2025 EVENTS CALENDAR





DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTOL, EVENTS MAY CHANGE RAPIDLY AND MAY BE CANCELLED (WITH LITTLE NOTICE).


CHECK BACK HERE AND YOUR LATEST NEWSLETTER FOR UPDATES. AND STAY IN CONTACT WITH YOUR AREA REP, IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND AN EVENT, SO THEY CAN CONTACT YOU REGARDING A CANCELLATION.



Sunday, July 13 2025 - Club Picnic





Event Coordinator - Ray Mosher, Syracuse Chapter



We’ll meet at Fillmore Glen State Park, 1686 State Route 38, Moravia, NY at 11:00. We’ll begin cooking food at noon.


The MMC has rented a pavilion and will pay the park entrance fee for each car, but you MUST bring the coupon (go to the newsletter, and print the coupon) to turn in at the gate or you will be charged. If there is a veteran in your car that has the VETERAN notation on their driver’s license, you can access any New York state park with-out charge. We will again be using the Fillmore Room and have access to two refrigerators, power outlets, and bathrooms for our convenience. The room is enclosed with tables and chairs and also outdoor picnic tables so we should be quite comfortable rain or shine. There is swimming and hiking to a nice gorge with a series of waterfalls, so bring hiking-appropriate shoes and bathing suit and towel. Enter the park, keep right and stop at the first large building (on your left). The Fillmore Room is on the left of the open seating area.


Unlike some previous years when the picnic was catered, we will each provide our own food this year. The club will provide a charcoal fire, condiments, paper plates and plastic utensils. Please bring meat and any rolls for yourselves, a dish to pass and your own beverages. Beer and wine are allowed.


Each area can coordinate plans for a caravan to reach the park, and there is an ice cream stand in Moravia where we can stop when we leave if so desired.


There is no need to sign up. Contact Ray or Sue Mosher at 315-635-2584 or at MOSHERRSKL@YAHOO.COM with any questions.


​Go to the newsletter to Print the coupon for FREE PARKING



Saturday, July 26 2025 - The Warfield Loop





Event Coordinator - Darius Kasinskas, Rochester Chapter



RSVP by July 12, 2025, with Darius: miata@kasinskas.com and let your Area Rep know you are going.


This event will run rain or shine—no rain date is planned.


Join us for a relaxed 65 mile drive through scenic roads. We’ll meet at the south end of the Canandaigua Pier by 10:30 am for a drivers’ meeting at 10:45 am.


The first leg is a 15 mile drive to lunch at Warfield’s Restaurant in Clifton Springs. Seating is reserved, so your RSVP is required. After lunch, we’ll drive 52 miles back to Canandaigua to end the day at Scoops Ice Cream, 10 Lakeshore Dr. There is a parking lot adjacent to Scoops for the group.



Friday, August 1 2025 - Zooming to Women's Rights





Event Coordinator - Merrilee & Al MacWilliam, Rochester Chapter



Rain or Shine


Rochester Chapter Members will meet in Webster and caravan together for about an hour ride to the Women's Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls. If there is interest in this event in other Chapters we will meet up with those people/groups there, then tour the National Park. Following this, we will take a brief ride to Suffrage Park, then the Elizabeth Cady Stanton home. Next stop will be lunch, then a visit to the National Women's Hall of Fame. From there we will follow a different route back to Williamson for ice cream. Here is a short video made on our event pre-run in June. https://youtu.be/lmiYEhJEPd4?si=5yfx5LfEBq31eZnc.


If you can join us please contact Al at macwill77@gmail.com, or (585) 392-7702 by July 29, as I need to give the restaurant a head count for lunch. Also let your Area Rep know you are going.



Sunday, August 3 2025 - Skaneateles Polo





Event Coordinator - Dale & Cathy Nagel

This is a shine and dry field only event.



Back again this year! Polo starts at 3:00 at the Skaneateles Polo Club, 783 Andrews Rd, Skaneateles. You have several options to join in the fun.


• Cathy and I plan to lead a caravan from the Syracuse area. We’ll meet at Byrne Dairy, Route 20 Lafayette at 11:15 for an 11:30 departure. We’ll then take a scenic drive to Bob’s Barbecue on Route 281 in Little York and arrive there at about 12:30. You can either eat there or get something to go to eat later at the polo grounds in Skaneateles. We then will depart Bob’s at 1:30 for an approximately 45-minute drive to the Skaneateles Polo Grounds on Andrews Road. There we can tailgate prior to the start of the game at 3:00.


• Your second option is to meet-up with us at Bob’s Barbecue on Route 281 in Little York at 12:30.


• The third option is to meet at the polo grounds at 2:15.


Area reps should try to coordinate caravans from their area to the Skaneateles Polo Grounds or to Bob’s in Little York or to Lafayette Byrne Dairy. This has been a great, well attended event with twenty to thirty cars in past years. Unfortunately, the last few years have been wet and we were lucky to even get in a ride. Assuming we get a sunny day, there will be plenty of time to sit and talk with your fellow club members and enjoy watching the polo match. On top of that, you get to fix divots on the field at halftime. Just watch out for the land mines!


Contact Dale Nagel, dalen262@aol.com, with any questions, and let us know if you plan to meet at Lafayette Byrne Dairy or at Bob’s. No need to reply if you plan to meet at the polo grounds. Let your Area Rep know if you are going.





THURSDAY, aUGUST 14 2025- SUNDAY, AUGUST 17 2025 - CANADA'S CAPITAL MIATA MEET (C2m2) OTTAWA, CANADA





UPDATED 11/1/2024- REGISTRATION IS FULL!

THIS IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY, NOT A CLUB SPONSORED EVENT

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UPDATED 7/11/2025 - LEE MADDY WILL BE LEADING A CARAVAN ON THURSDAY AUGUST 14TH TO THIS EVENT IN OTTAWA CANADA. SEE BELOW



If you have registered for the event, and would like to join us to caravan up to Ottawa for the event, please complete the following online form.


Please join us for the drive.


Let us know where and when you will meet us, or if you will be driving separately.


Brewerton:

* Meeting Place 1: Circle K Gas Station, 5565 Bartell Rd, Brewerton, NY 13029

* Meeting Time: 10:00 AM. Departing at 10:30 AM.


Mexico:

* Meeting Place 2: Fastrac Gas Station, 3364 Main Street, Mexico, NY 13114 (This location is near the intersection or Rt 104 and Rt 3, making it convenient for Rochester members to join us and is adjacent to a Dunkin and McDonalds)

* Meeting Time 2: 11:00 AM. Departing at 11:30 AM




Saturday, August 16 2025 - "AI" at the Wheel





Event Coordinator - John Amon, Rochester Chapter



Have you ever wondered what kind of event an Artificial Intelligence (AI) app would dream up? Join us on August 16 and find out! We’ll go behind the scenes and share how it all came together. It’ll be a great event and we hope to see you there!


We’ll head south from Spencerport on roads the AI thinks we will like in our MX-5s. The first part will be mostly sweeping turns and hills. After lunch, we’ll first go east, and then three-quarters of the way around Conesus Lake on scenic and twisty roads. The finish, as always, will include ice cream.


I’ll send an outline of how I worked with ChatGPT to develop this route, including our discussion. ChatGPT provided most of the turn-by-turn directions.


If you use the REVER app, I’d happily share the route with you. You can follow along on your phone or the MX-5 Connect Infotainment System. The traditional paper turn-by-turn directions will be available to everyone. Just let me know, and I’ll send a link to the route.


Start: Behind McDonald’s in Spencerport, 44 Nichols St, Spencerport at 11:00 am. Finish: In Mendon for ice cream at ~4:00 pm. Contact John Amon at John.N.Amon@gmail.com or 585-617-4334 for more information. Contact John and your area representative to register by August 12.





Saturday, August 23 2025 - 2022 Explorium "Rerun"





Event Coordinator - Darius Kasinskas, Rochester Chapter



This year’s Exploratorium is a repeat of the 2022 event, using the same clues and answers from that original adventure. If you missed it, or want another try, now’s your chance!

Enjoy a scenic drive through the Finger Lakes as you individually explore new roads and solve a mystery-style challenge! The drive covers about 80 miles on paved, good-condition roads. The area is bounded by the Thruway (north), Canandaigua Lake (west), and extends about halfway to Seneca Lake (east). Best with two people per car, but solo drivers are welcome. This is not a rally or poker run—it’s just for fun!

You’ll get:
• A map showing all locations.
• A list of clues, each describing something specific found at one of those locations.
• No information about which clue applies to which location.

Your mission is to match each clue with the correct location. You plan your own route. Each Miata can go a different way! Most answers are visible from the main roads a few may require a short walk (up to 100 feet). Some clues are easy, some a bit more challenging, but none are tricky or hard to understand.

8:00 am – Breakfast & Start: Ray's Restaurant, 2510 Rochester Rd, Canandaigua, NY 14424
2:00 pm – Lunch & Wrap-Up: New Countryside Family Restaurant, 17 Clifton Springs Plz, Clifton Springs, NY
Register by August 9. Email Darius at miata@kasinskas.com and notify your Area Rep.

Come out and enjoy the back roads, good company, and a little adventure!


Saturday, September 6 2025 - Trip to Labrador Hollow





Event Coordinator - Debbie Bogan and Chet Wilk

This is a rain or shine event



NATURE LOVERS BEWARE. You may find it hard to leave this place. Our excursion into Labrador’s natural setting provides ample opportunity to view a variety of wildlife and vegetation that will keep you spellbound... Maybe it's too much of a stretch, but some may find it intriguing.


We will meet at Byrne Dairy, 5829 State Rte. 20 Lafayette, NY at 10:15am. After a driver meeting, we will depart at 10:30 for Labrador Unique Area. Travel seventeen minutes (10.80 miles via CR-3 and Rt-91). We will take the accessible boardwalk to the pond and back to parking lot. This is about a 20-minute walk.


Then we will travel to Tinker Falls about five minutes away and for those who wish, hike to the falls. We will spend about 30-45 minutes there. If there are no bathrooms open, we will travel to Circle K, 5755 Rt 80 Tully, NY (15 minutes, 7 miles via Rte-80 and Rt-91) for a potty break. From there, we will travel to the Hollywood Restaurant, 27 Groton Ave Cortland, NY (15 miles, 25 minutes via Rt 11 south) all the way. Watch for a large bird's nest overhead and cows in the fields.


Reservations are at the Hollywood for 1:30. Please be advised that they normally don't do separate checks for parties over four. The Hollywood is a trip back in time, with the iconic statue of Marilyn Monroe, movie posters of Clark Gable, Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne etc. It's a fun place to eat. Food is tasty and reasonably priced, and the wait staff is friendly. There is ample parking in their adjacent parking lot.


After lunch, around 3:00pm, we will head to Super Cream Dairy Bar, 75 N. West St. Homer, NY, for their delicious homemade ice cream. Then head home around 4:00 via Rt-281 and US-11 (23 minutes, 20 miles), to savor the memories of a wonderful day with wonderful Miata club friends.


Please join us!


RSVP to Debbie Bogan, dybogan@twcny.rr.com, by August 30 if you plan to eat at the Hollywood and contact your Area Rep if you plan to go.





Sunday, September 14 2025 - Apple Fritter Crawl





Event Coordinator - Lee Maddy & Miriam White



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Saturday, September 20 2025 - Apple Cider Crawl





Event Coordinator - TBD



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Sunday, September 21 2025 - The Final Gulick





Event Coordinator - TBD



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Sunday, September 28 2025 - Bill Hodge Memorial Road Rally





Event Coordinator - TBD



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Saturday, October 4 2025 - Drive to Belmont Falls





Event Coordinator - TBD



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Wednesday, October 8 2025 - Drive with the Niagara Club





Event Coordinator - TBD



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Regional Events



Due to the size of the club, it can be difficult to attend some events that are far away. The purpose of our Regional Events are so club members can enhance the miata club experience within their local area. The events are planned by the area reps as 'local events', however are not limited to members from that area.


Any interested club members can join in as well. Information may be posted in the newsletter or on the website and Area Reps may be kept updated with details as the events approach. We will be going through the normal Area Rep. contacts for counts, so please contact the reps if you'd like to participate and/or RSVP is requested.




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