All,

I am scheduling the 2nd annual wingnite at Beacon Bar in Hermantown MN, for Friday March 23, @ 6:00 PM.
Last year we had 8 members attend the wingnite, (actually it is an all you can eat fish fry for 11 bucks).
We had members from as far away as Deer river and Cotton, with the closest member living two houses down from the Beacon.
My wife is a RN and I will be passing out rolls of Coban, as a parting gift to the attendies to add to their emergency/first aid kits.

FYI, Ben/NCTY
Just trying to give you a heads up so you can schedule your future doctors appointments around my availability to bail you out of the hospital again :-)

Coban

Beacon Sports Bar

Sounds good to me!

This sounds interesting - if the weather cooperates, might be doable.

Grandma L: "This sounds interesting - if the weather cooperates, might be doable."

Sounds good Lori,
Guessing I can get my wife Krista to come, if you need a place to spend the nite we have an extra bedroom available, it has its own bathroom nearby to boot.

I've emailed some folks privately who went last year and so far we have three people who will try to make it, plus my wife and I.
My wife doesn't follow this forum but she has done way more paddling in the BW than myself, through her family and the Campfire Grils.

Ben what about you?

Bumping this backup.
We only have three confirmed so far, but I think we may get 5 or 6 at least.

There has to be more members from the Duluth, Superior areas that we have not heard from.
Only 6 days away, good fish fry and I have a table reserved.
Hope to see you there.

Thanks for bumping this up. My wife and I are still planning to be there

bellolake: "Thanks for bumping this up. My wife and I are still planning to be there"

Good, my wife will also be there. That makes four, and I think another one has confirmed via email.

bellolake: "Sounds good to me!"

Hey, are you home in D.R..? We should get together sometime.

I'm planning to be there. Your offer is generous, but I'd need to go home before the cities. So if someone else can take you up on your offer that would be good as far as staying at your place. Maybe I could snag a ride with Chuck. But I'm guessing if weather is good he'll ride his bike. I see a surgeon that morning for my belly in Hibbing then a week later in Duluth for shoulder. Let the more fun begin. Haha.

Still working on getting up there. I will keep you posted.

As a side note: I have been refurbishing the Camp Canoe Trip Paddles. Yesterday, I finished a couple with Krista's name listed - 1979, I think. Fun to remember those trips and the great kids! Also, had breakfast with Teri Woodhull this morning. Funny how the universe connects folks!

Grandma L: "Still working on getting up there. I will keep you posted.


As a side note: I have been refurbishing the Camp Canoe Trip Paddles. Yesterday, I finished a couple with Krista's name listed - 1979, I think. Fun to remember those trips and the great kids! Also, had breakfast with Teri Woodhull this morning. Funny how the universe connects folks!"

Bring those paddles if you come, Krista would love to see them, if not take a picture of them, and pm to me and I'll show her.

Hope you can make it.

I am in Duluth/Hermantown, my girlfriend and I will be there. I'll spread the word.

ejsiljen: "I am in Duluth/Hermantown, my girlfriend and I will be there. I'll spread the word. "

Great Eric,

Always look forward to meeting members I havn't rubbed shoulders with yet. Glad I reserved one or two tables, looks like we will need the second one now.

Not on the bike yet, Ben. We would be happy to pick you up. I have your number, will call and set a time

Looking forward to Friday... Any contact with h2o... Marty is it? From Sammy's pizza. That was my favorite pizza place when I lived in cloquet as I did a lot of work in that area.

I'd like to join you too if there's still room at one of the tables.

PuffinGin: "I'd like to join you too if there's still room at one of the tables."

Of course there is room Puffin, the more the merrier, spread the word to any non-members, maybe we will make a new recruit.
Beacon bar will not get busy until 8 pm or later when the band comes, if we have to get a third table, then it's all for the better.

Dang it - snow coming in on Friday evening for my drive back to Minneapolis from Duluth. Looks as though I will be staying home. Have a great time. Post pics!!

Sounds fun! 7MonthMan and I hope to attend. We look forward to meeting fellow paddlers.

Haven't been to a wing night since we had the one in Cloquet several years ago. Some of the same great paddlers will be there I see. Would love to make it but will be in shoulder surgery recovery. Maybe next time. Until then, see you in the water!

fitgers1: "Haven't been to a wing night since we had the one in Cloquet several years ago. Some of the same great paddlers will be there I see. Would love to make it but will be in shoulder surgery recovery. Maybe next time. Until then, see you in the water!"

Your too young for stuff like that.... Haha. Dang, it would be fun to see you again. Been too long!
I'm excited to see people like puffin Gin, Bellow Lake... And his bride... Linden who we hear from but never see. Haha. And wow, lots of others joining in... GrandmaL... You should take Linden up on the room. Skip the snow... I'm going down to the symposium in the morning. It shouldn't be that bad. 5 inches was the high end amount.
RoundRiver... You'll be missed....
As far as weather... Up here I don't see anything until Monday night and I'll be in Ohio. Haha.

This is looking like we will have a prety good turnout, I think we may top last years numbers.
My wife Krista is coming and she will bring her photo albums of BW pics from 40 years ago, here is a couple sample pics. We have been together nearly 20 years and I never (knew of) or saw these albums until a couple days ago.
I don't think she liked her 80's style hair do :-)

LindenTree3: "This is looking like we will have a prety good turnout, I think we may top last years numbers.
My wife Krista is coming and she will bring her photo albums of BW pics from 40 years ago, here is a couple sample pics. We have been together nearly 20 years and I never (knew of) or saw these albums until a couple days ago.
I don't think she liked her 80's style hair do :-)

"

Wow, see the picture with the small paddle that has names on it. That paddle is currently in my living room along with 50+ more of them waiting for a new coat of varnish. I have been doing a refurbishing project for the camp I directed. Great Pics! The camp background is "home" to me. Tanadoona! Krista, I think you are on several paddles. 1977, 1978 and 79 for sure. Thanks for bringing back the great memories!

GrandmaL,

I put the paddle pic in there for you, I figured you would recognize it.

Looking forward to joining everyone tonite!

LindenTree3: "All,

I am scheduling the 2nd annual wingnite at Beacon Bar in Hermantown MN, for Friday March 23, @ 6:00 PM.
Last year we had 8 members attend the wingnite, (actually it is an all you can eat fish fry for 11 bucks).
We had members from as far away as Deer river and Cotton, with the closest member living two houses down from the Beacon.
My wife is a RN and I will be passing out rolls of Coban, as a parting gift to the attendies to add to their emergency/first aid kits.

FYI, Ben/NCTY
Just trying to give you a heads up so you can schedule your future doctors appointments around my availability to bail you out of the hospital again :-)

Coban

Beacon Sports Bar "

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LindenTree# - fun time tonite at the get together! Thanks again for setting this all up! Looking forward to the next one.

It was great that meet all of you. Sorry we weren't able too hang around all night. I really wanted to make sure I got to seee the Kansas game and the UMD hockey game. Have a great summer paddling. I hope to meet up with you guys again. I am sure I missed out on a lot of good stories.

LindenTree3: "...My wife Krista is coming and she will bring her photo albums...
I don't think she liked her 80's style hair do :-)"

Do any of us like what we had?

jhb8426: "

LindenTree3: "...My wife Krista is coming and she will bring her photo albums...
I don't think she liked her 80's style hair do :-)"

Do any of us like what we had?"

Linden... Wasn't that 70's hair...
My seventies hair... Afro...
The thing that turns my stomach is the shorts I wore...
Just glad glad glad I got into paddling. Those were very good years.

nctry: "

Linden... Wasn't that 70's hair...
My seventies hair... Afro...
The thing that turns my stomach is the shorts I wore...
Just glad glad glad I got into paddling. Those were very good years."

I gotta see that, nctry! Maybe participants should bring a photo of their 70s hair to the next wing nite. lol