First & foremost, my sincere thanks to our gracious webmaster.
If Don didn't have the foresight to create this site, nor the patience and fortitude to maintain it, I would never have had the opportunity to befriend so many good people, both on-line and now in person.
It was an interesting and extremely enjoyable occasion.
By the way, special thanks go to those who provided me that pint or two at the later smaller forum gathering. If your ears were burning Don, don't worry, we were just hefting a pint or two in your honor. And a special thank you to Cabinfever for allowing me to join the recently formed RSSS (Rope Swing Secret Society). By the way, the secret handshake is really neat!
Getting to spend time with folks like Mee-n-mac, Rattlesnake Gal (and guy) Cabinfever, Outlaw, Al (hope I didn't rag chew with you too much), ToW & his lovely wife, Rob and a host of others was an opportunity I'm glad I did not miss. Putting faces to avatars and actually meeting the real personna behind the posts revealed that people are much more colorful & interesting in person than they are across the separation of many IPs!
You would have to be living alone in a tent in the middle of the forest to not realize the passion, intelligence, kindness and sincere appreciation for everything good the Lake has to offer after meeting the fine group of people that gathered near the gazebo for a few hours Saturday afternoon. Thank you all for letting me spend those too few few hours with you that day!
Anyway, looking forward to kibitzing with you all over the upcoming winter and gathering again next summer for a bigger and more boisterous event. And for those of you still interested, I sense a snowmobile rendezvous coming up in a few short months.
Hey Mee-n-mac, doesn't that call for some pre-planning at a pub near you sometime soon?
Thanks again all...and I have no problems with the posting of any or all pics!
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