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

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Good morning 2023 Traverse City Rpod Rally Attendees!
Our Rally is only 5 weeks out.  To the best of my knowledge, no one has yet to cancel.

That
 means our numbers remain at 30, with 1 additional person interested in 
the event of a cancellation, which is the primary reason why I'm 
reaching out to you today.

If any of us need to
 cancel, I would ask that you so advise me a day or two in advance 
before doing so. That will allow me the opportunity to try and get 
others into your site ahead of time before the campground assigns the 
site to someone else. 

So very much
 looking forward to seeing former campers and meeting new ones.  If you 
have any questions, please reply on this forum or on the FB events section.  Thanks

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jato Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3255	Post Options Post Reply Quote jato Report Post Quote Reply Calendar Event: Traverse City, Michigan R-Pod Roundup Posted: 12 May 2023 at 5:47am
	Good morning 2023 Traverse City Rpod Rally Attendees! Our Rally is only 5 weeks out. To the best of my knowledge, no one has yet to cancel. That means our numbers remain at 30, with 1 additional person interested in the event of a cancellation, which is the primary reason why I'm reaching out to you today. If any of us need to cancel, I would ask that you so advise me a day or two in advance before doing so. That will allow me the opportunity to try and get others into your site ahead of time before the campground assigns the site to someone else. So very much looking forward to seeing former campers and meeting new ones. If you have any questions, please reply on this forum or on the FB events section. Thanks
	God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."

jato Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3255	Post Options Post Reply Quote jato Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 May 2023 at 5:40pm
	Jim and Jay Rebecca Henderson (site 146) had to cancel because her husband needs back surgery. We lost that site because Rebecca didn't know to contact anyone about her cancellation at the time. My request to notify me of any cancellations went out the day after she cancelled. The one person on the wait list was able to get a site after I contacted the campground and encouraged her to do likewise. Her name is Mary Seal, and she hails from Columbus, Ohio. Email is seal0210@yahoo.com. Mary has a 2022 193. Last year she attended rallies in Gettysburg, PA and the Great Smoky Mountains. She was assigned site 201. Accordingly, 3 weeks out our numbers remain at 30. Can't wait! Jack
	God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."

jato Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3255	Post Options Post Reply Quote jato Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 May 2023 at 7:13pm
	Good afternoon Fellow Rpodders! Happy Memorial Day. While hard to believe, the Traverse City Rally is now only 17 days away! 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
	God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."

jato Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3255	Post Options Post Reply Quote jato Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 May 2023 at 12:36pm
	NOTICE TO ALL We have an immediate last minute cancellation in the event someone out there is, or knows someone who is interested in attending the Rally For more info about the Rally, see below. The campground site will only be available for the next 2 days. Please leave a message here to learn how you can make this last minute reservation. Thank you.
	God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."

jato Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3255	Post Options Post Reply Quote jato Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 May 2023 at 8:13pm
	As of a couple hours ago the 1 last open spot has been filled by a couple who are traveling to Michigan from Arizona. They still will not get the award for furthest away as we have a pod coming from California who will get that prize.
	God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."

jato Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3255	Post Options Post Reply Quote jato Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jun 2023 at 8:56pm
	Recent 3 way swap info: Marcus, site 196, cancelled. Seal, site 201, moved to site 196 for all 3 days. Ryska, Kathi from Arizona, on site 161 for 2 days only (6/16 and 6/17). Holiday Campground very cooperative in helping make all this happen. Wagaman, site 190, staying an additional day (6/14).
	God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."

jato Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3255	Post Options Post Reply Quote jato Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 05 Jun 2023 at 6:27pm
	Holiday Campground let me know that we have another podder for the rally. That makes 31. They are not located with us but in a different part of the part, not too far away, maybe 0.2-0.25 miles away. Apparently there are a couple sites left, but in a more remote part of the park.
	God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."

jato Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3255	Post Options Post Reply Quote jato Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 05 Jun 2023 at 6:43pm
	Our TC (Traverse City) 2023 Rpod Rally is now only 10 days away. Current forecast temps for the 3 day Rally are low 80s and mostly sunny, with a chance of rain, mainly on Thursday. Also, if past experience is any indication, our Rally area is also typically blessed with at least a soft breeze. But that said, be sure to bring your sunscreen! Assuming the attached spreadsheet info is correct, here's the breakdown: Model 176 (1) Model 177 (3) Model 178 (1) Model 179 (10) Model 180 (3) Model 189 (1) Model 190 (2) Model 192 (1) Model 193 (1) Model 196 (4) Model 201 (1) Model 202 (2) Furthermore, this year we will have campers attending from 10 different home states, definitely a first for the TC Rally to date: Arizona (1) California (1) Indiana (2) Illinois (1) Kentucky (1) Michigan (17) Mississippi (1) Ohio (2) Texas (2) Wisconsin (2) Let me know if any of the attached information is incorrect. Please also let me know if there are other individuals in your family attending. Extending safe travel best wishes and blessings to all. Again, please let ne know if you need to cancel before doing so. See you all in TC in 10 days! Regarding the Chinese auction gift exchange, please feel free to bring just 1 gift, which is what most of us (but not all of us) typically choose to do. But if you bring 2 gifts to exchange, know that you'll be walking away from the Rally with 2 gifts as well. Sincerest best regards, Jack and Gail Kelly Jim and Diane Tollefson Jay and Debbie Raupp Your 2023 TC Rpod Rally Hosts
	God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."

jato Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3255	Post Options Post Reply Quote jato Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Jun 2023 at 4:11pm
	It appears that the weather will be a bit cooler for the Traverse City rally this year verses previous years. The current forecast is as follows: Thursday: High 70 sunshine and clouds Low 48 clear Friday: High 77 sunny skies Low 54 a few clouds Saturday: High 74 mostly cloudy Low 55 cloudy with a 30% chance of rain Sunday: High 76 cloudy in morning to partly cloudy in afternoon. Won't be long now, safe travels everyone!
	God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."

jato Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3255	Post Options Post Reply Quote jato Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jun 2023 at 12:04pm
	Watters has (site 191) cancelled, which allowed us to move the Schnaitman's (Mom and daughter) and Matt Esch (husband) from site 30A onto site 191. Dotty Freathy (site 174) is now officially Dotty Nichols, having finally married Keith this past January following 18 years of dating! Stephanie Socha (site 193) is bringing along 2 friends named Debby and Cassie. 3 days out, our number remains at 30. WOO-HOO! See you soon.
	God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."