Crawford County

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Sept 19-20, 2009

 

Crawford County

Celebrates

Sept 18-20, 2009

 

Kickapoo BRAVE Bicycle Ride

Sept 19, 2009

 

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A Bicycle Ride through the Driftless Landscapes

 of Crawford County, Wisconsin

           

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Hosted by the Community of Gays Mills

 

2009 Kickapoo BRAVE Ride:

 

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General Information & Schedule

Thank you for your interest in the Kickapoo BRAVE (Bluffs, Rivers And Valleys Event) Ride, starting in Gays Mills, Wisconsin on September 19.  Gays Mills is located along the Kickapoo River in Southwest Wisconsin, in the heart of the scenic Kickapoo Valley.  The ride will start at 9 am from Riverside Park in Downtown Gays Mills, located on Highway 171 (please note: this is a new location) .  Registration sign-in will begin at 7 am, where registrants will be given t-shirts, dinner tickets, and gift bag.  A brief welcome/ orientation meeting will take place at 8:45.  There will be a mass start at 9 am, so please be on time. 

 

7 am

8:45

9:00

4:30

 

4:30

7 pm

 

Registration open

Welcome/ Orientation

BRAVE Ride, Mass Start

Harvest Dinner

Catered by Driftless Cafe

Music by Tim and the Floppy Cowboys

Music by Pie City Twisters

 

 

 

 

Daycare

This will be a family-friendly event.  The 4-H Junior Leaders will provide daycare for children ages 2 through 8 at the site.  Please indicate on your registration if you need daycare services. 

 

Routes

You will have a choice of two routes beginning and ending in Gays Mills.  The shorter 20-mile ride will stay in the river valley and take you to the Driftless Area Art Festival in Soldiers Grove, while the longer 100 kilometer ride will take you over the ridge to Ferryville and the Mississippi River.  This year all of the routes are paved, but beware of loose gravel on seal-coated roads.  Riders will be provided with a map and a list of rest stops. Light refreshments and bathroom facilities will be available at designated rest stops.  Cell phone access is not available throughout the county but a sag vehicle will be driving the routes for rider safety. 

 

        

Route Map                              Topographic Map

 

 

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Harvest Dinner

Included in your registration fee is a Saturday evening celebratory Harvest Dinner in Gays Mills at Riverside Park.  Serving will start at 4:30 pm, offering early-returning riders an opportunity to eat after completing their ride. The dinner will feature fresh, seasonal foods grown by family farmers – catered by the Driftless Café – as well as breads, deserts, and wines from around the Driftless region. Live entertainment will begin at 4:30 pm. Tickets are $15 for the dinner only.  Please consider and additional contribution to the Crawford County Farm to School Program. 

 

Costs

This year, we are offering more options:

  • $35     Ride with full registration (includes the ride, dinner, t-shirt, and gift bag)

  • $25     Ride without dinner

  • $25     Youth with full registration (18 and under)

  • $15     Youth without dinner

  • $15     Dinner only (children ages 8 and under are free)

  • $__     Additional Contribution to Crawford County Farm to School Program

To order dinner tickets only at $15 per person (no charge for ages 8 and under), please email: info@crawfordcountywi.com 

 

Registration for BRAVE Ride

Choose one of three options to register:

 

1.    Online Registration: 

2.   Request a registration packet be sent to you: info@crawfordcountywi.com

 

3.   Download a registration packet: BRAVE Ride Registration Packet (124KB)

 

Contact Information 

If you have any further questions, please contact Eric Frydenlund, Crawford County Tourism Council Coordinator, at 866-452-7967, or email info@crawfordcountywi.com

 

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Front cover and majority of photos throughout this site - courtesy of Larry Knutson Photography. Bicycling photos courtesy of Jerry Quebe, Diane Craig, Mark Drake, and Patti Wacker.  Gays Mills Orchard photo - courtesy of Marlene Meyer. Kickapoo Cavern photo - courtesy of Delores Gaidowski. Log Cabin-Heritage Park photo - courtesy of Betty France, while other photos are unknown.

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