If you were out and about in Sudbury on Saturday afternoon, you may have caught a glimpse of a convoy of Porsches rolling through the city's streets.
There were 14 Porsches in total, many of them members of the Porsche Club of America, Ontario chapter, taking a tour of Sudbury, courtesy of Greg Oldenburg.
Greg was the odd one out in a sense, as he is no longer a Porsche owner, having traded his in for a Ford F-150 some years ago, but his love for the cars runs as deep as his love for his hometown.
"I live in Toronto now but I'm driving up here all the time," said Oldenburg. "I wanted to do something to bring people to Sudbury and Northern Ontario who might not otherwise ever see the region."
The group made up of mainly drivers from the GTA made stops in Parry Sound Manitoulin Island, before making their way to Sudbury where they checked out the Stompin' Tom statue, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 76, the Big Nickel, and Greg's development project at the Brewer Lofts.
Oldenburg was joined by fellow Sudburian Guy Robineau, who is a partner in the development project, and he was beaming with pride when talking about the reaction from the car club members who had never visited the Nickel City.
"We had a great lunch up at the Legion and the views up there are just so beautiful," said Robineau. "Everyone was saying, 'wow, I can't believe this is what Sudbury looks like', it's really a great opportunity to introduce people to what Sudbury and Northern Ontario have to offer."
Greg did manage to get his hands on a Porsche rental for the weekend trip and found out while talking with the guys at Pfaff Porsche in Toronto that Sudbury is actually one of the Porsche capitals of Ontario.
"They were saying that outside of the GTA, Sudbury has one of the biggest concentration of Porsche owners," said Oldenburg.
The drivers got a tour of the Brewer Lofts while making one of their stops, a project that is ongoing with plans to build a condo complex inside of a century-old building.
"It's nice to be able to show everyone around and show them what Sudbury has to offer," said Oldenburg.
"I love Sudbury, my family has roots here dating back to the 1800's, so it's great to be able to show people something different that maybe they hadn't thought of before."
