26th Annual Spring Willys Reunion - Event Date: 18 May 2018 - 19 May 2018

I should see my "Wellsville guy" at a trail clearing this weekend at my place or certainly next weekend at our club ride at the  Greenbrier.  If we are still interested hopefully we get either a commitment to show us around or at least some good details about what and where.

bobevans wrote: I should see my "Wellsville guy" at a trail clearing this weekend at my place or certainly next weekend at our club ride at the  Greenbrier.  If we are still interested hopefully we get either a commitment to show us around or at least some good details about what and where.

Hey Bob, What did your "Wellsville guy" say?

jpet wrote: bobevans wrote: I should see my "Wellsville guy" at a trail clearing this weekend at my place or certainly next weekend at our club ride at the  Greenbrier.  If we are still interested hopefully we get either a commitment to show us around or at least some good details about what and where. Hey Bob, What did your "Wellsville guy" say?

My Wellsville contact said that there are good places to run even stock flatfenders. He also said he has never had a problem there. He offered to show me around the place, but he will not be available that Thursday. I am Jeepin' this weekend with him around The Greenbrier, so maybe we can nail down some more details.

jpet wrote: bobevans wrote: I should see my "Wellsville guy" at a trail clearing this weekend at my place or certainly next weekend at our club ride at the  Greenbrier.  If we are still interested hopefully we get either a commitment to show us around or at least some good details about what and where. Hey Bob, What did your "Wellsville guy" say?

The Wellsville saga continues. Apparently the property at the main entrance has been sold and "No Trespassing" signs have been erected. There is another entrance through a sportsman's club, entering through the "Forbidden Zone". There will be a $10 per vehicle charge and trailer parking is available. I actually kinda like that, it adds an air of legitimacy to the whole thing if someone is collecting an entrance fee. I will try and check it out soon.

Yes, the Bertram is the place to stay. If not the Aurora Inn is the second best location.

Things will be winding down by Saturday....I would plan on spending Thursday night so you will be there all day Friday and Saturday if your schedule allows.

Hi Greg,

The unofficial generic schedule is:

Thursday: Wellsville. Bob W and I are going to be at the Bertram Inn Wednesday night. We will leave early Thursday morning and head to Wellsville. You can caravan with us or meet us at Wellsville Thursday morning. This is not actually part of the reunion, just some guys who are going to the reunion and are meeting up early to do some wheeling. We are trailering our rigs to Wellsville as it is 1-1/2 hrs away from Aurora going hiway speed. I have never been to Wellsville, so I have no idea what to expect. bobevans has boots on the ground so follow this thread for updates. These plans can change at any time or even be cancelled because Wellsville is not an "official" off-road park.

Some of the guests and vendors will arrive at the Bertram on Thursday so that they can set up and be ready to go on Friday morning.

Friday: Registration will start in the morning sometime ,.... maybe 10ish? ... That does not stop you from bringing you jeep in and parking it on the lot. You can register any time during the day till maybe 4 or 5 pm. not sure on that. Most participants will arrive throughout the day Friday. By Friday evening, most of the participants will be there. During the day, we will be visiting, and displaying the jeeps. Vendors will be selling, there may be a tech talk. Friday evening we plan to have a cruise and food at a nearby park. I'm not sure of the details. I'll let Bob3b comment on that. Friday night most of the friends congregate on the parking lot and visit till we are exhausted. It's a lot of fun and for me, makes the event a "reunion"

Saturday: The day will go similar to Friday. Lots of people, lots of jeeps, lots of vendors. There are going to be some tech talks and the engine rebuild. Sometime around 10:30 we will take a group photo. If you want to be in the photo, please be on the parking lot from 10:30-11:00 and be listen for me to announce it. Saturday night is the banquet. The actual banquet starts at 6:00 but the group gets together to socialize early. I think maybe 5? The meal is at 6:00 and the program starts at 7:00. The details can be found on this website:

http://www.willysreunion.com/swr18.htm

You do not have to register to participate. Anyone who is a first timer and wants to check it out, just show up and see what's up. If you want to display your jeep, we would appreciate it if you would register. You can register at the event but it is easier on us if you pre-register on the website. This way we can personalize your goodie bag and be better prepared for your arrival. If you want to go to the banquet on Saturday, I highly recommend that you pre-register as soon as possible. There may or may not be tickets available on Friday or Saturday.

The Willys Reunion is a non-profit group of volunteers who's purpose is not to just grow the Willys community, but to make a family out of it that keeps coming back year after year for the family reunion. The money you spend goes back into the event to make it better each year. We greatly appreciate the sponsors, vendors, tech presentations, speakers, ... basically everyone who gives of themselves to make the reunion so much fun each year.


Edited by jpet - 03 May 2018 at 1:52pm

I'm registered and have my room reserved.  Now I need to get the 3B ready  to make the 1000 mile drive (brakes and bellcrank).

Well it looks like Wellsville isn't going to happen. I was going to go down and pre-run with my friend, but he called and said the whole place is closed up with cables and signs all over.
If we are out of other options and still looking for some where to wheel, I have several miles of Jeep trails on our "farm". I host our Pittsburgh area Jeep club a couple of times a year. The trails are classic Eastern woods trails with tight trees, stream crossings, short hill climbs. There are a couple of tricky obstacles, but we have by-passes for the tough stuff. If this were a Jeep Jamboree, it would probably be a 4 rated outing. There is a nice, flat 4 or 5 acre field for trailer parking.
The big down side is it is 3 1/2 hours from Aurora as opposed to a little under 2 hours to get to Wellsville. Probably the easiest way to get there is to go right past Wellsville and stay on Ohio 7 to Wheeling, WV and jump on WV250 to Cameron, WV. The farm is about 15 minutes from Cameron. For mbjeeper, it would be right in his back yard.