The second leg of my trip brought the Apperson back to Hastings Michigan for the first time in over 40 years, for the Baum family to see. The Granddaughter of Lawrence Baum, Karen Pederson and her husband Tim, allowed me to stay in a cabin on the Thornapple River across from where there home is. What a beautiful setting in the wood very peaceful. I cannot thank the Pederson and Baum families enough for their kindness and generosity they made my stay in Hastings very special for me.

My family the Wooldridge's purchased the Apperson in 1977-8. We took it to several local mall shows in Pinellas County where we met Lawrence Baum from Hastings Michigan, who found the car in Woodbury Michigan in 1954 running a wood working shop at the Irol Wells farm. The drive shaft was disconnected at the transmission and a pulley installed to drive the overhead belt system for the wood working machines. He paid $150 for it and spent additional $1,500 restoring the dilapidated but rare Apperson in 1954-6. He and his wife took it all over Michigan on tours and shows in the 1950's and 60's.

I later got an email from the granddaughter of Lawrence (Karen) asking if my Apperson was the one her grandfather had owned. After determining it was, she was kind enough to send me photos of the car and her Grandparents from the 50's and 60's and tell me more of the history on the Apperson. She also asked if I could bring the Apperson up in 2011 to surprise her parents Larry and Earlene Baum on there 55 wedding anniversary. That did not work out so I took it up after my 4th of July in Kokomo.

There was a nice story in The Reminder newspaper about the Apperson being brought back to Hastings after 40 years. Returning the Apperson for the family to see again was one of the highlights of my trip.