2008 NWOGEO 5th Annual Holiday Shindig • 7.Dec.08 Event Cache

Wood County Park District's
W.W. Knight Nature Preserve
29530 White Road
Perrysburg, OH 43551


Entrance at N 41° 34.780 W 083° 35.800
 

W.W. Knight Nature Center
Hankison Great Room

This beautiful 42 acre preserve has a pond, wetland, native prairie, woods, picnic gazebos, boardwalk and trails.

Along with the Great Room, the Nature Center houses a library and meeting room, nature viewing area, a ranger station, and naturalist offices.

Note that we are renting only the Great Room, so other areas of the Nature Center will remain open to the public. An outdoor deck attached to the Great Room is also available for our use.

The Great Room has WiFi, so bring your WiFi enabled laptops and other devices if you like.
 

1) From I-80/90:
- Take Exit 64.
- Take I-75 South/OH-795 ramp to the left towards OH-199/US-20/Dayton for 0.4 mi.
- Take OH-795 ramp to the right towards Millbury/Perrysburg for 1.0 mi.
- See Step 4

2) From South Bound I-75:
- Take Exit 195 to OH-795 towards Perrysburg for 0.2 mi.
- Take I-75 South ramp and remain in OH-795 lane for .3 mi.
- Take the OH-795 ramp to the right to OH-795 for 0.7 mi.
- See Step 4

3) From North Bound I-75:
- Take Exit 195 to OH-795 towards Perrysburg for 0.4 mi.
- Take the OH-795 ramp to the right towards Millbury/Perrysburg for 0.3 mi.
- See Step 4.

4) From West bound OH-795:
- Turn left onto OH-795 (Indiana Ave) for 0.2 mi from I-75S or 0.3 from I-75N.
- Turn right onto White Rd for 0.4 mi.
- Proceed to Preserve Entrance on the right at 29530 White Rd for 1.0 mi.

5) From OH-24 (Anthony Wayne Trail) in Maumee OH:
- Take OH-20 (Conant St) South to  Maumee/Perrysburg Bridge where it becomes W Front St for 1.1 mi
- Bear left lane to OH-65 (W Front St) after crossing bridge.
- Turn right on White St for 3.0 mi.
- Proceed to Preserve Entrance on the left at 29530 White Rd for 400 ft.

• 11:00 am - Cachers may begin to arrive - Please stop at the registration table to pick up your name tags and sign our log book!

• 01:00 pm - "Chili & Soup Cook-Qff" & Dinner.

• Caching times, award presentations and other activity times to be determined at the event.

• 6:00 pm - Time to clean-up and head home!

 

• The Chili & Soup Cook-Off winners will be awarded $25 gift certificates for both categories.

• 50/50 Raffle

• Event Geocaching: Temporary caches are to  be placed on the Preserve property. Permanents abound in the area surrounding the Preserve, and new caches will probably be placed prior to the event.

• Award Presentations: Raffle, Cook-Off, 1K Ammo Can, etc.

• Travel Bug, Geocoin, Sig Item table.

• If you have found 500 or more cache finds, be sure to sign our NWOGEO Banner!
(Someone just needs to remember to bring it! :)

• Dinner and Deserts for the Shindig this year will be pot luck. Drinks will be provided.

• Various beverages will be provided by NWOGEO for all attendees.

Visit our NWOGEO.org Event Planning forum for pot luck and cook-off  sign-up! Click Here!

Note that the Great Room has a kitchenette with refrigerator, microwave, sink and Great Room serving counter.
 

EVENT
COSTS

The event cost is only $5 per person over 12.  One 12 and under child FREE with each paid admission per group. This covers the cost of facility rental, drinks, and supplies.

The facility capacity is 100, so PLEASE post a "will attend" log noting the number of adults (over 12) and children (12 and under) attending.

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