This past weekend, the museum started off its 2010 season schedule with a bang.  Hundreds of visitors made their way to the museum for their first experience, and many of our past visitors came back to see all thats new here at WTT.  Dale and I had a great time sharing the history of the sport we hold so dear, and whether it was their first visit, or their tenth, everyone let us know they were glad the museum was back in full swing.  Lots of great folks, all excited to see and hear what makes WTT the museum that runs. 

We had visitors in from as close as Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia.   Long distance visitors included groups from Colorado, Alaska, California, Canada, and even Manchester, England.    

Perhaps the highlight of Dale's and my weekend, though, was when we met a wonderful couple from Buffalo, NY.  Donald an Linda Reed were visiting the mountains for the first time in over 20 years, taking in all that WNC has to offer.  Both 56 years young, Donald and Linda have each been riding for over 40 years, and have been seeing many of America's best sites on two-wheels ever since. 

Their visit to the mountains was their first big trip of the year, and with all of the good weather, they were able to take in not only sunny skies but some of the best riding in the country.  Deal's Gap, the Blue Ridge Parkway, Highway 209.....by the time they got to the museum, they'd hit many of my favorite roads, and were ready to kick back and enjoy some of America's best motorcycle history at WTT.

We always like to ask folks how they heard about the museum, have gotten some great responses over the years.  Donald and Linda's response was one of our best yet. 

After Dale and Donald had been talking for a bit, Donald pulled out his altas, and flipped right to the North Carolina map.  Inside was a folded up article from the The Buffalo News, dated September 5, 2003.  When Donald unfolded the full page article, the headline read "Lets Rev Things Up:  Motorcycle Museum making noise in Maggie Valley, NC". 

"I've been saving this article for seven years!" said Donald.  "I remember reading it, saying 'we've got to go here', and put it in my atlas where its been ever since."