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Specially appointed members of the Grand Tour have been designated as Water Marshals during this year's Grand Tour. They will be easily recognized, garbed in their fluorescent yellow vests worn over their PFD's. Provided with whistles and air horns, the Water Marshals job will be to safely shepherd participants of the tour along the established course. Supplied with two-way radios, the Water Marshals will keep in direct contact with each other in addition as well as the Land Support Crew and the Emergency Retrieval Crew in case assistance becomes necessary. ALL Grand Tour participants will follow the specific directions and commands of the Water Marshals.

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The Grand Tour, organized by the Grand Tour.ORGanization is an annual event that features personal watercraft enthusiasts covering 350 miles of Michigan coastline over three days during the 'Leader Dog-days of summer'.

The event's net proceeds will once again benefit Leader Dogs for the Blind, a Rochester, Michigan-based non-profit organization that provides mobility and independence to the visually impaired through the use of dog guides.

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2012 GrandTour - Save the Date - Thursday, September 01, 2011

The 15^th Annual Grand Tour to Benefit Leader Dogs for the Blind will be held August 9-11, 2012. That's only six months away! Start getting your boats and bodies ready now before it's too late. See our "Downloads" page for the Registration and Pledge Forms. read more ...

New web site! - Wednesday, May 18, 2011

We just recently launched our redesigned web site. Special thanks goes out to Matt Dempsey who designed the site.

Eppley Fundraiser in Ohio - Monday, May 16, 2011

A special "Thank You" goes out to riders Barb & Dean! They ran another successful fund raiser for the Grand Tour this past weekend with help from riders Mary Lyn & Jim. A portion of Barb's report is posted here:

"The rain was horrible but we made it through. We had about 75 people. Not as much as we expected. There are pix's out there and I hope to be getting some soon. The fire works, food and band we great! The bird (chicken s**t bingo) did his job!... Mary Lyn and Jim were a great help and with out them it would not have gone as smoothly. We are still collecting donations. ...So better than last year!"

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