IT'S OFFICIAL - DATE AND PLACE DETERMINED - AUG. 22-24 - SEE POST #5, BELOW


After PMing with Chris a little, I've agreed to try and get a Late Summer Rally going for us Mid-West folks. There were only five families that were able to make it to Galena this spring, so we definately need another shot at an Outbacker's Rally in these parts. (The food was great, the company was wonderful, and the campfires were warm - I was itchin' for another right after we left!)

The first question is WHEN?
August 22-24 is the last weekend before school starts up full time, here. (My daughter goes back to school for one hour on Friday, the 22nd.) The two weekends before are also OK for me, but may be during or just after some vacations. The weekend after Labor Day is also good for me, but school will be in full swing.

ON EDIT: There is an upcoming event at work that I may be required to attend, the weeks of Aug. 11th and Aug. 18th (which would put a crimp on us attending until late Sat). I won't know for sure until Aug. 1. I'll go with whatever date folks settle on, but the weekend after Labor Day (Sept. 5-7) is looking better! Or Aug. 1-3, if swimming is desired.

The next question is WHERE?
I suggested to Chris, and he agreed, that Comlara Park, on Evergreen Lake, near Bloomington, IL looks like a great place. We have camped there twice, and it is a really nice campground. It is a very well-kept McLean County Park District campground. It is easily accessible from east and west, via I-74, and is also easily accessible from the north or the south via I-39 and I-55. Phone reservations are accepted by the park M-F, 8:30-4:30.

There is a swimming beach at Comlara (about a 1-2 mile drive from the campground, but still within the park) that is open from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. Comlara has good sized campsites, but are electric-only sites. There is a dump station near the parking lot for the swimming beach. Water is available for filling tanks at several places alongside the roadway, inside the park. (The campground map is hard to find on their website, so here it is: Comlara Park Campground Map.)

We need to pick a date and place, for sure, within the next few weeks so I can call the campground and ask that a block of campsites be held until some "drop-dead" date (if they do that). We leave on a 2-week vacation (Finland) in mid-July, so I need to get all this settled and underway before I leave.

The last question is WHY?
Well, I guess I don't need to ask that!

So...How about it???? Anyone up for a Late Summer Rally?

Mike

Hello All! Just an FYI that I am working on the when and where for the fall rally. If the Rally God's are with me , I'll post something in next few days before we leave for Memorial Weekend. If not, rest assured it IS being worked on! I have a few places in the workings with input from my staff
In the meantime, a theme is needed! Something that would be different is a sports theme. Don't know that there are many sports dishes per say but you could adorn your Outback, SOB, selves, children, pets with your favorite team no matter what sport. Just a thought .

Add your ideas!

Hi everyone. I have reserved a space in G Loop, #25 for November 28 through the 30th for our annual get-together to celebrate Thanksgiving left overs as well as to partake of the taste treats at the Sea Hag. I do hope that there will be others who will join us at the Oregon coast in the winter. It really is a lot of fun. Jodi

As of 5-15-08 we have:

jnk36jnk in G-25
YGuy in G-29
Crismon4 in G-26
PDX Doug in G23
Timber in G-28
Oregon Camper in G24

I'll update this from time to time.

2008 SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN RALLY
The decision has been made! Hope we can get a good turn out for this years MI Rally.
Any questions please ask! After we get a good idea of the number of sites needed we can reserve some spots.

LOCATION: Camp Dearborn - Milford, MI CAMP DEARBORN LINK
1700 General Motors Road - Milford, MI 48380 (248) 684-6000

DATES: August 15-17

ATTENDEES: Copy and Paste the list in to a new post and add your name!
1. BoaterDan
2. Sayonara
3. Nathan

TEXAS SUMMER RALLY JULY 4-7 FORT WORTH

July 04-07 (Friday - Monday) ...

and we are looking at the following location ...

RV Ranch in FORT WORTH Texas...

If you can or think you can attend let MSWALT know on this thread so he can better estimate the amount of space we will need....

RV Ranch Fort Worth
2301 S. Burleson Blvd.
Burleson, TX 76028
Phone: 1 (817) 426-5037
Reservations: 1 (888) 855-9091

RSVP'd so far:
mswalt - 2 adults - 1 girl (10) and 1 boy (7)
Rob & Judy Outbackers - 2 adults
Tim P. - 2 adults - 1 girl (?)
Ghosty - 2 adults - 1 girl (12) and 1 boy (6)
briansk11 - 2 adults - 1 girl (4?)
Texas Friends - 2 adults - 3 boys (???)
Herkdoctor - 2 adults - 3 girls (???)
collinsfam_tx - 3 adults - 2 girls (5) (5 mo)
Steve McNeil - 2 adults - 1 boy (12)
armstrong - 3 adults - 3 girls (10, 7, 10)
Outback Steve - 2 adults - 2 boys (15 and 13)

2nd Annual
Southern California Outbackers Fall Rally 2008

Photo: Last year's rally...32 Outbackers!

Newport Dunes RV Resort, Newport Beach, Ca.
October 10th-12th, 2008

For those of you who had to miss last years rally, here's your chance to get in on this year's fun!
We need to have a minimum of 10 Outbackers to secure the rate of an incredible $34.00 + tax per night...regular rates would be $63.00 per night. This is a first class operation complete with a swimming beach. Our sites would be in the premium area 3rd, 4th and 5th rows from the water (sites 1201-1323). These sites are closest to the pool, market and village center. All sites are 25x40.

Click Here to go to the Newport Dunes website, then click on one of the lower boxes to view the park map and amenities they have to offer.

I will be collecting everyone's payments ahead of time just like last year. Please let me know if you plan to attend and I will send you my address via PM.
Please send me the following info: Your first/last name, name of spouse, number and ages of children and your arrival/departure dates.
You can then mail your $75.00 check to me and you'll be all set. I would like to start collecting ASAP just to get things rolling.

*Your payment will be fully refundable up to 1 week prior to the rally*

The Dunes is extending the discounted rate for each Outbacker up to 2 days prior and 2 days after the rally dates. You could arrive on Wed, Oct 8th and depart on Tues, Oct 14th for a total of 6 nights at $34.00 per night

Here is the link for last year's rally Thread...you might find some useful info there as well.

Please let me know if you have any questions or need more information


..........................................................................Arrive/Depart
skippershe 2/1..................................................10/9 to 10/13
W Podboy 2/0...................................................10/10 to 10/12
California Jim 2/2..............................................10/10 to 10/12
Outback-N-It 2/2..............................................10/10 to 10/12
Beachhut 2/2.....................................................10/9 to 10/12
Alebar17 2/1......................................................10/10 to 10/12
Pete & Sandy 2/0...............................................10/10 to 10/12
Mgonzo2u 2/1....................................................10/10 to 10/12
SmkSignals 2/2..................................................10/10 to 10/12
Raynardo 2/0......................................................10/9 to 10/12
mco804 2/2........................................................10/10 to 10/12
Stacey R 2/0.......................................................10/10 to 10/12
Airboss 2/0..........................................................10/10 to 10/12
DuaneEllison 2/3..................................................10/10 to 10/13
Team Wagle 2/3....................................................10/9 to 10/12
smsims 2/0..........................................................10/10 to 10/12
jtbmoore 2/2........................................................10/10 to 10/12
Paul and Iris 3/0...................................................10/10 to 10/12
B4gvn 1/1.............................................................10/10 to 10/12

Not sure if this should be put out her like this BUT, some of us are continuing the factory rally and for those of u unable to attend the factory rally here is another invitation. It sound like Indiana Dunes is going to be a great time. The other reason for this post is that I understand the sites fill up quick and if anyone is interested the time to make the reservation is NOW!!

Those already in:

INDIANA DUNES SITES
WHODEY 135
OUTBACKMAC 107
H2osprayer 117
Mike 115

p.s I do not know how to put a link to indiana state parks but i'm sure someone will be able to do it.

Click here to see 2006 Rallys
Click here to see 2007 Rallys


2008/2009

Spring

1...2008 2nd Annual Spring Roll Out Rally...May 16th - 18th...Palace Campground, Illinois
Contact H2oSprayer Original Thread...6 Families attended

4...2008 1st Annual Midwest Outbackers Rally...June 6th - 8th...Natural Springs Resort, Ohio
Contact outbackmac Original Thread...11 Families attended

9...2008 Pacific Northwest Spring Rally...May 2nd - 4th...Yakima RV Resort, Washington
Contact BlueWedge Original Thread...14 Families attended

10...2008 SE Spring Rally...April 18th - 20th...Ocmulgee State Park, Georgia
Contact Crawfish Original Thread...7 Families attended

12...2008 Texas Spring Break Rally...March 15th - 18th...Pecan Park Campground, Texas
Contact mswalt Original Thread...8 Families attended

13...2008 Northeast Spring Rally...May 16th - 18th...Chocorua Camping Village, New Hampshire
Contact supermom Original Thread...10 Families attended

Summer

2...2008 Outbackers Factory Rally...July 6th - 10th......Ebys Pines Campground, Indiana
Contact tdvffjohn Original Thread...17 Families reserved so far

3...2008 SE Summer Rally...June 14th - 21st...Topsail State Park, Florida
Contact zoomzoom8 Original Thread...40 Families attended

6...2008 Ontario Rally ...Aug. 8th-10th...Sherkston Shore's Campground, Ontario
Contact Thor Original Thread...16 Families reserved so far

7...2008 1st Annual Carolina's Coastal Rally...August 14th - 17th...Pirate Land CG, South Carolina
Contact Rollrs45 Original Thread...2 Families reserved so far

14...2008 Southeast Michigan Rally...August 15th - 17th... Camp Dearborn, Michigan
Contact Sayonara Original Thread...3 Families reserved so far

15...2008 3rd Annual Texas Summer Rally...July 4th - 7th... RV Ranch, Texas
Contact Ghosty Original Thread...11 Families reserved so far

Fall

5...2008 SE Smokie Mountain Fall Rally...Oct 31 - Nov 2...Smokey Bear Campground, Tennessee
Contact Crawfish Original Thread...25 Families reserved so far

8...2008 3rd Annual Northeast Outbacker's Pig Roast Rally...Sept 26 - 28th...Spring Gulch Campground, Pennsylvania
Contact RizFam Original Thread...52 Families reserved so far

11...2008 2nd Annual So. Calif. Fall Rally...October 10-12th...Newport Dunes RV Resort , California
Contact skippershe Original Thread...18 Families reserved so far

16...2008 Pacific Northwest Fall Rally...Sept. 12th - 14th...Timberlake Campground, Washington
Contact Doxie-Doglover-Too Original Thread...11 Families reserved so far

Sorry if this seems like it's happening fast, but need to move fast on this as they will fill fast (kinda like TopSail)and they are the ONLY park that will take reservations this far out.

Oct 31 - Nov 2, 2008 - the weekend before is almost full (booked) and Mrs. O'Leary stated that they can give us "all sorts" of attention for this weekend.

We have a block of 20 to 25 sites. MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW.....They will hold the block of sites for a month before they start releasing them to others. RESERVE NOW...they are the highest rated park in the smokies and the 2007 campground of the year...DON'T DELAY! When all the site's are gone they are gone.

CALL the number on the link below (1.800.850.8372 or 865.436.8372 if you can't get to it)

Smokey Bear Campground

When you make reservations, MENTION YOU ARE WITH THE "OUTBACKER'S GROUP "

DON'T USE WEB SITE TO REGISTER FOR THE RALLY, .......CALL



GPS coordinates: N:35.45.806 W:83.18.193


Details:

The O'Leary's are the owners

-One night deposit required and mention "Outbackers Group"
-10% off for 2 nights, 15% off for three or more nights (to get 15% off you must pay cash, so they don't have to pay CC fees)
-The clubhouse is ours for the entire time
-The morning of departure (Sunday for most of us) they are treating us to breakfast (former restaurant owners).
-They are giving us door prizes
-They have a huge group fire pit
-Super Wally World is 16 miles away. Food City is 10 miles away.
-You can cancel up to 30 days prior to arrival date with only a $10 cancellation charge.
-Go ahead and reserve now.....even if you can't make it, we can find a taker for your spot.


Reservations So Far:

01) ZoomZoom8 - 10/29-11/2
02) Crawfish - 10/28 - 11/02
03) Jim & Katrina 10/29 - 11/02
04) Campingnut18 - 10/31 - 11/02
05) Outbackgeorgia - 10/30 - 11/02
06) jgheesling - 10/28 - 11/02
07) fl_diesel - 10/28 - 11/02
08) LabbyCampers - 10/25 - 11/02
09) need2mellowout - 10/30 - 11/02
10) B&J_GAKampers - 10/30 - 11/2
11) outbackmac - 10/28 - 11/2
12) sleecjr - 10/26 - 11/2
13) Campforthenight - 10/28 - 11/02
14) NC Outbacker - 10/31 - 11/2
15) Beachbum - 10/28 - 11/02
16) W4DRR - 10/30 - 11/02
17) Freefaller25 - 10/30 - 11/02
18) Wolfpackers - 10/31 - 11/3
19) KJDJ - 10/25 - 11/02
20) Whodey - 10/30 - 11/02
21) Rollrs45 - 10/29 - 11/02
22) Dreamtimers - 10/31 - 11/02
23) Kenstand - 10/26 - 11/02
24) ee4308 - 10/28 - 11/02
25) Sew4fun5er - 10/28 - 11/03
26) having fun - 10/30 - 11/02



Leon

See post 74 for the beginning of the listed attendees and info




Anyone interested in attending a rally near Niagara Falls Ontario? We had a great rally at Bissell's so this time I thought Sherkston Shores. It is closer to the border and about 20min from Niagara Falls area



Clicky thingy for Link to Sherkston Shores

Map of campground

I have never camped here before but it does look very nice and there is lots to do.



Thor