Mid-West Toy-In Rally Oct 3rd-5th...Double Digits!!!

[bufbooth]

Hello All,

Just a reminder we are a little over one month away from the Mid-West Toy-In

and we now are in the double digits....okay...we are at 10...but hey, 10 is

double digits...:-)

I did receive past emails from a couple of folks that stated they were coming, but

have not seen them on our group list, so we may be looking at 12, plus any

last minute adds.

Dennis...

A Mid-West Toy-In is being held on October 3th (Friday) to

October 5th (Sunday) 2008 near Galesburg Illinois (Knoxville) at the

Galesburg East Campground, (www.allcampgrounds.com/galesburgeast)

It is one of the nicer campgrounds that I have stayed at, lots of

trees, full hook ups, pull thru sites, a Good Sam Park, fishing pond,

firewood, nice rest rooms, propane station, walking trails, large

(4 or 5 acres) open grass area, pets are welcome, and about 8 miles

East of Galesburg. Exit 54 on I-74 just SE of Knoxville. After

taking the exit, head North to first intersection, turn right (East)

and campground is about two miles on the North side of the road.

Our group name is "Toyota Rally". The rate is $22.50 a night for

two adults, and $2 for each additional adult and $1 for each

additional child. For reservations call 309-289-2267 and tell

them you are part of the "Toyota Rally" group. If you have any

problems, ask for Judy.

To ensure that we all end up with sites next to each other, we

need to make our reservations by September 1st.

After you make your reservations, please send me an email at

bufbooth@yahoo.com so I know how many will be attending, and

please include the ages of any children coming along, I will try to

plan a few activities for them, movie night, pumpkin craving

contest, fishing tournament, ect.

Some of the activities that I would like to plan is a pot luck dinner

for Saturday night, a camp fire sit-in, Toyota RV Open House, and

maybe even a Toyota caravan on the Knox County Scenic Drive

(see below) or just the drive into town. I will be arriving Friday

evening (6pm to 9pm) and own a 1990 Toyota Odyssey.

Thank you,

Dennis Booth

bufbooth@yahoo.com

317-844-4051

Carmel, IN

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The October 4th - 5th weekend is the Knox County Scenic Drive

and the Galesburg Scarecrow Festival. In addition, there are

county wide garage sales going on, a flea market at the fair

grounds, and tons of other events going on.

KNOX COUNTY SCENIC DRIVE - October 4 & 5

Enjoy historic sites, displays, demonstrations, and country cooking

as you take a self-conducted driving tour through some of the most

beautiful parts of the historic Spoon River valley. All stops will have

activities to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Lincoln/Douglas

debates held in Illinois. Galesburg is one of the sites of these

debates and Abe & Mary Lincoln will be visiting each stop.

GALESBURG SCARECROW FESTIVAL - October 4 & 5

Seventh Annual Scarecrow Festival held in Standish Park Arboretum.

A special category for homemade scarecrows of Lincoln / Douglas is

added this year. Enjoy live entertainment, handmade crafts,

children’s activities, food and much more. View and vote on home

made scarecrows in five different categories, only visitors vote on

their favorite scarecrows to win.

Walnut Grove Farm

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is an Historic

working farm with special events that offer visitors a unique

glimpse into life of 100 years ago. Visitors step back in time when

reliving lost arts and learning about life in the past. They have a

large barn that multiple vendors sell crafts from, and they have

a large farm stand. Plenty of room to take our Toyota’s to, even

large 30+ foot Class A RVs will fit.

http://home.grics.net/scenicdrive/walnut.html

http://www.walnutgrovefarm.com/ScenicDrive.htm

If you are a fan of small restaurant chains, Galesburg has both

a Maid-Rite and a La Gondola Spaghetti House restaurant.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maid-Rite (Maid-Rite Restaurant)

http://www.lagondolaspaghettihouse.com/menu.html

OTHER AREA INFORMATION:

http://home.grics.net/scenicdrive/maquon.html

www.woodlandviewfarm.com/Scenic%20Drive.html

www.galesburgrailroadmuseum.org/welcome.htm

www.visitgalesburg.com (check out the Galesburg video)

www.visitgalesburg.com/attractions.html

www.galesburgrailroadmuseum.org/welcome.htm

www.dickblick.com (factory store is on North side of Knoxville)

www.kville.org/kchistory (Knox County Historic Sites)

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Be sure to check out the Mid-West Toyota Toy-In Rally October 3rd-5th 2008