Traverse City R-Pod Round Up, June 13-16, 2024
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Topic: Traverse City R-Pod Round Up, June 13-16, 2024
Posted By: jato
Subject: Traverse City R-Pod Round Up, June 13-16, 2024
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2023 at 12:14am
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Greetings to all, There have been questions asked and discussion already about next year's round up in Traverse City, Michigan by past attendees. Our team of three J's, Jim, Jack, and Jay have begun the process and here is what we can disclose as of now: The Traverse City Holiday Park Campground has graciously increased the sites they will hold for this event to 35. If these sites are all accounted for early in the year they may be able to increase that number, however that will be up to management so the word is to reserve early to guarantee your site. There are other campgrounds in the area that last minute attendees can go to: Interlochen S.P. as well as the Keith Charters S.P. in Traverse City but they are 10 to 20 minutes away drive time. In mid November, there will be information given here with a link to a google form that you can fill out to reserve. Holiday Park staff prefer you fill out and submit the form through this link. This option was first offered for our 2023 Roundup and was a tremendous success. A staff member from Holiday Park will contact each participant and process a deposit with a credit card, confirm arrival and departure dates, etc... If a participant does not want to utilize the link, they can give Holiday Park a call at the park number after December 1, 2023, and leave a message with their name, rally name and dates of arrival and departure. A staff member will return their call in as timely a matter as possible. That is it for now, enjoy these spectacular autumn colors if you can.
------------- 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." |
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Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2023 at 8:32pm
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The Link to pre-register for the Traverse City, Michigan R-Pod rally has been sent out to those who were attendees at our last rally in June. They will have until December 5 to register, after that the link will be sent out to the public for anyone else to register. Fortunately more sites will be available for those interested. Stay tuned, on December 6, the link will be posted here. 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." |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2023 at 2:08pm
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Time has expired for 2023 attendees to pre-register for this event before this link gets open to everybody, which is right now. So
down to business: We have been given a link by the staff at Holiday
Park in Traverse City for the 2024 R-Pod Rally. There has been some
interest in golfing at a local venue and if that includes you, plan on
coming a day earlier so we can make that happen. Tee times would be on
Wednesday June 12, likely later in the afternoon so you would at least
have time to set up camp. Here is the link to reserve. https://forms.gle/gYpsWLBYU2DnDL638 - 2024 R-Pods Rally If that doesn't work on your phone, tablet, or laptop use this link https://forms.gle/gYpsWLBYU2DnDL638 - https://forms.gle/gYpsWLBYU2DnDL638 . Finally, if you are still having issues, this will certainly work: https://forms.gle/jYxwV7wQ2zkxPGVJ8 - https://forms.gle/jYxwV7wQ2zkxPGVJ8 . Follow
the prompts, it will take only a few minutes to fill out the form.
NOTE: :You will NOT be asked for payment at this juncture. Once this
info has been collected by Holiday Park, a staff member will get in
contact with you to collect payment. If
you have any further questions please direct them to me. Looking forward to our
next rally in June. Respectfully, Jim Tollefson tollefsonj@protonmail.com
------------- 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." |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2023 at 9:12am
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Holiday Campground has just released names and site #'s of those who have preregistered as of yesterday, December 5, 2023. Twenty sites are spoken for, fifteen are still available in our block. Once these fill other sites further away will be available on a first come first serve basis. After those are filled others may go to the next nearest campground which is Interlochen State Park, about a 10 minute drive from Holiday Campground. name site # Franckowiak 141 Seal 142 O'Dell 143 Swartz 144 Makela 145 Perry 171 Dellar 172 Stevens 173 Rosacker 174 Mertz 175 Raupp (host) 176 Tollefson (host) 177 Hewitt 178 Lengle 183 Nichols 184 Breen 185 Schultz 186 Pacuta 187 Wray 188 Kelly (host) 189 The following sites are still available in our block: 190-199 and 211-215. ------------- 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." |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2023 at 12:00am
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Below is the is the newest updated list from Holiday Campground, including changes as well as newly registered: 145 Thomas 172 Langle 183 Dellar 190 Makela 191 Kelley 192 Socha 193 Bissonette 194 Terry 195 Camron 196 Breen 197 Wieringa Sites still available in our block include 198-199 and 211-215 ------------- 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." |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2024 at 10:53am
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Updated list as of January 29th 146 Loy 173 Keeler 178 Shultz 186 Hewitt ------------- 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." |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2024 at 8:03pm
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Update from Holiday Campground as of 2/14/2024: 160 Loy 211 Welshons There are currently 4 available sites left. Last year a lot of interest was shown in having a golf outing before the rally. Please let me know (PM if you prefer) IF you plan on playing and also if you wish to organize this event at a local golf course. I need to know within the next 7 days so we can get this on the docket. The course I used to be superintendent at (A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort 72 holes) already has a lot of tee times booked for the day we would be playing on. The course we would play on would be within 15 minutes from our rally site.
------------- 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." |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2024 at 11:10am
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Just spoke with Holiday Campground staff. There are a few who claim they are attending but have not signed up as of yet on the link supplied in an earlier post. Please utilize the link so you can officially be registered. 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." |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2024 at 1:37pm
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Update to the 2024 Traverse City R-Pod Rally: Rally Central will be site 177. Most scheduled activities will be take place at that site. Many
will be staying all 3 nights over Father's Day weekend, checking in on
June 13th and checking out on June 16th. Know in advance that there
will be plenty of down time purposely built into the schedule to give
everyone an opportunity to visit and enjoy all things that Traverse City
has to offer during most of Friday and Saturday. New this year will be golf at a local venue that will take place Thursday morning. Obviously if you plan on playing you will want to check in a day earlier, on Wednesday. For
starters, Thursday night will be low key. Feel free to drop by site
177, or not for a very informal bonfire gathering. No activities are
scheduled for that evening. Friday you will
have the entire day to yourself. Starting at 6 pm, we will have a
potluck dinner at the pavilion, followed of course by a bonfire at site 177. 1/4#,
black angus hotdogs will be the main entree (charcoal grilled of
course!) and will be provided by our hosts free
of charge. If you don't like hotdogs, bring your own entree and if it
is a meat, we will grill that over the charcoal as well. Also, please
bring a desert or dish to pass, your own beverage, and your own table
service. We will also plan on distributing any Forest River giveaways
on Friday evening by picking names out of a hat. After
dinner a Q & A about all things R-Pod will take place. After that
the rest of the night will be spent around the bonfire getting to know
one another. Saturday we will have the chance
to tour each others' R-Pods to see what people have done with their
wonderful home away from home. Participation is totally optional and
will start at 11 am and last until 1 or 2 in the afternoon. Free time
after that until 6pm when we will once again gather at the pavilion for
another informal potluck. Around 7 pm the fun will start at site 177. All
attendees are requested to bring a gift, if possible from your local
area, valued at no more than $25 for our back-by-popular-demand Chinese
auction. Gifts selected by all will be subject to being stolen, or
permanently borrowed if you will, up to a maximum of 3 times by others.
Participation in this auction is entirely optional, but it also highly
recommended!!! After the auction, those wishing
to do so will once again remain and gather around for another bonfire and
opportunity to chat and exchange stories with old and new R-Pod
friends. Sunday of course brings checkout time,
which is no later than 11 am. Beginning at 9:30am we will hold an
optional nondenominational service, again at site 177, that lasts about
30 minutes. You are invited to join us if you are so inclined. Also
likely expect some corn hole contests and possible an informal euchre
tournament to occur during those hours on Friday or Saturday when
there's nothing officially scheduled. ------------- 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." |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2024 at 3:29pm
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Last call for all you golfers who want to play Thursday morning, June 13th. Please let me know if you plan on playing so we can get an accurate number to reserve tee times. 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." |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 29 Feb 2024 at 5:37pm
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Updated Reservation List: site# 183 Kelly 191 Richardson 198 Butler 212 Skylis only 3 sites remain available. ------------- 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." |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2024 at 4:16pm
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Updated Reservation List as of 3/21/2024 160 Loy 172 Lengle 187 Pacula 188 Richardson 191 Wray 195 K. Breen 196 N. Breen 211 Blank 214 and 215 - these are the last two available sites. ------------- 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." |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2024 at 8:02pm
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Dear 2024 Traverse City R-pod Rally Attendees-
This year's Traverse City (TC) R-pod Rally is now just 2 months away!!!
Here's what you can expect: Although not an official event, there will be a golf outing planned for those interested. Play will take place on Thursday, June 13th in the morning. If you plan on playing you will need to come a day early and let me know by the end of this week, April 27th that you plan on playing, tee times are about filled up at the course we are playing. As
with last year, Rally Central will be Site 177, occupied by Jim and
Diane Tollefson. All scheduled activities are expected to occur on site
177, or at the pavilion directly across from site 177.
Many of you will be staying all 3 nights over Father's Day Weekend, checking in on June 13th and checking out on June 16th . Know
in advance that there will be lots of down time purposely built into
the schedule to give everyone an opportunity to visit and enjoy all
things that Traverse City has to offer during most of Friday and
Saturday.
For starters, Thursday night will be intentionally low key. Feel free to drop by site 177, or not, for a very informal bonfire gathering. No activities are scheduled for that evening.
Friday
you will essentially have the entire day to yourself. Starting around 6 pm,
we will have a potluck dinner at site 177, followed of course by a
bonfire. Hot dogs, really tasty hotdogs, will be the main entree and
will be provided by your hosts free of charge. If you don't like
hotdogs, really tasty hotdogs, then please bring your own entree. Also
please bring a desert or dish to pass, your own beverage, and your own
table service. We'll also plan on distributing any Forest River
giveaways on Friday evening by picking names out of a hat.
After
dinner we'll have a Q &A about all things R-pods. We will also
have some Forest River giveaways for attendees. Thereafter, the rest of
the night will be spent around the bonfire getting to know one another.
Saturday
we will have the chance to tour each others R-pods to see what people
have done with their wonderful homes away from home. Participation, of
course, is totally optional and
will start at 11 am and last until 1 or 2. Thereafter, you're on
your own until 6 pm, when we will once again gather at site 177 and most
likely have another informal potluck using food that was left over from
Friday night.
Around 7 pm the fun will start.
All attendees are requested to bring a gift, if possible from your local area, valued at no more than $20 for our back-by-popular-demand Chinese auction.
Gifts selected by all will be subject to being stolen, or permanently
borrowed if you will, up to a maximum of 3 times by others.
Participation in this Chinese auction is entirely optional, but is also highly recommended!!!
After
the Chinese auction, those wishing to do so will once again gather
around site 177 for another fabulous bonfire opportunity to chat and
exchange stories with old and newfound R-pod friends.
Sunday
of course brings checkout time, which is no later than 11 am.
Beginning at 9:30 am, however, we will hold a non-denominational service, again
at site 177, that should last no more than 30 minutes. Please feel
free to join us if you are so inclined.
And
that folks is all she wrote. Also likely expect some corn hole
contests and possibly an informal euchre tournament to occur during
those hours on Friday or Saturday when there's nothing officially
scheduled.
Very
much looking forward to meeting all of you. Please feel free to post
any questions or comments you might have, and I will get back to you as
soon as possible.
Best
regards to all! Hopefully will see you all in Traverse City a mere 2
months from now. Until then, take care and safe travels.
Jay and Debbie Raupp, site 176
Jim and Diane Tollefson, site 177
Jack and Gail Kelly, site 189
Your 2023 Traverse City R-pod 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." |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 03 May 2024 at 5:20am
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There is one tee time yet available for a group of 4 golfers to play Thursday morning, June 13th at 8:40. If you haven't signed up yet, please let me know by May 10th. After that is will no longer be available to us. 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." |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 07 May 2024 at 7:45am
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The staff at Holiday Campground let me know this morning there is still 1 site available for our rally. If you are still interested, contact the campground directly at 231.943.4410. ------------- 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." |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2024 at 8:24pm
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We are only a couple days out (for those golfing) and a few days out for everyone else. Forecast as of 9pm of Monday, June 10. Wednesday: sunny high 78 evening: rain 50% low 53 Thursday: morning rain 50% high 77 afternoon partly cloudy evening: mostly clear low 55 Friday: partly cloudy high 70 evening: partly cloudy low 49 Saturday: mix of sun and clouds high 75 evening: mostly cloudy low 60 Sunday: morning showers, cloudy in the afternoon high 80 ------------- 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." |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2024 at 12:03pm
 Our first of two potlucks, complete with free 1/4# black angus hot dogs - great people, great turnout, and fantastic weather!------------- 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." |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2024 at 12:23pm
Enjoyment at the potluck ------------- 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." |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2024 at 12:25pm
 time for our annual 'Chinese auction' hosted by 'the MC' Jack Kelly!------------- 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." |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2024 at 12:27pm
 another view of "the auction"------------- 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." |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2024 at 12:29pm
 This auction is a fun time, and lots of laughs happen as gifts are stolen and find new owners.------------- 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." |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2024 at 12:32pm
 On Sunday, after our non-denominational service, good-byes and hugs were given, and people departed on to new destinations. Thanks go out to our hosts, in order of their pods, Jim and Diane, Jay and Debbie, and Jack and Gail. Until we meet again!!!------------- 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." |