St. Cloud, Minnesota - Fall Meet 2005

Long Beach, Washington.

Hosted by - Roy and Colleen Bernick
Photos by Frank Hantak, Andre Audette and Jasper Bond.

The Midwest Region toured many places in an around St. Cloud

The Fall Meet had about 63 people attending from 9 states with a total of 23 Franklins


Franklins lining up at the motel

Jeff Hasslen's 1932 Club sedan

Bob Erickson's 1929 Series 135 sedan

:Melvin Overdieck's 1932 Series 16-A Club Sedan

:Jeff Hasslen's 1915 Series 8M Touring

:John McCallum's 1926 Series 11-A Coupe

Sara Hasslen's 1923 Series 10 Touring

Tom Rasmussen's beautiful 1931 series 153 Sedan

Roy's 1905 model E runabout

Roy's 1905 model E runabout

Roy's 1905 model E runabout

Roy's 1905 model E runabout

Roy's 1905 model E runabout

Franklins lined up at Roy's Museum building

Leaving Roys for the morning tour.

Leaving Roys for the morning tour.

Mark and Karen Weiss's 1934 Series 18C Sedan

Lee and Nancy Nelson's 1931 Series 151 Coupe

Andre Audette (from Canada) about to pick on your web master

Left to right, Roy's 1917 Series 9 Runabout and Tom's 1905 Model E Runabout

Roy's newest Franklin a V12 - 1933 Series 17-B

Roy's 1919 Series 9 Touring, Henry Gray drove it for the meet. (Henrys old car)

Roy's 1930 Series 14 Deauville, one of only 3 that are known.

Roy's 1930 Series 14 Deauville, one of only 3 that are known.

Roy's 1930 Series 14 Deauville, one of only 3 that are known.

Ton's 1913 Series 3 Roadster

Jasper Bond, the potter, talking about our first tour

Franklin members getting ready for the first tour of the day in Roy's shop.

Franklin members getting ready for the first tour of the day in Roy's shop.

Tom, Roy, Colleen helping Jasper explain the tour

Jasper Bond explaining how he makes all the items he manufactures in his shop

Jasper Bond explaining how he makes all the items he manufactures in his shop

Jasper Bond explaining how he makes all the items he manufactures in his shop

Franklin members watching as Jasper makes cups

Franklin members watching as Jasper makes cup, the Franklin Museum now has in stcok Franklin cups made by Jasper

Franklin plane

Franklin plane

Everyone loading up for the morning tour

Everyone loading up for the morning tour

1922 Pan car built by ST. Cloud business man Samuel Pandolfo, only 737 were manufactured

1922 Pan car built by ST. Cloud business man Samuel Pandolfo, only 737 were manufactured

1922 Pan car built by ST. Cloud business man Samuel Pandolfo, only 737 were manufactured

Inside the Museum building, a painting on the wall

Sara Hasslen just ready to leave Roy's shop

Tom's beautiful 1931 Series 153

Which is larger, the Franklin Lion or the very big water truck

Which is larger, the Franklin Lion or the very big water truck

One of the older trucks once used at the granite quarry in St. Cloud

The granite quarry in St. Cloud, you are looking down some 450 feet

The granite quarry in St. Cloud, you are looking down some 450 feet

The granite quarry in St. Cloud, you are looking down some 450 feet

The old Euclid used in the granite quarry years ago

granite quarry parking

granite quarry parking

granite quarry parking

Looks big................

Looks big................

What is it, a rock crasher?

Club member goes to check out this big rig, look at him and the tires.

Club member goes to check out this big rig, look at him and the tires.

A beautiful trunk!

Tom's 1931 next to THE TRUCK!

Cups that the potter Jasper made many of the Franklin members

Cups that the potter Jasper made, he is now the supplier of cups to the Franklin Automobile Museum

Roy's 1926 Yellow motor home

Roy's 1926 Yellow motor home, sleeping, eating and whatever...

Roy's 1926 Yellow motor home, Drivers seat removed but you can see "THE BATHROOM" I guess that is what they call it

Roy's 1926 Yellow motor home

Roy's 1926 Yellow motor home

Stop at a local swap meet

Stop at a local swap meet

Stop at a local swap meet

Stop at a local swap meet

Stop at a local swap meet

Stop at a local swap meet

Everyone's sweetheart Mariah Weiss

Eric Swenson's son watching Gracie.......

Eric Swenson's son (WebMaster: he told me his name but being old I don't remember things)

Jeff and Joan Hasslen

President of the Midwest Region Jim Wade, his wife Hazzel (who looks like she is about to go to sleep) Ralph Gack

Roy our host

One of the many museums we stopped at

One of the many museums we stopped at

One of the many museums we stopped at

One of the many museums we stopped at

If you didn't know better, this could have been taken in the 1920's

Charles Linbergh Historic Site in Little Falls, MN

Charles Linbergh Historic Site in Little Falls, MN

Charles Linbergh Historic Site in Little Falls, MN

Charles Linbergh car (not a Franklin)

Charles Linbergh car (not a Franklin)

Charles Linbergh car (not a Franklin)

Charles Lindergh car (not a Franklin)

Charles Lindergh home

Charles Lindergh home

Charles Lindergh home

Charles Lindergh home

Charles Lindergh home

Charles Lindergh museum

Joan Hasslen and Alice Gray

Tom ready to enter his 1905

Jasper, the potter hard at work

Sara Hasslen looks so happy at the wheel of her Franklin

Nancy and Lee Nelson

John and Jean McCallum

Andre Audette, a dear friend from Canada with Tom's 1931 Series 153

Roy Bernick's water tower, the only way to find Roy's home, look for the tower.

Richard Harry, 1931 series 153 Club Sedan, thanks for getting us (the Hantaks) to ride with you all week

Roy and Colleen Berick our hosts.

Andre on the BIG truck

Just a few of the younger people at the Midwest Region meet

Your WebMaster is at a loss as to who this i, sorry, I did say I'm getting OLD!

Our sweet girlfriend, Mariah Weiss

Franklins lined up, or could this picture have been taken in the 1930's

1932/33 Franklin bird (Spirit of flight)

1929 Franklin plane

Al Finseth and his 1923 10B Demi-Sedan, with his dog.

Daphne Sumner and Rob Sumner

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