Historic Automobile Endurance Runs
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Join us for our FALL SEASON!​​​​
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Saturday, September 21st, 2024:
The 8th Catskill Conquest Rally
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Saturday, October, 19th, 2024:
The 6th Catskill Covered Bridge Rally
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From Devil Wagons to Mud Larks
In 1903 the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers sponsored an 800-mile endurance run from Weehawken, NJ to Pittsburgh, PA. Thirty-four competing automobiles departed on October 7, 1903 and traveled up the Hudson Valley and then through the Catskill Mountains. Reaching Delhi on the second day in a driving rain, they continued on through Franklin and then to Binghamton and beyond.
Save the Dates for the 2024 Rally Season!
May19th, 2024: The Saratoga ABC Rally opens the 2024 season for Rally Master Robert Selkowitz' series of tours which combine history and experience. A rally breakfast is sponsored by Hagerty, and the Saratoga Auto Museum benefits from the event. The 4th Saratoga ABC Rally visiting Artists, Battlefields and Covered Bridges. We go into Vermont, visiting a former home of artist Norman Rockwell and crossing five covered bridges. We return to the Bennington and Saratoga Battlefields, Grandma Moses homestead and Will Moses' Mt. Nebo Gallery. This year we will enjoy a barbecue lunch at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, VT.
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June 15th, 2024: The 3rd Schoharie Turnpike – Kaaterskill Clove Road Rally brings us to Greene and Schoharie Counties and follows the 1803 Schoharie Turnpike to the Old Stone Fort Museum. We follow the Schoharie Creek to Museums at Gilboa and Prattsville, with descent of the Kaaterskill Clove. The start is at the Village of Catskill's Dutchman's Landing Park on the Hudson River.
September 21st, 2024: The 8th Catskill Conquest Rally commemorating the 1903 Auto Endurance Run follows the Catskill Mountains Scenic Byway. We visit the Cauliflower Festival in Margaretville, a visit to the Birdsong Farm Community Garden, and ending at the Franklin Railroad and Community Museum in Franklin, NY. On the way back we stop at Polar Bear Ice Cream and visit the Hanford Mills Museum, a working sawmill.
October 19th, 2024: The 6th Catskill Covered Bridge Rally. This is a favorite following 13 watercourses and crossing historic Covered Bridges in the Catskill Park and Forest Preserve.
All rallies are noncompetitive and for the pure enjoyment of driving beautiful rural roads and visiting interesting attractions. All cars are welcome, and we usually have a wide range of participants.
Catskill Conquest Rally Gallery
Contact
Robert Selkowitz
Director
Historic Automobile Endurance Runs, LLC
3024 State Route 28
Shokan, NY 12481
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Tel: (845) 657-6982