Greetings Everyone!
I am very excited that the meet is only days away. I would simply like to lay out a time line and give basic information to those of you that are coming. I have made up a spread sheet that has all of the information for those of you that replied to me with your reservation information. I have assigned each person a RV or Tent location and slips based upon your requests. I have also tried to accomodate each person as best as possible with the resources that we have been given at the campground. Please note that the enterance to the campground is on the WI side of the Hwy 63 bridge. The physical address is more in Hagar City than it is in Redwing. If you are traveling over the Hwy 63 bridge from MN to WI, the entrance to the campground is the first road on the left after you leave the bridge.
Lisa and I will be located in a site immediatly accross from the office building at the campground. Since I have recieved money from many (but not all of you) I would like to have you check in with Me (or Lisa) and we will check you off of our list and then make sure that you are squared away with our campground hosts. The campground hosts and I will be in touch on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning so that they can focus on all of their other guests and I can take care of our group.
Our schedule is going to be generally loose and open to your intreptation of what you would like for the weekend. The only thing that I ask is that everyone be at the marina by 1:30pm on Saturday so that we can all participate in a group river run. We are going to have a videographer on board with us and he will be taking video footage of all the boats in action that are part of the river run. If you are not with the group, you may not be in the video.
Here is the proposed schedule -
Friday -
12:00pm-7:00pm Group arrival and Check in with Brian Bergstrom (Dinner on your own).
Social time and introductions
Please check with Lisa to sign the guest book and have a photo taken as you arrive!
7:00pm - 10:00pm Evening activities and Campfire
Saturday -
8:00am-9:30am Breakfast (Skillet style breakfast with Scrambled eggs, fresh vegetables, potato's and sausage).
9:30am-11:30am Open social time. This is free time to do anything that you like... Get to know new friends!
11:30am-1:00pm Lunch on your own
1:00pm Begin to gather at the marina for the afternoon river run
videographer arrives at Island campground and begins to get footage
1:30pm Depart from Island campground marina as a group
If the weather and wind is mild, we intend to travel 19 miles south to the Hok-Si-La public beach just north of Lake City. This is where many of us beached last year. There is dock gas at local marina's, and sandy shoreline to beach.
2:30pm-5:00pm Social time and video footage at Hok-Si-La public beach.
5:00pm-6:00pm Travel back north to Island Campground
6:00pm-7:30pm 2nd Annual CGOAMN Fish Fry! Our videographer will also be shooting this time with us.
7:30pm -
Social time and campfire
Sunday - Free Time and Check out
Ok, So the most important time (and the only hard time schedule) is the 1:30pm departure from the marine heading toward Lake Pepin. Please do everything that you can to be on time for that departure!
I would also like to ask that people bring side dishes for the dinner meal... Some salads and desserts to pass would be very nice. Firewood would be great for people to bring as well! Please bring beverages for your families to enjoy!
Blessings to all! This is going to be great.