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Marsha and Silent Bob
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 Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 12:10 pm Post subject: MnGCA Cannonball Wilderness Run (MnGCA Spring Event) |
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The 2006 MnGCA Spring Event will be held June 10th, 2006 just North of Faribault in Rice County’s Cannon River Wilderness Area. This park offers over 850 acres of varying terrain, gorgeous vistas, and more than 5 miles of hiking trails just waiting to be discovered.
The event has been approved and is posted here.
The MnGCA will be offering free lunch (brats, chips, potato salads, soft drinks, etc) for those that are interested and RSVP up to 10 days in advance (6/1/2006). We are asking for people to bring a dessert dish to share. Make sure you post on the cache page what you’re bringing so that everyone knows what yummy food there will be! 
There are five caches currently in the park and I plan on hiding a ton more (with help). These will be *real* listed caches and will be either for your own leisurely enjoyment or part of a “Cannonball Run” where you will see how many you can find in the park. The person with the most finds in the shortest time will win an MnGCA Geocoin and some logowear.
After the meeting we will be having door prizes and awards. Door prizes are open to everyone! Yay, free stuff!
Please do put the event on your watchlist and plan on attending!
When did you say it was again? June 10th, 2006 (8:00 AM - 5:30 PM)
Where was it at again? Rice County's Cannon River Wilderness Area (about 4 miles North of Faribault and 5 miles South of Northfield).
What are we doing there? Eating, caching, chatting, and getting free stuff!
Post any questions or comments below!
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Oneied Cooky
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| Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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MMMMMMMMM Brats! argh drooul.... 
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onionpond
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| Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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Does anyone know if there is camping in the park, or in a nearby site? Thought it might be a good thing to make a weekend out of it.
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Marsha and Silent Bob
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| Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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| onionpond wrote: |
| Does anyone know if there is camping in the park, or in a nearby site? Thought it might be a good thing to make a weekend out of it. |
There are 4 "primitive" campsites in the park. I will likely be using one the night before so that I'm there early enough to nab the shelter.
I haven't asked about reserving them but based on the fact that they don't have reservations for the shelter I figured it was safe to not have to reserve those either. I have an idea where *1* of the campsites is located, I don't know where the other three are.
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"Camp Faribo" (9.6 miles away) -- some information here: http://kare11.exploreminnesota.com/lodging/2291.html
Roberds Lake Resort and Campground (5.8 miles away) http://www.roberdslakeresort.com/index.html
Lake Byllesby Regional Park (24.5 miles away)
http://www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks/byllesby.htm
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Lyverbird
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| Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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Can I bring the ponies? Can I camp with the ponies?
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sui generis
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Maybe everyone should sound off what dessert they plan to bring so we don't end up with 50 green jello molds with carrots in the middle.
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Marsha and Silent Bob
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| Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:45 am Post subject: |
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Mmmmmm carrots and jello!
I'd prefer that RSVPs and dessert items be listed as notes on the event cache page. It keeps it all in one place -- especially for those that might be in attendance but not following the event thread on the Forum.
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drat19
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| Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Marsha and Silent Bob wrote: |
| ...jRest for being cute... |
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GeoPierce
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| Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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| drat19 wrote: |
| Marsha and Silent Bob wrote: |
| ...jRest for being cute... |
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You'd know what that meant if you'd quit skipping WeekNIGHT/WeekDUSK caching.
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celticwulf
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| Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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| GeoPierce wrote: |
| drat19 wrote: |
| Marsha and Silent Bob wrote: |
| ...jRest for being cute... |
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You'd know what that meant if you'd quit skipping WeekNIGHT/WeekDUSK caching. |
Funniest part is that Drat was at the WeekNIGHT event that started it all 
Really, he just needs to get around to listening to the podcasts like we keep telling him too 
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GeoPierce
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| Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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| celticwulf wrote: |
Funniest part is that Drat was at the WeekNIGHT event that started it all
Really, he just needs to get around to listening to the podcasts like we keep telling him too
Celticwulf |
That's right, drat was there! And it has been a weekNIGHT tradition ever since.
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ajayhawkfan
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Hello All! Last year I stumbled into one of you events in Duluth (Lester Park Bash) and met a few of you. I met a few more when you came to MOGA, outside of St. Louis. Now I am PLANNING on making the trip to MN for this event. It is not a sure thing but I am going to try.
My plan is to drive up Friday night and stay the night in a hotel. When possible, I prefer to stay in a local inn or historic hotel. (I travel a lot and stay in chains a lot.) Can anyone recommend a nice place to stay near the event?
From Kansas City, MO
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fsu*noles
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| ajayhawkfan wrote: |
| My plan is to drive up Friday night and stay the night in a hotel. When possible, I prefer to stay in a local inn or historic hotel. (I travel a lot and stay in chains a lot.) Can anyone recommend a nice place to stay near the event? |
Howdy, Jayhawk! I'm not overly familiar with the area south of the Event, but I'm sure there are some nice places in Faribault. I'll ask a couple of friends and see what they have to say.
The next (small) town north is Northfield, where my best friend lives. I'll see if she has any recommendations as well, but we've eaten at The Archer House, a "Historic River Inn" opened in 1877 that today has 36 individually decorated rooms and misc retail, and is right in the middle of downtown Northfield (great if you like antiques and boutique shopping). Both restaurants are good, and even though it doesn't really fit the area, the one Indian restaurant has great food (especially if you like Tandoori ).
Having never stayed there, I don't know what it's *really* like, but the lobby areas and the inside/outside parts I've seen are really nice. Here's a link to their website, if you want to see pictures of the inn, the rooms, and read a lil' on the history of the place:
http://www.archerhouse.com/index.html
Good luck, cya at the event!
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ajayhawkfan
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Thanks for the advice! I'm looking forward to going!
Where and when will be beer drinking event be held? |
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LucidOndine
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The best place to drink in Northfield is The Contended Cow.
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