Hey Gang! My absence in response this week was only b/c of good things.....busyness!
September in our parts is absolutely glorious. My favorite month here.
Labor Day is the 6th of September. Pretty much leaves the weekend of the 10th, 17th, or 24th. Although the 17th would probably be best for us, I'm open. The week after the 24th is a big festival week on LBI, not only is this place crazy, rates go up and booking is tough on the island. I'd greatly appreciate date feedback.
Lodging and camping: I have a HUGE yard, some grass, some stone, and lots of woods. We have some amazing birds and wildlife, the sounds in the evening and early AM are awesome. Anyone is welcome to tent, RV or trailer camp. We have a holiday inn in town, it's a few years old, not bad, or over here on the Island we have a bunch of small locally owned motels. Since they cater to tourists, they aren't too bad. My neighbor owns one, and I'll speak with him about a group plan. He does weddings in the fall, so I'll have to confirm avail. Honestly I'd rather see that over the holiday inn, would you rather wake up on the highway or a block from the beach, hmmm? Sunday AM beach breakfast anyone?
Food: If you are coming to the shore, you want to eat like a landlubber or water dweller? Fortunately many of our friends are either commercial fishermen or are directly related to fishing activities. Can you say VERY fresh seafood?
Extracurricular activities: hmm, it pays to know a beer distributor and a few bar owners
Non Signmaking activities: Throwin this out: fishing, kayaking, stand up paddleboarding, wakeboarding, surfing, kiteboarding. You can golf anywhere you know, if you're comin here enjoy what we offer and try something new.
Signmaking related stuff: large and grand format printing projects, wrappin, carving, leafing, cool charity projects, marketing and management, environmentally responsible signmaking, and your suggestions. Did I say your suggestions????
I welcome anyone to email or PM me with suggestions or comments. Let's hear from attendees, distributors, merchants and the like.
I'm excited already. This is gonna be a ton of fun. Maybe we need to get the party goin on Thursday, he he.