NEQ  Red Lion  Tri State Drive
Summer is  (almost) over.  Come drive with us!

Join us for a fun day driving the mountains of New England with a group of Audi enthusiasts (all cars welcome, however) followed by a group dinner at the historic and charming Red Lion Inn in quaint  Stockbridge NY, also home of the Norman Rockwell Museum.  Come drive, dinner or both! Spend Sunday exploring the beautiful town of Stockbridge and surrounding country side.  

 

We will start at the Dehnert homestead in the country at 315 Carrolls Grove Rd, Troy, NY at 10 AM. We have plenty of parking and will have free coffee and pastries to get you started.  Please plan to arrive by 9 AM.  We will have a short drivers meeting to review the drive, schedule and how the drive will be conducted.  The drive will be rain or shine! The total drive will be about 210 miles.

 

From Troy, NY, will travel over the Petersburgh pass into Massachusetts and then up to Mt Greylock (3491 ft), stop for 20 minutes at the summit to enjoy the spectacular view and then down the other side of the mountain into Williamstown, MA for lunch. We will plan about 1.5 hrs for lunch where you can choose to eat at any of a number of cafes in the village.

 

We will then continue past Bennington, VT through the Woodford State Park over the Molly Stark Trail, climbing over Hogsback Mountain into Brattleboro, VT. This is a fun winding road where the Audi spirits can come alive. We will have a short break in Brattleboro for bathroom and fuel.

 

We will then make our way south, going through a couple of covered bridges to Stockbridge, MA and the famous Red Lion Inn ( https://www.redlioninn.com/ ).  Hotel rooms are available at $300 (its fall foliage season so everything doubles).

Hotel rooms are also available at the Yankee Inn, Lenox MA (413-499-3700), located about 15 minutes north of Stockbridge. Rooms are $179 for queen and $199 for king. Please ask for Emily and  mention the Audi Club if making a reservation.   We will have a 20 car limit.

Registration fee: $25 members /$35 non-members

 

Buffett dinner at Red Lion Inn: $50   (Beef Tenderloin, Salmon, vegetable, potatoes, dessert, coffee/tee/soda)

 

NEQ  Tri State Red Lion T shirt:   $20

 

Schedule overview:

 

9:00AM  arrive at 315 Carrolls Grove Rd, Troy, NY

10:00 AM   Hit the road

11:30 AM   Stop at Mr Greylock summit

12:30 AM   Lunch: Williamtown- on your own

Mid afternoon:  bathroom/fuel break Brattleboro VT

6-7 PM       Dinner  Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge  MA