The We’re Not Bluffing Drive – Saturday September 20th 2025
The Ride: Join hosts Marc & Marlene Faubert and Sue & Larry Jordan for a 111-mile, rollicking roller coaster ride up and down the bluffs and coulees of Wisconsin. You’re guaranteed to experience more twists and turns and elevation changes that will leave you grinning for days afterward – and we’re not bluffing. Starting in Red Wing, MN we’ll head across the river to Hwy 35 the first small set of twisties to get warmed up. From there we’re in coulee country where we’ll twist and shout all the way to our lunch stop – The Nelson Stone Barn – which offers artisan wood-fired pizza, ice cream and libations where the drive will conclude.
Date: Saturday September 20th, 2025 rain or shine
Time: Driver’s Meeting at 8:40am. Departure at 9:00am
Starting Point: Target 151 Tyler Rd N, Red Wing, MN
Breaks: There will a rest break halfway through the drive at either the Cenex or the Handy Mart – across the street from each other – in Pepin, WI. The next break will be at lunch.
Lunch: The Nelson Stone Barn outside of Nelson, WI. They specialize in serving individual woodfired pizzas to large groups so we will be ordering off the menu. More info on their website www.thenelsonstonebarn.com
End Point: The Nelson Stone Barn, S685 County Road KK, Nelson, WI
Touring Group: We will be offering a touring group with this drive. Please indicate if you’d like to it when you register.
A .gpx file will be sent out a few days before the drive. A note for those of you without a Garmin there are two great apps both Android and Apple phones that reads .gpx files and gives you turn by turn directions. The first is Osmand which has the added benefit of being able to use Android Auto or Apple CarPlay. The other is Calimoto which has less features and will only show on your phone but is easier to use. Both are available in the Apple App and Google Play stores.
We are currently looking for two tail gunners. This would be a great way for newer members to get involved and start working up to leading your own drive.
Questions and volunteers:
Marc Faubert: mfaubert@charter.net or 952-367-6916
Larry Jordan: jaylawren@gmail.com or310-872-6000