2020 Trip Dates

[Russ]

Starting this so we can get a date narrowed down.

I think we all agreed that later was going to work best.

Here are my available dates for August:

Friday July 31 through however long into the first week of August.
Friday August 7.  Hoffman Harvest Festival is the next weekend, so a week long trip wouldnt work, but a shorter one would.
Friday August 21 to ?
Friday August 28 to ?

What are your guys schedules looking like?

[Nathan]

I am good for anytime during August, at least at this point anyway. I may have a work trip that month but not yet, so picking a date or dates would be good.

[Nick]

Sometime in August I hope, beginning to the middle of August.  How many days for this trip We thinking?

[Russ]

If Nick would prefer beginning to mid August, then maybe the July 31 date would be the best so we arent getting so close to Harvest Festival.

How many days?  I suppose it depends on how far we plan on going.  Maybe just a long weekend?  Wisconsin?  Oskosh?

[Nathan]

Gentlemen,
How about Madeline Island and the Apostle Islands in northern Wisconsin? I have never been there and it is a little closer than Washington Island.
Thoughts?
How many days works for you Nick?
Just let us know.

[Nick]

Kinda up fore anything, just need to know where I will be sitting with building project.  I am picking up we are not going to take a long trip like we have in the past, so any time off for the trip is good with me. 

[Russ]

Nate, could you post a google map of what you are thinking?

[Nathan]

Gents,

Here is an updated tentative route...the 1st one is my total distance, the 2nd is you fellas from Hoffman...

https://goo.gl/maps/ZtRKjiDv5EVFNbtP7


https://goo.gl/maps/SX1cdKg8WusYPK9QA

Feel free to mess with it an reroute as you see fit...

Later,

Nate Dogg 

[Nathan]

By the way gents...finding a place to stay in this area is not going to be easy.  I did some looking and things are still sold out for the July 31st weekend.  No real great AirBnB's, typical hotels, etc.  Mostly local independent resorts, bed and breakfast, and hotels...

We may want to determine the timing based off availability and book soon!

I did find this Casino was available for 2 double-queen rooms the weekend of August 14th thru 17th.

https://legendarywaters.com/

Later,

Nate Dogg

[Russ]

Yea, I like the route.  Maybe tweak it a little and not go so far south on the way back, but we can adjust that anytime, I like the destination.

The hotel is fairly expensive for what it is.  I did an airbnb search and found quite a few in Bayfield.  I think this one would work:
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/33566551?location=Bayfield%2C%20WI%2C%20United%20States&adults=4&check_in=2020-08-14&check_out=2020-08-17&source_impression_id=p3_1585883334_m3l7045HIpF35Pik&guests=4

[Nathan]

Book it! That one never came up for me and it still doesn't...better get while we can!
Well, I take that back I never completed another full search of different dates other than July 31st weekend...but I still don't think we will find better.

I also saw this as something we could check out, besides the ferry to Madeline Island...
https://www.apostleisland.com/

[Shawn]

I'm in, those dates should work for me.  I think Kellie might even tag along if that's okay with everyone.

[Russ]

August 14, 15 & 16 is Harvest Festival.  Its usually the second week in August, I guess they figure that starting on Friday, so the 7th would be the first Friday.  Will a different weekend work?  Maybe the next weekend, the 21-24?

[Shawn]

The Stevens County Fair is the 11th through the 16th so the next weekend would work better for me too.

[Nathan]

Gentlemen,

The place Russ found is not available the next weekend August 21st thru 24th...could we make August 7th thru 10th work?!  It is available, currently, that weekend.

Please post your responses or email everyone.

Thanks,

Dogg