Re: ANNI LOCATION AND DATES
Karassa has the right of it!
I'm not speaking on any authority as to the actual plan of events because its still in planning. I think this is likely to be an event that is kind of a hybrid between our regular Anni's and Vegas (beyond the obvious comparison of Casinos - the big thing is we're centrally located to a ton of things to do that we don't have to create ourselves, and they're things that are really worth doing). My hunch is that we'll try to keep major Tower activities to an approachable and satisfactory minimum (Toast & Ceremonies, Tournament, Feast, Awards) and then have members (likely from the entertainment committee, but probably not restricted to) lead different activities they're interested in. Some will likely be based where we're staying (games, trivia, knitting circles), but some will likely also take advantage of visiting local attractions with participating members covering their own costs.
So, this said....
Even if you never left the facility, we're on the beach on the biggest alpine lake in North America, have spectacular views and amazing company - even if you never leave, this place is worth the trip. It just so happens we're also within a 5 - 10 mile radius of a lot of other things that are also fun.
Purely speculative, but I think you're likely to see groups getting together for things like:
- a day of skiing/snowboarding - around $100 + when accounting for lift tickets and equipment rental
- horseback riding (depends on opening day at stables - we'll be right on the cusp) - about $50
- lake cruise - 1.5 hours, about $50
- night on the town - probably the cost of splitting cabs to and from State Line (which wont be bad), the rest depending on what you want to spend eating, drinking, clubbing or gambling
- nature hikes, museums, state and national parks - there is a lot of worthy site seeing that doesn't cost a penny.
Karassa has the right of it!
I'm not speaking on any authority as to the actual plan of events because its still in planning. I think this is likely to be an event that is kind of a hybrid between our regular Anni's and Vegas (beyond the obvious comparison of Casinos - the big thing is we're centrally located to a ton of things to do that we don't have to create ourselves, and they're things that are really worth doing). My hunch is that we'll try to keep major Tower activities to an approachable and satisfactory minimum (Toast & Ceremonies, Tournament, Feast, Awards) and then have members (likely from the entertainment committee, but probably not restricted to) lead different activities they're interested in. Some will likely be based where we're staying (games, trivia, knitting circles), but some will likely also take advantage of visiting local attractions with participating members covering their own costs.
So, this said....
Even if you never left the facility, we're on the beach on the biggest alpine lake in North America, have spectacular views and amazing company - even if you never leave, this place is worth the trip. It just so happens we're also within a 5 - 10 mile radius of a lot of other things that are also fun.
Purely speculative, but I think you're likely to see groups getting together for things like:
- a day of skiing/snowboarding - around $100 + when accounting for lift tickets and equipment rental
- horseback riding (depends on opening day at stables - we'll be right on the cusp) - about $50
- lake cruise - 1.5 hours, about $50
- night on the town - probably the cost of splitting cabs to and from State Line (which wont be bad), the rest depending on what you want to spend eating, drinking, clubbing or gambling
- nature hikes, museums, state and national parks - there is a lot of worthy site seeing that doesn't cost a penny.