I sure do miss sitting around the fire and watching the barges go by at night.
Yep, me too. Much more scenic & relaxing.
(I also remember them jacking our group rates up to whatever they felt like year over year...and the year they didn't clean the bathrooms at all, and how they wanted to force us to camp along the entrance road (that floods) that last year we stayed there. Not sure I've ever shared all the stuff they tried.)
But...those barges quietly cruising by in the night was awesome. We had a ton more community interest at that location too...Red Wing Newspaper, boating magazine interview, etc...much easier to promote & grow the group from there.
