Lake Clinton, IL Reunion

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

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!

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

^^^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.

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.

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

I just talked to the lady at the campgrounds. She said sites A41, and A45-49 are still available. When she gets Weitekampt's reservation, 48 will be gone too.

By the way, does anybody know how far it is to Charleston, IL from the campground? Just moved my son in to Eastern Illinois U. yesterday. May try to see if he can come up and camp too.

For those "non-campers" we are confirmed at the Holiday Inn Express in LeRoy, IL. Looking forward to seeing everyone, we'll be down Friday evening so will see everyone on the water on Saturday.

Lake Clinton Roster:
Name           Forum Name    Mobile #        Arrival Time
Alan Arrighi   81nautique    630-209-3619     Friday
Steve Kutsch   skutsch       262-909-2888     Friday Night

Just Copy the info above, paste it in the reply and add your info.

Capacity 9 in my boat, at the moment looks like it will be me and my buddy, maybe a second. Will be room here. I am sure it won't be a problem.

If my other "on the fence guy" doesn't come, we'll be looking for an observer anyway!

Lake Clinton Roster:
Name           Forum Name    Mobile #        Arrival Time
Alan Arrighi   81nautique    630-209-3619     Friday
Steve Kutsch   skutsch       262-909-2888     Friday Night
Gary Hein      stang72       217-520-3149     Friday

Lake Clinton Roster:
Name                     Forum Name    Mobile #               Arrival Time       
Alan Arrighi             81nautique      630-209-3619      Friday
Steve Kutsch          skutsch            262-909-2888      Friday Night
Gary Hein               stang72            217-520-3149      Friday
RJ Riley                  RJ                      414-581-1847      Friday noon-ish
Tim Lichtenstein   tnplicky             309-253-9168      Friday evening

Weather permitting, we will be camping. I haven't confirmed with rest of the family, but I'm pretty sure we can make it.

tnplicky wrote:       Allen, I am sure Bodie will have lots of attention at campground.

and table scraps, he'll be a "happy camper" for sure

glad to see you'll make it Tim, we've missed you and the fam several times this summer.

RJ wrote: I called down there twice but only got a machine, so I sent my $25 and the reservation form on Tuesday and requested any available site in loop A. I put my email on the form for an electronic confirmation but haven't seen that yet. We'll just have to see where we land.

I've got A43 ... see you all there

Lake Clinton Roster:
Name                     Forum Name    Mobile #               Arrival Time       
Alan Arrighi             81nautique      630-209-3619      Friday
Steve Kutsch             skutsch        262-909-2888      Friday Night
Gary Hein               stang72        217-520-3149      Friday
RJ Riley                 RJ              414-581-1847      Friday noon-ish
Tim Lichtenstein        tnplicky        309-253-9168      Friday evening
Steve Evans              RainDog        414-791-6955      Friday afternoon
Dave Gwinn               davidg        815-207-3394       Friday noonish
Mike&Gail Hunter        Nautiquehunter 219-712-5060       Friday?