IMPORTANT INFO plus Hotels and Airports near Lake Country Pad Manufacturing in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

[Mike Phillips]

IMPORTANT INFO plus Hotels and Airports near Lake Country Pad Manufacturing in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin



If you're signed up and attending the Autogeek 2-day Roadshow Class in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, here's all the information you need.


Lake Country's Address
Lake Country Mfg., Inc.
950 Blue Ribbon Circle North
Oconomowoc, WI 53066

Office: 262-367-8395
Website: Lake Country Mfg., Inc.



Class Schedule for Saturday and Sunday



Class starts at 7:30am sharp and goes to approximately 5:30pm

Please arrive at least 20 minutes early to sign-in, get your name tag, pick up your class manual and books, meet your fellow classmates, the hosts and the instructor

• Hot coffee and fresh donuts are provided
• Pizza lunch is provided with cold soft drinks and water at noon
• The course manual is provided and there are blank pages included for you to take your own notes. You are welcome bring your own notebook.
• All the tools, pads, products and microfiber towels are provided
• All you need to bring is an energetic attitude and be ready to learn and fully participate both days.



The Certification Awards and Pictures Ceremony
The class certificates will be presented at approximately 4:30pm and the class ends at approximately 5:30pm.



Book signing
Copies of Mike's books are available.





Dress Code
Please wear the appropriate clothes for washing and detailing cars. Tennis shoes, jeans or jean shorts, comfortable t-shirt. Please do not wear open toe shoes, flip flops, dresses or high heels.



Pictures and Video Policy
You are welcome and encouraged to take all the pictures you like. We ask that you do not take videos without prior permission.




Airports

Mitchell International Airport Airport Code = MKE

O’Hare International Airport Airport Code = ORD




Hotels

Staybridge Suites Milwaukee West-Oconomowoc (closest)
1141 Blue Ribbon Drive
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin 53066
262-200-2900

Note: The Staybridge Suits is the closest hotel to Lake Country's facilities. Dave Patterson told me it's literally directly across from Lake Country in the same business park. Yancy and I are flying in to the Mitchell International Airport and staying at the Staybridge Suits.



Hilton Garden Inn Oconomowoc
1443 Pabst Farm Circle
Oconomowoc, WI 53066,
262-200-2222



Holiday Inn Express Delafield
3030 Golf Road
Delafield, WI 53018
262-646-7077



Olympia Resort: Hotel, Spa and Conference Center
1350 Royale Mile Road
Oconomowoc, WI 53066
262-369-4999



AmericInn Hotel & Suites Delafield
2412 Milwaukee Street
Delafield, WI 53018
262-646-3300




Directions from the airport to Lake Country's facilities

Directions from Mitchell International Airport:

• Take I-41/I-894 W and I-94 W to WI-67 S/Summit Ave in Oconomowoc.
• Take exit 282 from I-94 W
• Take a left on WI-67 S/Summit Ave.
• Turn right on Blue Ribbon Blvd/Blue Ribbon Cir N.


Directions from O’Hare International Airport:

• Get on I-190 E
• Take the I-90 ramp to I-90/I-294/Chicago Loop
• Take I-294 N, I-94 W, 1-41/I-894 W and I-94 W to WI-67 S/Summit Ave in Oconomowoc
• Take exit 282 from I-94 W
• Take a left on WI-67 S/Summit Ave.
• Turn right onto Blue Ribbon Blvd/Blue Ribbon Circle N.




If you have any questions, please contact Mike Phillips


Mike.Phillips@Autogeek.net

1-800-869-3011 x206

[Mike Phillips]

Continued....


There will be a casual meet-n-greet at Hops and Leisure on Saturday night after the class. Probably starting around 7:00pm and going to 9:00pm


Hops & Leisure



Appetizers

Hops & Leisure Jalapeno Basket
Fried jalapeno chips served with a side of ranch.

Shrimp Skewers
8 large garlic-lime shrimp on a sugar cane skewer with tropical habanero sauce.

Crab Cakes
Drizzled with red pepper aioli, and garnished with diced red peppers and lemon.


Flatbread Pizzas

House Special
Carmalized onions, Bacon, Gruyere on a wood-fired crust.

Napolitana
Buffalo Mozzarella, marinara sauce, fresh basil and extra virgin olive oil on a wood-fired crust.

Thai Chicken
Grilled chicken, spicy peanut sauce, fresh cilantro, shredded carrot and scallions on a wood-fired crust.


Sandwiches/Fish Tacos

Inside/Out Leisure Burger
10oz. angus patty topped with grilled onion, bacon, cheddar cheese, lettuce, and tomato.

Italian Beef
Tender, seasoned sliced roast beef on a toasted hoagie bun. Served with a side of au jus and giardiniera.

Crispy Fish Tacos
Panko encrusted tilapia, chipotle aioli, avocado, and coleslaw in a warm corn tortilla.

[DMiglio]

Thanks for posting this Mike!

Just over a month away! I can't wait!

[Mike Phillips]

Thanks for posting this Mike!

Just over a month away! I can't wait!

I will be sending out a welcome and info e-mail to everyone that is signed up.

I have also updated the first post above with more information.

[brettS4]

For those flying in... Mitchell Field (MKE) is about 45 minutes from Oconomowoc. O'Hare (ORD) on the northwest side of Chicago is about two hours away. Mitchell Field is MUCH easier to navigate (both inside and outside the airport) and is always my preferred airport. If you drive up from Chicago, you'll likely end up paying road tolls driving through Illinois, so have cash on hand.

Oconomowoc is a fairly small town, but some of the biggest cities in Wisconsin are nearby. You might want to plan an extra day or two to devote to touring Brew City or go to a Brewers game (versus Cincinnati). Miller Park is very easy to get to from Oconomowoc and the Brewers are doing some serious butt-kicking this season. Or go to the world-famous Milwaukee Art Museum (google Calatrava museum or go to Milwaukee Art Museum ).

Driving the other direction, you'll get to Madison in an hour, and can see some 'interesting' people on State Street right outside the capitol building. It's a fun place to people-watch or take photos. Tons of great restaurants in that area, too. The scenery is pretty hard to beat, as well. The capitol is on a small strip of land adjoined by lakes to the north and south.

Also, for those driving up from Chicago, you might want to plan your route to drive through Lake Geneva in Wisconsin. It's a much better drive than going straight up I-94 into Milwaukee (unless you plan to spend some time in MKE, of course).

Ok, I'm done with my tourism shpiel (unless the chamber of commerce wants to pay me). Suffice it to say that Milwaukee (or Wisconsin in general) in the summer is worth spending a little extra time in the area.

[Mike Phillips]

For those flying in... Mitchell Field (MKE) is about 45 minutes from Oconomowoc. O'Hare (ORD) on the northwest side of Chicago is about two hours away. Mitchell Field is MUCH easier to navigate (both inside and outside the airport) and is always my preferred airport. If you drive up from Chicago, you'll likely end up paying road tolls driving through Illinois, so have cash on hand.

Oconomowoc is a fairly small town, but some of the biggest cities in Wisconsin are nearby. You might want to plan an extra day or two to devote to touring Brew City or go to a Brewers game (versus Cincinnati). Miller Park is very easy to get to from Oconomowoc and the Brewers are doing some serious butt-kicking this season. Or go to the world-famous Milwaukee Art Museum (google Calatrava museum or go to Milwaukee Art Museum ).

Driving the other direction, you'll get to Madison in an hour, and can see some 'interesting' people on State Street right outside the capitol building. It's a fun place to people-watch or take photos. Tons of great restaurants in that area, too. The scenery is pretty hard to beat, as well. The capitol is on a small strip of land adjoined by lakes to the north and south.

Also, for those driving up from Chicago, you might want to plan your route to drive through Lake Geneva in Wisconsin. It's a much better drive than going straight up I-94 into Milwaukee (unless you plan to spend some time in MKE, of course).

Ok, I'm done with my tourism shpiel (unless the chamber of commerce wants to pay me). Suffice it to say that Milwaukee (or Wisconsin in general) in the summer is worth spending a little extra time in the area.

Thanks for sharing the above info...

[david b]

Thanks for putting this information together. By the way, I called the first two hotels you listed(Staybridge & Hilton Garden Inn) and they are completely 'booked' for that weekend. Any chance Autogeek reserved a block of rooms at one of these places?

David

[Mike Phillips]

Thanks for putting this information together.

By the way, I called the first two hotels you listed(Staybridge & Hilton Garden Inn) and they are completely 'booked' for that weekend.

Any chance Autogeek reserved a block of rooms at one of these places?

David

Hi David,

Looking forward to meeting you. This will be a fun class. I'll be packing for it probably tomorrow and Thursday Yancy and I are supposed to shoot a short video showing all the stuff I'm packing which is ALL the STUFF you're going to get to play with and it's a lot.

As for the hotel, we did not reserve a block of rooms but I'll bring this up in the weekly Wednesday meeting tomorrow so we do this moving forward with future roadshow classes.

There's always a learning curve to everything and this is our learning moment.

I'm surprised the other two hotels are booked out? There must be some big happening taking place the same weekend.

Maybe Dave Patterson from Lake Country knows and can chime in? I'll send him the link to this thread right now.

[Mike Phillips]

Thanks for putting this information together.

By the way, I called the first two hotels you listed(Staybridge & Hilton Garden Inn) and they are completely 'booked' for that weekend.

David

I sent an e-mail to Dave and Don asking if they knew of any special events taking place the weekend of our class and Don replied back with this...

Hi Mike,

Nothing that I’m aware of.

I was curious so I called the Staybridges Suites and they have availability during that weekend, but they do require a 2 night minimum on the weekends.

I asked if there was any big events going on that weekend and they just have a lot of weddings going on.

Hope that’s helpful.

[david b]

Thanks for the information Mike. That was my bad then because I only asked if they had openings for Sat night. Funny they didn't say anything about a two night minimum. Either way, we'll make it work and I'll be there next month ready to work on some cool cars!

Just a thought - because Lake Country is hosting this event, wondering if Dave/Don would be willing to put together a 'goody' bag for each student? A pad or two, maybe a backing plate, mf towels, etc. I think that would be a cool way to welcome everyone.

David