This Weekend at the Duck

Friday 6:30 pm- Father’s Day Crafts. Come to the Rec to make a present for dad.

Saturday 2-3pm – Ice Cream Social. Build your own sundae in the Rec Building sm 1.73 lrg 2.74

4:30pm – Father’s Day Scavenger Hunt. Pick up your list at the Concession and see how many things you can find.

Dusk – Movie Night in the Outdoor Theater – Check the board in the Rec for Movie Title. Popcorn available in Concession

Sunday 9am-noon – free coffee for all camping dads

RDR Grill & Concession Hours

June 9-22

Mon – Wed 11am-7pm; Thu 11am-9pm Fri, Sat – 9am – 11pm; Sun – 9am – 10pm

Specials

Twister of the Week Gummy Bears – Creamy Vanilla Soft Serve mixed gummy bears. Sm 3.85 lrg 4.29

Mac & Cheese Bites Macaroni with creamy cheddar and shaped into a 2-bite triangle, then lightly coated with a tempura batter 4.78

Bumper Boat Hours

Fri 3pm-9pm; Sat 11am-9pm; Sun 10am-9pm

Manitoba campground activities

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This weekend at the Duck

Saturday
9am-noon – Campground Garage Sale. Set up a table at your site and/or check out everyone else’s treasures.
2-3pm – Ice Cream Social. Build your own sundae in the Rec Building sm 1.73 lrg 2.74
6:30pm – Kids games (near the middle playground)
Dusk – Movie Night in the Outdoor Theater – Check the board in the Rec for Movie Title. Popcorn available in Concession

Manitoba campground activities

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Next on the Agenda

We have one big project planned and a couple smaller ones still to come this year.  A third play area is almost finished.

campground playground There is a new washroom facility coming around mid June that will be set up in the West area of the Campground.

The biggest project will be a 2800 sq ft addition to the front of the Rec Building. It will be similar to a screened in gazebo, so we will be able to enjoy the Manitoba weather without the Manitoba bugs. At this point we are just waiting for the building permit to be finalized and we are hoping to begin construction in early June and be completed within a couple weeks. This is how the plans look. The strip down the middle is the screened section.

rec-cropOnce it is complete the current picture shelter will be removed and the outdoor movie theater will be moved inside the new screened-in area.

There will of course be some minor disruptions to the access to the Rec Building during these couple weeks. The front entrance area will be closed off and the side doors will be used as access points. We will do our best to keep things running as smoothly as possible and hope you can bear with us through this addition.

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This Weekend at the Duck

Saturday
2-3pm – Ice Cream Social. Build your own sundae in the Rec Building sm 1.73 lrg 2.74
4:00pm – Ducky Race. Hop in the pool to compete to see whose duck can get to the other side the fastest. The catch – you can’t use your hands to help it!
Dusk – Movie Night in the Outdoor Theater – Check the board in the Rec for Movie Title. Popcorn available in Concession
Sunday
10am – Bubble Zone. Kids of all ages are welcome to come by the playground to blow bubbles big and small.

Pool & Hot Tubs open off season hours. Check the Gumball Machine in the Rec Building for current hours.

Manitoba campground activities

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Oak Point ATV Derby

There is another ATV Derby coming up in our area this weekend. Click the link below for full details. Oak Point is approx 45 minutes North of our campground.

2nd Annual Oak Point 2014-1

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Catching up

Spring is always a busy time of year in the Campground Business and especially so on a year like this when Old Man Winter won’t let go. That means we end up doing a whole bunch of work in a very short period of time to try and get everything cleaned, opened and running. That also means I have been falling behind on posting what has been going on this spring. But here goes….

There have been a few tweaks to the pool area. We expanded the seating area by the regular pool and installed some more synthetic grass.

 

Pool Area Before

Pool Area Before

Pool Area After

Pool Area After

We also installed a new liner in the regular pool. But first we had to remove the large icebergs which were still hanging around inside the pool.

Manitoba pool open May

This was definitely a situation where once it came out of the box it was never ever going back in again. This is how the liner arrived, note the cone for size reference.

vinyl pool linerAnd it’s out

Pool liner replacementHard to believe that we actually made our target date and the campground pool opened on May 9.  Although, we have had a couple iffy weather days in there for the most part the pools and hot tubs have been busy. As you are well aware last weekend it was hot hot and we even broke some records.

So the pool was a couple weeks ago which left the Bumper Boats for last week. We brought in the big boy toys from R2G2 Excavators to do some cleanup of the Bumper Boat pond

pond cleanup

After a few hours of digging and hauling it was all spiffed up and ready to open

Campground bumper BoatsAs you can also see from the picture the leaves were just starting to come out on Friday. That is one good thing about all the rain we got yesterday everything has certainly turned green in a hurry. Things are drying up quick with another sunny, warm day and we are looking ahead to another great weekend.

We have one more big, exciting project coming up. Plans are being finalized as we speak and I am already working on my next post with all the details. Hopefully I will have it done this week – stay tuned.

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This Weekend at the Duck

Saturday
2-3pm – Ice Cream Social. Build your own sundae in the Rec Building sm 1.73 lrg 2.74
6:30pm – Fun Bingo in the Rec Building
Dusk – Movie Night in the Outdoor Theater – Check the board in the Rec for Movie Title. Popcorn available in Concession
Sunday
9am – Ducky Hunt. Find the specially marked ducks and bring them to the office for a prize

Pools & Hot Tubs open off season hours. scheduled activities at Rubber Ducky Resort and Campground

Check the Gumball Machine in the Rec Building for current hours.
RDR Grill & Concession Hours
Fri – 11am- 11pm
Sat – 9am – 11pm
Sun – 9am – 8pm

 

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This Weekend at the Duck

Saturday
9am – Ducky Hunt. Find the specially marked ducks and bring them to the office for a prize
2-3pm – Ice Cream Social. Build your own sundae in the Rec Building sm 1.73 lrg 2.74
Dusk – Movie Night in the Outdoor Theater – Monsters University
Popcorn available in Concession
Sunday
11:30 – 12:15 – Bubble Zone. Kids of all ages are welcome to blow bubbles big and small. (near the playground)
2-4 pm – Inflatable Bounceroo by the playground
5-9pm – Wii Bowling on the big screen in the Rec Building

Pools & Hot Tubs open off season hours

(approx schedule based on the current forecast)

Hot Tubs 9am-10pm;

Regular Pool Fri 4pm-9pm, Sat & Sun 10am-9pm, Mon  tbd by Mother Nature;

Splash Pool Sat & Sun noon-5pm

RDR Grill & Concession Hours
May Long Weekend
Thur – noon – 9:00pm
Fri, Sat Sun – 9am – 11pm
Mon 9am – 7pm

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Meadow Lea Hall Quad Poker Derby

It’s time for the Spring Derbies to start. This one is happening this weekend in our area.

May 10, 2014
pit location: Hwy #248 & road 82 n
registration ~ 9:00am – 1:00pm
hands: $10.00 for 1
$20.00 for 3
$5.00 for low hand draw
OR $10.00 per bike to ride trail

halfway point: Lunch will be available: Smokies, wieners, drinks etc

** no converted truck or mini suv’s of any kind will be allowed to travel the derby **

** well marked trail **

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Our first ‘This weekend at the Duck’ of the season

Contest Weekend

Pick your Ducky Discount – Pluck a duck when you register to get up to 50% off camping fees.
All Weekend
Guessing Contest
Rubber Ducky Matching Game
Saturday
Door Prize – Rubber Ducky Hoodie
5:30pm – Movie Night in the Rec. Mr Popper’s Penguins
Sunday
Door Prize – $20 Ducky Bucks

Stop at the Office/Concession to enter to win

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RDR Grill & Concession Hours
May 2-4, 2014
Friday noon – 7:00pm
Saturday noon – 8:00pm
Sunday 11:00am – 5:00pm

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