The
Sprite takes a break from boxing…!
9th
Annual
WNY’s
Lazy Summer 2011
(last updated August 16, 2011)
General
Info:
We’re returning to our “roots” this time, back to where the stamps for the
first event the Highlander and I held were. Royalton Ravine County Park (also known as
Victor A. Fitchlee Park) is just south of the canal town of Gasport in
Directions: The park is just
off Gasport Road, which you can get to from Route 77 or Route 31 in Niagara
County. There are various ways to get there:
From
the Thruway (east or west): Take the Pembroke Exit (48A) off the
thruway and head north toward Medina. When you get to the flashing stop light
in Alabama (about 7 miles up), turn left to follow Route 77. Again, follow this
road until you reach the stoplight at Gasport Road. Turn right and the park
will be on the left, about a mile and a half down.
From
the Rochester area via Spencerport Expressway (Route 531): Take Route 531,
which leads to Route 31/31A. If you STAY on 31A West out of Monroe County,
THROUGH Orleans County and into Niagara County, you’ll finally hit a stoplight
at Gasport Road (where the post office is). From here, turn LEFT and the park
is down, then up the hill on the right.
From
Niagara Falls: Take the Robert Morris Parkway north to Route 31 heading
east. It’ll take you through Lockport and into Royalton through Lockport all
the way to the light at Gasport Road. Turn right and the park down, then up the
hill on the right.
From
Amherst, Williamsville & North Buffalo suburbs: Take the 990 to
Millersport Road, then turn left and take Millersport to Transit Road. Turn
left on Transit and pass the drive in and a ton of car dealers to the light at
Robinson Road (which becomes Dysinger). Turn left and follow the road to where
it dead ends, then turn right. Follow the road just past where it branches off
to the right for Akron Road, then turn LEFT onto Gasport Road. Drive about 2
miles down (which will take you past the stoplight at Route 77) and the park
will be on the left, about a mile and a half past the light.
Event
Schedule:
We
always try to maximize your boxing time, so the schedule is simple:
Saturday,
10:30 a.m.: Event begins. Come stamp into the event book, get the event stamps,
exchange with other boxers and get some food. You can do this at ANY time
between 10:30 and 4:30, but the food DOES run out and people will be in and out
all day! IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN TO A GATHERING, BE SURE TO COME AT THIS
TIME SO WE CAN HAVE TIME TO MEET YOU AND HELP YOU GET ORIENTED! Also, feel free to
check at AQ for tips on attending a gathering to help you
out.
11:00-4:30pm:
Boxing all over the park. You can also use this time to exchange at the
pavilion or just talk to other folks in the area
4:30pm: Group photo. Be sure to come back in time to
get everyone in the shot so we’ve got something to share on the boards!
4:45pm:
Raffle & Award time! Pay a $1 per ticket or $5 for an arm’s length and get
a shot at winning some great boxing supplies or win a stamping award for the
day!
5:00pm:
Day event ends; clean up & head to dinner. Join up with the local folks for
dinner at Friendly’s in Lockport or head home to relax.
8:30pm:
Night boxing event. Since the park closes at 9, we have to start at dusk
instead of nightfall, so be back at the pavilion at Royalton Ravine around this
time. The park closes promptly at 9, so we’ll be picking the boxing up at 8:50.
Don’t be LATE. Details on where to start will be given after the raffle.
Sunday,
all day: Box on your own. Come back to get what boxes you missed!
Food: Like all
gatherings, our bounty will be potluck, so bring your favorite dish and let us
know what it is (so we don’t have too little or too much of anything!). We'll
provide hotdogs and soda if you bring the side dishes!
Accommodations: The closest
place to stay is Lockport, which has a few hotels right on Transit Road.
There’s even a bed and breakfast on Route 31 not too far from the park and one
right in Gasport as well. If you don’t mind staying just a little further away
(or want a bigger hotel), you have the entire Buffalo/Niagara region at your
disposal this year (which includes accommodations in Canada, for those with
passports or enhanced licenses), which means TONS of boxes in the surrounding
suburbs.
Boxes: Currently, there
are no boxes at ALL in Four Mile itself, mostly because the paths are pretty
open. Even the series we’ll be doing is just outside the park area, not
directly in it. Clues for the boxes will be posted on our gathering clues page on Thursday the 18th,
so no peeking until then. We’ll also have a booklet of the event clues to give
out at the pavilion, but only until we run out, so don’t come too late. Our box
theme is leisure activities, so let us know if you’d like to donate a box based
on any of the ways people like to relax! More importantly, though, let us
know if you want to donate raffle items! Any boxing supplies or fun items you
can send to add to our list would really help make the whole thing worthwhile.
Proceeds for this raffle will go toward the cost of the pavilion, the grill
food and...well, other raffle items! :-).
Getting
Around & Other Boxes: Check the event page at Atlas Quest. The list
you’ll get is MORE than enough for one weekend! However, if you’re a severe
boxer (or, The Phoenix!), the city to search is Gasport, NY. The Highlander and I do a Hallowed Grounds
tour yearly in different counties, one of which was Niagara County. You can also check for
boxes in Niagara County on LBNA (
Questions?: Let us know (the Sprite & the Highlander) if WE can
be of more help. This is the eighth WNY gathering we’ve planned and we always
strive for a relaxing weekend amongst friends. With this year’s theme, it
should be even MORE relaxed! We’ll have our Cootie Catcher on the table for
those wanting to get rid of cooties and traveling events stamps are always
welcome! If you know of anyone else that's interested, please feel free to pass
this info along and have them sign up on Atlas Quest! Hope to see you there!
The
(slackboxing) Sprite & the (sleepboxing) Highlander
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