Over 200 Corvettes filled the parking lot of Markquart Chevrolet of Albert Lea while passing through the area as part of the Pacific Northwest caravan to the National Corvette Museum. The group departed Thursday from Issaquah, Washington, and more cars will join the caravan along the way. Other caravans from across the country will meet up with the group when it reaches its final destination — the National Corvette Museum. Over 7,000 Corvette owners are registered to participate in the event. - Kelly Wassenberg/Albert Lea Tribune

Corvette enthusiasts talk with one another during a stop at Markquart Chevrolet of Albert Lea. The group is part of the Pacific Northwest caravan, which includes cars from Alaska, Oregon, Washington and Canada. - Kelly Wassenberg/Albert Lea Tribune

Corvettes in the showroom at Markquart Chevrolet of Albert Lea were of interest to those passing through Monday during the National Corvette Caravan. - Kelly Wassenberg/Albert Lea Tribune

Corvettes ranging from classics to new, hard-top to convertibles, visited Markquart Chevrolet of Albert Lea while they were in route to the National Corvette Museum. - Kelly Wassenberg/Albert Lea Tribune

Many of the Corvettes in the Pacific Northwest Caravan to the National Corvette Musuem had clings in their windows noting it was the 25th anniversary of the National Corvette Museum. This is the sixth time the museum has hosted a caravan to the site. According to Max Bettman, one of the drivers in the caravan, the museum does so every five years. - Kelly Wassenberg/Albert Lea Tribune