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Pets Weekend at Danforth Bay
Written on Sunday, May 21, 2006 by That's Camping
Article Categories: Travel-Plans • Danforth-Bay
We returned from a great weekend at Danforth Bay. Initially, I was sure the rain would put a damper on our fun, but the weather was fine. It rained on Saturday, but only after our Pet's activities were over.
We stayed on D16, across from the pavilion. I really like the sites in that area, especially in the off season, since it is easy to walk to the lake and to the depot area. The stream that runs through the park is actually raging from all the rain, and it was quite lovely to hear the rushing water sound from our site.
Pet's Weekend
So, the main attraction of the weekend was the Pets Weekend "Best in Show" - starting at 1pm at the Depot Field. There was a representative from the Conway Humane Society - if you are looking for a new pet, please consider adopting from their location. They are highly recommended by the Danforth Bay staff. In fact, Dina adopted a wonderful Yorkie recently, and warned me to be careful if we visit, because I might be tempted to take one home as well!
To start the Pets event, we all took turns stepping into the gated area, and introducing ourselves and our dogs. As usual, Dina does such a great job emceeing the event, and the Danforth staff is excellent. There seemed to be a lot more dogs this year than last, despite the threat of rain!
The first event was the Tail Wagging contest, and there were three divisions, and the winners in each division went onward to the finals. Mindy and I participated in the smaller dogs division, and somehow, I don't know how, but we advanced to the finals! Same as last year, we were up against the wagging wonderdog of The Flintstones family! I am looking forward to a rematch next year!
Next was Musical Chairs, and there were two divisions. One for the larger dogs and then for the smaller dogs. I coerced our niece to participating with Mindy and me, and we nudged our way to Top Three victory. We won a ribbon and a cup of Frosty Paws frozen treat.
Next was a demonstration from Dayna, a local Agility trainer, Check out her Spellbound Bernese web site! She demonstrated each obstacle and then a group of three dogs were allowed back in the fenced area to practice and learn the obstacles. Mike and our niece took Mindy into the area, and we were lucky to have Dayna train her on the Dogwalk, Tunnel, and Hurdle jumps. She did very well for a beginner! We would love to join the agility classes at All Dogs Gym in Manchester, NH in the fall, so this was a great introduction.
We left the event happy and satisfied!
We ended our busy Saturday with a drive to the Pizza Barn for our favorite pizzas. We walked a lot this weekend, and Mindy was worn out by that night!
Danforth Bay Updates
The new changes to the park are coming along nicely. We didn't have time to tour the Bluffs this weekend, but we did take a peek at the new pool area. It is HUGE! There is still a lot of work to be done, but it looks awesome so far! Mike is thrilled with the added water jets! I am not much of a pool user, but even I think it looks promising. Kids are going to love it!
The old exit road way by the cabins has been completely removed, and the new exit/entrance road way has been constructed and tarred, along with a partial tarring of the main campground (public) road. This is going to be great, we hated the bumps and dust from the old dirt road. The new landscaping is going to look quite appealing.
The tennis courts look great, and the snack bar will be opening soon. It will be located by the pools area, which is the perfect location.
Check out our photos from the weekend and from last year's 2005 Pets Weekend.
Article Categories: Travel-Plans • Danforth-Bay
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Oh we were sorry we missed you! I walked by your trailer in the early evening but didn’t want to disturb you. Patty and I wanted to watch the dog show fun but we had a goal to put up a deck this weekend for her gazebo. What a chore! Not to mention that hardware stores have limited hours in the North country.
Great Pictures—Thanks for sharing! You all look liked you had fun.
Posted by Bob on 05/22/06While I was at work today, Bob, I realized I didn’t mention you in my article! :( I wanted to say that we missed you as well!!
Your son was funny though. We were walking, and he was ahead of us, and he said “Hey my dad knows you!” What a cutie!
Anyway, we passed your site a few times while walking on Main, and we didn’t see you outside, except when we walked by after the Pets Event, and you looked very busy. How excellent that you are building the deck! It was a good weekend to accomplish it, since it wasn’t too hot, and the rain did hold out for a lot of the daytime hours!
Your seasonal site is in a great area, Bob. Close enough to see all the action, without being right on top of it! Looking down on the world!
We will definitely be there again in mid June, and possibly in early June, if I can talk Mike into a quick weekend stay.
Posted by That's Camping on 05/22/06It wasn’t too hot but the black flies and mosquitoes were almost unbearable while working. Did you notice this during your time there?
Yes! We’ll catch up this summer. I know you’ll be at Danforth Bay at least a couple more times this summer.
Posted by Bob on 05/22/06Yeah, I got bit a few times, I was itching Sunday when we got home. I still have a bump on the back of my neck. It was actually pleasant at the Pets Event, I wasn’t really bothered by bugs, surprisingly! But occasionally when standing still, they were swarming.
Posted by That's Camping on 05/23/06
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