A Day in Downtown Sturgis

There is so much to do here where do we start?  We have to hit the rally stuff right away.  Mostly because the events we want to attend are later in the week so we should do this now.

The streets of downtown Sturgis are loaded with nothing but vendors.  The pop-up shops line the streets everywhere.  There are vendors selling jewelry, leathers, bags, t-shirts, hats, motorcycle parts and so much other stuff I could go on and on.  There are food vendors and bars tucked in-between all the other stuff.  It's the usual rally style things that we are accustomed to only at a much larger level. The same junky vendors are here, but there are also higher-end items here too.

 

We've seen some of the craziest things and met the nicest people.  We even felt a little piece of home as we sat atop the Iron Horse Hotel's venue, on the roof of a semi-trailer.  The people watching view was fun and we met Tim Dixon, owner of the Iron Horse and his marketing director, Brigette Breitenbach.  They served us some cocktails while we enjoyed the people watching.

We made plans to go on the Veterans' Ride which was amazing.  There were so many people and so many bikes. It seemed like the group stretched for a mile.  It was a good experience with other veterans and we met more great people from all over the country.

 

Veterans' Ride

Veterans' Ride