MIDCOAST BIKE RUNEach April since 2005, the Noble Eagles host the “Midcoast Bike Run”, nicknamed the “start of the bike season” by The Biking Life magazine. As many as 500 bikes converge on downtown Eldon, Missouri, the starting point for the day long festivities. Music, food, drinks, and the beautiful “Regal Eagle” girls help entertain the crowd.
Not only are the bikes, music, and sights awesome, but proceeds are used to fund collegiate scholarships for local youth. Watch this site for exact dates and make plans on attending the next Midcoast Bike Run!
2010 date is April 18th!
DON VODDEN
2010 SPECIAL GUEST AND HONOREE
Don Vodden is one of the original founders of the Sturgis Rally….that’s right….back in 1938, he helped start what is without doubt one of the biggest motorcycle events in the world! Don is also retired military, leaving the U.S. Army in 1962. Join the Noble Eagles in honoring Don Vodden at 1:00 p.m. during the Midcoast Bike Run, Sunday, April 18 at the main stage, downtown Eldon!
The First Sturgis—1938. Nine Bikes and 250 SpectatorsNEW FOR 2010
For those riding in for the Saturday pre-ride events at Bootleggers in Osage Beach or just coming in to enjoy everything Eldon and the Lake of the Ozark has to offer prior to the main event on Sunday, our friends at Town and Country Motel, Osage Beach (ph. 1-800-251-5677) and Heritage Inn and Suites, Eldon (ph. 1-888-950-1555) have discounted rooms available! Simply ask for the “Mid Coast Bike Run” discount!
Biking Life Magazine
“Noble Eagles Poker Run”
By Dennis “Henbo” HenleyOn the afternoon of Sunday, April 9, around 400 bikers converged on downtown Eldon, MO in front of Buzzer McGees for the annual Noble Eagle poker run benefiting scholarships for local students. Great entertainment was on stage, beads and goodies were given out on the street, brats and refreshments were sold out front at the tent, and the biking season unofficially kicked off. A good get-together like this becomes a bike show, and great wheels were everywhere.
The Lake area riders can always be counted on to come out for great rides and support good deeds by local organizations like the Noble Eagles. I ran into buddies I hadn’t seen in a while, and it’s good to know they are still the same. I also met some new people and saw a number of fine-looking women walking around and soaking up the rays. Good job again Noble Eagles.
Reprinted by permission of the Biking Life Magazine, May 2006