In a small town north of Trenton, Ontario there is an annual event dedicated to Indian motorcycles that has been held every year for the last 22 years. It was hosted by one Charlie Mahoney, a well known Indian mechanic and restorer, until his death on May 3^rd 2004 at the age of 84. Charlie was an Indian dealer up until the demise of the marque in the early 50's, after which he continued to work on and restore them from his modest shop on the banks of the Trent-Severn waterway. He was one of the most knowledgeable people about the bikes and rode his own '53 model regularly up until his passing. His daughter Mary Jo has been involved with the planning process of the annual event for quite a few years and took over the helm this year to ensure that it would continue to be a success. The town is and always has been behind the event; so as long as people continue to show up it will continue to be held.

Angie and I have ridden there every year for the last four years and always enjoy ourselves. This year saw fewer bikes in attendance, both on display and in attendance, but it looked like the car show part of things had doubled in size. There were some choice cages lining the grassy east side of the road and they covered the better part of 1/2km. We only saw one OPP car the whole time we were there, he was hidden in a driveway a few doors down from Charlie's houseand keeping an eye on the crowd. Everyone seemed well behaved with only one burnout that we witnessed and the occasional eardrum rupture from the passing "look at me" loud pipes crowd. We had a chat with Mary Jo, Charlie Mahoney's daughter, and she told us that she has taken over her dad's old Indian Chief as her own. I was very happy to hear that!