Bike Ypsi @ the Shadow Art Fair
The When:
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Time: noon – midnight
The Where:
Corner Brewery, Ypsilanti MI
The What:
Be sure to visit the Bike Ypsi table at the Shadow Art Fair. For details visit www.shadowartfair.com
TOUR de FRESH 2010
The When:Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Time: 5:30pm – 8pm
The Where:
The Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers Market
Ferris Street between Hamilton and Adams
The What:
4th Annual tour of Ypsilanti area garden, urban farm, & sustainable food system. Sponsored by Transition Town Ypsi, Bike Ypsi, and Growing Hope. Reserve your spot now! Bike the route (helmets & lights required), or go by van or car. Sign-in at 5:30 pm; tour 6-8 PM We'll stop at sites where our neighbors are growing food, including raised beds; bees; chickens, goats and rabbits, teaching children how good food gets from seed to plate; community gardens; a co-op, and possibly some new hospital gardens. We'll see examples of season extension, including at Growing Hope, where we'll see the Growing Hope hoophouse in full swing. Light meal when the tour ends at the Growing Hope Center. RSVP at http://www.growinghope.net/get_involved/events/rsvp.
Support the BIKE YPSI Make-A-Wish riders
his year 6 riders are riding under the Bike Ypsi banner and participating in the Make-A-Wish rides. On July 22-25, riders will be either riding the 3 day WAM 300 from Traverse City to Chelsea or riding the 1 day WAM 50 in Chelsea. These riders are not only riding for the "event" but are doing so in support of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan. Your sponsorship of their rides will mean so much to children with life-threatening illnesses throughout Michigan. This ride is able to provide 250 wishes by virtue of the funds raised. Please support the Bike Ypsi team by clicking on: www.wishmich.org/bikeypsi
You will see the list of riders, and can donate to whomever you wish, or to the team as a whole. All funds go to Make-A-Wish of Michigan. If
you don't want to use the web to donate, a mail-in form is available as well.
Saturday Specials - MetroPark Mania!
... and once each month in 2010, we'll be doing a series of rides out to the MetroParks. Something of a tour/ramble if you will, riding out to each one, then riding around within them.
| When: | 3rd Saturday of the month, starting in May |
| 9:00 am departure, optional 8:00 breakfast at Cafe Luwak | |
| What: | A moderate-pace ride out to various MetroParks and back, with time to stop and have lunch at the turn-around point. Bring food to eat, or cash to buy food with. Route maps will be provided, but it's a self-supported ride - bring your own water, spare inner tube, etc. |
| Where From: | Ypsi Depot Town Farmer's Market (Rice St. & Cross) |
| Where To: | May, 8th - Lower Huron MetroPark (30 miles) |
| June 19 - Willow MetroPark (42 miles) | |
| July 17 - Hudson Mills MetroPark (45 miles) | |
| August 21- Lake Erie MetroPark (65 miles) | |
| September 18 - Kensington MetroPark (60 miles) | |
| October 16 - Willow/Oakwood MetroPark (42 or 55 miles) | |
| November 20 - Dexter-Huron & Delhi (36 miles, Cider & Donut Run) |
for a listing of blast-from-the-past happenings, click here.