Friday, October 13, 2006

2007 Mid-Season Outing in Alex Bay!!

IT'S OFFICIAL:
  • The 2007 Mid-Season Outing is in AlexBay, June 7-10
  • The 2007 Final Outing is in Saratoga, Sept 14-16
  • No Ballwasher golf outing is planned for Old Forge/Inlet in 2007
LODGING (Mid-Season):
Ballwashers will be responsible for securing their own Mid-season lodging in AlexBay. Once we lock-down the cost of AlexBay Golf/Meal packages plus Saratoga Golf/Meal packages, we'll share that with you.
We've done some Alex Bay lodging research and SENT YOU a spreadsheet that's a comprehensive starting point. It contains 28 potential AlexBay lodging options, including several that were ruled-out. It's more than we need, and I expect to whittle it down to a shorter list. There are a number of places right in AlexBay for which there is NO information available on the Internet (Arggg), but for those that DO advertise on the web, the following locations look suitable for our demanding Ballwasher requirements (Yo-Ho!!):
Click on the links above, check out the spreadsheet, and send me any suggestions you may have. Some of these places offer "GROUP LODGING" (gasp) where we could potentially lodge a critical mass of Ballwashers under 1 roof. Is that frightening or what?

GOLF (Mid-Season):
  • Thousand Islands Country Club
    • (TICC) - Is our likely golf destination as things now stand. They are located on Wellesley Island (still in the USA), about 6 miles from AlexBay, and we would have to cross the Thousand Islands Bridge to get there & back from AlexBay. TICC has two 18-hole courses, the "Old Course" (par 72) and the "Lake Course" (par 70). We will arrange two days of golf, playing one course on Friday, 6/8/2007, and the other course on Saturday, 6/9/2007. Still working out the details for a two-day golf package with carts, breakfasts & maybe lunch. Unfortunately they do not accept June 2007 Group Golf (without lodging) reservations until March 2007, but I'll press them anyway. Their 2007 pricing is supposed to come my way when they finalize it in mid-November. TICC is pressing me to do a STAY & PLAY package, but that won't work because it would make it too dangerous for us to travel across the Bridge to/from Alex Bay at night.
  • C-Way Golf Club
    • (C-Way) - Is less likely right now, but we'll see. They are about 2 miles south of AlexBay on Rt 12 in Clayton, NY. C-Way has one 18-hole course (par 71). They just sent details on a two-day Golf/Meal package:
    • 18 holes golf w/cart Fri, 6/8 (10am tee-time) & Sat (2pm tee-time), 6/9.
    • SIX-Pack beer at tee time
    • Breakfast Fri/Sat morning at Natali's restaurant (buffet style)
    • Lunch at the turn after 9 holes (hot dog or cold sandwich)
    • Dinner Sat. nite at Natali's restaurant (3 choices) - (DO WE WANT THIS?)
    • PACKAGE PRICE: $113 / person
    • PROBLEM is the LATE Tee-time on Saturday June 9.
  • HYBRID Outing?? - The possibility of a "Hybrid" approach exists, where we might Golf Friday at C-Way and Saturday at TICC. I'd prefer to avoid this because it doubles the complexity of arranging all this.
Let me know your thoughts, if you have any.
Let me know if you want to order any 20th Anniversary Ballwasher Shirts, Hats or Towels.
Thanks!
-Nort
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