2015 Great Lakes/Midwest Meet & Greet - Happy Campers

**JohnB** · 01-18-2015, 01:59 PM

It is time to start planning our Mid-West Meet and Greet. JohnB (John) your event organizer and Vanhakke (Denny) our camp consultant welcome you to come join us.

When: Arrive Friday, June 12th – Departing Sunday, June 14th, 2015 (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: 419-795-1400 (After April 15th) Ask for Carol

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 May 1st if possible as we need to release unused campsites back to the camp. You can still reserve after May 1st 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. Mail to Campground address above.

Sunline Club Campsites
We have selected overnight camping area A and have sites A11 to A21 being held by the campground for our group. Overflow if we fill this section will be sites 22 to 30 or if members have special needs. Members JohnB in site A11, group campsite A12 and vanhakke in site A13 have been reserved.

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

Confirmed Reservation List:

Site: A11 JohnB/CindyB (2- John & Cindy) - 2004 T-310SR (FS)
Site: A12 Group Meeting Site
Site: A13 vanhakke (2 –Dennis & Marie) - 2007 T-286SR (FSS)
Site: A14
Site: A15
Site: A16
Site: A17
Site: A18
Site: A18
Site: A19 J&A Lima Oh ( 2 - Jack & Angela) - 1983 T2103 (FS)
Site: A20 John-n-Janis (2 - John & Janis) - 1987 Saturn (FS)
Site: A21 jim44646 (2 - Jim & Darlene) - 2001 T-2553 (FS)

Schedule of Activates:
Friday Evening Dinner: Friday evening dinner is not a planned event at this time due to incoming arrivals. If members arrive early and would like to dine together, we can help arrange. Reply to this thread when you know and we can see if we can schedule.

All activities are at the group site A12. See reply no. 2 below for more details.

Friday Night Cracker-barrel: 8:00pm, Bring a share finger type eating food
Saturday Breakfast: start cooking at 9:30am, Eat at 10:00am - Baggie Omelets
Saturday Potluck Dinner: 5:30pm, See 2 reply for more info.
Saturday Campfire: 8:30pm, Bring any leftover finger type eating food you want to share

Camping Gear Needed:
· Canopies for over picnic tables: jim4464 (2), John-n-Janis (1) 10x10 canopy, J & A Lima Ohio (1).
· Lantern for picnic tables, Friday night Cracker-barrel, LP or liquid fuel: JohnB (1), jim4464 (1)
· Local source for firewood: jim4464 bringing enough, Jack bringing more than enough.
· Picnic tables: We will need to borrow some of our sites picnic tables for the group area. How many are TBD.

Any questions, PM your camp hosts, JohnB (John) or Vanhakke (Denny) or post a reply.

Update 5-13-15

**JohnB** · 01-18-2015, 02:01 PM

Friday Night Cracker-barrel and Saturday Night Pot Luck sign up list:

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, pepperoni and crackers tray
Vanhakke: TBD
jim44644: TBD
John-n-Janis: Cumber Sandwiches

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. Your omelet bag is made by you at the group site from ingredients brought by members. The head boiler 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 share 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: Fruit bowl
jim44644: Breakfast: Shredded Cheddar Cheese, Chopped green peppers, apple bread.
John-nJanis: Breakfast Mushrooms and Sausage
J & A Lima Ohio: Muffins

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: Crock pot meal with kielbasa
Vanhakke: bratwurst and German potato salad
jim44644: Supper: Rancho Beans W/hamburg, Rhubarb Cake/ whipped cream.
John-n-Janis: Swiss Pretzel Rolls with a Italian Pasta Salad
J & A Lima Ohio: Blueberry cobbler with fresh blueberries

Saturday Night Campfire: Starting at 8:30pm at Group site A12. Bring your own chair and gather around for a good camper folks yak session! If you have left over cracker-barrel goodies and you want to get rid of them, this is the place! Bring them.

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

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

**JohnB** · 01-18-2015, 02:02 PM

2015 Great Lakes/Midwest Meet & Greet - Additional Info – Pics from Camp

Campsites

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 from site 18 towards the pond.

jim44646 · 01-18-2015, 08:39 PM

Put me down for lot 21. Got canopies and wood.

**Sunline Fan** · 01-19-2015, 12:04 AM

I'm trying to make this happen. I'll keep y'all updated.

EMD_Driver · 01-19-2015, 11:07 AM

I'm trying to make this happen too. I'll keep y'all updated too.

jim44646 · 01-19-2015, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jim44646

Put me down for lot 21. Got canopies and wood.

Lot A21 confirmed Fri. Sat night.

**JohnB** · 01-19-2015, 09:18 PM

Jim, I have you marked down. Great! We are up to 3 campers now.

Jon and Gary, we hope you can make it.

Thanks

John

vanhakke · 01-26-2015, 08:34 AM

Hi, Everyone,

Yes, it's true. We are wasting away down here in Margaritaville.

Just got off the phone with Carol at the campground, and we are scheduled in on site 13. We arrive Thursday, June 11, leaving Monday morning, June 15th.

You know, I'd like to say "Let's go camping", but, we already are ! http://www.sunlineclub.com/forums/im...on_biggrin.gif

Looking forward to seeing you all.

Dennis & Marie

J&A Lima Oh · 01-27-2015, 03:26 AM

We just reserved A-19 for the week end, so we will be there again this year.

jim44646 · 01-30-2015, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vanhakke

Hi, Everyone,

Yes, it's true. We are wasting away down here in Margaritaville.

Just got off the phone with Carol at the campground, and we are scheduled in on site 13. We arrive Thursday, June 11, leaving Monday morning, June 15th.

You know, I'd like to say "Let's go camping", but, we already are ! http://www.sunlineclub.com/forums/im...on_biggrin.gif

Looking forward to seeing you all.

Dennis & Marie

really have to rub it in. don't you

dfry57 · 03-16-2015, 06:07 AM

We just picked up a 1986 16 ft Saturn for weekend trips. Going out west that next week for 2 weeks or we would join in. I'll watch for post for a 2016 M&G and the wife and I will join in. I would like to find out more about the past company. We have a 36ft fifth wheel but sometimes its just too much for a close weekend trip.
Dave & Cheryl

**JohnB** · 03-16-2015, 09:23 PM

Hi Dave,

Have fun out west. Odds are high we will have a 2016 M & G too. The bunch going, is a camping bunch... YEH!!! It would be good to meet you and exchange camping stories.

John

John-n-Janis · 05-13-2015, 10:53 AM

JohnB,

Called Carol and all set with reservation site A20. Looking forward to meeting everyone. Will bring along a 10x10 canopy in case needed.

Best Regards,
John and Janis Blaskowski

**JohnB** · 05-13-2015, 08:09 PM

John and Janis,

GREAT!!!! Glad to have you with us. I'll update the list.

Also Welcome to Sunline Owners Club!!!

What nights are you staying for? Fri & Sat or other nights?

Looking forward to meeting you and your wife.

John

John-n-Janis · 05-13-2015, 08:45 PM

John,

Forgot to post that we will be staying 2 nights Friday and Saturday.

Regards,
John and Janis

**JohnB** · 05-14-2015, 08:06 PM

Thanks John. I'll mark you down.

jim44646 · 06-02-2015, 06:24 AM

Hi all.

We will bring,
finger foods TBD
Breakfast: Shredded Cheddar Cheese, Chopped green peppers, apple bread.
Supper: Rancho Beans W/hamburg, Rhubarb Cake/ whipped cream.
and 1 Bug Zapper.

**JohnB** · 06-02-2015, 09:58 PM

Hi Everyone,

It is getting close now. Seeing who can bring some things.

I see Jim is bringing some fire wood, we can use another wood supplier if we have one.

Canopies, my son's big white one we had last year was caught up in a wind storm 2 weeks ago so I do not have one to bring. Jim listed one, we can use one more.

I have the big burner stove and pot for the egg boil on Saturday morning. So this is set.

If you know what you are bringing for the pot luck and cracker barrel (finger foods) please list and I will add you to the list on the first post.

Time is getting close!! Can't wait. Been super busy this year and the R & R will be good along with seeing the Sunline group again.

John

**JohnB** · 06-02-2015, 10:10 PM

I had forgot to mention, the first 2 posts of this thread have all the info for the campout. I have updated the food and gear for those who have told me. And I will keep updating as new things come in. So check back as the time approaches.

Do not forget to bring your 2 eggs per person for the Saturday breakfast egg boil and some fixings breakfast items to share. I will bring the cooking bags and the cooking gear.

Thanks

John