Canoelover,

Sent you a pm. Send me your email if that works better.

Thanks,

OS

I'm working with a couple of fellow inuks to have a plan to make this happen next year. If you like this concept and haven't yet posted or voted, please do so soon. We're trying to figure out some realistic numbers on possible QJers. When we have options, a new poll will be posted, so stay tuned...

We've got a great group here on QJ. But, you already knew that... up up

Hey, thanks everyone for coming. It was a good one, the weather cooperated and people seemed to be happy.

If you want a room block, let me know and I can see what sort of deal I can get since I am already negotiating prices for next year's rooms.  The Sheraton will have a regular room for $109, which is pretty dang good.  If you all have cars, the Country Inn right behind Rutabaga is run by nice folks and I bet I could have them comp a meeting room if you wanted to have a get together.

Anyway...back to work...

Gratefully,

Darren

P.S.  Canoes are back...we were way above our projected units for canoes. I think having North-bell-star back helped, we sold all but two of our boats that were supposed to last us until June. 

DB

We might even have a poker/euchere/500 table for Puckster et all.

Magicpaddler wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2015 at 10:24pm:


Stay tuned. Could be both/and...

I would be likely to attend such a gathering. Would this be in lieu of an evening meal?

I have the same idea, Westwood. I don't want any proximity to a pool, due to noise. I don't like yelling at my friends. The impromptu, unofficial QJ social committee will begin checking options. If any wish to join this austere group, let me know. We welcome your input.

If we had a block of rooms, we could probably get a meeting room at the motel and order pizza.  We did this for a wedding a few years ago and it worked well.  Some motel have rooms they use for their free breakfast and those rooms are always empty in the evenings.  Whether we could drink beer in those rooms would have to be checked out.  Some motels have fairly large areas next to their pools. One downside of being next to a pool is that it can be noisy.  Anyway that is my basic thought.

OS - Even though I'm local, I'll vote for the room block. I'd definitely participate in group gatherings like that.

I'd also seriously consider a gathering at my house like we did a few years back. If I could count on decent weather like we had this year, I'd suggest a cookout on the deck  up

Then again, that deck had 8" of snow on it this morning 

ml

I think it is a really good idea. It is hard to visit with everyone and this would allow for that. Line a wall with maps and let the dreaming begin.