A shot of Cruise Night 2013 taken by May Moore. (Click to enlarge)
Come and line Lincolnway to watch hundreds of vintage cars cat the drag during LaPorte’s annual Cruise Night on Saturday, June 14. Cruise Night will coincide with Downtown LaPorte’s 2nd Saturdays event.
Vehicles made in 1990 and before are invited to gather for registration at the LaPorte County Fairgrounds from 3 to 5 p.m. The fee is $10 per vehicle. The limit is 600 vehicles.
The Cruise will take place downtown from 6 to 8 p.m. Visitors should come early to pick a viewing spot and visit downtown businesses that will be offering special food, music, sales and more for the 2nd Saturdays event. For more information on the Cruise, contact Jerry and Kathy Orcutt at mtracecruisin@csinet.net or 326-8365.
Parking, traffic restrictions
LaPorte Police have announced parking and traffic restrictions for Cruise Night:
– No parking along Lincolnway from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Signs will be posted.
– These street portions will be closed from 5:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.: Lincolnway from Adams Street to I Street; J Street from 1st Street to 6th Street; K Street from First Street to Ind. 2; Pine Lake Avenue overpass from Kroger Plaza to Lincolnway. Detour signs will be in place.
– Also closed will be the cruise east turnarounds of Adams Street from Lincolnway to State Street; State Street from Adams to Linwood; and Linwood from State Street to Lincolnway.
– Indiana Avenue will be closed to semi-truck traffic and detoured at Boyd Boulevard.