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Each Fall the Arkansas MINI Owners Klub (AMOK!) hosts the region’s biggest MINI event in the beautiful Ozark Mountains. Now in its fourth year, the Merry MINIs on the Mountain event draws MINIs from all over the U.S. to experience the awesome fall scenery and wonderful curvy roads of the region.

Browse Our Website

Please take the time to browse through our website. You will find all of the information you will need to make your plans to attend the 2010 event. When you register, you will receive additional access to galleries, forums and updates as they become available.

Plans For 2010
We have already started planning for 2010 and have already finalized some aspects of this years meet.

• We have blocked off the entire Lodge at Mt. Magazine.
• There are 60 rooms and 13 cabins available for our guests.
• We now have more routes available and, 
• we now have the entire ballroom at our disposal for drive meetings, parties, and vendor discussions.
  
  

Registration

Registration will begin on March 1st, 2010. Mark your calendars for this date and reserve the weekend of October 21 -24, 2010 for what, will be the best time you will have in your MINI.

On a Sad Note: The lodge is completely booked for Thursday night, so make sure when you reserve your room for Friday and Saturday night have them put your name on the Thursday night waiting list. 

We invite you to be a sponsor of MMOTM. Click on Become a Sponsor to learn more and sign up today. Remember, if you sign up as a sponsor, you are automatically registered to attend for no additional charge.

SORRY! Lodge Is Full

CLICK HERE for additional information. 

Awesome Accomodations

Located atop 2,753-foot Mount Magazine, the state's highest mountain, this scenic Arkansas State Park was developed by Arkansas State Parks in the Mount Magazine Ranger District of the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests through a special use permit from the USDA Forest Service. The mountain offers sweeping vistas of broad river valleys, deep canyons, and distant mountains. Here the altitude, geography, and climate combine to create unique habitats for rare plants and animals.

Rooms & Ammenities

The Lodge at Mount Magazine, the park's magnificent, mountain resort lodge, features 60 guest rooms that all offer breathtaking views from Mount Magazine's south bluff of the Petit Jean River Valley and distant Blue Mountain Lake. Forty of these guest rooms include balconies and 17 offer spa tubs. Fine dining can be enjoyed in the lodge's Skycrest Restaurant where large windows frame the dramatic view from the bluff. The lodge also features a conference center, business center, indoor heated swimming pool, and fitness center.

Cabins

Stretching along the bluff from both sides of the lodge are the park's 13 fully-equipped cabins. Each cabin features an outdoor hot tub on a covered deck that faces the sweeping view from the bluff.

Campsites & More

The park also offers a campground featuring 18 campsites [two Class AAA and 16 Class AA with Class B or Class D (tent only) options], hiking trails, overlooks, a pavilion, picnic area with restrooms, visitor center with exhibit gallery, and gift shop. Park interpreters present a wide variety of interpretive programs about the flora, fauna, and natural and cultural history of Mount Magazine.

Please let us know if you know of some cool places to visit while in the Arkansas River Valley or the Ozark National Forest. In the meantime, explore these great attractions. CLICK ON THE TITLES TO GO DIRECTLY THE WEBSITE.

Mount Magazine State Park

16878 Highway 309 South, Paris, AR  72855

877-MMLodge (877-665-6343)

3324 Swiss Family Drive, Altus, AR 72821

479-468-9563

More than 125 years of pride in making fine Arkansas wines!  Discover the Swiss winemaking heritage of Wiederkehr Wine Cellars. The oldest and largest winery in mid-America, Wiederkehr Wine Cellars is located on the southern slopes of the Ozark Mountains. Here atop St. Mary's Mountain is where the Wiederkehr family carries on a tradition begun in 1880. Lovingly tended vineyards surround the winery, designed in the Swiss alpine style overlooking the Arkansas River valley.  You can get more information from our website, www.wiederkehrwines.com.

8045 Champagne Drive-HWY 186 
Altus, Arkansas 72821

800-558-WINE (9463) 
Fax 479-468-4414

Our new tasting room, on the top of St Mary’s Mountain, would be a wonderful place to spend a sunny afternoon with a loved one or fellow wine enthusiast. Featuring scenic views of our vineyard and our landscaped grounds, our tasting room is a great place to try out our new vintages of Chateau aux Arc wines while enjoying one of the most breathtaking views in the Arkansas River Valley.

1700 St. Mary's Mountain Road, Altus, AR 72821

www.postfamilie.com

Since 1880, five generations of Posts have cultivated and harvested their grapes to make Post Familie wines. The founder of our wine heritage and Altus viticulture was Jacob Post, a German who arrived in America in 1872. From his cellar, he sold the first Altus wines to passengers on the Iron Mountain Railroad, when the train stopped by his farm for fuel and water.

101 North Carbon City Road, Paris, AR 72855

800-419-2691

At Cowie Wine Cellars we produce a limited amount of the finest wine at our location in the scenic Arkansas River Valley between the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains. Complimentary wine tasting with cheese; visitors can observe wine making operation and the Gallery of Barrels, which features oil paintings on the barrel heads

5014 Mount Bethel Altus, AR 72821

479-468-2444

Mount Bethel Winery is a family owned and operated business that has been handed down for generations. The Post family has a long history in winemaking and, currently, the three Post sons, along with their father Eugene Post, operate the winery and vineyards. The winery has a tasting room and offers winery tours. Mount Bethel produces a variety of wines including unique wines such as Port, made using traditional techniques, muscadine wine and fruit wines made from blueberries, elderberries, blackberries, wild plum, and strawberries.

Headquarters for Sporting Dog Championship Field Trials held each year in March - December, including the National German Shorthaired Association in early March, the Blue Mountain Coon Hunters Association PKC O.E. Field Trial in late August and early September, the Irish Setter Club of America National Field Championship in late October, the Southland Pointer Field Trial Championship in early November and the American Brittany Club National Field Trials in late November.

Cove Lake

Ark. 309Paris, AR 72855

479-963-3076

160-acre lake located in the shadow of Mount Magazine features swimming, hiking, camping, fishing, bath houses, swimming beach, 24 picnic sites, pavilion with electricity.

Blue Mountain Lake

10152 Outlet Park Road, Havana, AR 72842

479-947-2372

Blue Mountain Lake is located in the shadow of Mt. Magazine, Arkansas' highest mountain. Blue Mountain Lake has offered many recreational opportunities since its’ completion in 1947.

204 N. Vine St.Paris, AR 72855

479-963-3936

GPS: 35º 17' 36.6'' N / 93º 43' 54'' W

Small museum of local history is housed in the old jail where the state's last hanging took place; listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

We are going to try something different this year.  We have mapped out 6 routes that take in the best roads of Arkansas. All routes are listed below with links to their respective maps (to come).  All of these routes are sure to give you the ultimate in scenic twisty Arkansas roads. 

This event is for earlier arrivers only. On Friday morning, before the crowds of attendees arrive, we will take a leisurely drive to the most famous city in Arkansas, Hot Springs. After lunch, we will meet for a tour of the Fordyce Bathhouse/National Park Visitor's Center.  This historical building is home to beautiful stained glass, a historical gymnasium, and other wonderful antique furnishings not seen anywhere but here.  Then an exciting drive over the mountains in downtown Hot Springs followed by our return drive to Mount Magazine.  About 6 or 7 hours. More Info...

This route takes you to the home of Dogpatch USA. Lil' Abner and gang all hale from Jasper, Arkansas. Expect to take approximately 5-6 hours for this run. 



 
 

Thanks Tire Rack for becoming a GOLD Sponsor. 

If you are planning to purchase new tires or wheels, please click through our website to Tire Rack using the links provided. Every sale that is attributed to our website earns us a commission check to go toward making Merry MINIs On The Mountain a complete success. Tire Rack will send us a check for 6% Commission of the total of your bill. With the average online transaction being $400, you can see that this will greatly benefit MMOTM and Camp Aldersgate. 

Click on the Link Below to make your next tire purchase and help us ensure the absolute best MMOTM to date.

 

Commitment to Expertise

The Tire Rack® team, your Performance Tire and Wheel Specialists®, consists of expert enthusiasts trained to provide friendly, accurate fitment and performance advice. In fact, team members spend approximately 80 hours a year in the classroom or behind the steering wheels of our test vehicles at our on-site test track and in "real world" driving sessions. These experiences give them the knowledge to help you choose the correct products for your vehicle, driving style and conditions.

Whether you talk to a member of our sales team directly or use the shopping toolsonline, you’ll receive the same advice and information derived from extensive experience and training.

Quality and Selection

It’s not only product and performance knowledge that bring value to the consumer. It’s the products themselves — products that must first meet The Tire Rack’s high standards.

As America's leading high performanceproducts distributor, we're focused on providing only quality products from the most reputable manufacturers. A shared vision of excellence is required along with proven, technologically-advanced manufacturing and testing capabilities.

Our relationships with the major tire brands, the most prestigious wheel makers and other performance products companies ensure we’ll always have plenty of exceptionally priced, in-stock options available. We’ll be able to offer you products that are right for your vehicle, your driving style and the conditions in which you drive and won’t be limited to a certain brand or too few in-stock options. Most of our customers are within one to two business days of our Indiana, Nevada, Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana, or Georgia distribution centers for timely delivery of your purchase, too!

THIS MONTHS SPECIALS 

The cost to be a sponsor is $80.00 and includes:

You can also become a GOLD Sponsor.

1. Sign up as a sponsor.

2. Donate $150 or more of product* to be raffled off at MMOTM. 

Send us an EMAIL for shipping instructions:

All proceeds go to Camp Aldersgate. Your total investment for one year of advertising will cost as little as $230. *We will accept anything from MINI swag to after market MINI parts as long as it totals at least $150.

After we receive your donated items, we will upgrade you to GOLD status on the website.

100% of all funds go directly to supporting our event.

Please proceed to PayPal by clicking the BUY NOW button. If you want to mail a check, please click HERE to send an email to retrieve the mailng address.