling a variety of food items

• Live Music – The Slicks from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Refreshments – Miller Beer products & Pepsi soda products
• Children’s Area – Variety of activities for children of all ages hosted by the Christian Motorcyclist Association
• Official Fall Ride Merchandise Sales – Official Tomahawk Fall Ride Merchandise including T-shirts, fleece jackets, camp shirts, hats and pins

• Tomahawk Operations Harley-Davidson Merchandise – Official Harley-Davidson Motor Company clothing including sweatshirts, T-shirts, women’s clothing and kid’s clothing
• HOG Pin Stop – Official HOG event pin stop
• Raffles - Buy tickets to win exciting prizes
• Demo Fleet – Take a ride on any one of the 2009 Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Registration 9a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Wisconsin State Patrol Motorcycle Safety Demonstration – 12:30 p.m. Demonstration
• Fun Runs – Take a ride on one of three fun runs through the area to win cash prizes
• Harley-Davidson Museum– Visit the newly renovated traveling Harley-Davidson museum

Harley-Davidson Open House – Tour the Kaphaem Road and Somo Avenue plants to get a first hand look at motorcycle parts being produced 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Saturday, September 13th  - SARA Park from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

• Pancake Breakfast – 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
• Raffle Bike Ticket Sales – Win a 2008 Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic Electra Glide motorcycle or a 2008 Harley-Davidson 883 Sportster motorcycle, both custom painted.

• Merchandise Vendor Displays & Sales – Leather, clothing, motorcycle products, airbrushing, pin striping, Harley-Davidson dealers, jewelry, leather sewing, Sturgis souvenirs, plus a variety of other products.
• Food Vendors – Selling a variety of food items
• Live Music – Full House from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Refreshments – Miller Beer products & Pepsi soda products
• Children’s Area – Variety of activities for children of all ages hosted by the Christian Motorcyclist Association

• Official Fall Ride Merchandise Sales – Official Tomahawk Fall Ride Merchandise including T-shirts, fleece jackets, camp shirts, hats and pins

• Tomahawk Operations Harley-Davidson Merchandise – Official Harley-Davidson Motor Company clothing including sweatshirts, T-shirts, women’s clothing and kid’s clothing
• HOG Pin Stop – Official HOG event pin stop
• Live Auction – Here’s your chance to win some great Harley-Davidson hard to find collectibles and memorabilia at 2:00 p.m. in the Ice Arena

• Demo Fleet – Take a ride on any one of the 2009 Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Registration 9a.m. to 4 p.m.
• MDA’s Big Raffle – Buy tickets to win hundreds of Harley prizes
• Fun Runs – Take a ride on one of three runs through the area to win cash prizes

Harley-Davidson Open House – Tour the Kaphaem Road and Somo Avenue plants to get a first hand look at motorcycle parts being produced 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Sunday September 14th - SARA Park from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

 

• Pancake Breakfast – 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
• Raffle Bike Ticket Sales – Win a 2008 Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic Electra Glide motorcycle or a 2008 Harley-Davidson 883 Sportster motorcycle, both custom painted.

• Merchandise Vendor Displays & Sales – Leather, clothing, motorcycle products, airbrushing, pin striping, Harley-Davidson dealers, jewelry, leather sewing, Sturgis souvenirs, plus a variety of other products.
• Food Vendors – Selling a variety of food items

• Church Service – The Christian Motorcyclist Association will conduct a church service at 9:30 a.m. in the entertainment tent.
• Children’s Area – Variety of activities for children of all ages hosted by the Christian Motorcyclist Association
• Official Fall Ride Merchandise Sales – Official Tomahawk Fall Ride Merchandise including T-shirts, fleece jackets, camp shirts, hats and pins
• Tomahawk Operations Harley-Davidson Merchandise – Official Harley-Davidson Motor Company clothing including sweatshirts, T-shirts, women’s clothing and kid’s clothing
• HOG Pin Stop – Official HOG event pin stop
• Demo Fleet – Take a ride on any one of the 2009 Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Registration 9 a.m. to 12 Noon

• Drawings for all Fun Run & Raffle Prizes at noon

 

Thunder Parade and Harley Plant Information

 

Line-up for the Parade will begin at 5:30 pm at the Tomahawk High School parking lot on Friday evening. The parade travels among 18 miles of beautiful Northwoods scenery before ending in downtown Tomahawk for the street dances.

The Tomahawk Lions invite the visually impaired to experience the Thunder Parade as a passenger on a Harley owned by a member of the Arbor Vitae Harley Owners Group!  Please contact Orrin Kolberg at 715-453-7106 or o.kolberg@verizon.net for more information.

 

 

Both Harley-Davidson facilities will host Open Houses this year from 10 - 4:00 pm on Friday and Saturday, which includes tours of both plants on Somo Avenue and Kaphaem Road. The Kaphaem facility will also feature the ABB Semi-Trailer featuring "Robotics on the Move." Bubba Blackwell will perform on Friday at the Kaphaem facility.

Bubba's Big Party at Nokomis Park

 

Bubba's Big Party

Featuring: Custom Car Show, Custom Motorcycle Show, Lawn Tractor Races, Fred Sibley Jet Car Show, Trade Show and Swap Meet and Ethnic Food Court.

 

10:30 pm Friday Night:  "Confederate Railroad" and 5 other bands

10:30 pm Saturday Night: "Blackfoot" and 5 other bands

 

For more information you can go to Bubba's website by clicking here.

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Lodging Information

The 2008 Fall Ride Waiting list

Click above link to submit a request for lodging during the Fall Ride.

Our waiting list is shared with local businesses and residents, who are
renting rooms, their homes and other facilities.

  

We will update the lodging page as soon as we get the information from our hotels, motels and resorts. Please Click Here to view our list of available lodging.

Everything we have available will be posted on this page as soon as we are aware of openings and availabilities.

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Vending Information

Fall Ride Vending

 

1. SARA Park Fun/Poker Runs please call Heather Micoley at (920) 490-0478.
2. For merchandise and food vending at SARA Park please call Andrew Gillis at (920)499-0564 or visit www.tomahawkfallrideformda.com for vendor form.
3. Bubba's Big Party at Nokomis Community Park. For more information please call (715)612-0498 or click on www.tomahawkfallride.com
4. Lincoln County Cycles on North 4th Street. Please call (715) 453-2300.

 

Click here for the City of Tomahawk MAJOR EVENT TRANSIENT MERCHANT APPLICATION

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Click here to view a map of the City of Tomahawk. To receive directions and calculate distances, click here. We look forward to seeing everyone in September!