COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Several dozen historic cars and other vehicles gathered in Coldwater over the past two days to help kick off the annual Old US 27 Motor Tour.
The tour, which also traveled to Waterloo, Indiana for a brief stop Monday, left Coldwater Wednesday afternoon. Other stops along the tour include Dewitt, St. Johns, Ithaca, Alma, St. Louis, Clare, Harrison, Grayling, Gaylord, and finishing in Cheboygan Saturday afternoon.
Organizers of the tour say for many years, Old US-27 was the major north/south road connecting Michigan to Florida, running from Cheboygan to Miami. They say promotion of the nearly 308 mile route can result in increased traffic and tourism, much like what has occurred with the historic Route 66.
