John Canfield
Site Team
Let's use this thread for GNR chitty-chatty - seminars you enjoyed, didn't enjoy, good (or otherwise) dining experiences, photos, tips, alerts, etc.
There might be some who remember our very favorite waitress, Jill who worked at The Lodge for a long time. I'm not certain we saw Jill while we were at the 2008 GNR, but we found her when we went out for dinner last night! Jill is now working at Shooterz Sports Bar and Grill, just a little north of town on the west side of hwy 69. It was great meeting her again and we will have to go back for dining and chat a little more with Jill. The food at Shooterz was quite good and they are running several specials through the GNR. The attached picture is Jane on the left and Jill on the right.
While we're speaking of food...
Bills Family Foods (market/grocery store) has a great deli and will cook breakfast to order and serves a hot lunch, or you can use the salad bar. Bills opens at 7am for you early birds.
The Lodge (now called Riverview or something like that) is open for meals from 8 am to 8 pm during GNR/pre GNR. We haven't eaten there this trip yet, so don't know what to expect.
We will have to make our usual stop at the Branding Iron restaurant in nearby Thompson, IA for ribs or a steak. Jane and I like Chinese food and have eaten at Sum Hing (downtown) several times in the past, but not on this trip so far. Hopefully the food is still just as good.
Guys - if you want to visit an old-time hardware store, be sure and poke around Hansen Hardware (downtown), or for a Tractor Supply Store type experience, visit Bomgaars, immediately south of Bill's Family Food.
Winnebago Factory Service finished up with us about 3:15 yesterday afternoon after two full days of service. We were staying at Oakwood RV park in nearby Clear Lake and had to get up quite early to leave for service. Monday we had to have our Horizon at service by 6:30 am, and yesterday at 6:00 am. They do this so there isn't a huge conglomeration of units descending on service at the same time. Work still begins at 7 am and stops at 3 pm though. The service process was running very smoothly and efficiently and everybody had a great attitude, service personnel and customers alike. The other attached picture is a shot of the units at the end of the work day. It looks like mass confusion, but it really runs quite smoothly.
We're parked in the Texas section (A) - we're the only Horizon with a roof air in this row
-that's it for now-
..edit..
Be sure and empty your holding tanks and fill up completely with fresh water before coming to rally grounds. Nearby Pammel Park has several dump stations. There will be a honey wagon coming around for pump outs and there will be a hose going around on the rows to replenish your water
There might be some who remember our very favorite waitress, Jill who worked at The Lodge for a long time. I'm not certain we saw Jill while we were at the 2008 GNR, but we found her when we went out for dinner last night! Jill is now working at Shooterz Sports Bar and Grill, just a little north of town on the west side of hwy 69. It was great meeting her again and we will have to go back for dining and chat a little more with Jill. The food at Shooterz was quite good and they are running several specials through the GNR. The attached picture is Jane on the left and Jill on the right.
While we're speaking of food...
Bills Family Foods (market/grocery store) has a great deli and will cook breakfast to order and serves a hot lunch, or you can use the salad bar. Bills opens at 7am for you early birds.
The Lodge (now called Riverview or something like that) is open for meals from 8 am to 8 pm during GNR/pre GNR. We haven't eaten there this trip yet, so don't know what to expect.
We will have to make our usual stop at the Branding Iron restaurant in nearby Thompson, IA for ribs or a steak. Jane and I like Chinese food and have eaten at Sum Hing (downtown) several times in the past, but not on this trip so far. Hopefully the food is still just as good.
Guys - if you want to visit an old-time hardware store, be sure and poke around Hansen Hardware (downtown), or for a Tractor Supply Store type experience, visit Bomgaars, immediately south of Bill's Family Food.
Winnebago Factory Service finished up with us about 3:15 yesterday afternoon after two full days of service. We were staying at Oakwood RV park in nearby Clear Lake and had to get up quite early to leave for service. Monday we had to have our Horizon at service by 6:30 am, and yesterday at 6:00 am. They do this so there isn't a huge conglomeration of units descending on service at the same time. Work still begins at 7 am and stops at 3 pm though. The service process was running very smoothly and efficiently and everybody had a great attitude, service personnel and customers alike. The other attached picture is a shot of the units at the end of the work day. It looks like mass confusion, but it really runs quite smoothly.
We're parked in the Texas section (A) - we're the only Horizon with a roof air in this row
-that's it for now-
..edit..
Be sure and empty your holding tanks and fill up completely with fresh water before coming to rally grounds. Nearby Pammel Park has several dump stations. There will be a honey wagon coming around for pump outs and there will be a hose going around on the rows to replenish your water