Since NERR 2024 was such a tough one to plan, we are currently about three months behind on planning NERR 2025. Because of that, hotels are much harder to secure (because of our last start), so we're going to reach deep into the well, to try and make it a little easier to plan.

While 2024's event was all about the drive (possibly our best routes ever), we are going to try and plan 2025's event around a lot more stops, at cool places. Don't worry though, you'll still get to drive a lot of the type of routes that you've come to expect, over the last eighteen years, from us here at the Northeast Rod Run

2025's event will kickoff in Saugus MA on Saturday morning. That day will end in York, ME. We are still working out all the other stops, but right now we're planning on finishing up our final night (Tuesday) somewhere between, VT, western MA, or eastern, NY

MORE DETAILS COMING SOON!!!!

Friday October 3, 2025

While this is not an actual part of NERR 2025, since some people are coming in early, we are giving them some options of things to do, while they are here......

1) People really seemed to love Gettysburg during 2024's run, so continuing with that type of theme. How about a visit to the location of "The shot heard around the world" and to where Paul Revere was captured by the British? The Minute Man National Historical Park ( https://www.nps.gov/mima/ ) is about 20 miles from our kickoff spot, if you like American history. This is where America's birthplace really started.

2) How about a visit to the Salem Maritime National Historic Site ( https://www.nps.gov/sama/ )? This was the very first National historic site in the entire country. Not that big of a site, but still a neat little take that is only about 12 miles from our kickoff location on Saturday Morning.

3) Since we've already mentioned Salem, how can we not talk about Salem's biggest draw? Salem is pretty much the Halloween capital of the world and they kick the season off that Thursday night, with their Grand Halloween parade. ( www.hauntedhappenings.org ). While they entertain well over 1,000,000 tourists through the entire month, this is the perfect time to see a lot of the attractions without having to endure the crazy crowds.

We will try to put some decent hotels on the site soon, that are near these places, along with ones being near our kickoff point too.

Saturday October 4, 2025

Saturday October 4, 2025

Kickoff location: Saugus Iron Works

Saugus, MA to York Beach, Maine

Instead of us just meeting in a parking lot somewhere, we are doing something a little different for 2025. We are kicking off at the Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site ( www.nps.gov/sair/ ), in Saugus, MA. Usually we announce our A.I.S. time and people show up a little early to hang out and mingle before we hit the road.

For 2025, people will have the option of showing up extra early to check out the Iron Works, before we hit the road. Besides our A.I.S. time, we'll have an earlier B.I.P.L. (butt in parking lot) time, so that people can get any needed information for the day, before we hit the road

This will be one of our shortest driving legs ever, so our AIS time will probably be on the later end. We are also trying to work one more possible stop for the day.

People can plan on being in York with plenty of time to enjoy the area. From going to the beach right across the street from our hotel, to seeing Nubble Lighthouse ( www.yorkparksandrec.org/nubble-light-house ), or heading over to the York Beach Beer Company ( www.yorkbeachbeer.co ), or visiting one of the many little shops or restaurants all within about a mile of our host property, people will be glad they have the extra time to spend in the area.

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Sunday October 5, 2025

York Beach, Maine to Lincon, NH

We are working on having two interesting stops planned during this day

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Monday October 6, 2025

Lincoln, NH to xxxx

Today's route will take us in a western direction. We usually try to average about 200 miles a day, shorter if we have stops planned along the way

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Tuesday October 7, 2025

xxxx to xxxx

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