The cost is your time, camping, motel, food and drinks. The ride (which is divided among the 5 chapters) includes a visit to all of our 83 counties.   We stop in each county to pay tribute to our veterans, past and present.  The support from the local communities we visit each year is outstanding. We hope that this ride will draw mor  e attention every year.

The Freedom Ride is a run that is done in conjunction with the R.A.M. on Saturday morning..M. on Saturday morning.   This ride is dedicated to our fallen brothers and sisters, our POW/MIA’s.   We form up at the Loyal Riders clubhouse on Snow Bowl Road, south of Houghton Lake on the west side of the expressway, 127.  We ride to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Island Park in Mount Pleasant.  We conduct a ceremony, which includes guest speakers and speakers from FE.   We then ride back to the Loyal Riders for food, drink, live music and the chance to reflect on our very busy few days.  (The Freedom Ride is police escorted down interstate 127, to the C&S Harley shop in Mount Pleasant. We form up there and pick up new riders then continue to Island Park for the ceremony)

In December of 2007, State Board members met with the Governor in Escanaba to present a check in the amount of $14,000.00 to be given to the Michigan Veterans Trust Fund.  Being that this was our fourth year, our total contribution has been $57,000.00, the largest in the funds history.  This would not be possible without all of you, the businesses, the individuals, local law enforcement, County Sheriff’s, and State Police.  Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. 

2008 is here, and again, we will be making our mark in this fine State.  This years R.A.M. will be August 6^th thru the 8^th, the Freedom Ride will be on August 9^th.