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 **
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
It finally looks like spring has sprung and I’m sure everyone agrees that it is nice to be able to get out and enjoy some fresh air after being stuck inside for so long. I don’t think I have ever been so happy to see mud puddles. Usually I hate all the mud and muck that comes with spring, but you won’t catch me complaining that’s for sure.
We have been clearing the snow off the roadways to the campsites so, most areas are now accessible on foot. Until we get some more melting and drying only the main road is open to vehicle traffic. If you are coming out though be prepared as most areas do still have lots of snow in the sites.
It is surprising how much the snow is dropping each day. Last time I checked the forecast the low tonight was supposed to stay above freezing and a high in the double digits for tomorrow. Assuming that hasn’t changed yet, that should take care of lots more. I saw yesterday that last year we had snow up until April 27. I will go out on a limb and say it will be gone earlier this year.
Even if we do have snow left next week, the power will still be turned on. Needless to say, the only water at the sites will be on the ground. It is usually early May before we can turn the water system. The Rec Building is open for anyone that is planning to come out though. I know we have some die hard campers that have already been out to snow blow getting ready for the long weekend.
However I apologize but I don’t thing the mini golf will be open at that time
You know how every fall the squirrels will gather their acorns and treasures as they get ready for the cold winter. That’s kinda how things are starting to feel around here. We have been gathering our treasures as we get ready for the hot summer. So far our collection includes:
We are starting to get a little anxious and ready to get going with this outside stuff that’s for sure. I know a lot of our campers are feeling the same way. We have had a few out for a drive already this “spring”. I have a couple coming out today to have a look around at some of the seasonal campsites. It’s officially 17 days until I turn the power on. Unfortunately it looks like shovels will be required for our die hard campers this year.
Our contest page has been updated with a couple new contests to kick off this Spring. Be sure to get your name entered to win $30 Ducky Bucks or an Activities Package. Check back in a couple months to see what our next prize will be. If you are planning to stop by the Manitoba RV Show next weekend make sure you come to our booth to enter our free draw for a Rubber Ducky Hoodie and coupons worth over $60.
Last, but not least we have even added a whole weekend of contest fun on May 2 and 3. There will be door prize draws both Friday and Saturday; a guessing contest; maybe even a little trivia contest so start studying up on Rubber Ducky trivia. This will also be our annual Pluck a Duck weekend – Pluck a duck when you register and save up to 50% our regular rates. You can’t win if you’re not here, so start planning now.
It’s that time of year to rest our hopes of an early spring on a furry animal. Kind of silly really because when have we ever had less than 6 more weeks of winter. But in such drastic conditions as this winter we need a little ray of hope. So with that said I am sending all sorts of positive thoughts to Manitoba Merv at Oak Hammock Marsh. His friends at the Marsh posted this picture of him getting all ready for his big day.
I think that if he does see his shadow tomorrow morning we shove him back in his hole and make him keep repeating the day until he gets it right.
A bit of a bright spot on a stormy day. Did you realize it is now less that 3 months until camping? I’m sure that I am not alone in having all my fingers crossed that we get an early spring. Obviously, my acorn theory from my previous post has been blown completely out of the water. At least we only have a couple more weeks to wait until we will see what Mr Groundhog has to say. As I write this it is now a balmy 3C and rain. We have gone from -25c windchill this morning to whiteout conditions, to now rain and chance of thunderstorms. I started writing this yesterday and things have not improved since then as we now sit at -17 with a full on snow day. Someone needs to give the snow globe a good shake to reset everything. This is just downright crazy.
With the coming of the new year it also signals the time to start getting ready for another season. It may not feel like it but it today but spring is going to come sooner or later. I have spent the last couple weeks updating brochures, finalizing advertising details and planning the 2014 activities. We have added a few new things this year: a garage sale, Christmas in July, and a Contest Weekend. Our tried and true favorites will be back again: Movie Nights, Halloween in July, Fun Bingo and Freaky Food Challenge. I still have a few things in the works and will continue to update the list as we go along.
Mmmm bacon. Came across this picture the other day. Has anyone tried this method of campfire bacon cooking? How does it work?
Do you want to win some Ducky Bucks or Rubber Ducky Hoodies?All you have to do is go to our Facebook Page, find the contest post and tell me when you think it will snow. I will be giving prizes to the correct guesser as well as some random guessers.
It’s time for those winter predictions and I always like to throw in my 2 cents. I did the usual Google research to see what ‘those in the know’ are saying. And as per usual didn’t really find out much. They basically say it will be cold in winter and we will get snow. No really? Here I thought maybe this would be the winter that the temperature stayed above freezing and we never got any snow. The Weather Network has predicted a normal fall and so far I would have to say that they are actually right. Probably one of the most known weather prediction factors is the acorns. If there are lots and they come early we will have a hard winter. So, after my rather unsuccessful Googling was done I looked back through my old posts and noticed that in Oct 2011 I reported that we didn’t have any acorns. Last fall I remember lots of acorns. So to recap last fall lots of acorns = horrible winter. Two years ago no acorns = awesome winter (as far as winter goes anyway). I have good news to report – there are no acorns this year!!
So for what it’s worth I am calling for a normal fall followed by a warmer than last year winter. I will even go out on a limb and say our first snow to stay will happen during the last week of November and our first -20 will be during the third week in December. Anyone else have any predictions to share? I have used all sorts of high tech eenie meenie, flip a coin type factors to make my predictions so I’m sure I will do just as well as the professional weather forecasters.
Rubber Ducky Resort & Campground - A family campground located in Warren, near Winnipeg, Manitoba 