By Lulu

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We are just like the snowbirds that migrate south for the winter. Each January we look forward to leaving our nest and heading down to Dania Beach for their milder temps and one of the best antique bike shows in the state. This is put on in Frost Park by the Sunshine Chapter A. M. C. A. and hundreds of bikes participate. Clare Frost is one of the organizers and her uncle donated the property this event takes place on to the city, hence the name…Frost Park.

The event is free to the public while the bike entry fee benefits the Stray Aid & Rescue. Vendors, live music, bike games, an antique bicycle show, roller derby girls and a swap meet complete the event. We met lots of interesting people and even saw Jillian, a pin striper from St. Augustine, doing a bike with the crowd watching.

For the second year in a row we had a special treat of Billy Joel sitting in with the band and the crowd loved it. For those who don’t know it, Billy Joel has a motorcycle museum named 20th Century Cycles in Oyster Bay, New York with over 80 bikes! When I first spotted him this year he was doing some serious shopping in the Swap Meet area.

If you love nostalgic bikes or are looking for hard to find bike or bike piece ride down to Dania Beach next year for a really enjoyable afternoon.