We're going to spend the weekend at Whitewater State Park in southeastern Minnesota. We'll be headquartered at the Group Center there, which includes a small lodge, some bunkhouses, and a lot of grassy open area. We'll get there Friday around four and we have the place until Sunday early afternoon. We'll be staying a the bunkhouses and anyone who wants to join us is more than welcome (see the lodging tab for more info). For those not inclined to bunk beds, there's a couple towns nearby that have hotels.
The general plan for the weekend is good times. There are nature trails and swimming at the park, and we'll have some games and other activities. If you have any ideas for fun stuff or other shenanigans, tell us! The ceremony will be at 3 pm on May 4th, and we'll eat dinner sometime around six. You are welcome to come to the group center at the park before the ceremony to hang out. There will be a brunch for anyone who's inclined to come on Sunday May 5th from around 10-12.
For anyone who's interested, we just saw that they is a Mushroom Walk at Whitewater on Saturday at 10 am. If you're interested in learning about (and possibly tasting) delicious mushrooms, this could be a good activity for you!
Alcohol: There is a policy of no "intoxicating alcohol" at the state park. Some amount of 3.2% beer is allowed, maybe because it's fairly hard to get too intoxicated off of it. We will probably have keg(s?) of 3.2 beer, sorry it's gross. There is however a loophole that we can have toasts of wine or champagne. We might have to give multiple toasts, however this will not an open-bar boozefest, so plan accordingly.
Dress code is whatever you feel like: burlap sack to black tie. We'll probably be considerably more dressed up than usual, though. Word to the wise: leave the heels at home. There's lots of grass and its likely to be quite squishy. And wear something warm!!!
Other things you may want to consider bringing:
- good walking shoes, as there's lots of nice trails in the area
- s'more ingredients
- games/other fun stuff
- a sweater (it may be chilly, even in the afternoon)
There is no/very sporadic cell phone service at the park, so be prepared! The lodge has a phone, you may call it at 507-932-4406. However, there is no guarantee someone will answer.
Day pass/overnight passes are required for each car. We can purchase these in bulk for our guests, please indicate how many/what type you need on your RSVP form. However, if you don't request a pass and end up needing one, they are available 24 hours (bring cash) at the main park building which is only about a mile away from the group center.
Kids are very welcome! There should be a fair amount of activities/places to run around. Please be aware that the group center is by a small river that will be flowing quickly.
Please don't bring outside firewood, this spreads pests and diseases that threaten trees. There is a fire pit at the group center and we can purchase firewood from the park or bring in firewood from nearby vendors.
We will provide a light vegetarian breakfast and very simple lunch (aka make your own sandwiches) for people who will be staying at the bunkhouses. This will be nothing fancy, probably just something like cereal and milk for breakfast and very basic sandwich stuff for lunch. If you'd like to bring food, there will be fridge space available and you can prepare your own food. There is a microwave. We'll probably have other food prep stuff such as knifes, cutting boards and pans, but if its important, don't count on it - if you're planning on staying at Whitewater and preparing your own food, please bring everything you'll need to cook it. They'll be a big dinner on Saturday and a brunch on Sunday morning. We're thinking about having simple burritos for people who'll be around Whitewater on Friday night. Depending on the weather/what everyone feels like doing, we may have a campfire/watch a movie/play games that night too, so feel free to come that night.
The general plan for the weekend is good times. There are nature trails and swimming at the park, and we'll have some games and other activities. If you have any ideas for fun stuff or other shenanigans, tell us! The ceremony will be at 3 pm on May 4th, and we'll eat dinner sometime around six. You are welcome to come to the group center at the park before the ceremony to hang out. There will be a brunch for anyone who's inclined to come on Sunday May 5th from around 10-12.
For anyone who's interested, we just saw that they is a Mushroom Walk at Whitewater on Saturday at 10 am. If you're interested in learning about (and possibly tasting) delicious mushrooms, this could be a good activity for you!
Alcohol: There is a policy of no "intoxicating alcohol" at the state park. Some amount of 3.2% beer is allowed, maybe because it's fairly hard to get too intoxicated off of it. We will probably have keg(s?) of 3.2 beer, sorry it's gross. There is however a loophole that we can have toasts of wine or champagne. We might have to give multiple toasts, however this will not an open-bar boozefest, so plan accordingly.
Dress code is whatever you feel like: burlap sack to black tie. We'll probably be considerably more dressed up than usual, though. Word to the wise: leave the heels at home. There's lots of grass and its likely to be quite squishy. And wear something warm!!!
Other things you may want to consider bringing:
- good walking shoes, as there's lots of nice trails in the area
- s'more ingredients
- games/other fun stuff
- a sweater (it may be chilly, even in the afternoon)
There is no/very sporadic cell phone service at the park, so be prepared! The lodge has a phone, you may call it at 507-932-4406. However, there is no guarantee someone will answer.
Day pass/overnight passes are required for each car. We can purchase these in bulk for our guests, please indicate how many/what type you need on your RSVP form. However, if you don't request a pass and end up needing one, they are available 24 hours (bring cash) at the main park building which is only about a mile away from the group center.
Kids are very welcome! There should be a fair amount of activities/places to run around. Please be aware that the group center is by a small river that will be flowing quickly.
Please don't bring outside firewood, this spreads pests and diseases that threaten trees. There is a fire pit at the group center and we can purchase firewood from the park or bring in firewood from nearby vendors.
We will provide a light vegetarian breakfast and very simple lunch (aka make your own sandwiches) for people who will be staying at the bunkhouses. This will be nothing fancy, probably just something like cereal and milk for breakfast and very basic sandwich stuff for lunch. If you'd like to bring food, there will be fridge space available and you can prepare your own food. There is a microwave. We'll probably have other food prep stuff such as knifes, cutting boards and pans, but if its important, don't count on it - if you're planning on staying at Whitewater and preparing your own food, please bring everything you'll need to cook it. They'll be a big dinner on Saturday and a brunch on Sunday morning. We're thinking about having simple burritos for people who'll be around Whitewater on Friday night. Depending on the weather/what everyone feels like doing, we may have a campfire/watch a movie/play games that night too, so feel free to come that night.
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