What is the 'Ride to Remember' and why are they stopping in Shanksville?
A group of motorcyclists and classic car drivers are planning to drive through Somerset County this weekend.
'Ride to Remember' is a 531-mile memorial ride from Washington, D.C., to New York City, honoring first responders and those who died on Sept. 11, 2001. The trip is being coordinated by Patriots Cove, a nonprofit organization and retreat center in northeast Pennsylvania for injured veterans, first responders and their caregivers.
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Motorcycle and classic car owners are invited to participate in any portion of the ride; to register, visit the Patriots Cove Facebook page and type "Going" as a comment on the event page or send an email to info@patriotscove.org. The cost of meals and overnight stays are each rider's responsibility.
"We'd really like to get the word out in the southern areas of the ride that people are welcome to join us for whatever parts of the route work best for them," said Jeff Swire, who with his wife, Melissa, founded Patriots Cove.
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The ride begins Friday afternoon at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Virginia. The group plans to lay a wreath at the memorial, then start their 174-mile trip northwest to Somerset, stopping for meals in Winchester, Virginia; Cumberland, Maryland; and Ridgeley, West Virginia, along the way. Riders are to arrive in Somerset Friday night and stay overnight in local hotels.
Saturday morning, riders are to assemble from 8 to 8:30 a.m. and travel together to the Flight 93 National Memorial, arriving in Shanksville around 9 a.m. After laying a wreath and paying their respects at the memorial, the group plans to leave Shanksville at 10 a.m. for the second leg of the trip. From Shanksville, the riders return to Somerset and travel east to Bedford, then take I-99 north to State College and I-80 east to Fairfield, New Jersey, to stay overnight.
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On Sunday morning, the group will leave Fairfield and ride to the 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center in New York City, where they will lay a wreath there to conclude the trip.
More information about the ride can be found at the Patriots Cove Facebook page. For more information about the organization, visit their website, patriotscove.org.
This article originally appeared on The Daily American: Motorcycles, classic cars to stop in Shanksville for 'Ride to Remember'
