The Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival at Mulberry Mountain on June 4 to 7, 2009. It’s going to be a big weekend in Franklin County.
The Music and Camping Festival formerly held in Lawrence, Kansas. It has 99 bands lined u so far including the G. Love and Special Sauce, Black Crowes, and Cross Canadian Ragweed.
Organizers reported that they’ve had around 15,000 people a day in the past. This festival is the 6th year has been put on. Folks will start arriving to camp out on Wednesday.
The newest big event in Schaghticoke Event hold by the Hells Angels Camping for a weekend at the Green Island Rod and Gun Club such as music, food, fun and games. A group that was eager to counter the reputation even into the rural area.
The Nomads put on the event. Troy’s chapter of the long running motorcycle club which drew their compatriots from as far as the Carolinas. The smell of barbeque and the sound of live music filled the air.
Bert Kittel with the Troy Chapter said “It’s about a certain lifestyle of people coming together to have fun. We do what we want as our free expression, and we get penalized for it.”
Local authorities had said they planned to keep an eye on the event weeks ago, and a number of police cars were visible along the rural roads leading to the location, the way to which was marked with the signage “81” — “H” being the eighth letter of the alphabet, “A” being the first. Several bikers said a State Police helicopter also flew low over the event Saturday.
“How much did that cost in our stimulus money?” member Doug Boyd asked of the chopper. “We’re just trying to have a good time our way, without infringing on anyone else’s rights.”
Several members stressed that the crew was not one that started fights in bars or assaulted citizens. In fact, the Angels have done some good locally —late last year, not for the first time, members of the Nomads brought a trailer of toys to the children at St. Colman’s in Watervliet. Many of the children are emotionally troubled, autistic or orphaned.
“We do things for people we feel really need it,” Kittel said, noting that the economy has many people struggling. “The kids have it even worse than that.”
For those who want to criticize the group, they should “do better than we did” charitably, Kittel said.
And the hundreds of attendees the weekend drew would pump money into the local economy, especially those who didn’t camp on-site but stayed in hotels in the area, Boyd noted.
Scott Clark said It was the first event this year but likely not the last.
The reports are 37% of Memorial Day travelers planned to bike or hike, 29% planned to visit a national or the state park, and 14% planned to visit beaches or other water body during weekend schedule.
Visitors can chose the options or found all of those options at Chatfield State Park to spend their holiday at park instead of spending money to travel somewhere farther away.
Dave Tretteen, residing in Arvada said “We’ come here quite a bit, but this year things are a bit tighter, so I just want to stay a bit closer.”
Colorado State Parks reports that camping reservation will increase 1.9% this year but more people seem to be deciding to stay closer to home during vacations or holiday to save money.
Many campgrounds around the state are seeing an increase in demand during weekend or holiday season and were fully booked for Memorial Day Weekend.
Gas prices may also be encouraging people to travel in their vehicles. Some campground operators said that people were going trips to places like California and Mexico to travel around Colorado.
According to the Luzerne County officials a Camping at Moon Lake Park in Plymouth Township should resume in just a few weeks.
Doug Richards, Human Resources Director said the county will pay for the additional park staff by tapping almost $3.2 million in federal stimulus money alloted to the Workforce Investment Agency of Luzerne and Schuykill counties. The share of Luzerne County is about $2.1 million.
During the commissioner’s meeting county at Pittston City Hall on Thursday with Rich Adams of Around TOwn Bicycles in Wilkes-Barre presented a petition which almost 3,603 signatures asking the county to reinstate all services at the park.
Because dependent of the budgets, the county park was closed weekdays and open only on weekends from Jan. 1 through March 31, and the four full time employees in park went on furlough or only worked weekend security shifts.
Maryanne Petrilla, Commissioner Chairwoman said the swimming pool will probably not open this year.
County Commissioners Stephen A. Urban noted the chamber didn’t ask the county to forgive any debt, which it did last year.
Dan Roeske, Grosse Pointe Troop 96’s Scoutmaster said whoever took the trailer was parked at a business knew what they were doing. The trailer was parked that was donating the space to house near at Groesbeck Highway and 12 Mile Road in Roseville.
Roeske said “The hitch was locked up and the trailer was also chained to a beam that supports a car port. So it was under the car port, well locked with a chain and locked with a lock.”
The boy scouts / troop has 45 members age range from 11 to 17.
Roeske said “For us, the important things are three patrol handcrafted, boxes. They handled the camping gear, pots and pans, camping stoves, cooking utensils and most group of boys have one that they use.”
Roeske added “A few items (sentimental value) to the troop was stolen in a trailer.”
There is a planned of camping trip in two weeks, and that the troop will figure out how to resolve and make it work as possible.
The crimen of trailer’s Michigan license plate number is A266189.
There is a $1,250 reward for person with information about the stolen camping gear that leads to the return of the trailer and conviction of whoever is responsible. Contact to Roseville Police Department.
