Mini Cooper Spring Event 2022April 12, 2022 https://www.facebook.com/535197075/posts/10158803177087076/?d=n LOCAL LEADERS CREDIT ‘PARTNERSHIP’ WITH BACKROADS OF APPALACHIA FOR INCREASE IN TOURISM DOLLARSMini Cooper Spring Event Another SuccessBy: JENNIFER McDANIELS Appalachian Journalist(As Published In The Tri-City News)Tri-Cities, Harlan County, KY – Even though the snow flied at times, spirits were not dampened in the Tri-Cities last week as almost 50 Mini Coopers rolled into town to celebrate Spring in the mountains of Southeast, Kentucky. While the entourage of popular, unique-looking vehicles with potent engines and speed made their basecamp in Benham and in Lynch, drivers spent five days in town as they made their treks across Appalachia to such places as Letcher, Pike, Perry and Leslie counties, as well as Wise and Lee counties in Virginia.