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Introducing Our First End of Season Contest!
Written on Thursday, October 27, 2005 by That's Camping
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Thanks to our many supportive visitors, That's Camping experienced another great season! We received hundreds of new campground reviews this year and our new discussion forum was a great place to discuss all things camping, and a few Off Topic topics as well.
Since you were so good to us this year, we wanted to give something back to our loyal visitors and contributors!
The Prizes!!!
Danforth Bay has donated a certificate for Two Nights of Camping!!! Make your reservations early for 2006 and don't forget to inquire about their new 55+ seasonal RV park called the Bluffs!
Papoose Pond Resort & Campground has donated A Weekend Escape for Two - Prize includes 2 nights camping, all activities, and 5 meals (for each adult - Fri dinner, Sat breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch). Choose one of their four different Escape Weekends (06/09 to 06/11, 06/16 to 06/18, 09/22 to 09/24 or 9/29 to 10/01) - If a cabin is desired, recipient can upgrade. Make your reservations early for 2006! Great news: Papoose Pond has just added a new 30x60 pool.
FlushKing.com has donated their Reverse RV Flush Valve. The Flush King is a welcome addition to anyone with an RV holding tank. We purchased one this year, and are extremely pleased with its performance, as are so many other users.
DeLorme has generously donated several atlas books for the contest. One winner will get a full set of Northeast states: Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Connecticut/Rhode Island, and New Jersey. A second winner will win a smaller group of atlases from Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, and Connecticut/Rhode Island. These atlas books have been with us on every trip to Maine and New Hampshire! We have found so many interesting back roads by checking the map page(s) for each area we visit. It enhances our site seeing experience immensely. Campgrounds, hiking trails, boat access, waterfalls, museums, lighthouses, skiing, and airports are just a few of the detailed listings you will find in each atlas. We highly recommend picking up the atlases for the states you frequent the most, and if you are ever in Yarmouth Maine, stop by the corporate store and browse all their products.
The Countryman Press has donated a copy of one of our favorite books New England Waterfalls - A guide to more than 200 Cascades and Waterfalls by Greg Parsons and Kate B Watson. Read our detailed review of this book.
We are so grateful to all our donors for their generous prize donations! Thank you sooo very much to all!
The Details
Send a short paragraph or two describing a favorite camping memory this year. Whether it was a special weekend sitting by the fire, a visit to Storyland, or visiting the White Mountains, we want to hear your stories!
- Please include: Full Name
- Address including street, city/town, state and zip
- Email address (please add thatscamping.com to your ISP's spam white list)
- optional nickname from discussion forum or posted review.
- A paragraph or two of your favorite camping memory this season.
Only one entry per family please (and I will be checking for duplicates, so be fair) and you must be over 18 and in the continental USA to enter. Any incomplete entries will not be included in the contest drawing.
Contest Deadline
All contest entries must be received no later than Wednesday, November 30, 2005.
The Small Print
Your personal information will not be sold or shared with anyone, unless you win a prize; If you win one of the prizes, (and depending on which prize you win) your name and address could be sent to the prize's donor, so they can mail it directly to you.
All entries become the property of That's Camping, and stories might be displayed on our web site with a first name or nickname. By no means will any detailed private information (such as last name, email, or mailing address) be displayed or saved on our web site or on any of our site databases. We will not use your personal information to contact you other than to inform you of a prize.
Good luck everyone!
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Comments
The comment area is open for approximately one year after the article date.
GREAT Idea.... That’s Idea! That’s wonderful that Danforth Bay donated two nights of camping. I’m sure people will be competing for this and you’ll get lots of input!
I’m not sure if I’ll have a time to write. I have to write several performance reviews at work but I have a great story to share about camping and Danforth Bay.
That’s That’s Camping and Thanks Danforth Bay!
Posted by Bob C on 10/27/05I bet you have many great stories from this year, Bob!
Good luck on your reviews!
Posted by That's Camping on 10/27/05We are season campers at Able Mountain Campground in Braintree, Vermont. We have camped there with the same two couples for over sixteen years. We’ve seen a lot of changes over the years, the best ones coming in the last two years since the campground has been sold. We love it there.
I remember one evening in particular where our camping buddies (3 couples)along with several friends sat around the campfire until after 10:30 at night (way past our usual bedtime of 8 pm!). We had hosted a dinner party in one of the campers, seating 13 people for a sit down dinner of roast beef cooked on a spit over the wood fire, along with baked potatoes,veggies and rolls. Dessert was served outside by the fire - lemon cake and coffee! I can almost taste it now! The stories flew around the campfire, everyone laughed and joked and tried not to think about how cold it really was!! However, the warmth generated by the wood fire and the laughter and company of good friends made it seem warm. It was late September, the season was winding down, and we were not looking forward to closing up and staying home for six or seven months. It’s remembering evenings like this one that make me miss camping all the more during the long winter months. I’m already counting down the days until we can set up our camper again for the camping season next summer.
Posted by Bonnie Downs on 11/29/05Thanks for your comment, Bonnie, it is a wonderful story!!!
But please email the official contest entry as stated above. I cannot accept this as an entry unless you email your personal contact information as well.
Thanks!
Posted by That's Camping on 11/29/05This summer we did a Turf and Surf camping trip. The only thing that was consistent was the rain. Our 12 year old was less than happy about two weeks of dripping skies and little chance to swim. So on the second lag of our trip “the surf” we went to Acadia National park Maine. We came up with a great way to bring our 12 year old back into the fun of adventure… she had two stuffed animals and we set them up in different locations around the park and took pictures of them climbing, hiking, watching Thunder Hole explode as well as other adventures. One day we hope to put together a story about the adventure of two friends. It is already one of those memories that will be with us for a life time.
Posted by Mary Gaynor on 11/29/05Hello Mary, What a cute and charming story! Very sweet!
But as I just told Bonnie, I cannot accept entries posted as public comments on the site.
Please email your entry to along with your personal information. Thanks!
Posted by That's Camping on 11/29/05We camped on a beautiful river outside of Baltimore this past spring, so that the family could attend my
daughter’s graduation from U Maryland Law. On the morning of the festivities it was raining. It had rained so much that the river had overflowed its banks onto our campsite. We were so concerned about the water that my husband called the campground several times to check on our rig. They thought us amusing, since we didn’t realize we were on a tidal river, and there was no problem
Posted by Jerri Rosa on 11/29/05Jerri, please send your entry in by email, as I stated twice before in these comments, and also in the contest rules. Entries must be submitted by email. Thanks.
Posted by That's Camping on 11/29/05
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