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2011 Itasca State Park Cabin Trip - Saturday September 10th!

Picklz

SUDO Make me a SAMCH
This is a thread to gauge interest and get the ball rolling for a 2011 Cruise/Cabin stay to Itasca state park. For those that did not make it when we went two years ago the trip goes like this - Leave semi-early on Saturday morning for a fun Cruise to Itasca state park which is around a half hour North of Park Rapids (3.5hour drive or so). Then spend one night in a BALLER old Clubhouse Cabin with 10 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, and a total sleeping capacity of 21!

Pictures of the cabin:



There is quite a bit to do up there - hiking, rental mountain bikes (or bring your own), fishing, campfires, check out the Mississippi headwaters, etc, etc. Technically being a state park there is no alcohol involved, but as those that went last year can attest, we had plenty and were not bothered, I think as long as things don't get out of hand it's no big deal to have some drinks.

Cost for the cabin is ~$500 for the night - if we get 10 people thats $50/person...more obviously will make this less.

It might seem a bit early to be working on setting this up but September 10th is basically the only Saturday the Clubhouse is available all summer, so the sooner we can get at least 8-10 people committed and reserve it, the better. Right now I'd just like to see the number of people that are seriously interested, if it looks like there is enough interest I'll update with how deposits/payment and reserving the cabin will work.

Please indicate if it is just yourself wanting to go, or how many additional people, and how many beds are needed.

Note it is 10 bedrooms with a total of 7 full and 7 twin beds, some of the rooms have two beds in them so depending on total number of people there may be some room sharing. Room / Bed selection will be based on date of payment (if we get to that point).

I think pretty much everyone that was on this trip last time will tell you it was an absolute blast, Hope we get to do it again this year!


So Far We have:

In fo sho!
Matt & Kelsey
AJ & Jana
Kris

Probably In
Jay & Nanami
Josh & Shelly
Jergen

We'll See:
Dan & Jenny
James
Ivan
 
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dmention7

Hater
I'd really like to make it to this. I think I could commit to September 10th, even though that's coming up pretty soon here! lol
 

Workdawg

NARWHAL
I need to check the schedule here at work and see when Jenny and I are going down to FL. Both of those may be conflicting with this... but if not, we'd probably be in.
 

AJ

110 HP of FURY!
In, We'll make it work & Can Pre Pay! NINJA RANGERS!

Off to go look at pics from 2 years ago! :D :roll:

Matt, if we want to grab it and more $ is needed to hold it let me know. Those weekends fill up super fast.
 

Picklz

SUDO Make me a SAMCH
Sweet AJ, I can put it on my CC without a problem, I'd just like to get 5-6 people confirmed before reserving it and just try and fill the rest of the spots after.
 

Jana

New Member
Yes, we are totally in!!! One way or another, we'll have a sitter for the weekend so we can go! :D
 

Picklz

SUDO Make me a SAMCH
Good to hear Jana! :D

Quick update, the total for pretty much any number of people we get is going to be $510 - so Here's the breakdown of cost per person (not per couple) for those mathematically challenged people. Right now provided Jay and Nanami are in we are at 6 peoples.

1 Person - $510
2 Persons - $255
3 Persons - $170
4 Persons - $127.50
5 Persons - $102
6 Persons - $85
7 Persons - $72.86
8 Persons - $63.75
9 Persons - $56.66
10 Persons - $51
11 Persons - $46.36
12 Persons - $42.50
13 Persons - $39.23
14 Persons - $36.43
15 Persons - $34
 
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spek1098

Guest
Sounds like a good weekend to me. Usually nothing comes up for me those mid weekends of September, so I ought to be there this time. Thoughts on Fri & Sat night if we have a big enough group?
 
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Picklz

SUDO Make me a SAMCH
The cabin is only available on Saturday night so a 2 night deal would be out. We did one night last time and while 2 would be nice, I think it worked out just fine.
 

AJ

110 HP of FURY!
We did have a freakishly good time for the 1 night. I think the main thing for the drive up should be the drive itself, maybe take a new way up this time if there is one? Also, we should avoid crashing into each other 30 min in this time. :)
 

Picklz

SUDO Make me a SAMCH
:roll: Yeah the drive up is fun, we can look at some alternate routes,there aren't that many good back roads till you are almost up there though. Going for a cruise once we are up there could be fun also, depending on weather.
 

Picklz

SUDO Make me a SAMCH
Gotcha Added! At this rate we may be talking about how deposits/payment will work and such sooner than later!
 
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MazdaMINI

Guest
This sounds fun and I would be interested but I should hopefully have a 9 day old baby assuming I go on my due date!
 
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mazdamn02

Guest
This kind of fell of the map, if September was the only date available in January I'll bet we're SOL.
 
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spek1098

Guest
Yea, this should be turned into a 2012 trip thread. I believe they open up reservation for these type of things one year prior.
 
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