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Ärende: Picnic 2015
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The 2015 Picnic is going to be back at Boyd Pond, a small lake nestled
next to an edge of the Adirondack Park Preserve, in the town of Russell,
St. Lawrence County, NY, where I own camp property.  We will again be
renting the cottage from my friend Linda as the actual picnic venue,
down the private road from my camp. [I-81 gets one well into the region,
Rts 3 and/or 11 will get one close.  We aren't all that far from Fort
Drum.  From the Canadian side, we are maybe an hour from the Ogdensburg
bridge, or one could come over at the 1000 Islands bridge.] 

Dates for the picnic are August 16-22 (or some portion thereof).  The
cabin is rented from Sunday to Sunday... The Picnic proper will likely
be from Monday (17th) or Tuesday (18th) to Thursday (20th) or Friday
(21st), with the option to stay any portion from Sunday (16th) until the
rental runs out on Sunday (23rd).  Hafflys are showing up at my camp on
the 14th, coming straight from their stay in Vermont.

I again expect this to be a fairly low-key picnic, mostly staying at the
Pond and doing things there.  There is fishing on the Pond (more details
below).  We will be planning at least one grocery shopping trip into
Canton for supplies.  Other activities I'm planning include a return
trip to the Asian Buffet in Canton (one of the few anywhere that are
well above average) and a shopping trip to the Potsdam Co-op. 

The rates are $100 per person for the week, and she needs a minimum of
$700 for the cottage for the week.  If we have less than 7 persons, the
price per person goes up accordingly; if more than 7 persons in the camp
it would still be $100 per.  The cottage sleeps 11, it has 3 bedrooms (1
with 2 twin beds, the other 2 each have a double bed), a sleeper in the
living room, and a sleeper and a daybed on the screened porch.

Signed up so far are Dale & Gail Shipp (who have put dibs on the twin
beds), Michael Loo, and Steve & Ruth Haffly.  I'll be staying at my
own camp just a few camps away.

Amenities:
Basic linens are provided (if one tends to be cold all the time, one
might want to pack some extra blankets).  There is a bathroom with a
shower, the kitchen is fully equipped and she has some larger pans and
baking pans that she'd make available for us if we request them.  She
did suggest that if one had favorite cooking equipment that it would be
good to bring that along, but as she lives next door to the cabin she
rents (for all but the winter months, when she is in FL), and does some
cooking herself, she does have some things that she'd be glad to make
available to responsible renters (that I'm vouching for [g]).  This
time, she might even actively join in on the picnic.

There's a gas stove and a large refrigerator.  The table has leaves to
make it seat more... plenty of room for us.  Outside, there are 2 gas
grills, 3 picnic tables, an outdoor fire pit with wood supplied; plenty
of lawn chairs, a rowboat with electric motor, a dock, a floating dock. 
AT&T and Verizon cell phones now both work there.

Alternatives:
Linda has another camp across the road, a loft over garages, which will
likely be available.  She was quoting me a price of $75/night for that. 
That one also has a bathroom and kitchen area, and is where the Fords
likely would stay, if they come.

Linda also has some self-contained camper space available.  Electric is
available, but one should bring their own extension cord.  Her price for
that would be $50/night up to 4 nights, with nights 5-7 free (with prior
reservation). 

A little further out, there's a B&B in the area (maybe 5 miles away?).
I've only seen their sign on the road so don't know anything about it
really.  I could ask the locals, if anyone is interested.  The closest
motels are more like half an hour away, whether in Harrisville,
Gouvernour, Canton or Potsdam.  

Additional information:
I'm pretty sure that there is wi-fi available up in Canton at the
college bookstore/cafe, and probably other places as well... :)  

In Canton is a Price Chopper, probably equivalent to Krogers, Acme, and
the like.  It does have a decent selection of fresh fruits and veggies,
reasonably decent meats, etc.  I wouldn't expect anything much exotic,
though.  Also in town is a smallish but nice Natural Foods store, which
has been a good source for that sort of foodstuffs. One can get staples
(milk, bread and such) at the mini-mart/gas station in the village of
Russell, about 10-15 minutes away. 

Fishing on the Pond... there is bass, perch, trout, pike, bullhead.  The
Association has stocked some over the years, some have been there for
ages.  Some of the campowners are avid fisherfolk, though I'm not.  The
Pond is spring-fed, no inlet, but with an outlet that flows eventually
to the Grasse River (which flows into the St. Lawrence River).  It has
some fairly deep spots that stay quite cool, the surface warms up nicely
with good warm sunny days.  Fishing licenses aren't needed as it is
considered private property.  

ttyl        neb

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