2012 MIDWEST DISCOVERERS
RALLY PLANS
SPRING RALLY JUNE 21-25, 2012
The rally will be located at Evergreen Park RV Resort in Dundee, OH, located 1/4 mile east of Mt. Olive (rt 241) on US 250. It is a great place in the middle of Amish country in Ohio. There is an indoor pool, excellent washrooms, a pavillion with bar-b-ques, etc. We made tentative reservations for 4 nights (Thurs-Mon), June 21-25, 2012 for 15 sites #10-20 & 32-35. Sites are $45/night. We also reserved the pravillion for breakfast each morning and for dinner on Thurs & Sun. There are several Amish buffets for dinner and we can also have a home cooked dinner at an Amish home for $15/person. As for other stuff to do the Football Hall of Fame is 25 miles away. The famous Lehman's hardware store is about 10 minutes away. There are several Amish farm & village tours. We might be able to get a factory tour at Shearer's factory (chips & snacks) in Brewster, or the Smucker's factory in Orville. Bob and Linda Halle and Dick and Sylvia Homes are the rally master for this rally. For more info email Bob & Linda at hallebob@aol.com or Jerald D. Call at northpond@metaink.netFALL RALLY SEPTEMBER 16 -20, 2012
The Fall Rally will be at the Ottawa Municipal Campground, 411 Corkstown Road, Nepean, Ontario, Canada (Highway 417 at exit 138. View rally brochure HERE. Note - US citizens will need a Passport or Passport Card - click HERE for more info. We have requested 10 sites to be reserved on behalf of the Mid West Discoverers under my name, Maurice Fairweather with an option of more sites being made available if the need arises. The cut off date for reserving a site has been set at August 15th 2012 The rate we have been quoted is $36 per day and is a discounted rate. The value of the US and Canadian $ at this time are very close to being one to one. In order to obtain the $36 rate, we have agreed with the campground to collect and remit the camping fees on behalf of our group. Therefore, campground reservations and the 5 nights camping fee of $180 must be directed through us. In the event of a cancellation or no show, the campground has a policy of a one night non refundable deposit of the applicable rate, which in our case is $36. If you plan on attending, I would like to have your reservations and your check for $180 not later than August 15th 2012. You may post date your check, August 15th 2012.
Please mail your reservation request and check as follows:
Maurice Fairweather
62 South Balsam St
Uxbridge,Ontario
Canada. L9P 1G5
The campground sites are partial hook ups with 30 Amp electricity and water and can accommodate units up to 42’in length with slides.There is of course, a dump facility within the campground premises. The area is quite heavily wooded even though it is very close to downtown Ottawa, therefore there are a very limited number of sites which can receive satellite signals. Canada is now broadcasting TV signals in the digital format so reception from local stations of our Canadian networks should be available over the air via regular antennae. Cell ’phone service in the area is readily available, however Internet service via Wi Fi is not provided by the campground. Joan and I have Hughes Satellite Internet service and we will make that available to the group as necessary. We will provide further details on the rally agenda as we get closer to the rally date. Tentative activities include, social hours, pot luck sightseeing bus tour of Ottawa. The sightseeing bus tour is a jump on, jump off all day ticket visiting Ottawa landmarks such as The Royal Canadian Mint, Canadian War Museum, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Museum and stables etc etc. A narrated boat cruise on the Rideau canal,visit to parliament (with a possible dinner in the parliamentary dining room) A visit to the parliamentary dining room is only possible if parliament is in session. We are also looking into the possibility of a meal, possibly lunch at the Culinary Institute in Ottawa.
We welcome our the new members to Midwest Discoverers and we hope to see and get acquainted with them at the next rally.