Lake Clinton, IL Reunion

I'll have my wife and daughters along - 6, 9 and 9. They love to play with all kids of any age.

Ok, Here's what I found out. The group site is taken for that weekend so we're on our own.

We've been camping in the A area sites 40-49 are reservable and all available as of this morning. I just put our check in the mail requesting site 44. Any sites in this range are within throwing distance of each other, 42 through 46 are on the cul'de'sak and there's a trail right down to the lake. These sites will allow us to tie the boats up and it's a short walk up to the campground if you want to get off the water for a bit(or check on the dog).

So go to the dnr site, print your reservation request and send them a check for $25. Do it today while all these sites are open. We'll be getting in late thursday night.

^^^Any flippin' weekend I can, as long as the conditions are decent. I set an alarm if I have to! All I need is a second driver and I can grab one of my kids as a 3rd. Email me any time you are up Steve and we'll set it up.

We'll be up on Labor Day weekend and the last weekend of September.

We'll be there, but I gotta sleep in a bed, looks like the Holiday Inn in LeRoy for us.

81nautique wrote: Nautique people are awesome.

'Tis true. This weekend, Mojo, one of my friends and I met at the pier at 7:00 on Saturday to get a few pulls in before the wind kicked up and our families woke up. With Moj' driving the Black Python back to the dock, we spot a white 211 with orange accents and surf boards on the rack. We swing by to say hi. A local guy and two girls were on the boat, all in their mid-20's, I'd guess. I started asking how he weights for surfing. He says factory ballast and a lot of people.

So, I ask how he'd like and extra 650 lbs of ballast? He said sure. The two girls on the 211 just about crapped when the three of us old guys climbed aboard...until they saw the size of the wake! It was the first time for any of us a lady appreciated the few extra rib-eyes we all are carrying just above the belt line, hahaha.

Wes offered up a pull and I accepted with great appreciation.

Talked up the site and 2010 reunion, so if you see this, thanks much Wes!

Alan,
I think our plan will be to reserve a camping site.
If the weather is wet, We'll probably run to a hotel for the night.
We don't have great camping equipment so putting up with rain at night won't fly.
However, I'll still utilize the site by leaving the boat there overnight.

What is the cost per night for the camp site?

Should be there on Friday around noon.

-Steve

We decided last minute friday to head down for another weekend at Clinton. Got some great skking in and scoped out some great campsites. Also made friends with a gang down there that has a 98 Air and will be joining us. Nautique people are awesome.

Can we get a count on how many will be camping, the sites we liked are reservable so we may mail in for them just so we are all together. Otherwise we'll get in as early as possible and try to hold a group of sites together.

I'm most likely out for this trip. I completely forgot that my neighbor does his back yard concert thing that weekend, which I perform at every year with my other neighbor. Unfortunately, it's too big of a commitment to skip although I'd much rather be boating.

Steve,

Most will use the ramp in the Mascoutin campgrounds. That's what I'd recommend that way you can pull out and join the gang for a while on land at the end of the day, bring burgers or something to cook there will be everything you need to cook on/with available.

LeRoy is exactly 20 miles from the campground, not sure about Decatur.

We're gonna have a great weekend gang, we camped this past weekend with Mike & Gail Hunter and a few of their friends and had a great time. Got us all up on the surf boards and had a ball.

We found an ideal cove with a nice sandy beach that will hold 20 or so boats. Depending on wind and temps this would make a great spot as it's nice to get out of the boats for a bit. It's about mid-point on the lake so it won't be the hottest water around but might still be nice if the air is warm.

Holiday Inn sounds good, it is not as far as some of the others. We drove 24 miles (a lot on back roads) to my wifes folks cottage up at GL and it took about an hour each way. That got old quick. There are also a couple of places in Clinton, I was hoping someone local could give us traveling in a heads up. I am okay with anything as long as it is clean. These newer Holiday Inns are usually pretty good.

I am looking at making this a guys weekend, so I was going to indoctrine a couple of friends into the Correct Craft experience (maybe we can convince them to buy a couple of correct crafts - oh crap I gave them this link...)

Steve

P.S. I bought a Babes kit with my boat - I am sold, that stuff is awesome!

RJ, did you pick a hotel/motel yet?

Steve

Just ordered a set of Midland GXT1000VP4 50-Channel 30-Mile Waterproof 2-Way GMRS Radios. These will be key in Clinton! Lots of water.

RJ, I'd like to try the Spot Solver.
Please bring a 12 to 16 oz bottle for me to buy.

Edit- and a small bottle of Collinite wax.

RJ....bring some large bottles of the Babes!!! Don't know who to buy it from around here yet...so I will buy a supply from you! I an hooked!

quinner wrote: RJ and Steve, You guy's planning on a Thursday PM or Friday AM departure? Bringing your kids?? Camping???

I would like to head down on thursday, but Friday (early) works better for me. For sure bringing the kids, and more than likely we will crash at a hotel this time. I'd rather camp out but Im waiting one more year until my little guy will be 2.