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  GREETINGS FROWM CHARLIE & JENNIFER Charlie St. Clair & Jennifer Anderson
   Laconia – Where • The Peter Makris Memorial Rallies Were Invented! Ride around Lake Winnipes-
  Jennifer & Charlie
• Mae West Memorial Pet Run Ride hosted by Sick Boy Motorcycles - Monday, June 15th;
atmosphere you find when greeted by businesses and resi- dents alike. Over a long history, it took effort from many groups and individuals to garner such a warm reception.
• Cruise around the Lake on the M/S Mt. Washington – Monday night, June 15th;
e LOVE Laconia!
aukee – the Official Kick-Off Event of the Rally – Saturday, June 13th;
And it’s not just Laconia we love, we love riding and we love the great State of New Hampshire! The beauty of NH’s scenic roads is only sur- passed by the apprecia- tive and welcoming
• American Flat Track
“Laconia Short Track” Race
at NH Motor Speedway – Saturday night, June 13th;
• FIM North American Vintage Races (inc. Sidecars and Harley vs. Indian Wars!) – take the Gypsy Tour to NH Motor Speedway – Sunday, June 14th;
 If you ask any of our long-time visitors or many Lakes Region locals, Laconia Motorcycle Week® has changed. In our opinion, you would be hard-pressed to find any- thing that has stayed the same... There is an ebb and flow to rallies – after all, we were first so, we should know! Laconia Motorcycle Week® rose to its peak while hun- dreds of thousands of riders also reached their own devel- opmental, social, and financial prime and what better way to celebrate great times than with thousands of fellow rid- ers from one rally to the next. However, a peak of any kind cannot be sustained indefinitely, we can and should expect some ups and downs – the same type of change we experience in our personal and professional lives. This is what makes the sport of motorcycling so profound – it truly mimics all other aspects of life. If we were to define ‘peak’ by numbers, we think it’s safe to say that our peak hit in the late nineties and grew strong through 2004. Like many other events (motorcycle and otherwise), we all took a hit in 2005 with the start of the economic recession. But our will is strong and our riders’ hardy and over the years since the recession, we have maintained a comfort- able attendance. Just because some things are different though, doesn’t mean we are ‘past’ our peak. It merely means we define such success differently. What once may have been defined by sheer volume can now be measured in sincerity and quality.
• USCRA’s Tower Street Hill Climb Expo in Weirs Beach – Tuesday, June 16th;
• AMA Sanctioned Pro-Amateur Hill Climb at Gunstock – Wednesday, June 17th;
• Annual POW/MIA Freedom Ride and Vigil to Meredith’s Hesky Park – Thursday, June 18th;
• 97th Loudon Classic at NH Motor Speedway – the longest-running motorcycle race in America – Saturday & Sunday – June 20th & 21st and
• Ride to the Sky – up the Mount Washington Auto Road on 2, 3 or 4-wheels any day of the week!
While you’re in Laconia, stop by and say “Hi!” to the hard-working staff at Rally Headquarters on the board- walk of Lakeside Avenue in Weirs Beach. Open every day from 8am–9pm and have all of your official souvenirs and riding information. All OFFICIAL information for Laconia Motorcycle Week® can be found on
  Throughout the year, we consistently meet people from all over the world (literally!) who LOVE Laconia! Some of them are brand-new to this rally, others have been coming year-after-year. The difference in their attitude from some others is that they have chosen to define their Laconia visit in the manner they enjoy. They fill their time with new experiences, they go to events they haven’t been to, visit entertainment spots they’ve previously neglected and overall, they just do things differently. A motorcycle rally is just like anything else, it is what YOU make of it. So, get out there! Go to the races, take a new demo bike for a ride, catch a motorcycle rodeo or bike show, go to where the music is loud and the sights won’t be unseen!
the one and only Official Website for the rally: LaconiaMCweek.com all year long. Sign-up online to receive the Laconia Riding Times, our e-newsletter, and the Laconia Rally News magazine, mailed Free to motor- cycle enthusiasts living in the continental US. Feel free to call us anytime at 603-366-2000. We love to be followed so be sure to like us on FaceBook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram! #LaconiaMCWeek
If you’re reading this, we know you already LOVE Laconia – Thank you!
Progressive’s Laconia Motorcycle Week® gives great apprecia- tion to all of our sponsors, especially our Presenting Sponsors: Progressive, AMSOIL, and TEAM MOTORCYCLE Apparel & Leather as well as the State of New Hampshire for their large financial support of our rally each year. Additional corporate sponsors include: Bank of NH, Budweiser, the Naswa Resort, Twisted Tea, 104.9 the Hawk, Weirs Beach Drive-In, Russ Brown Motorcycle AttorneysTM, Coca-Cola & Dr. Pepper, Truly Hard Seltzer, and VFW. H
For a taste of some of the events that always make the Top-10 for our visitors, be sure to check the schedule of events for details on:
Happy Trails!
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Charlie St. Clair – Executive Director Jennifer Anderson – Deputy Director
In three short years, we will be the first to reach the mile- stone 100th Anniversary and you better believe, we will have even more events and action to make your Laconia trip – the best one yet! Ride Safe and Keep Away from the Centerline!
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