Alton Bay Winter Carnival 2006

upthesaukee · 12-28-2005, 07:27 PM

Here's some information hot off the press on the 2006 Alton Bay Winter Carnival, back to the Sunday of President's Day Weekend.

ghfromaltonbay · 12-29-2005, 09:02 AM

We will be there! I'm glad the event is scheduled for Presidents' Day weekend since it coincides with our trip up from NJ. GTXRider may be watching the Daytona 500 instead, but the rest of us will be on the ice. Already bought the Yaktraks.

Is Island Sib getting the Bed Race Team organized?

IslandSib · 12-29-2005, 10:53 AM

Now that the holidays will soon be packed away we can concentrate on the important things!!! Winter Fun!!
For two years I have watched the Bed Race at Alton Bay Winter Carnival and wanted to enter.
With the help of enthusiastic forum members we could put together a team and who knows either win or just have a great time trying to.
So let's see who is up to this challenge.

Island Girl · 12-29-2005, 11:14 AM

count me in... I might have some old skiis to donate to cause.

DRH · 12-29-2005, 03:22 PM

Mrs. DRH and I will join you! Should be fun. Now we need to dig up a bed somewhere!

Rattlesnake Gal · 12-29-2005, 05:52 PM

I would like to donate my old Rossignols to the cause.
It’s been twenty years since they’ve been used. (They’ll be going out in style!

)

SPANKY · 12-30-2005, 12:53 PM

Sounds like this could be a good meeting spot for a winter forum fest!!!!

IslandSib · 12-30-2005, 01:32 PM

Great Idea!
Would you like to be a pusher or do you have a small family member who could be a rider...
Or you could cheer us on.

mcdude · 12-30-2005, 05:41 PM

Island Sib:
I have attended the fest for the last few years and the bed race has always looked like fun! I have no idea how to attach skiis to a bed but I could certainly help push! If DRH and Island Girl are pushing too, who is going to take photos? ......and we need a theme! (which hopefully will have nothing to do with 'chunky-dunking'). We should study the entries of the other teams! The Alton Bay Christian Conference Center is the team to beat. They use only a little baby crib for their bed! Let's see if I can find a photo....

Here's one that DRH took

and here's the Sunset Lake Snoozers....they have a weird bed....looks like a chaise lounge to me!

Go TEAM! Go!

Mee-n-Mac · 12-30-2005, 07:06 PM

Well I can volunteer to mush .... errr ... push. We do need a theme though. Forum friends frantically force futon to furious fleetness. I don't know how this might be expressed in a bed design though.

IslandSib · 12-30-2005, 07:23 PM

Thanks for volunteering as a musher ...was worried.
Most of the respondents have witnessed the successful win of the "crib"
and we have lookouts seeking an old one somone would be willing to part with.
Keep the ideas coming for a theme!

Sunset Bob · 12-31-2005, 09:06 AM

I just found an old crib up in my attic. It is all there spring and mattress may need minor hardware.Would be willing to donate to the cause.Don't want to push or ride but would like to watch.Maybe you can get Misty Blue to ride.I wiil not be able to get the crib to N.H. until the weekend of Jan.14-15.(I'm all tied up doing a car show in Boston World of Wheels)

DRH · 12-31-2005, 09:26 AM

That's great, Bob! Now we have a "vehicle" for the race.

Thanks!

gtxrider · 12-31-2005, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRH

That's great, Bob! Now we have a "vehicle" for the race.

Thanks!

How about putting a dust ruffle around your snowmobile and making it look like a bed?

Don't ask how I know about dust ruffles!

Since I am planning to be there that weekend I may have to help push the snowmobile no make that a bed.

Sunset Bob · 12-31-2005, 09:50 AM

DRH At this time it looks like I can drop off the crib on Jan. 14. That should give time needed to assemble the winning crib.Who is in charge of assembly?Where do I need to drop off crib?

DRH · 12-31-2005, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sunset Bob

DRH At this time it looks like I can drop off the crib on Jan. 14. That should give time needed to assemble the winning crib.Who is in charge of assembly?Where do I need to drop off crib?

Bob - I will have the honor of assembling the crib and installing the skis, so you can drop it off at my house in West Alton. If you'd like to send me an email I'll give you the directions.

Thanks again!

Island Girl · 12-31-2005, 11:15 AM

I will help with decorating the crib .... and take pictures. We need a very very light person to ride in the crib.

IG

12-28-2005, 07:27 PM	#1
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,597 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,457 Thanked 1,979 Times in 1,080 Posts	Alton Bay Winter Carnival 2006 Here's some information hot off the press on the 2006 Alton Bay Winter Carnival, back to the Sunday of President's Day Weekend. Attached Images __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

12-29-2005, 09:02 AM	#2
ghfromaltonbay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clifton, NJ, Alton Bay Posts: 827 Thanks: 255 Thanked 225 Times in 131 Posts	Thanks, Dave! We will be there! I'm glad the event is scheduled for Presidents' Day weekend since it coincides with our trip up from NJ. GTXRider may be watching the Daytona 500 instead, but the rest of us will be on the ice. Already bought the Yaktraks. Is Island Sib getting the Bed Race Team organized?

12-29-2005, 10:53 AM	#3
IslandSib Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 91 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Alton Bay Bed Race.... Now that the holidays will soon be packed away we can concentrate on the important things!!! Winter Fun!! For two years I have watched the Bed Race at Alton Bay Winter Carnival and wanted to enter. With the help of enthusiastic forum members we could put together a team and who knows either win or just have a great time trying to. So let's see who is up to this challenge. __________________ IslandSib

12-29-2005, 11:14 AM	#4
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	I am in count me in... I might have some old skiis to donate to cause. __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

12-29-2005, 03:22 PM	#5
DRH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Meredith, NH Posts: 1,686 Thanks: 1,202 Thanked 675 Times in 178 Posts	Count Us In Too! Mrs. DRH and I will join you! Should be fun. Now we need to dig up a bed somewhere! __________________ DRH

12-29-2005, 05:52 PM	#6
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Sounds Like Fun! I would like to donate my old Rossignols to the cause. It’s been twenty years since they’ve been used. (They’ll be going out in style! )

12-30-2005, 12:53 PM	#7
SPANKY Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sounds like this could be a good meeting spot for a winter forum fest!!!!

12-30-2005, 01:32 PM	#8
IslandSib Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 91 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Alton Bay Winter Carnival-Bed Race-Winter Forum Fest I Great Idea! Would you like to be a pusher or do you have a small family member who could be a rider... Or you could cheer us on. __________________ IslandSib

12-30-2005, 05:41 PM	#9
mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,057 Times in 495 Posts	Island Sib: I have attended the fest for the last few years and the bed race has always looked like fun! I have no idea how to attach skiis to a bed but I could certainly help push! If DRH and Island Girl are pushing too, who is going to take photos? ......and we need a theme! (which hopefully will have nothing to do with 'chunky-dunking'). We should study the entries of the other teams! The Alton Bay Christian Conference Center is the team to beat. They use only a little baby crib for their bed! Let's see if I can find a photo.... Here's one that DRH took and here's the Sunset Lake Snoozers....they have a weird bed....looks like a chaise lounge to me! Go TEAM! Go!

12-30-2005, 07:06 PM	#10
Mee-n-Mac Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,943 Thanks: 23 Thanked 111 Times in 51 Posts	Will mush for food Well I can volunteer to mush .... errr ... push. We do need a theme though. Forum friends frantically force futon to furious fleetness. I don't know how this might be expressed in a bed design though. __________________ Mee'n'Mac "Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by simple stupidity or ignorance. The latter are a lot more common than the former." - RAH

12-30-2005, 07:23 PM	#11
IslandSib Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 91 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Alton Bay Winter Carnival-Bed Race-Winter Forum Fest I Thanks for volunteering as a musher ...was worried. Most of the respondents have witnessed the successful win of the "crib" and we have lookouts seeking an old one somone would be willing to part with. Keep the ideas coming for a theme! __________________ IslandSib

12-31-2005, 09:06 AM	#12
Sunset Bob Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,701 Thanks: 115 Thanked 25 Times in 13 Posts	Have Crib Will Travel I just found an old crib up in my attic. It is all there spring and mattress may need minor hardware.Would be willing to donate to the cause.Don't want to push or ride but would like to watch.Maybe you can get Misty Blue to ride.I wiil not be able to get the crib to N.H. until the weekend of Jan.14-15.(I'm all tied up doing a car show in Boston World of Wheels)

12-31-2005, 09:26 AM	#13
DRH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Meredith, NH Posts: 1,686 Thanks: 1,202 Thanked 675 Times in 178 Posts	That's great, Bob! Now we have a "vehicle" for the race. Thanks! __________________ DRH

12-31-2005, 09:50 AM	#15
Sunset Bob Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,701 Thanks: 115 Thanked 25 Times in 13 Posts	Have Crib Will Travel DRH At this time it looks like I can drop off the crib on Jan. 14. That should give time needed to assemble the winning crib.Who is in charge of assembly?Where do I need to drop off crib?

12-31-2005, 11:15 AM	#17
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	Decorations I will help with decorating the crib .... and take pictures. We need a very very light person to ride in the crib. IG __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade