Searching for life...

The current project phase is pinging all 20-whatever descendants and trying to optimize the event for those who are/aren't coming...

Aiming for late Summer/Fall

• Nice weather.

• Try to align with school/college schedules.

• Try not to be too close to Thanksgiving travel.

Basic idea flow:

1. Rent an entire campground in North Carolina given the following candidates:

   1. Venue: Deerwoode Reserve

      1. Brevard, NC

      2. Up to 62

      3. Cabins + Lodge

      4. Lake, canoeing, fishing, swimming hole, 5mi trails, fire pits, grills

      5. Full Buyout

      6. Website: deerwoode.com

   2. Venue: Gold River Camp

      1. Marion, NC

      2. 38-50

      3. 10 tiny cabins, glamping tents

      4. Bath house, pavilion, fire pits, grills, horseshoe pits, gold panning

      5. Full Buyout

      6.   Website: goldrivercamp.com

      7. Notes: Self-service, rustic. 2-night min weekends.

   3. Venue: Wildwind Retreat

      1. Boone, NC

      2. ~20+

      3. 4 modern cabins

      4. Indoor/outdoor event spaces, mountain views, 8 acres

      5. Full Buyout

      6. wildwindretreat.com

      7. Notes: Upscale retreat. Good if group is ~20.

   4. Venue: The Camp

      1. Bat Cave, NC

      2. Large (150 acres)

      3. Houses + bunks

      4. 150ft water slide, pool, game rooms, commercial kitchen

      5. Full Buyout

      6. thecampnc.com

      7. Notes: CLOSED for renovations right now, need to call and ask

         
         

A bunch more to checkout... but this is the interesting short list. Survey interest numbers will help determine selection.