Correct Craft Reunion Angola?

Paul,
Always up for suggestions for a good time with other CC Faners...

If you can scope hotels, campgrounds, restaurants, boat launches,and good taverns for 150 or so of your closest friends,just let us know

There is also a non official gathering that has grown in central IL after labor day that has become of great interest !!

Keep watching the site for news about Green Lake. This is something you don't want to miss !!!! Welcome to the site !!

Moj'

Thanks for the props HW....sitting here right now drinking Beam with rleinen79 and the lovely Dena (in bed right now) getting amped up for the weekend. Eddie and JoAnn just left. We are gonna have a blast.

john

I am not 100% sure I am the one to organize such an event, never have attended a reunion yet. I might have to aquire the help of some friends.

I do know that Lake James would be a pretty decent location. State Park, Hotels, Sand Bar. We also have a pretty decent night life (in the summer.

Just for future reference WUSS=Washed Up Show Skier.

Sound like a good idea. Like I said I am not sure I am the one to head up an event. Just wondering if the subject has ever been brought up. I will see what I can do about GL in July. Does anyone know if there are room available anywhere?

I believe that there was talk a few different times about trying to move the GL reunion to be more centrally located in IL, IN or OH seeing as a number of people come from the east coast. The problem was finding the right location with the right accomodations with the right people making the right effort. Nobody had objections but nobody took the reigns either.

Mojo and a couple others who live on or near GL put forth a huge effort for this reunion and I'm sure would be more than happy to turn it over to anybody willing to put forth that same effort.

Steve,
That can't be true dude ???? You've help pioneer GL. You have to come....

Moj'

79nautique wrote: Well Angola's kinda out in the sticks and other than the state park not much around from what I remember and isn't the lake patrol pretty heavy on James? I have herd of some crazy stuff happening up there.

Originally being from South Dakota, and growing up in Ft. Wayne. I would have to say Angola is far from "being in the sticks"

Probably close to 100,000 people in the summer, mostly lakers.

Several bars and night clubs, some you can reach by boat, some not. The sandbar is probably one of the biggest attractions on Lake James.

As far as the lake patrol goes, I am not sure about that. Never had much problem. I actually live on Hamilton Lake and I have a few connections with the local conservation officers.

62 wood wrote: Regretably, Im goin to have to cancel our room there... we cant make it

I can't believe you haven't been able to talk Pam into not going to the wedding!!!!

We'll be pulling for ya Steve, but understand how it goes !!!

Moj'

It does have a campground, huge resort and bars on the lake Chris..That's a start right?? Ha

If there was a reunion considered there it would be in place of GL. We wouldn't do two Midwest reunions..

It looks like the real attribute is skiable water... The rest we'd have to see how it could be put together... One issue is "Barney", the other would be how crowded the lake gets..

The advantage GL has it can handle really any size group we have, sand bar included...

hey Chris, are we going to see you in GL this summer??

Some might be taking this the wrong way. I was just checking to see there ever has been any interest or discussion in another location. That's all.

I was not trying to plan another reunion or suggest moving a reunion to a different location. I am not trying to sell this area as the hot spot. Heck, I don't even live on Lake James.

I was just trying to see if it had ever been brought up.

My wife and I are discussing comming to GL this summer. We just have to see how our schedules work out.

I really wasn't trying to make anyone upset; Or have a battle as to how many campsites, hotel room, and bars there were in our area.

W.U.S.S.
Don't sweat it. I would love to see a reunion that is located a little more towards northern Ohio or Indiana. I've never been to Green Lake, mainly because it has fallen on the same weekend as our show ski regional tournament. It sounds like the ultimate blast for us CC owners, and I plan on making the trek one of these years. These guys are pretty protective of that event, and well they should considering what they've invested in it.
But there is no reason not to put together "Mini-midwest-reunions", spread out over the summer months. I plan on inviting anyone in the SE Michigan area to come to White Lake for a weekend this summer. I have accomodations that will sleep 10 uncomfortably at my cottage (mostly the floor), and space for upwards of (6) tents and minimal parking. The good part is that there is a great bar (with outside tiki bar) on the lake, a party store with a dock, and two sand bars. The lake is 540 acres with a slalom course, and the Sheriff is cool.
Steve

tullfooter wrote: I've never been to Green Lake, mainly because it has fallen on the same weekend as our show ski regional tournament.

With the date change of GL for this year, I hope it generates some new attendees. It looks like they moved your tournament up 2 weeks this year from last?

There is a camp ground on the opposite side of James first basin with some dock space as well. Bledsoes beach also has a few bar resteraunts. My law professor at tri-state used to say steuben county had a population of 20k and 200k in the summer. Weekends look that way till after labor day then everyone disapears. if it were to happen there it would have to be slightly after labor day and I would think.

I'm on Crooked lake now, patrol is pretty heavy usually though boat traffic and patrols were down noticably last summer due to the high price of fuel.

Would love to see it, but im certainly not the one to organize it.

It may happen...