URGENT INFORMATION: Do not use
computer mapping or GPSr directions, they are incorrect and will
land you in the WRONG PLACE. Please note these driving directions:
Take I-65 to exit number 178 (SR 43). Go SOUTH on SR 43 for a short
distance and then turn LEFT onto Burnett Rd. Burnett Road will "T"
into 9th Street. Go RIGHT on 9th Street to Swisher Road, which will
be a HARD left immediately after the Veterinary Office. Once on
Swisher Road you will cross back under the Interstate and find the
Park Gatehouse directly ahead.
Schedule:
10am -
Registration
(sign the log, grab a nametag & sign up for various raffles and
door prizes!)
12pm -
Lunch
(see details below)
1pm - Game
prizes awarded, group photo & Raffle/Auction (donations gladly
accepted)
1:58pm -
Clean up!
(stick around for the WWFM event immediately following the picnic
event!)
Pitch-In
Lunch:
Plates,
plastic ware and napkins will be provided. If you would like to
join in, please bring your own entree and drinks, plus a dish to
share. If your last name begins with A-R, bring a side dish. If
your last name begins with S-Z, bring a dessert. The shelter has
limited electricity and we will provide a couple of power strips,
so crock pots should not be a problem.
Activities:
Closest to
the Pin contest will go on from 10am until 1pm. Prizes awarded
after lunch.
A
get-to-know-your-neighbor "Meet & Greet" game will be
available. Once your sheet is filled, turn it in for an opportunity
to win a prize!
SpiderMilo's Activity Zone will be set up with a few crafts
for the kids, but will be unsupervised. There is also a playground
VERY near the shelter. Please keep an eye on your little ones in
these areas!
We will raffle and/or auction off a few
select items, and door prizes will be offered throughout the day.
We encourage everyone to bring a door prize donation if possible.
All donations are GREATLY
appreciated.
Notes:
There is an admission fee to Prophetstown
State Park ($6.00 - noncommercial vehicles with Indiana license
plates, $8.00 - noncommercial vehicles with out-of-state license
plates, fee includes combined entrance into the park and Historic
Prophetstown).
The shelter is wheelchair accessible (ADA
Approved) and modern bathrooms are available
nearby.
A special event pathtag will be available
for purchase at the event ($3/each or 2/$5). Event shirts are now
available for purchase online -- Click
here!!
Special thanks to our sponsors: Cache at
Night, WorldCaching, Landsharkz, My Geocaching Store, Cache
Advance, FTF Magazine, GX Proxy and
OtterBox.
Camping:
The
picnic hosts will be camping at Prophetstown, a short walk from the
shelter. Camping reservations may be made through the INDNR online
reservation system or by calling the park. A map of the campground
will be uploaded to this cache page indicating where folks are
camping. If you reserve a site, please be sure to let us know which
one and we'll add you to the map. You may post your site number
here as a log note or under the 2011 Spring Picnic thread in the
Midwest Forums. There are also many fine hotels located in nearby
Lafayette.
Note to
tent campers: To preserve the grasslands when tent camping at
Prophetstown, your tent must be set up on the crushed gravel pad
(not in the grass). It is advised that you use metal stakes as
opposed to
plastic.
Other Weekend
Events:
GIG on
the Go: Scrabble Scramble (GC2P8H6) hosted by Jenischmeni
Post Spring Picnic Flash CITO! (GC2MK7E) hosted by
ProfessorZoom
Campfire Social (GC2MVA9) hosted by Team Shydog and
TankHounds
Dog Day Sunrise: Post-Picnic Rejuvination Station (GC2V7PG) hosted
by
tmabrey
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