Twin Ports Mustang & Ford Club

08/13/2026

Join us at Ace's on 29th at 6 p.m. on Thursday, August 13, for the Twin Ports Mustang & Ford Club meeting.

08/08/2026

Good Evening,

We have some club events coming up:
Sunday, Aug. 9, the club will have the club trailer at the Proctor Car Show at the Aspirus/St. Luke's Event Center 9-4 p.m.
If you come stop by say hello. There will also be opportunities to help out.

Thursday, Aug. 13, 6 p.m. we will meet in the front room of Aces on 29th for a club meeting and a chance to meet new members. Bring your ideas on what you would like to see the club doing.

Saturday, Aug. 15, the club has been invited to the car show in Minong for their Summer Days. 1-4 p.m. We will meet at the wayside east of Superior and cruise there together.
Let me know if you will be going.

*****Last reminder to pay your 2026/2027 dues******

Cruising the Mother Road – Shelby Style!
Team Shelby Great Lakes 2026 | September 24th – 27th
Join Team Shelby Great Lakes for an unforgettable weekend as we celebrate the landmark 100th Anniversary of Route 66! Based out of the Crowne Plaza Springfield Convention Center in Springfield, Illinois, this year's event takes us on an epic journey through Illinois' most iconic historic stops. From roadside Muffler Men and pink elephants to original cobblestone highways and historic gardens, we are conquering Route 66 with true Shelby horse-power.

Thursday, September 24: Welcome & Registration
Location: The Long 9 Lounge (inside the Crowne Plaza)
What to Expect: Arrive, check in, and pick up your event credentials. Kick off the weekend with a casual meet-and-greet. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and snacks will be provided as you catch up with fellow enthusiasts.
Friday, September 25: The Ultimate Route 66 Experience
Daytime: A full day of driving! We will caravan down historic Route 66, stopping at legendary roadside giants, the famous Pink Elephant, and authentic cobblestone sections of the original road.
Evening: Prepare to turn heads as we join a massive, 1,200-car cruise in conjunction with the renowned International Route 66 Mother Road Festival.
Dinner: We wrap up the night with dinner at Motorheads, Springfield's ultimate historic, car-themed restaurant and museum.
Saturday, September 26: Giving Back & Grand Banquet
Morning: Back on the pavement for another scenic Route 66 cruise.
Lunch & Charity: We head to Cisco, Illinois, for a group lunch and our annual community toy drive.
Afternoon: A cruise to Allerton Park, one of the true hidden treasures of Illinois. Take in the spectacular sights of the majestic Sun Singer statue and the beautiful, historic Fu Dog gardens.
Night: We return to the Crowne Plaza for our premier Annual Banquet, featuring an evening of fine dining, silent auctions, guest speakers, and exclusive surprises.
Sunday, September 27: The Journey Home
Morning: Farewell breakfast and final goodbyes to the Great Lakes crew.
The Fun Doesn't Stop: Route 66 spans the entire state of Illinois! As you head home, we challenge you to stay off the interstates, explore the original Mother Road, and make a few more historic pit stops.
Team Shelby event link to register for the event: https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.shelbystore.com%2Fproduct-p%2Fz79-cruising-ticket.htm%3Ffbclid%3DIwcGRvZgVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFpTXI3dmVMbmdLdmIyNVdDc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjItAx8bXe1qdtqLvdw3p0C0LGqL9i6a45woaRs9Fc6FRAuAsfHOrdjAWrKm_aem_HdaHePPNxrPauXUxn0Udug&h=AUCJNgUt6_YB83wvaFAX57wkvW4Fgq8GWaUX3WLP7mxVtxw_0yhTkBf7Or0Q38qfVZqGCQqOyyAMyFQTB6XLyPLPguAe2ikH3LMeMfwUP-R4DbR4UV86beBFF8Q4_iDmGgaHMXAwSbWZEzKyWKmtv61959eeTIs1&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AUCMuXUKYQelD20zHz9HKO_cGRPAmTU2nm6KFLp_xXmMzHqt3TeIpBCqaNGRdB8w2gRsBnXn_KdrEFXrfsdT2R6L3IldB65DJTUa1Wi9uo_RlxGSNzD6_-TYSQiq8x4311PV3V9v72G4H-rN4QT5-yWP1eXlhI0vyD7wZ6wQTR3irNRyXNZ18KZKURk4ViNysX_4zLgle-d_oln6YaeGpA

Link for the hotel rooms:
https://www.ihg.com/redirect?path=rates&brandCode=EX&localeCode=en®ionCode=1&hotelCode=SPIIL&checkInDate=24&checkInMonthYear=082026&checkOutDate=27&checkOutMonthYear=082026&_PMID=99801505&GPC=F9Y&cn=no&adjustMonth=false&showApp=true&monthIndex=00

Upcoming car shows in August -
August 11 - Benedictine Health Center - Duluth, MN 5-6:30 p.m.
August 13 - Hog Head - Proctor noon-
August 15 - Barnes VFW Car Show - Barnes, WI - 10 - 3 p.m.
August 16 - St. Cloud Car Show and Swap Meet - 7-3 p.m.
August 22 - Staples Railroad Days Car Show - 11- 3 p.m
Rescheduled - Saturday - August 22 - Fairlawn Ice Cream Social & Car Show - 3-7 p.m.
August 22 - O'Reillys - Cloquet Car Show - 9 a.m -
August 22 - Rutabaga Fest - Asko - 8 a.m. -
August 22 - Dawghouse Show
August 25 - Alborn Sno Devils - Alborn, MN - 5 - 8 p.m.
August 29 - Cancer Cruise - Chisholm - 8:30 a.m. -
August 29 - Hibbing Swap Meet - 8 - 2 p.m.

September 5 - McGregor Car Show - 8 - 2 p.m.
September 5 - Mural Fest - Ashland - 10 a.m. -
September 6 - Mahtowa Car Show - Mahtowa, MN 9 - 3 p.m.
September 6 - Port Wing Car Show - Port Wing, WI 8 - 2 p.m.
September 7 - Labor Day Show - Cloquet 10 - 3 p.m.
September 12 - JB Kustom's and NAPA - Solon Springs - 11 - 1 p.m.
September 12 - Hugo Bar - 1 - 4 p.m.
September 19 - Cruise for Cancer - Duluth, MN 11 - 6 p.m.
September 20 - Northern Lights Car Show - Hugo, MN - 9 - 3 p.m.
September 25 - Northwestern Show - Maple, WI - 4 - 6 p.m.
September 26 - Floodwood Car Show - Floodwood, MN 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

07/20/2026

We hope to see you July 23rd for Benna's Annual Power On Tower Muscle Car Show! Due to the Severe Air Quality Alert in our area, the show date has been moved. We appreciate your patience, understanding, flexibility, and unwavering support for our veterans. Please feel free to reach out if you have questions or concerns. For more information, visit us at https://bit.ly/CAR-SHOW-DATE-CHANGE

07/20/2026

Hello fellow car people!
First, a shout out to all our new members and for those of you who have renewed your membership. Thank you for your support! If you haven't yet, please do so.
Secondly, I hope everyone is doing okay with all the smoke in the air. Yesterday was a wonderful break from the day before.

Let's plan a Cars & Coffee at the Superior A&W on Monday, July 27. Hope this works for you and we will see you there.

Don't forget that happening now is the car show at Auto Ace Express - Superior 10-3
Rescheduled toThursday - July 23 - Power on Tower Car Show - Benna Ford 5-7:30

Other events this week's:
July 25 - Washburn 9-3pm
July 25-26 Grand Rapids Car Show and Swap Meet
August events:
August 1 - Brickyard Days - Wrenshal, MN (9 -)
August 2 - Shriner's Show - Hermantown (10-3 p.m.)
August 7 - Spirit Valley Days car show (4-7 p.m.)
August 7-8 - Run to the Rapids - Park Rapids, MN
August 9 - Proctor Car Show (9-4 p.m.)
August 15 - Minong Summer Days Car Show (1-4 p.m.)
August 15 - Barnes VFW Car Show - Barnes, WI (10:00am - 3:00pm)
August 16 - St. Cloud Car Show and Swap Meet ( 7-3 p.m.)
August 22 - Staples Railroad Days Car Show (11- 3 p.m.)
Rescheduled - Saturday - August 22 - Fairlawn Ice Cream Social & Car Show (3-7 p.m.)
August 22 - O'Reillys - Cloquet Car Show (9 a.m -)
August 22 - Rutabaga Fest - Asko (8 a.m. -)
August 22 - Dawghouse Show
August 29 - Cancer Cruise - Chisholm (8:30 a.m. -)
August 29 - Hibbing Swap Meet (8 - 2 p.m.)

A big thank you to those who said they would be available to help at the Power on Tower Show.
We need people to help set up the trailer, park the show cars and hand-out registration forms and to help by the trailer letting people know about our club.
Power on Tower will be July 23 at Benna Ford. Don't forget to pre-register before the day of the event when the price goes up.
Here is the link to pre-register: https://twinportsmustang.middletwin.com/portal/events/2/register

The Great Lakes Team Shelby event in Illinois this September is coming up fast. If you are thinking of going or have questions, please reach out to me.
The hotel rooms are going quickly.

07/15/2026

We appreciate your patience as we move the date of our show. We have been closely monitoring the severe Air Quality Alert in our area. Because the health and safety of our community, our participants, and our veterans always come first, we have made the tough decision to postpone the car show to July 23rd.

For more information visit us at https://bit.ly/CAR-SHOW-DATE-CHANGE

We want everyone to be able to safely show off their rides, swap stories, and support our local veterans. All vehicle registrations and spectator plans will automatically carry over to the new date. Thank you so much for your understanding, flexibility, and unwavering support for our veterans. Let's clear the air, get those engines ready, and make July 23rd an unforgettable day!

07/07/2026

Hello fellow car people!
There are lots of things coming up to choose from, but we need your help for the Benna Car Show in parking cars, handing out registration forms and working the club trailer.
A couple of people just can't do it all. Please consider helping out! Also,if you haven't renewed your membership yet, it was due April 1. Please renew it in order to be kept in the loop. Thanks,
Judy

This week's events:

Wednesday, July 8 - Downtown Duluth
Thursday - Saturday, July 9-11- Iola Old Car Show & Swap Meet
Sunday - July 12 - Ironman Show - Chisholm - 10-2pm
- Bay Day Car Show - Silver Bay - 9-1pm
- Boomtown - Martin Rd. 1-5pm

Following week's events:

Tuesday - July 14 - Open Arms Senior Living - 4414 Martin Rd. Duluth, MN (4:00pm - ???)
Thursday - July 16 - Power on Tower Car Show - Benna Ford 5-7:30
Saturday - July 18 - Fairlawn Ice Cream Social & Car Show 3-7
Saturday - July 18 - Lake Nebagamon 9-2pm
Saturday - July 18 - Bay Days - Ashland 10 – 3
July 18 - Elmer Road Show - Meadowlands 10 - 2
July 18 - Northern GearHead Blackberry Farm Show 10 - 2
Sunday - July 19 - Auto Ace Express - Superior 10-2

Later events this month:

July 25 - Washburn 9-3pm
July 25-26 Grand Rapids Car Show and Swap Meet

Your help is needed the day of this event to help set up the trailer, to park cars, hand out registration forms and to work the club trailer.

Power on Tower will be July 16 at Benna Ford. Don't forget to pre-register.
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The Great Lakes Team Shelby event in Illinois this September is coming up fast. If you are thinking of going or have questions, please reach out to me.
The hotel rooms are going quickly.

The following is what I received from the event organizer - the first highlighted in yellow is hot off the press as of this afternoon:
We wanna be back at Hotel by 230p Friday
Cruise from 3p until 8p
Dinner Motorheads at 830p

Friday

Old Restored Route 66 Road
5435 Snell Rd
Auburn, IL 62615
18 miles from hotel

Ariston Café (late lunch)
Litchfield Museum & Route 66 Welcome Center:
Litchfield, IL 62056
46 miles from hotel

Pink Elephant Antiques
908 Veterans Memorial Dr
Livingston, IL 62058
61 miles from hotel

Weezy’s Bar & Grill
Route 66 Creamery
Neon Cross at St. Paul Lutheran Church
Hamel, IL 62046
68 miles from hotel

Latest from the organizer:
The cruise Friday is a suggested $5 donation but not mandatory, no other charges. I thTink we are not going to do the $50 reg on Saturday. I have some other ideas planned for Saturday

Here is a link of all the must sees. We will not be able to do them but this is what we should be concentrating on.
https://route66roadmap.com/mytrip/?userid=885&cbxbmcatid=895

Pricing is still up in the air - I would plan on no less than $150 for the event. I told the hotel to plan on at least 50 for the banquet - probably closer to 75

I was able to add 15 additional rooms to the weekend - but don't delay - get your rooms.

Coins are going to be around $30 each and with it being a huge event there will be more options for different coins

There is talk of having our cars parked together at the show downtown. The following is a link to register to have your vehicle in the show:
Registration for the MotherRoad festival is $50 link here - https://ilrt66.ticketspice.com/2026-route-66-mother-road-festivalcar-show

Dinner on Friday night will be at the Motorheads

Lunch on Friday will either be at the World Wide Tach racetrack https://wwtraceway.com/ or The Ariston Cafe in Litchfield, IL American Restaurant | Litchfield, IL

American Restaurant | Litchfield, IL
Located in Litchfield, IL, the Ariston Cafe is a historic Route 66 restaurant with delicious fare. Contact our A...

Saturday Morning/Day we will need to decide if we wanna cruise all day or go do a Route 66 breakfast and be back in Springfield for the festival. Dan is working on getting us our own parking spaces.

I wouldn't be opposed to Cruise 66 on Sunday morning and follow a bunch of you back north

Attached is the QR code for event - for the life of my my free version of AI will not work. Can someone add the QR code to our logo?

The following is a tentative schedule. Rooms are going fast, so I would suggest if you are planning on going to get your room reserved.

07/02/2026

There are lots of things coming up - first is Superior's 4th of July car show this coming Saturday on Tower Ave. The forecast looks good right now for it. We will have the club trailer there. Look for it in the NBC driveway off Tower Ave. but not where we usually have it blocked off.
It will be a good place to hang out together. We can discuss our next cars and coffee!

Please let me know what you will be participating in or looks like something the club should partake in.

Power on Tower will be July 16 at Benna Ford. Don't forget to pre-register.

The Great Lakes Team Shelby event in Illinois this September is coming up fast.

The following is what I received from the event organizer - hot off the press as of this afternoon:
We wanna be back at Hotel by 230p Friday
Cruise from 3p until 8p
Dinner Motorheads at 830p

Friday

Old Restored Route 66 Road
5435 Snell Rd
Auburn, IL 62615
18 miles from hotel

Ariston Café (late lunch)
Litchfield Museum & Route 66 Welcome Center:
Litchfield, IL 62056
46 miles from hotel

Pink Elephant Antiques
908 Veterans Memorial Dr
Livingston, IL 62058
61 miles from hotel

Weezy’s Bar & Grill
Route 66 Creamery
Neon Cross at St. Paul Lutheran Church
Hamel, IL 62046
68 miles from hotel

Latest from the organizer:
The cruise Friday is a suggested $5 donation but not mandatory, no other charges. I thTink we are not going to do the $50 reg on Saturday. I have some other ideas planned for Saturday

Here is a link of all the must sees. We will not be able to do them but this is what we should be concentrating on.
https://route66roadmap.com/mytrip/?userid=885&cbxbmcatid=895

Pricing is still up in the air - I would plan on no less than $150 for the event. I told the hotel to plan on at least 50 for the banquet - probably closer to 75

I was able to add 15 additional rooms to the weekend - but don't delay - get your rooms.

Coins are going to be around $30 each and with it being a huge event there will be more options for different coins

There is talk of having our cars parked together at the show downtown. The following is a link to register to have your vehicle in the show:
Registration for the MotherRoad festival is $50 link here - https://ilrt66.ticketspice.com/2026-route-66-mother-road-festivalcar-show

Dinner on Friday night will be at the Motorheads

Lunch on Friday will either be at the World Wide Tach racetrack https://wwtraceway.com/ or The Ariston Cafe in Litchfield, IL American Restaurant | Litchfield, IL

American Restaurant | Litchfield, IL
Located in Litchfield, IL, the Ariston Cafe is a historic Route 66 restaurant with delicious fare. Contact our A...

Saturday Morning/Day we will need to decide if we wanna cruise all day or go do a Route 66 breakfast and be back in Springfield for the festival. Dan is working on getting us our own parking spaces.

I wouldn't be opposed to Cruise 66 on Sunday morning and follow a bunch of you back north

The following is a tentative schedule. Rooms are going fast, so I would suggest if you are planning on going to get your room reserved.

Other events this month are the following:

July 8 - Downtown Duluth
July 9-11 Iola Old Car Show & Swap Meet
July 12 - Ironman Show - Chisholm - 10-2pm
- Bay Day Car Show - Silver Bay - 9-1pm
- Boomtown - Martin Rd. 1-5pm
July 14 - Open Arms Senior Living - 4414 Martin Rd. Duluth, MN (4:00pm - ???)
July 19 - Lake Nebagamon 9-2pm
July 19 - Auto Ace Express - Superior 10-2
July 25 - Washburn 9-3pm
July 25-26 Grand Rapids Car Show and Swap Meet
July 18 - Elmer Road Show - Meadowlands, MN (10:00am - 2:00pm)
July 18 - Northern GearHead Blackberry Farm Show (10am - 2pm)
Gearhead Show at The Blackberry Farm
10am - 2pm Show
PLEASE ENTER THE GROUNDS THROUGH GATE ON DOVE LANE
$10 Registration Fee and $2 Walk-In Admission Fee
Donations are Welcome
Food Available (Breakfast and Lunch)
The Annual Gearhead Show features cars, cars, & more cars! Anything from antiques to Hot Rods.
You could also find 4 wheelers, snowmobiles, motorcycles, tractors, and more! Anything is welcome!

06/27/2026

So for the late notice, but just a reminder that today is the day for the following car shows:

June 27 - Superior Airport Car Show 12 - 3 p.m.

Ashland Ford is having its car show on Saturday, July 27.

And don't forget the Superiot 4th of July show. We will have the club trailer there and will try to have all our vehicles together again this year.Emoji
Here is the flyer:

Hope to see you at one of these events. We also need to set up another cars and coffee. Let me know your thoughts!
Happy 4th of July
Judy

04/09/2026

Happy Spring, Mustang & Ford Lovers! I want to welcome our new members Rick and Sherry Roen of Duluth who joined the club at Motorhead Madness. They have a 1951 Ford pickup and 1973 Mustang fastback.Also, welcome our new members Tim and Linda Olson of Proctor who joined online through our Middletwin program. Welcome and we look forward to meeting all of you.
Our next club get-together will be Saturday, April 18. National Mustang Day is Friday, April 17. We will celebrate it on that Saturday with a cruise to Virginia and back starting and ending in Proctor going thru Hermantown, Eveleth, Virginia, Chisholm, Hibbing, Nashwauk, Coleraine, and Grand Rapids. The first 15 individuals who let me know they are going on the cruise will receive the 2026 National Mustang Day window decal.More details will come out as things are finalized. Please let me know if you will be cruising. Over lunch, we can discuss our upcoming car shows, other plans for the season as well as ordering club jackets.
Reminder: Time to pay your dues. Renewal is $20 and new members are $25. April 1st is the start of the new year. I do know some of you have already mailed in your dues or paid it online through the Middletwin program. Chris and I have come up with alternatives for club jackets since ordering them through Advantage Emblem is not an option. I have numbered the jackets and would like you to vote on your favorite jacket and we will narrow it down to the top 3 to choose from.Please look over the following selections and vote for the one (by it's number) that you would be interested in purchasing. We will probably ask for the money in advance and the club will order them all at one time and bring them to a local place for putting the club loga and you name on them.1) https://www.alibaba.com/.../Wholesale-Custom-Men-s...
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Till my next email, think Spring and good driving weather. Hope you can join us!
Judy

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03/05/2026

Hi,

Don't forget the Green Flag Party is coming up Saturday, March 14, at the Other Place, 3920 E. Calvary Rd at 3 p.m.

At Saturday's car club calendar meeting a gentleman from Markham was there and spoke on the proposed changes to the Zoning Ordiance Number 62 in St. Louis County.
The proposed change appears to limit the number of unlicensed vehicles one can have on their property.
There is a petition circulating regarding this which I am attaching to this email along with links to the ordiance.
The next meeting regarding this proposed change is coming in April.
James Hofsommer, a former St. Louis Couny township supervisor, is asking everyone in St. Louis county to sign the petition and email back to him ASAP.

[email protected]

I felt this information is important to pass along to you and that you can pass along to other car lover's who this may effect.
In the ordiance it is page 77 that is about the vehicles, so please pay special attention to that part.

Here is a link to St. Louis County website regarding the ordiance: Zoning Ordinance Amendment https://www.stlouiscountymn.gov/departments-a-z/planning-zoning/ordinance-amendment Here is the direct link to Ordiance Number 62 and its proposed changes: https://www.stlouiscountymn.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=u6hIWhymbtE%3d&tabid=57&portalid=0&mid=1011