Where's everybody staying opening weekend?

[Beaudan Tocks]

We just booked our two night (Friday & Saturday) stay at the Towne Place Suites Eden Prairie...   See you all for the opening Cannon shot and then on to the Mead booth by 10am

[Muffin]

MNRF campground.... 

I can't believe opening weekend is almost here!!!

[Lady_Lily]

same place as Muffin!

[tcindie]

Same as muffin and Lady Lily... in fact, Muffin & Bacardi have the spot right next to mine.

...and there's a freshly dug fire pit just on the other side of their spot. shall be grand times.

[Muffin]

Same as muffin and Lady Lily... in fact, Muffin & Bacardi have the spot right next to mine.

not to steer this off topic.. but did you manage to get your platform rebuilt last weekend? It looked like you guys had a major project going on there in the back and I wasn't in the campground the whole day to see where everyone got... Bacardi and I will be back out this weekend to finish up and set up the tent.. 

[Random Girl]

campground...no better place to be....if you're a speshul snoflayk and can stay down there.

[MissBubu]

http://www.dolce-minneapolis-hotel.com/promotions/full_details_promotions.asp?sid=35

Oak Ridge runs a Renaissance special that includes admission to the faire, breakfast at the hotel (nummy buffet), drinks at the hotel bar, and transportation to and from the faire so you don't have to worry about your mead consumption (or parking). It's also really close to site.

[tcindie]

Same as muffin and Lady Lily... in fact, Muffin & Bacardi have the spot right next to mine.

not to steer this off topic.. but did you manage to get your platform rebuilt last weekend? It looked like you guys had a major project going on there in the back and I wasn't in the campground the whole day to see where everyone got... Bacardi and I will be back out this weekend to finish up and set up the tent..  

Well, rebuilt is a bit of an overstatement.. but I got it cut down some.  Instead of 15x15 it's more or less 10x12 now.  You're right though, the platform on the hill was a huge undertaking.  We cut it down to 10x12, totally rebuilt it from the ground up, put in a new floor, and skinned the sides and roof with tarps. It's the most solid that platform has ever been.  Another one just across from it got a new layer of flooring as well.

I'll be out there this weekend to help get our booth all set up and ready to go, probably be in the campground for a bit before noon, so I'll probably see you there.

[Muffin]

WOW!! That's a lot of work!!

We'll be on site for part of the day for the Ale Tenders meeting, and then in the campground for the afternoon/evening to finish up down there... I'm tempted to bring out my weed wacker and trim up some of that long grass.. I saw an incredibly scary spider when we were doing the frame!!! Ack!!  Big black and hairy!!!!!!!!!

We're also going to trim back some of the trees right behind our platform...

[Charlotte Rowan]

I'll be staying at my house in St Paul or possibly spending the night at my parents' in Chanhassen.

[Beaudan Tocks]

campground...no better place to be....if you're a speshul snoflayk and can stay down there.

Is this a gated community?  

Or do un-speshul snoflayk types get invited back after hours to continue the merriment?

Towne Place Suites also has the two tickets per night stayed deal but no shuttle service 

[Muffin]

campground...no better place to be....if you're a speshul snoflayk and can stay down there.

Is this a gated community?  

Or do un-speshul snoflayk types get invited back after hours to continue the merriment?

unfortunately (or fortunately in some cases!) this is a gated and patrolled community.... It's the participant campground.. One must have a pass to enter...  

[Beaudan Tocks]

WHATever Muffin...   Be that way then

[Muffin]

Ha! I don't make the rules... I just work here...   must brush up on that line for the drunky's that can't understand WHY they can't have 18 beers for their buddies at the Joust.........    

[Tarac]

Kevin has the Camper at the campsite for us (Just in case we get to tipsy to drive) Ill drop my keys off with you Nessa.