[hojutok]

to all dc forum folks, and friendly orbiting et's,

the second week of august, there will a minor invasion of the great state of michigan, as several waves of wondering wanders wind their way up i-75 and such, and hang out for a weekend of joy and laughter, on the tiny island with that big hotel.

negotiations are on-going to reserve a meeting room an the grand for saturday, the 11th, and other activities will be enjoyed. addionally, for those that may chose, we are trying to get a group-rate on rooms at the grand hotel, under the group name "d.c. forum," and will post the info as it comes in, again, no later than this monday, april 23rd. but there are many other fine places to stay, both on the island as well as on both sides of the bridge in st. ignace, or mackinac city and surrounding areas, as well as campgrounds, or if you can, come by boat- there are even a lot of marinas. scheppler's ferry service runs often, and it's about a 16 minute ride over and back, departing from mackinac city.

nelson and i have done a lot of work on this, at least an hour or so, so far, and would welcome anyone's ideas/suggestions to really make this a blast.
but as he's in panama this week, and i'm here in toledo with my lawn tractor callin' me, it'll be mon.at least before everything is nailed down, at least on the "grand plan." but it is time now, to see if this can fit in and become a part of your summer vacation plans, as it definitely is on.

so, let the bookings begin! and if i may, i have found this to be an awesome booking engine, for just about everything... http://www.ytbtravel.com/rriddle

looking forward to being in your space...

bob