2026 Heartland Rally 8/29-9/5, 2026 Official Thread

[deltamark]

Let’s see who can view this.

Beer Run

Nice ride that will include lunch in a historic town and a visit to one of the most famous local breweries in Wisconsin.

I can see this. I downloaded the Scenic app and upgraded to the Premium version. It's not the most intuitive app I've used, but I'm a pretty unintuitive person.  

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Some Rally Updates

Extended Weather Forecast looks very promising!  

55% chance of rain/thunderstorms on Sunday with a High of 81
The rest of the week shows almost no chance of rain with Highs in upper 70s Lows in the mid 50s

If the temps remain cool, we will start most of the group rides around 10:00am.   Exception for the rides "Mindoro Cut/Wildcat Mountain" and "Tri-State and Pie" both of which are a little over 200 miles and include a lunch stop.  

The longer rides will probably be on Wednesday and Friday mainly because the pie place is only open Th-Su and I didn't want to do two long rides on consecutive days nor on Monday.  We'll probably go KSU at 9:00am those days.  

Those of you riding all or part of the way here can ignore this part.   Don't pack your tow vehicle like you're packing your bike -- there's plenty of room for a lawn chair, an extra motorcycle jacket, a portable bar; you know, important things.  Ohhh and don’t forget a swimsuit!  

I have a few boxes of Nature Valley and Belvita snack bars for grab-n-go mornings.  I will have them in the lobby, or wherever our meet up spot will be, by around 8:00am, maybe earlier.

Here's who I have on my list of attendees:

rhlezo (formerly known as Razor)
rdprdp01
SneakyFast
The A-Man
rickcb
The Ferret
Lunchbag
Mtneers
InhouseBob
Redbird
Dac
Goldwing Dave
EmptySea
deltamark 
Offroad
Duh!
Reverend (friend of Duh's)


I will be setting up a group text sometime before Wednesday so we have that set of at-rally notifications.  (and to annoy The Ferret, if possible   )

A note on T-shirts -   I screwed up and got the order in late.   I'm sure she will do her best to accommodate my tardiness, but we may not have the shirts until a couple of days into the rally.   My apologies to the entire group, but I'm still optimistic that things will work out ok.


That's it for now.  Now, I have to come up with a couple of more routes for you all.

MTC

[Lunchbag]

Thursday is also my vote for the CB SCR.  Sounds like a great idea.

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Repeating the name list below and including the dates they are booked at Round Barn Lodge

User Name	Arrival	Departure
rhlezo (formerly known as Razor)	Sunday	Saturday
rdprdp01	Wednesday	Thursday
SneakyFast	Saturday	Saturday
The A-Man	Saturday	Saturday
rickcb	Saturday	Saturday
The Ferret	Saturday	Saturday
Lunchbag	Sunday	Saturday
Mtneers	Saturday	Saturday
InhouseBob	Saturday	Saturday
Redbird	Saturday	Wednesday
Dac	Saturday	Saturday
Goldwing Dave	Saturday	Saturday
EmptySea	Saturday	Saturday
deltamark	Sunday	Thursday
Offroad	Saturday	Saturday
Duh!	Saturday	Saturday
Reverend (friend of Duh's)	Saturday	Saturday

And Mtneers' friend Jeff (Saturday to Saturday)
And Cormanus (Saturday to Saturday)

Looks like a good-sized group arriving Saturday afternoon.  Once I set up the text group, I'll get an idea of who might want to grab dinner together, probably in downtown Spring Green.  Also looks like I need to plan a Sunday route.  I'm thinking something short in the morning to get test out the bikes after their trailer rides and to leave some opportunity in the afternoon for individuals or small groups to explore the area on their own.   

Let me know if there's any incorrect or omitted information above.

[Lunchbag]

I'm actually checking out Saturday, not Thursday.  If you are sure they told you otherwise, please let me know and I'll call them.  But Saturday is what my reservation says.

That said, I haven't actually decided whether to depart Friday or Saturday.  It will depend on how I feel about the long ride home, weather, etc.

[emptysea]

I'm actually checking out Saturday, not Thursday.  If you are sure they told you otherwise, please let me know and I'll call them.  But Saturday is what my reservation says.

That said, I haven't actually decided whether to depart Friday or Saturday.  It will depend on how I feel about the long ride home, weather, etc.

Error on my part.   According to the list I got from the hotel, you're booked from Sunday to Saturday.