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the
2nd
East Meets West Rally
...Apostle Islands, Bayfield, Wisconsin * July 28 - August 3, 2018 updated: 23 July 2018 |
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| Rally
info & updates From: weski233@charter.net [mailto:weski233@charter.net]
Hi
Uncle Al, Here is the latest information on
the rally. July
28th - Aug 3rd, 2018 I
have reserved six tent only sites in Little Sand Bay
Campground, for a cost of
$25/night. The
campground is located inside the National Park and
run by the town of
Russell. We can double up if needed, or reserve
newer tent sites that are
closer to the water but out in the open by the NPS
boat ramp. The
town has a ramp and moorings along a boardwalk,
first come, first served, and
they don't have an issue with tying boats off one
another. There
may also be shoreline available to pull up
onto. The National Park
runs a separate ramp and docking area, but suffered
a lot of damage over the
winter. It may or may not be repaired, but
there should be at least one
ramp available to us. I'll keep monitoring the
situation as time gets
closer. The
campground is 15 miles from Bayfield, the nearest
big town. For
details, go to
http://townofrussell.org/ This
is the only campground with reasonable rates for
mooring, in fact most marinas
don't even accept boats less than 20 feet in
length. The spot next
to the casino campground is now an expensive mooring
site and swimming
area. There
are 3 islands within an easy day's sail, and a
southerly trip possibility to
some beautiful cliffs and caves. Hope
you've had a pleasant winter. We're having a
great winter - lots of snow,
not much extreme cold, and it's still here.
Just enjoyed a
beautiful nordic ski out the driveway after 6 inches
fell this morning.
If you have any questions about this rally,
ask away. I'd
appreciate your help in publicizing this trip. Thank
you. Lisa
From: weski233@charter.net
[mailto:weski233@charter.net] Last
week we visited our Rally location, to make a
final check of facilities.
The ramp is perfect for launching Wayfarers, and
the dock space is conveniently
located on the right side of the protected
harbor. The campground is
right on the lake, and the tent sites are in a
quiet location.
I
have a very short list of confirmed attendees:
Stephen and Susanna Wagner, and
David and me. The
list of confirmed non-attendees is Margaret
Mckelvey, Bill Harkness, Keith
& Laurie Gunde, Tom Goldsmith, Al Fick &
Elly Truran, Ian Coxhead, Phil
& Cathy Leonard, Alan & Mary Asseltine,
Uncle Al. There
is still time to join us. Please
let me know whether or not you are coming. Lisa From: weski233@charter.net
[mailto:weski233@charter.net] Looking
at the various Wayfarer calendars, it looks like a
good date for the Apostle
Islands Rally 2018 is August 4th through the 9th
or 10th. I
believe we will be staying at the Little Sand Bay
Campground, in Russell
Wisconsin. $20/night. On the western
edge of the
islands. Has a very nice dock and mooring
for $10/night, but also a
sandy/grassy area next to the beach for mooring
for free. Very
quiet tenting area. The
other option is Buffalo Bay Campground.
$25/night. Campground is next to
Legendary Waters Casino and parking lot but the
tenting sites are beyond a
small hill and are tolerable. Problem is
mooring. There is no place to
moor and slips at the casino cost $35/day. The
other different option is to rent a cottage from
Lake Superior Rentals in
Bayfield ( south of town). If we share the larger
cottages, the price will be
about $62/night/couple, and they have a lovely
long sandy beach right out the
door. The dates would change to Aug 5-Aug 10th. I'd
like to get a head count of people who are
thinking of attending so I can get
our reservations firmed up. Can you please
get this information out into
the greater Wayfarer community? |
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