2nd Annual Fox Valley All Volkswagen
Show
Appleton, WI
Saturday, August 4, 2001
Sponsored by Northern Wisconsin Chapter (NWVC)
of Vintage Volkswagen Club of America,
N.E.W. Volksport and Van Dyn Hoven Imports, Appleton.
Whether you attended/participated in, the 2nd Annual Fox Valley
All VW Show or helped to spread the word about the show, I thank you. A special
thank you to all who helped or offered their help for the show. A big thank you
to Howard and his family for hosting our campout and corn roast. Without all of
you, the show would have never happened.
It was a warm day but many found shade by the dealership building in the
afternoon and under the trees along the side in back. We were pleased with the
turnout again this year and the swap meet doubled from last year. The air cooled
dubs had a strong showing and increased their numbers from the year before. The
water cooled crowd had a tough choice of shows for Saturday. There was a VW
Treffen in Chicago on Saturday, too. There were a lot of great looking VWs and
it was a very tight race for the trophies. I hope that this show helps to keep
the VW enthusiasm alive and well in Northern Wisconsin.
The kids had a great time with the coloring contest. All but one kid (the first
place winner) chose to take their pictures home with them. All of the kids
received a prize for their coloring. See the pic of the coloring contest
below. I believe the first place winner will be a future split window bus
owner. There were quite a few folks that won on Saturday, who had never
won at a show before. I heard that George, the manager of the dealership and the
Van Dyn Hovens were rather intrigued with John Lago's infamous bus. I believe he
showed them how he can start his bus if his battery is too low from a day of ice
fishing.
The club had a great time camping at Howard's VW Farm. A few of the Chippewa
Valley Volkswagen Club members from the Eau Claire area, joined us on Friday
night. They had about a 3 1/2 hour drive to the campout/show. It was good to
have their company and to return some of their hospitality from past years of
attending their June show. We had a dip in Howard's pond after the show on
Saturday to cool down and a corn roast later in the evening.
The show went well, but as with everything there is always room for improvement
and we will be taking a look at what worked and what didn't. I hope that
everyone who attended had an enjoyable time. Hope to see you again next year. If
you weren't able to attend be sure to put it on your calendar for next year.
Sherri
Click here for show results.
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First Place Winning Picture for the Coloring Contest
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