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October 2008

 **October 10-12 (Fri-Sun, Columbus Day Weekend) Watkins Glen, New York -  Westies at Watkins 2008. This is the seventh annual LiMBO family campout. Discover the beauty of the Watkins Glen Gorge and beautiful surrounding Finger Lakes Region of New York.  Activities for all including hiking, caravanning, wine tasting, and campfire festivities. Campout is at Watkins Glen State Park, easily accessible from highway 14.  Any VW van models (not just Westfalias) are welcome to come and participate in this event. Since it's the end of the season, Joel has been able to reserve the Onondaga Valley Loop for the VW crowd. Therefore, NO ONLINE RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. Drive up to the ranger kiosk by the campgrounds and claim the selected site.  We will have a weekend rate (TBD ~$20?) with an additional walkup fee of $2. We will be allowed to double up on all sites. There are 49 sites available in this loop. Joel plans to camp in site 170, and plans to make sites 168-187 the communal area. This area does have nice clean bathrooms with warm showers and easy access to the gorge trail. THERE IS NO ELECTRICITY AVAILABLE at the sites in this loop. Go to the Mohawk Village Loop if you need to plug in. (You will need to make reservations on-line for this loop.)  You can always join us for the evening festivities. There will be "breakfast burritos" Saturday morning, and a pot luck supper and door prizes on Saturday night. The field house next to the baseball field has been reserved for that event. It has electricity, a fireplace, and picnic tables. On Sunday, we will drive our vans on the Watkins Glen International Race Course. Track access will be around $ US 15 per vehicle. Pet owner information:  DO NOT leave dogs unattended anywhere in the park. No dogs allowed on the inner Gorge Trail but OK on the rim trails. Pet owners must show current rabies certificate (for their pet.) For directions or more details and information on the campout, contact Joel B.Cort of the Empire State VW Camping Club at jcort@rochester.rr.com or (585)-377-4161 

 **October 12 (Sunday) Brookline, MA - The 23rd Annual Transporterfest Volkswagen Day at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum. Please note- this is a NEW date. This is a fun filled day of VWs, with the emphasis on buses, vans, and transporters. All VWs are welcome though; from 1946 through current models. Held on the historic and beautiful grounds of Larz Anderson Park, in front of the original carriage house, which is now a car museum. Food, fun, friends and plenty of great prizes are available. Pre-registration not necessary. Just come enjoy the day! Hours are 9am to 4pm. Vehicle registration: $12. New parts vendors: $25, used parts: $15. Vehicle  registration includes museum admission for 2 adults and kids.  Saturday night camping location to be determined.  Contact Stan via e-mail: stan.wohlfarth@bentleypublishers.com or phone 508-651-3502  Directions to the show and museum details are available here: http://www.larzanderson.org 

October 17-19 (Fri-Sun) Lenhartsville, PA - Kampers on the Rocks at the Blue Rocks Campground. www.bluerockscampground.com spnsored by the Kampin Kombi VW Group. Activites include a cruise to Cabellas, Crystal Caverns, Hawk Mountain, hayride & pumpkin picking, winery tour, junkyard crawl, and Saturday night sauerbraten dinner. For reservations call 610-756-6366 and tell them you are with the VW group. The group campsite is #116. If you need a water & electric hook-up, you need to make a separate reservation. For more information, go to the event website: www.geocities.com/kampinkombi Any questions, contact Patricia and Matthew Miller 908-638-8028 or email kampinkombi@yahoo.com

 
October 19 (Sunday) starting in Simsbury, CT - The CVA’s 10th Annual Fall Foliage Cruise, held rain or shine. Meet at 9am at The Simsbury Fireman’s Clubhouse. Cruise will wind through the scenic roads of Connecticut with a few stops along the way. Please bring a picnic lunch. There will be a dinner after the cruise for those that are interested. Come and enjoy the colors of fall with us. For additional info please contact: Jeremy Clayton (860) 539-9704 vwbus@excite.com or Joe Hughes (203) 982-6257 vwjoehughes@yahoo.com

October 24-26 (Fri-Sun) Talladega National Forest, Alabama - The Fifth Annual Alabama Fall Ball at Turnipseed Hunters Camp. We will have Breakfast Burritos on Saturday Morning and a Potluck dinner that night. Plenty of hiking trails lead out of this camp ground so be sure to pack your hiking boots. Cost is only $5 a night per bus in the honor box. You can get more details as available at www.bamabusbrigade.com under the events forums.

November 2008

 **November 23 (Sunday)- Folding Party at Coy's in Bristol, RI. Take advantage of this opportunity to visit this beautiful and historical Rhode Island town, and help us get out the newsletter! Details to follow. For direction, contact Coy at 401-254-2350, or coyandlynn83@hotmail.com 

Previous 2008 Events

February

16- Cambridge, Ont.-  5th Annual True Canadian Winter Bus Campout

April

13 - Jacksonville Beach, FL - 10th Annual Volkswagens at the Beaches VW Show & Swap Meet.

17-20 Pleasant Garden, NC - Everybus 2008

20 Westerly, RI- Transporter Rites of Spring

27 Mansfield, CT - The CVA’s  Annual Spring Dust-off

May

1-4 Beavertown, PA -  Granny Grose's Buses IV

4 Vallejo, CA. -  Nor-Cal Bus Fest II

16-18  Carlisle, PA - Carlisle Import Kit / Replicar Nationals

17 Dedham, MA or Natick, MA - 9th Annual Dust Off Cruise

18 Guthrie Center to Stockbridge MA - Arlo Guthrie Walk for Huntington's Disease. 

23-26 Branchville, NJ -  Westies In the Woods 

30 Walpole, MA- First Bad Dog's Air-Cooled Cruise Night  

June

5-8 Natural Bridge Station, VA - Natural Bridge Campout

6-8 Riverhead, NY -  8th Annual Buses by the Big Duck VW Campout

12-15 Almonte, Mississippi Mills, Ontario Canada - Busfusion 2008

13-15 Louisa, VA - Small Country Campout 1

15 Harwinton, CT Litchfield Bug-In Show and Swap Meet

July

3-6  Shrewsbury, MA- Westies at the Wards LiMBO Campout

11-13 Townsend, VT- West River Westies V 

13 Woodstock, CT - The CVA’s 4th Annual New England Volks-Meet

17-20 Cape May County, NJ- Cape May Campout

24-27 Crumpler, NC, High Country Bus Festival

25-27 Portsmouth, RI Buses in the Bay

August

2 Shrewsbury, MA- Volks-Vair Fair

3 Windsor, ME- Vacationland VW Assoc. Annual VW Show and Swap Meet.

10 Terryville, CT 17th Annual Terryville Bug-A-Fair

10 Brewerton, NY 5th Annual Salt City VW Show 

16 Mt Holly, VT -  Vermont Okemo Mountain View All Air-Cooled VW Meet

17 Vallejo, CA - .Nor-Cal Bus Fest III

17 Hampton, IL- Bi-State VW's 13th Annual Show & Shine Picnic 

29-Sept 1 Bloomsburg, PA Kampers Near Knoebels VIII   

31 Cumberland, RI, Diamond Hill Show-Off

September

5-7 Thomaston, ME, Buses by the Buoy '08

13 Deer Park, Long Island, New York Three Bugs in a Barrel.

19-21 Southwick State Park, NY -  Sand, Surf, and Volkswagens on Lake Ontario

20-21 Flanders, NJ All Air-Cooled Gathering

25-28 (Thurs-Sun) Berlin, MD- Pony Pitch Campout

27 Chicopee, MA - 11th Annual Beetle & Bus Cruise

October

3-5  Kaladar, ON, Canada - Bon Echo Camping Event

4 Green Lane, PA - Buses By the Depot