2018 Henry Joy Tour
French Lick, IN
NEWS
There are said to be no more rooms in our block, but 2 have been given the negotiated room rates at the French Lick Hotel anyway. Want to come? Call and reserve under block HJT 1018.
888-936-9360
If you wish to be included on the tour, you must send in a registration form. Click on the photo of the moon eclipse below, which is a link to the Packard Club site where you can download a .pdf registration form.
-Going to Hershey and worried that you can't get to French Lick without missing out on part of the action? We have switched around the tour days, substituting a brief drive on Monday, Day 1. So all can participate, the welcome reception will be moved to Monday night from Sunday night.
-For those who come in over the weekend, Monday's drive will be a shorter drive to allow vehicles to be "warmed up" and trouble checked prior to the longer drives the rest of the week.
-We have located a towing/rollback service who will be available to help those who have car trouble this week.
-Please SEND IN YOUR registration form NOW. There are still some copies of the first version of the form circulating. The second version says "(REV)" at the top. THE ONLY DIFFEFRENCE IS THE INFORMATION ON TO WHOM TO MAKE OUT YOUR CHECK. THE CORRECT PAYEE IS PACKARD AUTOMOBILE CLASSICS. We are unable to process checks made out to "Henry Joy Tour" as originally instructed. THANKS!
You may download the correct form:
CLICK ON THE PHOTO OF THE MOON ECLIPSE (PHOTOGRAPHED IN INDIANA) AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE. A .PDF OF THE REGISTRATION FORM WILL COME UP FROM THE PAC WEBSITE.
PRINT IT OUT, AND SEND IT IN WITH YOUR CHECK!!
-All PAC members and their guests are welcome on this tour! If you don't have a car, if your car is not going to be running, if you are coming from too far, or if you just aren't sure you're up to bringing your Packard, we still would like to see and drive with you on the Tour. Many registrants have indicated that they can accommodate passengers, and several that they would like to ride with someone. We will arrange a match of those with car space and those needing rides at the meet; we expect that all will be able to tour in a Packard and meet the many fine people who attend the Henry Joy Tour.
-If you have special dietary requirements, please indicate these on the registration form in the space provided. If we know in advance, the hotel chefs can easily accommodate your dietary preferences. Several registrants have made requests and we are working to accommodate them. If we do not hear about special requests until the Tour, this accommodation will cost extra and may cause a delay in serving you.
Dates and duration
Tour dates Sunday, October 14-Saturday October 20, 2018
First event: Welcome reception, Sunday evening, 10.14.18
Last event: Banquet, Friday evening 10.19.18
Suggested check out Saturday morning
Tour daily summary
Sunday: Those who arrive early might arrange activities on their own, including an evening dinner cruise on Patoka Lake, a ride on a local train complete with train robbers, or the many activities within the hotel and resort: Skeet shooting, bicycle or horseback riding, golfing, a casino, spa treatments. We even found a bowling alley in the basement! The train ride comes highly recommended. There will be a train hold up today. Departure times are 1pm and 4pm. Prices $20-$40 per adult depending on choice of seats. Contact French Lick Railways at
1-800-74-TRAIN
info@frenchlickrr.org
Monday: Cruise through the Hoosier National Forest surrounding French Lick. Back in time for lunch on your own. Approximate mileage 70
Tuesday: Nashville, IN. Welcome to this noted artist community, which has been a center of art here for generations! Shops, art galleries, furniture, mementos among the beautiful turning leaves. Lunch and Packard Auto Classics parking included at the Brown County Inn on the southern edge of downtown Nashville. Approximate mileage 150
Wednesday: Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, IN with its microbrewery, tours of a private car collection and a musical museum, lunch at the well-known German Schnitzelbank restaurant in Jasper, IN. Approximate mileage 120
Thursday: Madison, IN, an Ohio River community dating back to the earliest settlers in Indiana. A restored saddlery factory from the early 19th century and mansion of an early resident, and a community of small shops, restaurants, wineries, and a local museum. Meals and shopping on your own. Approximate mileage 160
Friday: Spring Mill State Park, Mitchell, IN. Optional visit to Astronaut Gus Grissom's childhood home. Lunch on own at park or in Mitchell; or back in French Lick. Enjoy the rest of the day at the hotels and resort or in the town French Lick! The banquet will be this evening. Approx mileage 44
(all mileages above are round trip daily miles)
For more information, please click "HJ Tour" in upper left corner, then scroll down and click black bar below each day's picture
Hotel
The French Lick and West Baden hotels are owned by the same company, operated by Hilton. Ride trolley or antique restored rail tram between the 2 hotels, located about a mile apart. Both hotel's amenities are available to those who register at either. Some have chosen to reserve rooms in the West Baden Hotel. West Baden rooms may be available, of course at higher cost than the reserved block. Please mention our tour wherever you reserve so we can keep track of who is coming.
