The purpose of this organization, as stated in its Articles of Incorporation, shall be to establish and operate a historical museum designed for:

1. Educating the general public about the significance of military vehicles in the history of the 20th century.
2. Preserving and displaying current and historical militay vehicles, uniforms, equipment and paraphenalia.
3. Researching, preserving and disseminating information regarding military vehicle development and the history of Camp Grayling.
4. Promoting the restoration of historic military vehicles.
5. Encouraging the military vehicle hobbyist.

MMMT is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation that holds regular quarterly meetings in the Grayling area. The annual membership dues are $10.00 for individuals which entitles you to recieve the quarterly newsletter and participate in all Museum activities. If you would like more information about this project you can send mail to:

1997 Camp Grayling Color Tour

This last September over the weekend of the 26th through the 28th, the fifth annual Camp Grayling Color Tour took place. This is where a bunch of military vehicle collectors get together with our vehicles and tour the tank trails of Camp Grayling for the weekend.

The event is always a good family outing to see some of Michigan's finest fall colors and enjoy some very fine company. Things opened this year on Friday morning with a trip to the air-to-ground range to observe some F16 aircraft on practice strafing runs. Quite a show! In the afternoon a display of vehicles was set up for the public to view in Grayling. A number of area veterans got quite a kick out of seeing the type of equipment they used to serve with.

On Saturday things got rolling around 10 a.m. for the main trail ride which was to last all day with a break at noon for lunch. Soon after getting under way we ran into a sandy section of trail which was more difficult to traverse than anticipated, causing several vehicles to have to detour around. From there, things sort of fell apart as the inexperienced radio operators at the front and rear of the column lost contact with each other. Everybody made it safely to the rendezvous point for lunch though, where a wonderful hot lunch of chili and corn-on-the-cob was waiting.

After lunch things got a fresh start as we all headed outfor the afternoon's adventures, back together again. This was not destined to last long however. Soon the column was split into two parts again, With one group going to experience a river crossing while the other followed the fence around the air-to-ground range, looking at all the equipment that had been dragged out as targets. Things would not have been such a problem if the radio operators had realized what was happening, and not wound up on the far side of the river together wondering what happened to better than half of the column.

Fortunately everyone made it back to the fairgrounds without too much mishap in time to join in the group photo and enjoy a fine meal prepared by our wonderful cooks, Jim Estes and Kathy Dunn, along with their assistants.

Sunday morning a short trail ride was organized so that participants could try out their vehicles against a challenging trail up a sandy hill. Most of the vehicles eventually made it to the top, though the drivers did need a little coaching. Unfortunately when we arrived back at the fairgrounds it was time to clean up and prepare to go home, another Color Tour ended. It sounds trite, but it sure is sad to see everyone go. Hopefully everyone will be able to return again next year and, with a little luck, things might even be somewhat organized...

If you would like to check out another neat page of power wagon and military vehicle information and see lots more pictures from the 1997 Color Tour then click here to visit the Oliver Family Home Page.
If you want to hang out here for a little while though, you may want to visit my Personal Projects page where you can see the toys I am working on, or even visit the Upper Manistee River Association page to see what they are up to.