Author Archives: Mark Braunstein

The details for the MOGSouth Fall Meet have been announced!! Our Hosts are the Hecks and the Millers. They are planning what promises to be a fabulous event with lots to do in and around Cartersville, GA where the Hecks will be showing off their fab new digs. Save the date(s) – there will be activities planned beginning Sep 29 through Oct 2.

You can attend for as many nights as you want.  More info to come but below is the link for the hotel for those of you that like to plan early. Book your group rate for MOGSouth

The hotel (Courtyard by Marriot in Cartersville, GA) group block includes Thurs, Sep 29 through Sun, 2 Oct 2022. The group rate is $129 USD to $159 USD per night, depending on your room choice. (Taxes and fees extra.) The group block will be released on Sep 2, 2022, so do make your reservations before this date.

At this time, it does not look like we will have a Spring Meet. No one has volunteered to host it.  If someone would like to step up please let me know.

Stacey

We just got a call from the B&B in St Augustine (Agustin Inn (B&B) https://agustininn.com/ 29 Cuna Street, St Augustine, FL 32084).

All the rooms we had blocked for GatorMOG had now been filled. Wow!! A great turnout!!

We currently have 9 couples (perhaps 9 Morgans?) participating!  It should be a great weekend, unless the weather gets us!!

Central Florida participants will drive up to St Augustine on Friday (6 May).  Taking the back roads, the trip should be about 2-2.5 hours.  Convoy times and routes – TBD.  Folks coming from other locations are on their own. 

We have a dinner reservation at the Columbia Restaurant on Friday evening at 6PM.

Saturday (7 May) breakfast will be at the B&B.  Then we will venture into town.  We do have some folks coming into town to join us for just the Saturday proceedings. 

As of right now, we envision a trolley tour and some other shopping or site seeing.  We will work out the details when we get a bit closer to the date (and have a better idea of the weather!)  Lunch is likely where we find it!

Then, we have a dinner reservation for the Catch 27 Restaurant on Saturday (7 May) evening at 6PM.

Sunday, we all go home!

The annual Noggin MOGSouth Noggin, previously scheduled for Friday 4 March 2022 (this would have been our 9^th year), has been cancelled.  With the sale of the Amelia Island Concours to Hagerty the Amelia Island Cars and Coffee event on Saturday 5 March 2022 has been in some way changed and it would appear that Morgans are no longer of interest. 

As of this point in time, I have heard of no Morgans being accepted, myself included.  (And I know this is not due to the late submission of the application!)  I checked their web site daily and submitted my application as soon as I saw it was posted.

Given that our Noggin was directly tied to participation in the Cars and Caffeine event, it makes no sense to have an organized MOGSouth event. A Noggin without participants doesn’t make any sense at all.  I know many of you will have to cancel hotel bookings, dining reservations, etc., but it can’t be helped.   My apologies. 

The Saturday morning convoy, from the Surf to the show, is also cancelled.

Concept – GatorMOG Summer Outing – Long weekend.  The Morgan Class Victory at Le Mans in 1962 occurred on June 24^th.  This year June 24^th is a Friday and in Florida, it is getting hot in June.  So, for us, that means a meandering drive to Naples on the back roads.  For the Central Florida folks, it’s about ~5-5.5 Hours.  Perhaps we can work out some sort of convoy south?

I’d guess we’ll get there mid to late afternoon, check in to the hotel and find the bar and then find dinner!

Make sure you send an email RSVP to Mark Braunstein (series1@cfl.rr.com) to let him know that you are attending the event. He needs this for the restaurants and hotel head counts. (Oh, and the REVS!)

Hotel – Cove Inn on Naples Bay, 900 Broad Avenue South Naples, Florida 34102, www.coveinnnaples.com, Phone: 1-239-262-7161 or Toll-Free: 1-800-255-4365  

We have a block of rooms being held under the group code of ‘Morgan.’  If you are participating, you need to make your own reservations, so call and select a room appropriate for you.  The block of rooms will only be held until May 24^th and then they will be released.  If you wait too long, your choices of room types will be limited.  (They have several types of rooms available.)   

Dinner – Friday Night (24 June) – TBD (Several Choices at the Hotel or Near By)

Breakfast – The hotel has a restaurant.

Depart for REVS Institute by 0945 (they open at 1000).  2500 Horseshoe Drive S., Naples, Florida 34104.  No need to buy a ticket from the REVS, we already have tickets (cheaper to buy from us!)   

We do have to tell the REVS exactly how many folks to expect, so please let Mark B. know if you intend to participate.

Lunch – Saturday (Spanky’s Speakeasy Eatery & Spirits, Restaurant: (239) 643-1559)) Home – Spanky’s Speakeasy (spankysspeakeasy.com)

More REVS or other? The newly appointed Naples Morgan Dealer has invited us to swing by!!

Dinner  Saturday Night (25 June) – TBD (Several Choices at the Hotel or Near By)

Breakfast – The hotel has a restaurant.

Drive Home on Sunday (26 June) Morning. 

Per the Internet – The best time to visit St. Augustine is between March and May. During this time, you’ll find fewer people, comfortable temperatures and low hotel and airfare rates. Crowds are typically at their largest from June to August, while temperatures can drop into the 40s between December and February.  [So, we are going in the Spring! Mark]

Concept – GatorMOG Spring Noggin – Long weekend.  Drive Up on May 6^th (Friday) and May 7^th (Saturday), Drive home on May 8^th (Sunday.)

Hotel – 29 Cuna Street, Agustin Inn (B&B) https://agustininn.com/  29 Cuna Street, St Augustine, FL 32084.  Local: (904) 823-9559, Toll Free: (800) 248-7846

We have a block of rooms being held under the group code of ‘Morgan.’  If you are participating, you need to make your own reservations and select a room appropriate for you.  The block of rooms will only be held until 6 April, and then they will be released.  If you wait too long, your choices of room types may be limited.  (They have several types of rooms available.)   

• Breakfast Provided by B&B
• Parking Available Down the Street
• Walk to Historic District for Shopping
• Walk to Dinner at Columbia and Michaels Restaurants

Central Florida participants drive Friday to St Augustine via Back Roads.  ~2-2.5 Hours.  Southern, Northern or Western Florida folks are on their own.

Lunch – Friday (6 May) when we get there.  We can eat, park, go shopping or nap or whatever else we want!  FYI, several British Pubs in the area!

Dinner – Friday Night (6 May) – Columbia Restaurant http://www.columbiarestaurant.com (98 St George St. (904) 824-3341) Reservation in Andrea’s name, at 6PM. 

Breakfast – B&B – Shopping and site seeing on Saturday

Dinner – Saturday Night (7 May) – Catch 27, 40 Charlotte St. (Between Cuna St and Hypolita St), St. Augustine, FL 32084. Reservation in Andrea Braunstein’s name at 6PM.

Breakfast – B&B – Drive Home on Sunday (8 May) Morning