Rodger Williamson is our host for the July meeting. Follows is a message from Roger.
We are set to meet Friday 23 July through Sunday 25 July in Columbus, GA.
We will be camping at the Lake Pines Campground on the NE side of Columbus, GA. Their webpage is at www.lakepines.net. Camping fees will be $10.00 per person. You can either pay in advance directly to them, or pay them upon your arrival.
I am going to need a headcount for burgers and dogs on Friday evening. Let me know your preference, for how many of either, as well as preference for chips, and preference for drinks. We also plan to get breakfast breads and fruits for both Saturday and Sunday mornings. The costs will be split accordingly, but are expected to be about $5.00 per person per meal.
Other anticipated costs will be the $5.00 entry into the National Civil War Naval Museum, and then your lunch and dinner on Saturday.
I work best from straight email at AbnCavScout@Yahoo.com, If you cant email me direct, then try my home at 334-541-5949, and only if you still don’t reach me, then try my cell at 334-580-0476. (I don't get onto our forums often, but will try to as we get closer to our July meeting.)
The odds are in favor of warm weather so we're planning on visiting three different ABEES points and enjoying their air-conditioning during the warmer part if the day. On Saturday we will have a group ride down into Columbus and stop at the National Civil War Naval Museum. It is an ABEES point and well worth the time to go through there. The normal entry fee is $6.50, but for groups of twenty or more, they will drop the fee for us down to 5.00 each. We plan to allot about 90 minutes for everyone to get through. From there we ride 2 (+/-) miles to the National Infantry Museum, also an ABEES point, and this one is FREE to visit! We can get lunch there at their Restaurant, similar to a Ruby Tuesday. After lunch, we will spend a couple hours touring the Museum which is a world class homage to our American fighting men. When we're done, we will leave to get dinner at "The Cannon" in old downtown Columbus. Their menu varies from burgers, to pizza, to pasta, to steak, - but they are known for their wood fired pizza's and beers brewed on site. There is lots of nightlife in the area if any club members want to linger and dance the night away. It is a short about 15 min. ride back to Camp. There are lots of other local attractions for members to explore on their own should they choose to do so. I have also lined up a nearby Hotel to knock a couple dollars off of the rate for club members who prefer not tent it at the campground.
For more information, email Rodger at AbnCavScout@Yahoo.com, or call 334-541-5949.