-Meet & Greet on the Eve, Fri 5 Sept 2025 from 1700-1900
VFW 1720 at 1212 NW 4th St, Grand Rapids

-Meatloaf Run on Sat 6 Sept 2025
0900-1030 Registration
1030 Safety Briefing
1100 Kick Stands Up
-Staging: Itasca County Fairgrounds Trailhead parking lot
1336 Fairgrounds Road, Grand Rapids, MN
-Final stop: No Central MN Farm & Antique Association
25350 Dove Lane, Grand Rapids, Blackberry Township (about seven miles east of Grand Rapids on Highway 2)

Camping and lodging information: There is also a large music fest in the area that weekend and lodging tends to fill fast.

Camping available at the start point, at the end point and others:
For camping at the start point: Itasca County Fairgrounds Campground: https://www.campspot.com/book/itasca-county-fairgrounds-park

For camping at the end point: No Central MN Farm & Antique Association in Blackberry: call Joel at 218-349-3683. No water or sewer hookups, limited electric sites, and plenty of primitive sites. https://www.facebook.com/theblackberryfarmshow

For camping near end point at 48-8’s “Boots” favorite place, about seven miles east of end point: American Legion Campground, 21066 Highway 2, Warba, MN. WarbaAmericanLegion@gmail.com, 218-256-0822, or https://www.facebook.com/americanlegioncampground.

Hotels owned by 48-8’s “Hutzpah” family:
I M Hotel by Timberlake, 1702 South Pokegama Ave, GR
(218) 327-1108, info@imhoteltimberlake.com
https://www.facebook.com/IMHotelbyTimberlake

AmericInn, 218-326-8999, https://www.americinn.com/hotels/MN/GrandRapids, 1812 South Pokegama Avenue, Grand Rapids, MN

Timberlake Lodge, 144 SE 17th St, Grand Rapids, MN
218-326-2600, https://www.timberlakelodgehotel.com/
info@timberlakelodgehotel.com