Traverse City, Michigan R-Pod Roundup - Event Date: 15 Jun 2023 - 18 Jun 2023

Nothing of substance has changed since the last early May update.  We are still holding strong at 30 campers, which is AMAZING!

As before, most of you will be checking in on Thursday, June 15th and checking out on Sunday, June 18th.  Please know that when you check in, you will need to pay the balance of your total reservation amount.  The daily rate is $66; however, the campground has generously agreed to give us a 10% daily discount of $6.60.  Please join me in thanking campground reps for doing so.  

All sites are pull-through and come equipped with water, sewer, electric, cable, and internet at no additional charge.

On Thursday night, we will hold an informal gathering on site 177 around a bonfire.  Site 177, occupied by Jim and Diane Tollefson (jato), will serve as Command Central throughout the weekend.  However, if more room is needed for certain activities, we will utilize the pavilion area located to the immediate east of site 177.

Campers will have all day Friday to themselves until 6 PM to explore all things Traverse City and beyond.  Many of us will not be leaving the campground, so feel free to hang out and mingle.  Chances are there will be some Cornhole, and possibly some euchre, throughout the day.

At 6 PM on Friday night, we will all gather at site 177 for a potluck dinner and bonfire.  Hot dogs, very tasty hot dogs, will be provided by your hosts.  If you don't like hot dogs, please bring your own entree.  If it is a meat, jato will gladly grill it on his charcoal grill.  Please also bring a dessert or dish to pass, your own beverages, and your own table service.

After dinner on Friday night, we will have a Q &A session about all things Rpods at site 177.  It's incredible how much we can learn from the expertise and experiences of fellow Rpodders.

After the Q & A, we will pass out some free giveaways from Forest River to all campers.  If you get a chance, please thank Travis Mattingly for making the giveaways possible.

After the giveaways, we will all gather around the bonfire at site 177 to renew old friendships and begin making new ones, assuming we haven't already done so.

On Saturday, beginning at 11 AM, we will hold our annual Open House where we can see what other campers have done with their home away from home and hopefully pick up a nugget or two of new info from others.  This will last until approximately 2 PM.

If you're interested in opening your Rpod for viewing by others, please advise Jay Raupp on site 176 on Friday night.  Participation in the Open House of course is optional, but highly encouraged.  Nothing else is planned until 6 PM on Saturday night, providing yet another opportunity to visit the Traverse City Region or hang out with fellow campers.

On Saturday night at 6 PM on sites 176 and 177, we will once again gather for yet another potluck dinner, most likely relying upon leftovers from Friday night and anything else you might want to bring to share that evening.  Once again, tasty hot dogs will be provided by your hosts.

After dinner on Saturday night, the fun begins.  As with prior rallies, we will hold, for lack of a better term, our back-by-popular-demand Chinese auction.  As before, participation is entirely optional, but once again is highly encouraged.  Our major 'co-host' this year, Jack Kelly, will be the man who makes this an unforgettable experience and a lot of fun as well.

Those wishing to participate are asked to bring an item of value worth not more than $20 or thereabouts-  something perhaps peculiar to your local area or something you picked up en route the Rally.  You can choose to wrap the item, place it in a bag, or leave it unwrapped.   Each camper group will draw a number out of a hat.  Number 1 will get first dibs, followed of course by #2 and so on.  All gifts selected will be open to being stolen by subsequent campers up to a maximum of 3 times.  If your gift is stolen, you then get to pick a new gift or you can steal from someone who already has one.  Once every camper has had a chance to select a gift, #1 will be afforded the last selection.

After the Chinese auction, those who feel so inclined will once again gather around the bonfire at site 177 to continue sharing and getting to know one another.

On Sunday, June 18th, checkout is no later than 11 AM.  However, on site 177 at 930 AM , we will hold a nondenominational gathering at site 177, which should last no more than 30 minutes.

Here is the list of current site numbers and campers:

O'Dell-  site 141

Mertz-  site 142

Breen-  site 143

Rosacher-  site 144

Brack-  site 145

Lengle-  site 172

Perry-  site 173

Nichols-  site 174

Flatten-  site 175

Raupp-  site 176

Tollefson-  site 177

Schultz-  site 178

Richardson-  site 183

Swartz-  site 184

Stevens-  site 185

Kidd-  site 186

Makela-  site 187

DuKatz-   site 188

Kelly-  site 189

Wagaman-  site 190

Watters-  site 191

Hewitt-  site 192

Socha-  site 193

Thomas-  site 194

Dell at-  site 195

Marcus-  site 196

Pratt-  site 197

Murray-  site 198

Franchowiak-  site 199

Seal-  site 201

This will likely be our last TC Rally update.  Safe travels to all.  Can't wait to get together!  If you have any questions, please email Jack Kelly directly at kellycg@aol.com or post a question or reply here.  See you soon!

 

Very sincerely yours,

Jim and Diane Tollefson, site 177

Jay and Debbie Raupp, site 176

Jack and Gail Kelly, site 189

Your 2023 Traverse City Rpod Rally Hosts