Event Details
Come join the Northern Ohio Chapter as we embark on a weekend journey to challenge some of the finest back roads South Eastern Ohio has to offer. We begin our adventure with an overnight stay at the historic riverboat Lafayette Hotel in downtown Marietta, Ohio, but don’t call it a night just yet. . . . We’ve booked reservations aboard the Valley Gem Sternwheeler for a 2-hour Ohio River wine-tasting dinner cruise.
Sunday is really what the weekend is all about, however: 154 miles of twisting, curving and winding empty country roads, creating the most enjoyable (and least efficient) way to get from Marietta to Canton. We’ll break up the drive into three legs. We’ll stop first at a McDonald’s in Woodsfield for a brief early lunch. The second stop will be at a Dairy Queen in Uhrichsville before concluding the drive in Canton for an early dinner at the Brew Kettle in the Hall of Fame Village, Canton.
Itinerary
Saturday (November 7)
- Check In @ Lafayette Hotel (https://lafayettehotel.com/), 101 Front St. Marietta, OH
- 5:30 PM, Boarding Begins for the Wine Tasting Dinner Cruise (6:30-8:30 PM) (https://www.valleygemsternwheeler.com/), 601 Front St. Marietta, OH
Sunday (November 8)
- 8 AM, Breakfast & Drivers Meeting, Gun Room Restaurant (Lafayette Hotel)
- 9:30 AM, Depart Lafayette Hotel on 1st Leg of Tour
- ~11 AM, Arrive Woodsfield McDonald’s (145 N. Main St. Woodsfield, OH)
- Noon, Depart McDonalds on 2nd Leg of Tour
- ~2 PM, Arrive Uhrichsville Dairy Queen (801 N. Water St. Uhrichsville, OH)
- 3 PM, Depart Dairy Queen on Final Leg of Tour(
- ~4:30 PM, Arrive Brew Kettle (2018 Champions Gateway, Suite 101, Canton, OH)
- ~6 PM Conclude Weekend Event)
Registration
Driver Registration Fee — $195
(1) Hotel Room at The Lafayette Hotel for (1) night ($135)
(1) Ticket aboard the Major/Riviera Wine & Dine, 2 hour Dinner Cruise, Sat., Nov. 7th ($60)
Passenger Registration Fee — $60
(1) Ticket aboard the Major/Riviera Wine & Dine, 2-hour Dinner Cruise, Sat., Nov. 7th ($60)
Passengers are expected to stay with the driver or must arrange their own accommodations.
Registration fees include all taxes and gratuities for the event functions listed. All other event meals will be at the participants’ expense.
The standard BMWCCA Driving Events waiver will be required to be signed at the river dinner cruise.
Event registrations will be limited to the first 12 cars or 20 attendees and is required by October 23, 2026.
To register or inquire about the event, contact Dennis Grabowski via email at dennis.grabowski.jr@gmail.com or (440) 975-6273.