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GRAACA Fall Tour 2025

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Saturday, October 18, 2025

Carroll County, MD

 

We were met with beautiful weather bright and early Saturday as we gathered at Jacquelyn’s Bakeshop and Café in Hanover for coffee and treats. Annette and Dan Yost had a fun quilt-themed day in store for us. After filling up on caffeine and goodies, we received our route which would take us on scenic back roads along parts of the Carroll County Barn Quilt Trail.

Begun in 2013 as a collaborative project by the Carroll County Arts Council, the Carroll County Office of Tourism, the Carroll County Department of Recreation and Parks, the Carroll County Public Library, and volunteers from Everybody’s Quilt Guild, the trail seeks to honor the area’s agrarian culture. The 8’ by 8’ blocks were chosen or designed by farm families for their barns and created by a local printing company. Today, the trail consists of 46 barns total, and our tour route took us to see 7 of those.

After nearly a 2-hour leisurely drive, we arrived at Flicks Pub in Taneytown for lunch and a special presentation by Linda Syverson Guild. Linda is a highly accomplished fiber artist who specializes in quilt making. Drawing on her design skills as a professional architect, she crafts beautiful works of art using mixed media. Many of her works feature themes related to reuse, architecture, color exploration, nature, and her early life growing up in the mid-west. She frequently gives talks and her works have been exhibited around the country. We were very lucky to have her as our guest. Her portfolio may be viewed at lindasyversonguild.com.

Many thanks are due to Annette and Dan for organizing the day’s events. It was a great day full of history and art.

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GRAACA Fall Tour

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Sunday, October 20, 2024

Perry County, PA

By Angelica Yost

Our day began at Tressler Service Station where we met for some donuts and pastries before heading out on a 70-mile journey through the beautiful countryside of Perrry County. We had perfect autumn weather complete with vibrant foliage, which I’m sure our host Don Barlup arranged. Our trek took us past and through 8 covered bridges, and Don made sure to provide a brief history of each in our tour packet. We ended the tour at Little Buffalo State Park for a tasty boxed lunch. The Apple Festival happened to be going on that day, so a few members chose to head over afterwards to visit the mill and vendors. It was a lovely day and many thanks go to Don and his grandson for all their hard work.

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Summer Picnic 2024

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July 20th, 2024

New Kingston, PA

It’s summertime, let the games begin! Old car games, to be specific, at our summer picnic held at New Kingston Fire House. Before and after our lunch of hot dogs with all the fixings, along with delicious sides and desserts, 14 antique cars dared to compete. The course was set up so that our spectators could watch while under the shade of the pavilion. They groaned, laughed, clapped and cheered on the participants. Hula hoops over cones, squishy balls in baskets, and, last but not least, forking potatoes, all for points! It was so much fun, we had a request from a couple in a modern truck to run the course.

It was harder than it looked, and those who had running boards and/or convertible tops had the edge. When the dust settled, the winners were:

  • 1st place- Al Maybee driver, Bill Sangrey passenger/player
  • 2nd place- Leroy Myers driver, Rob Myers passenger/player
  • 3rd place- Bill Sangrey driver, Al Maybee passenger/player

Thanks to all our helpers, which includes nearly everyone, who made all the fun and work run so smoothly. You make our job look easy!

 

~Mary and Karl Krouch

 

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GRAACA Summer Tour 2023

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June 24, 2023

Enola, Fort Hunter & Mechanicsburg, PA

By Angelica Yost

We began our day with coffee and donuts at Adams-Ricci Park in Enola, PA. Around 9, everyone started their journey over a mountain and through some winding country roads heading north to Duncannon, and then across the Susquehanna River to Fort Hunter Mansion and Park.        

Originally settled in 1725 by Benjamin Chambers who later founded Chambersburg, the property passed on to Chambers’ brother-in-law Samuel Hunter. Hunter had several mills on the land until the British turned it into a fort during the French and Indian War. Since then, the property has passed through several hands. Today, Fort Hunter is owned by the County of Dauphin and the Board of Trustees for Fort Hunter.

Several tour guides met us that day and split our members into groups for a very informative tour of the mansion. Afterwards, we headed across the road to a pavilion for a picnic lunch catered by Simply Turkey. Some people then chose to burn a few calories strolling around to the many historic buildings including the Centennial Barn, the Everhart Covered Bridge, and the Tavern House.

After lunch, we took a nice scenic drive along the river and through the country to Ashcombe Nursery and Farm Market. Apart from offering a wide array of plants, baked goods, and gifts for sale, Ashcombe’s also has a menagerie of cats, rabbits and farm animals onsite waiting to greet visitors.

Dan and I had a lot of fun planning this tour. Many thanks to everyone who joined us on this adventure. We hope you enjoyed the day and finished your shopping before the storm rolled in.

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Latimore Valley Car Show 2023

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Saturday, June 10th, 2023

A beautiful day with an amazing turnout!

With only a few weeks for our members to recuperate from the Eastern Spring Nationals, it was time for our annual car show at the Latimore Valley Fairgrounds in York Springs.

Blue skies were overhead, and we had an amazing turnout with 157 vehicles on the show field. There was music, food, shopping at the flea market and white elephant table, and a shuttle to the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing.

The festivities ended with the awards ceremony. This year, winners were treated to newly designed Participant’s Choice trophies shaped like sparkplugs, as well as handmade special category awards.

Many thanks go to everyone who helped make the day a success. It took a lot of hard work!

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AACA Spring Nationals 2023 update

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2023 AACA Eastern Spring Nationals : 5/18 – 20, 2023

Hosted by Gettysburg Region AACA

Gateway Center – Gettysburg, PA

      We are around 5 months away from celebrating our Regions 70th Anniversary Meet.  The Region’s tradition has been to mark each 10 year anniversary by hosting a National Meet.  2023’s date will be May 18 – 20 at the Gateway Center in Gettysburg.  All chairperson positions have been filled, plaque design and brochures have been completed, and we are working on the shirt design.  Our theme will be celebrating our living AACA National past Presidents and/or their spouses.  We will showcase the Swigart Museum’s 1947 Tucker Prototype, the “Tin Goose” in the hotel lobby.

A list of chairpersons and their contact information is listed below.  Our most vital and treasured assets are you, our Gettysburg Region members. Please call a chairperson today and volunteer to help. An hour or a day is important and needed.  We look forward to welcoming our fellow AACA members to our 70th Anniversary Spring Nationals.  With your help it will be a successful event.

Happy Motoring,

Don Barlup & Karl Krouch

 

Chairperson – Don Barlup: (717) 877-4766, pullman1914@aol.com

Co-Chairperson – Karl Krouch: (717) 576-7241, krouchs@msn.com

Chief Judge – Dr. J. Stanley Stratton: (717) 460-8371, stanlotties@pa.net

Registration Chairperson – Sue Gingrich: (717) 582-8681, suzie-q@centurylink.net

Field Marshall – Bob Channell: (717) 465-7356, usgrant1863@outlook.com

Banquet Chairperson – Bill Sangrey: (717) 609-5983, wsangrey@embarqmail.com

Club Merchandise Chairs – Stew & Sarah Gardner: (443) 794-8893, stewandsarah@comcast.net

Flea Market/Car Corral – Howard King: (717) 660-8206, kings32chevy@gmail.com

Trophy Chairperson – Tom Zinn: (717) 688-4051, trzinn@comcast.net

Publicity Chairperson – Karl & Mary Krouch: (717) 576-7241, krouchs@msn.com

Finance & Budget – Allan Maybee: (717) 731-9726, amaybee@verizon.net

Trailer Parking – Butch Saltzgiver: (717) 637-0332, cell (717) 877-8711

Security – Bob Channell & Don Barlup

Program – John Sayler: (717) 796-1895, jsayjr@juno.com

Program Advertising – Deb Sherwood: (717) 697-0411, debe14t@aol.com

Tours – Jerry Black: (717) 334-3638, jerryblack@onemain.com

Signs – Fred Gable: (717) 476-7245

Hospitality, 50/50, Raffle – Pat Shaffer: (717) 258-4964, ltlcow17@comcast.net

Annette Yost: (717) 660-8000, akyost52@gmail.com

Photography & Meet Write-Up – Angelica Yost: (240) 651-9071, gettysburgregionaaca@gmail.com

Cruise Night – Tom Dawson – Chesapeake Region

 

Upcoming: GRAACA Fall Foliage Tour

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Saturday, October 22nd

The Tour will begin with a visit to a collection of vintage motor scooters from the USA, England, Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Russia, and Japan. An example of what many call the first motor scooter, a 1918 AutoPed, will be on display along with a few vintage motorcycles. This is not a museum but is rather an assemblage of two wheelers that the owner finds amusing to look at. Coffee and donuts will be served.

Two-lane back roads and fall colors will greet us as we tour into York County and cross the 1930 “Veterans Memorial Bridge” that was the replacement of the 1800’s “Burning Bridge” into Columbia, PA to visit the National Watch and Clock Museum. This museum takes us from the beginning of clocks to the development of pocket watches and the “auto clocks” seen in our early cars. We round out the day with a catered pork barbeque picnic lunch in Hellam’s Emig Park.

Coffee and scooter collection 8:30-9:45. Driving Tour leaves at 9:45am.

Cost is $25.00 per person. Deadline to register is October 12th. Registration in the Sept/Oct issue of the newsletter.
Questions? Call: Karl Krouch, Sr. at 717-576-7241 or Mary Krouch at 717-576-7245.

Directions: From Gettysburg: take route 15 North to Wesley Dr / Rossmoyne Exit, turn LEFT at the ramp traffic light. Travel 1.4 miles to the 4th traffic light, get in LEFT turn lane (Sheetz and Turkey Hill Gas on opposite corners) Turn LEFT onto Simpson Ferry Rd. Continue 0.1 mile for a RIGHT turn into driveway just after Jeffery’s Flowers. AACA sign will be at street. Address: 5215 Simpson Ferry Rd., Mechanicsburg, PA 17050.

From Carlisle: travel Route 641E Trindle Rd. into Mechanicsburg. At the Rutters traffic light, take the RIGHT Y (Yield sign) onto Simpson Street. Continue 2.4 miles to tour start on left. Get in the center turn lane, turn into the driveway between M&T Bank and Jeffery’s Flowers, proceeding to parking lot behind these businesses. Address: 5215 Simpson Ferry Rd., Mechanicsburg, PA 17050.

GRAACA Summer Tour

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Sunday, July 31st. Break out the antique cars! July 31st we will meet at the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing at 8:30 am for coffee and sweets. We will then leave on a winding tour of back roads to visit an herb farm and a local farm market. After a scenic drive you will end up back at EMMR.

         Ladies will be having a luncheon tea inside, including finger sandwiches, scones and sweets. Ladies should wear a hat to tea. Guys will be having a “grill out” with a hot dog fixin’ bar, sides, dessert and a tech talk about fixes for your cars. The tea will be limited to the first 40 ladies that sign up. If you miss out on the tea you can join the guys outside for lunch. There is no cut off for outdoor lunch. Cost is $15 for ladies and $10 for guys. Make sure to polish those cars. Parking at EMMR, we are sure to have admirers. Any question please call Annette Yost at (717) 660-8000 or Pat Shaffer at (717) 258-4964. Registration deadline is July 15th.