From: jk0j@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (JOHN KISH)
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.rides
Subject: L.A.W. NATIONAL RALLY 1993
Date: 9 Oct 92 01:46:26 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

Pieces of Pennsylvania

The 1993 LAW National Rally
July 2-6

Sponsored by:

League of American Wheelmen
Lehigh Wheelmen Association


"Penn's Woods," specifically Kutztown, Pennsylvania is the
site of the 1993 National Rally.  The richness of the
regional culture and history is why the site was chosen.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, German speaking people from
the Rhineland, Switzerland and Alsace settled Southeastern
Pennsylvania.  The "Pennsylvania Dutch," including Amish,
Moravians and Mennonites, found the region fertile ground
for their culture and industrious farming.

Their handiwork left a quilt of open green fields stitched
with graceful curving roads and tree-lined undulating lanes.
The "Dutch" thrived in the region because it reminded them
of the best they left in Europe.

Within miles of the Lehigh County Velodrome, the roads
surrounding Kutztown are world renowned as summer training
grounds for competitive cyclists.  A "college town" in a
rural community, Kutztown is within a few pedal strokes of
open country.  The geography provides the best of all
cycling worlds.


SOME PIECES OF PENNSYLVANIA


44th KUTZTOWN FOLK FESTIVAL:  Pennsylvania German food,
music, square dancing, 1700 hand-made quilts, and more than
200 working craftsmen.

LEHIGH COUNTY VELODROME:  The track will be available for
riding during public sessions.  The rally will include a
full evening of racing.  Clinics by olympic caliber coaches
will be offered.  Considered the best velodrome program in
the United States.

RODALE RESEARCH CENTER:  Tour the country's leading research
farm for organic horticulture and sustainable agriculture.

HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY:  Established in 1934 to foster
conservation of birds of prey and other wildlife, over
20,000 soaring birds migrate over the sanctuary in the fall.
A short hike to one of the lookouts on the Appalachian trail
can be a high point of the rally.

TWO OPERATING STEAM RAILROADS:  The Blue Mountain & Reading
Railroad operates a 220 ton locomotive on 26 miles of track
for a 1 1/2 hour round trip.  The W.K.& S. railroad in
Kempton has a nine mile trolly ride and a six mile steam
train ride.

ANTIQUES AND FARMERS MARKET:  Over 1200 antique dealers
combine with a Pa. Dutch farmer's market every Friday and
Saturday, a short distance from the college.

HISTORIC BETHLEHEM:  Many original structures of the 18th
century Moravian community are preserved and still in use.
Of note is the Central Moravian Church, 1803, and The Sun
Inn, "...the best Inn I ever saw." said John Adams.


NATIONAL RALLY PIECES


Meet and ride with close to 1500 cyclists from throughout
the country.

* All the food you can eat and comfortable rooms on one
     Campus at Kutztown University.

* Daily workshops and exhibits.

* Pre and post tour information available.

* National Congress of Bicyclists

One half hour away from the Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton
Airport (ABE), Kutztown is just south of Interstate 78
between Harrisburg and Allentown, Pa.

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Mail replies to:

Lehigh Wheelmen Association
P.O. Box 356
Bethlehem PA 18016

____ Yes, I am interested in receiving more information and
a registration packet.

____ Yes, I am interested in being an exhibitor, running a
seminar, or clinic at the '93 rally.


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