Activities available today included the following; an ATV/Motorcycle (bring your own vehicle) ride to Point Prominence Lookout on Mt. Harris, Quilting and Crafts, 18 hole Golf Tournament, walking tour of Ladd Marsh, tour of the Northwood frame factory and ALKO's axle factory, tour of the Northwood factory (trailer and campers), an Ice Cream Social (which everyone attended), a white elephant gift exchange, a Potluck Dinner, a Movie night, and a campfire.
The ladies quilting/sewing in the Eagle's Nest.
Linda participated in the quilting and I went on the frame and axle tour. We both attended the Northwood factory tour last year. Of course we took part in the Ice Cream Social. Vanilla ice cream was provided along with fresh strawberries, blueberries, hot fudge, peanuts, carmel, as well as a number of other toppings. For those who didn't or couldn't have the ice cream there was a wide array of fresh fruits such as pineapple, grapes and melons and berries.
Next was the white elephant gift exchange which was fun and quite hilarious. There were a number of items that made a reappearance from last year. One that got a lot of laughs was a pottery pig that someone got stuck with last year. Some people got things that they wanted but many were stolen a couple of times until the rules froze them from further steals. Others got items that will certainly reappear next year. All in all it was very entertaining.
Not that anyone was really hungry but the Potluck was really a spread with a little of everything, all delicious. One very popular item was smoked brats grilled by Bob Nelson who lives nearby.
We passed on the movie (Paint Your Wagon part 1) and the campfire.
Today (Friday) we went on the City of Union, Oregon, History tour which included the historic Union Hotel and Union County Museum.
The hotel had beautiful old woodwork and tile floors. The owner told the story of a man wandering into the lobby one day. As he proceeded to crawl around on the tile floor, the desk clerk asked what on earth he was doing. He responded that he was the person who installed the tiles some years back and was drunk when I did it. The tiles were very small hexagons and had to be installed individually. The man added, "I made several mistakes and I'm trying to find them." We found some of them.
Some of the errors in the tile floor.
Of course Adam (NROA President) had his hands full keeping all of us on track.
From there we went to the Union County Museum and from the entrance you assumed it was a small country town museum with some local antiques. Once inside it seemed to go on and on through various rooms and even extended out the back. They created a U shaped building behind the museum that featured many more displays including a blacksmith shop, carpenter shop, and old fire engine, buggies, and the like. The museum and their extensive collections were amazing. It is done by all volunteers and local donations plus the entrance fee of $5. Even though our entrance fee was picked up as part of the rally many of us were so impressed that we made additional donations.
Old fashioned drug store complete with a soda fountain.
This afternoon there were a number of seminars presented by various suppliers such as solar, and other trailer/RV equipment.
One of the ladies that Linda was quilting with invited her to go to Baker City on a quilt shop run. Needless to say, she accepted and enjoyed the afternoon.
We have a pair of Osprey in a nest box at the edge of the RV Park and next to Hot Lake. It's been a pleasure to watch their comings and goings.
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