Updated: Thursday June 14, 2007
Pre-registrants to date: 94
For more information, the original ITG2 webpage can be found here
See Original ITG2 webpage
Wow!
Time sure flies! The 2nd International Teardrop Gathering is just about ready to commence. There are 94 trailers pre-registered and if the discussion boards are any indication, there are quite a few folks who are undecided or won't know until the last minute if they will be able to attend.
Pre-registration for the gathering is closed. Don't fret though! If you decide that you want to join us, come on along. You can register at the gathering when you get there. Room #119 on Colorado Avenue is the registration room. It will be staffed as follows:
Thursday June 14th 8:00am - 12:00pm and 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Friday June 15th 8:00am - 12:00pm and 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Saturday June 16th 8:00am - 12:00pm
Go right to the ITG Registration area. Pay the Late Registration fee of $20, get your ITG Reg. #, then go to the PV office to select your camp space. Please bear in mind that camp space is on a first come first served basis and is limited to availability. However, teardroppers are a friendly lot, and we will squeeze everyone in somewhere!
FEES: not including taxes
Motel - double: $42.00 per night/$4 ea additional person
Campground - full space: $10.00
half space $ 7.00
(let them know if you want to
share a space with a buddy)
Primitive Area space $ 5.00
Primitive Area space w/electric $ 7.00
Overflow Area space $ 5.00
Four-day PV pass $ 9.00
Schedule Of Events
Thursday ~ June 14th
Arrive, register with campground and receive campsite assignment, register with the ITG folks in room #119, setup, settle in and visit.
If you wish, purchase your Pioneer Village pass to the museum from the campground office when you register. Admission will be for all 4 days of the gathering. The museum is open between 8am to 6pm daily.
No special activities planned.
NOTE!! You will be issued an ITG name badge for the event. PLEASE wear this badge during the gathering. It will identify you as a participant for workshops/potlucks/admission the Pioneer Village Museum, etc.
Friday ~ June 15th
8:30am Dutch Oven Basics Seminar with Mike Burton and Jack Jacobson.
Mid-morning/Early afternoon. An opportunity to rush out and purchase Dutch Oven STUFF…
Afternoon Dutch Oven cooking for the Dutch Oven Potluck
3:00pm Ice Cream Social. We will start making the ice cream about 1:00pm or so. Please plan on taking a turn at the crank! It will take a good amount of hand cranking… If you have an Ice Cream Machine, BRING IT! Hand cranked, electric, Dutch Oven, etc. Do you have an alternative method of making ice cream? Bring the recipe and the means to make it and share! BYOBS [Bring your own bowl & spoon]
6:00pm Dutch Oven Potluck in the meeting room under the main hotel. Please sign the Potluck Board at The Registration Room indicating what type of dish you are bringing. For those of you not cooking with Dutch Ovens, please bring a dish to share. We anticipate over 225 people! Bring enough to feed your family. Don’t forget to mark your dishes and your utensils with your name.
Saturday ~ June 16th
City Wide Garage Sale in Minden! This is your chance to find treasures for your teardrop! Start early!
11:00am ~ 2:00pm Door Prize Preview. View the selection, drop your tickets and cross your fingers!
1:00pm Workshop: In the Meeting Room under the main motel: Craig Edevold: Camp-Inn Teardrops
Teardrop Electrical Wiring
3:00pm Door Prize Distribution. Come see what you might have won!!!
3:00pm Last call for ballots! Vote for: Camper's Choice, Brightest Idea and Best Teardrop Spirit.
5:30pm Potluck Dinner/Awards. Please sign the Potluck Board at The Registration Room indicating what type of dish you are bringing. Once again, remember that we will be feeding over 225 people! Bring enough to feed your family. Don’t forget to mark your dishes and your utensils with your name.
Sunday ~ June 17th
No events planned
Visit, farewells, pack up, head home.
Explore Minden and surrounding area.
Through the courtesy of Tracfone, we have arranged an emergency telephone Contact Number.
This telephone number will be available 24/7 starting on Saturday June 9, 2007 through Tuesday June 19, 2007.
This is an Emergency Telephone contact number.
Please utilize it only for emergencies!
Mechanical assistance within a 100 mile radius
Emergency contact for family members
Number Is No Longer Available
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That’s about it in a nutshell. I have tried to keep "structure" to a minimum. The whole point of the International Teardrop Gathering is just that, a gathering. This is our time to see friends face to face. Friends from the past, friends that we have only corresponded with. New friends that we don’t know that we have yet! This is our time to share our love of teardrop trailers and the unique lifestyle that is made possible because of the teardrop trailer.
Please remember, we anticipate over 115 trailers and over 225 people so far. This does not include folks that have not pre-registered and that will just show up. We will have a lot of folks that will stop by just for a day to see what a real teardrop trailer looks like, having never seen one in person. Please welcome them into our teardrop community. The Pioneer Village campground "complex" will be VERY crowded. Space will be at a premium. During the 1st International Gathering, we showed Minden what type of folks Teardroppers are. We will continue to make a very large statement about Teardrop Trailers and the type of folks that own them. Essentially, we will all be "Teardrop Ambassadors" from the time that we pull out of driveways until the time that we return home.
When I hosted The 1st International Teardrop Gathering, I knew that it had the potential to be a large event. Little did I know how large! We have decided that this will be a semi-annual event, held on odd years. Whether we remain at Minden, or if another location will be chosen remains to be seen. Please make note of ways that we could improve the gathering as it unfolds. Please be realistic with your suggestions. And please, play nice.
George Thornton