The 58th Annual Porsche Parade June 23-29, 2013 Grand Traverse Resort and Spa Traverse City, Michigan
Parade is the “big” Porsche Club event of the year: our annual national convention. Parade has a potpourri of activities and club members from all across North America come together for this once a year extravaganza to participate in a week of competitive events, to socialize and enjoy their cars, with seminars and tours adding to the event’s variety. For many club members, Parade is their big vacation for the year. It provides them with an opportunity to see new parts of the country as well as to visit with PCA friends that they only see once a year, at Parade!
Parade Registration is open! Go to http://www.pca.org/Activities/Parade/Register.aspx2013 Facilities Overview
Nestled on the shores of Lake Michigan and the Grand Traverse Bay, the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa will host our fun filled event this summer. With 900 acres of rolling greens, woodlands and waterfront, a multitude of vineyards, orchards and coastal roadways nearby, there is much to see, much to do, and much to enjoy!
Award winning Cherry Capital Airport (TVC) will provide easy access if you aren’t able to travel in your 4 wheeled ride, and for those driving in – easy access to the northwest coast of the Michigan mitten via I-75.
MEETING SPACE
Governors’ Hall was aptly named after it was first booked to house the Governors convention in 1987. At just under 20,000 square feet this hall will host our major banquets. Goodie Store, Art Show, Hospitality and your other favorites will be conveniently located nearby on ground and lobby levels of the Resort.
LODGING
As our host hotel, the Resort will house most if not all of our entrants. Options await, from beachfront condos in a variety of configurations, to centrally located hotel & tower rooms.
The 17 story tower includes 186 rooms & suites, cascading down via glass elevator from the Aerie Restaurant with its incredible views on the 16th floor.
Attached off the lobby to the south, find a 6 story hotel containing 238 rooms- and 176 condos are dotted throughout the surrounding grounds. Each has its own flavor and most overlook golf venues or the Lake Michigan shore.
NEARBY find Sleeping Bear Dunes, hiking and biking trails aplenty, fishing & more. And perhaps unexpected: Bon Appetit magazine cited Traverse City among the top FIVE “Foodie Towns” in the US in 2010!
The Resort houses retail outlets that reflect this, from Chef Dave’s homemade ice cream found at Dylan’s, and the best of Cherry & other fruit spreads at the American Spoon Foods, both right down the hall from the lobby.
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