The Great Northwoods Gathering will be held at YMCA Camp
U-Nah-Li-Ya February 24-26, 2006. Camp "Unie" is approximately 75
miles north of Green Bay on Chute Pond in the Nicolet National
Forest.
The Great Northwoods Gathering is a weekend event filled
with winter fun and geocaching with family and friends. After all,
U-Nah-Li-Ya means "place of friends" in Oneida dialect. Due to
space limitations, the first forty-five (45) paid registrants will
be guaranteed admittance.
About Camp U-Nah-Li-Ya:
Cabins: Each heated cabin has bunk beds
with matresses, a table, chairs (not too comfy though), fireplace,
full electricity and lighting, private deck/porch, firewood,
outdoor grill for cooking and a terrific lake and forest view.
Parking is located near each cabin with heated bathrooms centrally
located offering flush toilets, private showers and changing areas,
and electrical outlets.
Camp Facilities:
Camp offers the following for your
enjoyment: cross country boots, and skies with miles of
trails (rated easy to expert), sledding hill (equipped with
plastic sleds, fire pit and floodlights), ice skates, 2
skating rinks, hockey sticks, broom ball equipment, snow
shoes, an ice shanty (bring your own poles and license), and
the ever popular sauna.You are
welcome to bring your own equipment as well. From experience,
if you really want to go sledding, bring a snow tube ( I have
recorded speeds of 35 MPH+ down the hill with
one)!
Food: You are on your own!
You can bring a small grill to put on the deck of the cabin (no
grilling inside), a pizza oven or small microwave and/or coffee
maker to use in the cabin. There are several restaurants nearby
serving all kinds of food. The main dining hall does have coffeee
and hot chocolate available during the day and early evening for
your consumption. There will be a group dinner (pay your own) on
Saturday evening at one of the nearby restaurants.
Geocaching Activities:
Caches: We will be hiding 15-20
temporary caches on the 140 acres of camp property. You will have
from check-in Friday until Sunday 10:00 AM to find all the
temporary caches. There are also another 15+ permenant caches
within a 20 mile radius of camp if you still want to cache (we'll
have this info available).
Group Dinner/Door Prizes::
On Saturday evening there will be a group
dinner at one of the nearby restaurants. Afterwards, we will hand
out door prizes and talk caching!
Of course, being a weekend event allows
plenty of opportunity to meet new friends, learn form others and
share geocaching stories.
Registering/Attending this
Event:
Registration: Registration forms and
camp rules can be found by clicking on "users web site" at the top
of this page. Registration will be limited to the first 45 paid
registrants. Due to camp policy, only those who have preregistered
and paid will be allowed on camp property during the weekend.
Please remember this is a WEEKEND event (Friday - Sunday).
Cost: Cost will
be $25.00 per person, non-refundable, paid by December 31st, 2005
or when space is filled to capacity Whichever comes
first. This registration fee
covers two nights lodging, use of all camp facilities and
equipment, and access to all event geocaches placed on camp
property.
Arrival/Departure:You may
arrive at camp anytime after 4:30 PM on Friday, February 24th. You
must check in at the dining hall (above coordinates) for maps,
cabin assignments and cache lists. After that, you're on your own!
You must clean and remove all garbage and vacate the cabins by
12:00PM Sunday, February 26th.
What to Bring With You: Your
GPS unit and a sense of fun! You will need to bring your own
bedding (sleeping bag, pillows etc), warm clothes, food and
beverages (and utensils - plates, silverware, cups etc), swimsuit
or T-shirt/shorts for the sauna, bath towels/shower supplies and
chairs for the cabins. You may bring any other personal items you
would like. DO NOT BRING: TV's and radios. Any handheld
games, video devices, and/or cell phones are asked to be muted or
used with headphones. Questions? click here to email us! We are
looking forward to a GREAT weekend and hope to see you there!