UPDATE 07/19/2008:
Glen Ellyn Friday night route directions have changed (meetup location is the same)
UPDATE 07/12/2008:
Check out more specific route and time details for the Waukesha Wisconsin to UIC route for Friday night at the bottom of this post.
UPDATE 07/08/2008:
UIC Picnic Location
We have an additional meetup from the Glen Ellyn area both Friday night and Saturday Morning:
Friday Night
Leave from the Baker Hill Shopping Center, the Dominick’s at the NW corner of Roosevelt and I-355 at 7pm for the picnic at the UIC Picnic Grounds. [Start Map Link]
Route will be East on Roosevelt Rd,
East on I290 (Eisenhower),
South on Racine (exit 29A),
East on Roosevelt,
South on Halstead
.
Saturday Morning:
Leave from the same location: Baker Hill Shopping Center the Dominick’s at the NW corner of Roosevelt and I-355 at 7am sharp for convoy to Lincoln Park Zoo. [Map Link]
Route will be E on Roosevelt Rd, E on I-290,
jog around the north side of Grant Park,
and North on Lake Shore Drive to Lasalle and the Zoo.
If you have an FRS Radio, keep it on Channel 1 subchannel 1
Thanks to Dan for voluntering to do these Meetups!!
NORTH MEETUP Friday Night:
For those looking to take the scenic trip to MINI Takes the States for the Friday night there will be a Wisconsin and north suburbs meetup:
START (MEETUP POINT 0): Big Bend Park ‘n’ Ride, WI-164 and I-43
Leg 1: Big Bend Park ‘n’ Ride to Genoa City Park ‘n’ Ride
Depart at 2:00 PM
http://tinyurl.com/6238s3
Travel time: 1 hr
MEETUP POINT 1: Genoa City Park ‘n’ Ride
Arrive at 3:00 PM
Leg 2: Genoa City Park ‘n’ Ride to Culver’s on Rt. 176, Island Lake, IL
Depart at 3:15 PM
http://tinyurl.com/5fw9j2
Travel time: 1 hr
REST STOP / MEETUP POINT 2: Culver’s, Island Lake, IL
Arrive at 4:15 PM
Leg 3: Culver’s on Rt. 176, Island Lake, IL to Starbucks on Sheridan
Rd., Ft. Sheridan, IL
Depart at 5:00 PM
http://tinyurl.com/6f6fgo
Travel time: 45 min
MEETUP POINT 3: Starbucks, 950 Sheridan Rd, Highwood, IL
Arrive at 5:45 PM
Leg 4: Starbucks on Sheridan Rd., Ft. Sheridan, IL to Northwestern
University, Evanston, IL (South Campus Drive parking lot)
Depart 6:00 PM
http://tinyurl.com/5owhu6
Travel time: 50 min
MEETUP POINT 4: Northwestern University (South Campus Drive parking lot)
Arrive 6:50 PM
Leg 5: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (South Campus Drive
parking lot) to UIC / Picnic Grounds (Maxwell St. parking garage)
Depart 7:05 PM
http://tinyurl.com/6dhp3z
Travel time: 40 min
FINAL DESTINATION: UIC Picnic Grounds, Halsted and Maxwell Streets
Arrive 7:45 PM
Thanks to Jeff and Anthony for planning this.
Please add a comment below so we know how many people will be attending!!