Schedule of events:
Friday:
Check-in begins at 1:00PM for camping.
5:00PM I will arrive (around now at least).
6:00PM Tribute coins on sale.
8:30PM Hotdog roast and campfire social begins.
???? Tribute coin sales ends. Call it a day, see you
tomorrow!
Saturday:
NOON We'll be gathering at the beach for main day
activities.
NOON Tribute coin sales begin.
NOON Event pathtags go ON SALE, get them while they last!
1:00PM Saturday camp registration begins for those arriving
today.
1:00PM Closest to the pin and all other contests and games
start.
1:00PM Silent auction begins.
2:00 COOKOFF BEGINS, if you're participating, get your dishes
on!
5:00PM DINNER!!! COOKOFF ENDS!
6:00PM Silent auction, closest to the pin ENDS!
6:30PM Prizes, silent auction winnings etc distributed.
7:30PM CLEAN UP, PACK UP, head back to campgrounds.
8:00 Tribute coin and pathtag sales ENDS!!
8:30PM Night cache trip starts...anyone interested??
8:30PM Gather at the firepit for more comraderie!
???? Return from night cache, gather around fire or call it a
day!
Sunday:
9:00AM BREAKFAST, please jump in and lend a hand where
needed.
11:00AM CLEAN UP, PACK UP and say your good-byes. Please lend a
hand where needed.
NOON We're out of here!! Another LHD ends, have a safe trip
home!!
Here we go again for some fun times at Hayes State Park! Last
year was soooo much fun, we just HAD to do it again!! Come on out
for the day or the weekend, we'll be there having a GREAT time!!
There is a fee to enter the park unless you have a state parks
sticker! Come for the day or the weekend, Saturday will be the main
activities day with contests and games as well as fun and
relaxation!! Nearby (adjacent to the park) is a boat rental with
kayak, canoe, row boat and pontoon boat rentals, a great way to
spend the days taking in the sights around Wampler's lake...or a
chance to go fishing!!
We have moved to sites 2-???, host sites are 2&4, all others
are up for grabs, first come first choices! The cabins might also
be available (please call the state parks HQ to check for cabin
availability 1-800-44PARKS). We DO NOT
need to reserve campsites through the state parks, but
PLEASE let me know where you plan to
set up!! Friday is camp set-up and registration before we settle
down to a nice hotdog roast and gathering around the group
campfire. We will also make a trip out to our nearby night cache
Goodnight Ramsdell...a NIGHT CACHE!!
We are planning on having the dutch oven cookoff again this
year, if not enough interest, this could change. As of now, it is
still a go, so please let us know if you intend to participate! If
you are not planning to participate, please bring a dish to pass
according to the list below:
- A-E Beverages/pop
- F-J Veggies/dip or fruit/dip
- K-O Snacks
- P-T Desserts
- U-Z Potato Salad or other type of salad
I will be supplying a main dish of some type, we're working on
that still!!
An idea for this year is a TB contest! What we're planning here
is to ask anyone and everyone interested to bring a TB along with
them to enter the TB race, we'll release the TBs from the event,
maybe having everyone in the race take someone else's TB to be
dropped in a cache. My thought here, to see how many of these TBs
can make it back to the event (actually travel, not go home and
then come back next year lol)...but a side contest will be to see
who makes up the most interesting TB (to be judged by you friendly
voluntary staff). There might be a few catagories, we'll refine
this as we go, but get your creative juices flowing and work on
it!!
There will be ALL NEW CACHES to find this year, we will be
placing them very soon! Many will be published for the
event...maybe even a water cache this year Anne...no, really?? As
many of you know, there are some wonderful areas here, some of the
landscape can be a bit rugged though!! Come prepared with the
appropriate clothing and bug spray...and maybe even some suntan
lotion?? Camping in Hayes is modern...showers, paved campsites,
great playgrounds and activities area, fishing w/boat launch to two
lakes in the park (Wampler's and Round lakes) and a picnic and
beach area!! Camping is $23 per night
Located in the Irish Hills area on M-124 just to the north of
US-12, we are approxiamtely 20 minutes from Jackson, 40 minutes
from Ann Arbor, about an hour from Toledo area, maybe a bit more
from the Detroit area...close by for our Ohio and Indiana friends
to come and join, as well as our northern friends!!
Watch for more info and maybe an informative webpage!!
UPDATE: Breakfast is a GO!! We will have breakfast, but we will
need anyone planning on attending the breakfast to bring something!
Please post what you plan to bring when you post your will attend!!
Also, March 14th is the last date the current Hayes caches will be
in place, we will remove most caches next week!!
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