2014 Great Lakes/Midwest Meet & Greet - Happy Campers

[Sunline Fan]

EDIT: 5-18-2014 - Updated Campout Info

The Great Lakes Meet and Greet now has a co-host, JohnB, hosting the 2014 Great Lakes Meet Greet. Dates have been selected and signup has started. We hope you can make it. Join now!

2014 GREAT LAKES MEET & GREET Sign-up

When: Arrive Friday, May 16th – Departing Sunday, May 18th, 2014 (2 nights)

Where:
RIVER TRAIL CAMPGROUND
7712 DEEP CUT ROAD
MENDON, OH 45862

WEBSITE: River Trail Campground Google Maps Image of camp: http://goo.gl/maps/xYT28

IN SEASON PHONE: (Ask for Carol) 419-795-1400

Reservations Process: (Now Ongoing)

• Sunline Club Members are to call the appropriate phone number listed above to reserve your site and ask for Carol.
• Tell them you are with Sunline Club, your dates for camping, request your site number and give your contact phone number. Members are welcome to come earlier or stay later. The official M & G will be Friday night, Saturday night and leaving Sunday.
• All campsites have water, sewer and 30 amp electric. 50 amp available if needed. ( site specific)
• Please make your reservation before April 27 if possible as we need to release unused campsites back to the camp. You can still reserve after April 27th however you may not get a site next to the group.
• Please post a reply here if you make your reservation with your dates, camper year/model, first names of those attending so we can update the attendee list.

Cost: $31/night (Back in site) - $33/night (Pull through site) - See CG map below for sites.
Camp Check In: Since we are in a group, we can check in early, must be past 9:30am Friday. Check out: Sunday at 1:00pm
Campground only accepts checks or cash. Campground requires 1 night pre-paid mailed in advance to hold reservation. Make checks payable to River Trail Campground and mail to the campground address above.

Sunline Club Campsites
We have selected overnight camping area A and will fill sites 11 to 21 first. Members JohnB in site 18 and vanhakke in site 13 have reserved opposing sites to start a green space behind the campers. This green space behind the campers will serve as our group site, picnic tables and canopies. You are welcome to select sites on either side of sites 18 and 13 as we start to fill this area and increase our group green space.

Notes: The campground has requested for back in sites to only back in on pad. They want to avoid lawn damage, soft spring soil issues pulling in the opposite direction off the pad etc. Pull through sites can come in the opposite direction, just hookups are on the opposite side of your camper.

River Trail Campground over view map (Map is corrected for North direction vrs CG website)


Aerial image - Sunline Club Area A Sites 11 to 21 – Blue sites reserved


Group area picture


More pictures of camp in JohnB’s post below.

Confirmed Reservation List:

Site: 11 JohnB/CindyB (2- John & Cindy) - 2004 T-310SR (FS)
Site: 12 Group Gathering Site.
Site: 13 vanhakke (2 –Dennis & Marie) - 2007 T-286SR (FSS)
Site: 14 J&A Lima Oh ( 2 - Jack & Angela) - 1983 T2103 (TFS)
Site: 15 apackof2 (2- Joan & Emme) - 2006 T-1950 (FS)
Site: 16
Site: 17
Site: 18
Site: 19
Site: 20
Site: 21 jim44646 (2 - Jim & Darlene) - 2001 T-2553 (TFS)

Schedule of Activates:

Friday Evening Dinner: Friday evening dinner is an informal get together for those who area arriving early to camp. Tentative time is 6:00PM at the groups site. Bring your own supper and we will dine together for those who can make it.

Friday Night Cracker-barrel: 8:00pm, Gathering M & G - Location: Group site 12 at the picnic tables (See 2nd post reply for more info)

Saturday Breakfast: Eat at 10:00am, start cooking at 9:30am - Baggie Omelets - Location: Group site 12 picnic tables (See 2nd post reply for more info)

Saturday Potluck Dinner: 5:30pm - Location: Group site 12 picnic tables (See 2nd post reply for more info)

Saturday Campfire: 8:30pm Location: (TBD)

Additional Saturday Activities:
Camper tours at a time which fits the group.

Camping Gear Needed:

• Canopies for over picnic tables: JohnB, (1) jim44646 (2), J&A Lima Oh (1) Can use some more if available.
• Lantern for picnic tables, Friday night Cracker-barrel, LP or liquid fuel: JohnB (1), jim44646 (2) Can 1 more if available.
• Large pot for water boil for baggie omelets: JohnB (2) All set now on pots
• Large 30K BTU cast iron LP burner to boil water for baggies omelets: J&A Lima Oh (1) Can 1 more if available.
• 20# LP tank for cast iron LP burner: J&A Lima Oh (1)
• Local source for firewood: J&A Lima Oh (1), jim44646 (1)
• Picnic tables: We will need some members picnic tables for the group area.

Any questions, PM your camp hosts, JohnB (John) or Vanhakke (Dennis)

[JohnB]

Our SOC Campground liaison for this event is, vanhakke (Dennis) and he did an early info finding mission for us and below are some pictures of the trip.

A view from our camp site area towards the pond beach.


A view from the pond/beach area back towards our camp site area.


A view across our camp site area towards the west tree line.


A view from site 18 towards the pond.



Cracker-barrel and Pot Luck sign up list:

Post a reply on this M & G thread and we will update the list to keep track of who is bringing what. The goal is you have all the needed M & G event info the first 2 posts of the M & G thread. Print out a copy when the time comes and you have it all with you. We may expand this 2nd reply to include more events and communications as time approaches.

Friday Night Cracker-barrel 8:00pm at Group site 12 picnic tables. A Friday night get together to meet your Sunline friends. If you can, bring a share finger food snack, please post a reply and we will add it to the list.

JohnB/CindyB: Cheese and crackers
Vanhakke: Spinach Squares
Jim44646: 3 lb bag of Shearer's potato chips, 2 bags pretzel rods (50)

Saturday Breakfast: Start cooking at 9:30am, Eat at 10:00am. We will be doing baggie omelets at the Group site picnic tables. Come for 9:30am to start making your omelet. For those who have never done this before, we make omelets in a bag and boil them. They come out very well. Your omelet bag is made by you at the group site from ingredients brought by members. The head boiler then cooks the entire groups omelets all at once! 15 to 20 minutes later the entire group sits down to dine.

We ask the members from each camper to bring your own 2 eggs per/person attending and your own eating utensils and breakfast beverages. We are also asking you to bring a group share, omelet ingredient and a breakfast food. Post a reply of what you are bringing and we will add it to the list. All cooking bags will be provided by the camp host. If eggs are not your thing, please still come and share our other breakfast foods with us. Please post a reply and we will add it to the list.

Breakfast Sign up List: (Bring enough for the members in your camper plus 2 to 5 others. Items can be repeated within reason.)

JohnB/CindyB: Bacon and a breakfast bread or muffins.
Vanhakke: Sweet bread and mixed fruit bowl, diced ham
Jim44646: bananas, 1 pack Maple breakfast sausage links (14). 1 8oz bag shredded cheese


Saturday Dinner Potluck: Dining to start at 5:30pm at the Group site picnic tables. Bring a share dish or desert enough for the members in your camper plus 2 to 5 others. Bring your own beverages and eating utensils. Please post a reply and we will add it to the list.

Potluck Sign up List:

JohnB/CindyB: Sausage and Peppers (Crockpot)
Vanhakke: Calico beans
Jim44646: 1 peanut butter pie (very rich)

Saturday Night Campfire: Starting at 8:30pm. Location: (TBD) Bring your own chair and gather around for a good camper folk yak session! If you have left over cracker-barrel goodies and you want to get rid of them, this is the place! Bring them.

Vanhakke, (Denny) has graciously accepted being our Camp Fire Marshal. (Feed the fire) We have some members bringing wood. If we need to buy fire wood locally, we will buy it for the group and split it up the cost between all attending.

We will update this events post as new topics or items are known.

Are we there yet!!! Camping fever is setting in….

Updated:5-15-14

[JohnB]

We are now officially up and running in signup status and we have moved the older discussion to this post for reference to be less confusing. 2014 Great Lakes M & G Early Planning Discussion

Please reply to this thread (the one you are in now) for all new signup and ongoing activities pertaining to the 2014 Great Lakes/Mid West M & G.

Thanks

JohnB and SunlineFan

[Sunline Fan]

Thanks for getting this all written up, John!!!

[jim44646]

Jim & Darlene Shepherd (jim44646) Lot 21. Reservations made.
2001 Sunline Solaris T-2553
Arrive Friday, May 16th – Departing Sunday, May 18th, 2014
I can provide 2 canopies 1- 10x10 & 1-10x12, fire wood (but not host), 2 gas lanterns.

[JohnB]

Great Jim!!! Glad to have you with us. I'll update the map. What nights will you be able to come?

Will be good to see you two again.

Thanks

[JohnB]

Jim, thanks for update on the days. We had 2 more let me know they were coming off line. I updated the map and lists.

Thanks

[JohnB]

Reservations list updated. Now to 6 campers.

Many more welcome!

[J&A Lima Oh]

Just made our reservation to arrive Thursday evening May 15 leave Sunday May 18.
See you all there.

[Sunline Fan]

Officially reserved for site 12, Friday and Saturday nights.

[vanhakke]

Hi, Everybody,

Well, finally got around to making it official with Carol at River Trail. We are reserved on site 13 for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 16, 17 and 18. Geez, the way this Michigan weather is, I think we'd just as soon be leaving today (if it was May, yes?). For the record, Carol said it is fine for the moderators to call and do a sign-up list check from time to time.

Hurry up Spring !!

Dennis & Marie

[apackoftwo]

Just made my reservations! WOOT! Reserved site 16 for Fri-Sun

Emme and I are more than ready to camp!

Last Fall on the Shores of Lake Superior (they don't call it "Superior" for nothing!

Camper,Trucker & Emme Lk Superior.jpg

[JohnB]

Joan,

That is Great!! I updated the sign up.

Yes, spring cannot come quick enough...

Lake Superior, that is one large body of water that I am still in awe of when ever I pass it by driving along the Trans Canada. Really pretty area anywhere around it.

On your nights of stay, are you Fri & Sat night or Fri, Sat and Sun night? Making sure I have the signup list right.

Thanks

John

[vanhakke]

Hey, Joan,
Good that you're making it this year. Haven't seen you since your trip to the "secret place". We'll have lots of catching up to do, and stories to tell.

Dennis & Marie

[apackoftwo]

Hi John,

Fri & Sat night, leaving Sunday...

[apackoftwo]

Hi there!

Make that TWO trips to the "secret place!"
And yes stories to tell and pictures to show!


One of my favorite pictures from our last trip....

Tannery Trail and Emme.jpg

[JohnB]

Originally Posted by apackoftwo

Hi John,

Fri & Sat night, leaving Sunday...

Got it. Thanks

[Sunline Fan]

Btw, I'm officially in for this now. Got word the other possibly conflicting event will be the first weekend in May.

[apackoftwo]

Yeah!!

Originally Posted by sunline fan

btw, i'm officially in for this now. Got word the other possibly conflicting event will be the first weekend in may.

[vanhakke]

Hello, Everyone:

Wednesday morning I checked in with Carol at River Trails. Everything is fine on their end. Initially, I had her set aside all the sites 11 thru 30. Based on my conversation with her this morning, she is releasing sites 21 thru 30, which still holds open 4 sites for SOC. Carol said that she will fill the adjoining sites starting at 30, and counting down. That way, if there are last minute additions to our group, they can use sites near the 21 end, near the rest of us. She and I confirmed that we have 7 sign-ups so far. Carol is OK with holding the remaining 4 until the arrival date. If she has any concerns, she said she will call me. Otherwise, we'll show up on May 16th.

Looking forward after this hard winter, eh ?

Dennis