<VV> Another Convention

[Harry Jensen, CORSA Executive Secretary]

Hi--

If we're talking about the Kahler Grand Hotel, the $79 room rate sounds 
great, until you look at the banquet capacity and see it can only 
accommodate 300; we need a room for 500.

--H

At 02:09 PM 8/6/2006, Dave Keillor wrote:
>The Buick Club of America recently held its national convention (July
>12-15) here in Rochester, MN.  Interestingly, there are reportedly no
>BCA members in Rochester.  The local paper reported about 600 cars.  The
>cars (Buick only car corral) were parked in Mayo park behind the Civic
>Center and on several downtown streets that were closed off for the
>convention.  This made it really easy for the public to take a Buick
>tour.  The vendors and special displays (old and big-bucks cars) were
>housed inside the civic center arena.  The convention center also had
>ample meeting rooms.
>
>The convention hotel (Kahler, $79.00 per night) and alternates were
>downtown about 2 block from the Civic Center.  Tours were to the Spam
>Museum and Hormel House, Mall of America, Plummer House and Mayowood
>Estate, Elmers Car and Toy Museum, and a junkyard (how cool is that!).
>The awards banquet was Saturday night with a children's pizza party (12
>and under) running simultaneously).
>
>Btw, Rochester, MN has a population of about 125K.
>
>Dave Keillor
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