Sept 28 - oct 1 frog-tober fest amana iowa 4th annual

[Cowracer]

Originally Posted by twohand

Serious question... Is this rally anywhere near kid friendly? Our 12yo grandson goes everywhere we go, so to attend next year we need know ahead of time if we need to ditch him. [emoji2]

Yes, it most certainly is. There were more than a few kids in attendance.

Tim

[TURBS]

Originally Posted by F.R.O.G.

Thanks to Ron (Turbs) and Miss Amy and their team of volunteers for organizing and hosting such a great event. For fear of overlooking some, I'll leave it to Ron to identify his team members.



Cindy and I are now on our way to Kerrville, TX to participate in the Texas FROG Roundup, an event that has become another great FROG tradition under the leadership of Dan and Lori Stenholm

Thanks Bob, it was a pleasure to host you and everyone that came!

Thanks to
The trosts, Capps, kirns, streisels, browns, ballards, and they mays hopefully I didn't miss anyone and if I did I apologize.

Thanks to another great year!

[SilhouettePenny]

Originally Posted by PineRock

Left to right: Michelle Ballard, Miss Amy Benhart and Mary Beth Capps were the "Frog" judges for the parade.Attachment 153052

Thank you sir, that's the proper way to post. I'm still in rookie status.

[PineRock]

Originally Posted by CZNEDY

Terry! Attachment 153067

Yep, that would be mine. Just checked this morning, but the pin is still in the hitch.[emoji848]

[Mountndream]

Originally Posted by RVChick

Wow wanderlost!! Those are great pics!! Thank you!!
I totally agree....thank you from those if us that had to cancel...it felt like we were right there!!

X2

[Cowracer]

What can be said about Frogtoberfest that hasen't already been said? Fantastic campground? Check. Wonderful people? Check. Outstanding Oktoberfest in town? Check. Food, food and more food? Check. Weather to die for? Check.

But I'll try to put some 'color' on it for you folks that are sitting on the fence about making the trip next year.

Campground? Amana RV park is large, flat and situated out in the middle of nature. Last couple years, we could hear the cows mooing at night. Didn't hear many this year, I think the farmer had them in a different field. The staff is very accommodating and friendly, and we literally rolled in, gave out name to the lady standing out side, and was escorted to our site by a golf-cart. I wonder why I even put it in park. The sites are laid out kinda funky though, with 2 spots close together, then a large open area and then 2 more spots together. You you either get a large front 'yard' with a neighbor close to you in back, or a large back 'yard', and a neighbor 12 feet off your front door. It works for a group setting, because those large yards make for wonderful gathering areas. All the facilities are clean and top-notch. Wifi coverage is dense and speeds seemed good to me. It's a great venue

Wonderful People? More than you can imagine. Everyone got along great, with some dear old friends mixed in with new people that we just met. Nobody should sit there and go "I don't want to go because I won't know anyone there". That was the excuse I used to avoid rallies for years, and now I am hooked. If you see group around a campfire, you are more than welcome to wonder up and introduce yourself. You'll probably be invited to pull up a chair.

Outstanding Oktoberfest? Well, that kinda is the reason we do this. Its about as an authentic Oktoberfest as you will find outside of Munich. The Festhalle barn is lively, with oompah music and plenty of beverages. The 'tapping of the first keg' is the ceremony that officially starts it, and the parade is the highlight of the week. Even outside the Festhalle, there is music, dancing, and all kind of things to see and do. And its an easy 5 minute drive from the campground. Parking is OK on Friday, and gets a bit tight on Saturday, but we have yet to strike out finding parking. Tip: head towards the back side (east) of town. Most people look for parking as soon as they hit town (west side) and those fill up quick.

Food, food and food? *burp* Oh yeah... At the campground we had a pot-luck on Friday that probably set some sort or record for number of different things that can be cooked in a crock pot. Bring a dish, your beverage of choice and your table ware, and sample from what was probably close to 100 different dishes and desserts. On Saturday, we had a catered dinner courtesy of the Mother Ship (Forest River). Dostal catering has been the caterer for every Frogtogerfest and they did it again this year. The food was fantastic, but their Party Potatoes are legendary. They should be their own food group. In town there are couple authentic German restaurants where Schnitzel happens. At the Festalle tent you can get a Pork fritter sandwich the size of a plate, a pretzel the size of a manhole cover, or a bratwurst the size of a... um... very large bratwurst. Needless to say. Nobody's diet got out unscathed.

Weather? This year was perfection. Crisp mornings that had you turning on your heaters to blow the chill out, fading to warm, sunny afternoons. Usually it can be fairly windy, but this year the wind seemed much more tame. Late evening to nighttime cools off again, just about perfect for sitting around a campfire with your friends.

Administration? like most weddings, sporting events and well run apocalypses, you just can't throw something like this together. It takes planning and not a little hard work behind the scenes to bring it all together. Once again, our event Hosts Ron and Amy Benhart (Turbs) did a great job pulling it together. Ron will be the first to say that he couldn't do it without his helpers, and I am privileged to be one of the many who he relies on, but lets be honest, there would be no Frogtoberfest without Ron and Amy. Kudos to you guys, and thanks from all of us.

Hopefully, you people reading this far that have not been to one yet, will start thinking about attending Frogtoberfest 5 in 2018. I'm sure Ron and all his minions will do their best to show everyone why this is the biggest 'member-sponsored' rally on the FROG calendar.

Tim

[TURBS]

[emoji441] dropped

[RVChick]

Very well done!!!

[Cowracer]

Winners of the custom Frogtoberfest cornhole board raffle. Bill and Judy Fullingim from Broken Arrow Oklahoma. I think we need to make a rule that the winner of the boards HAS to bring them back the next year for the cornhole tournament.

Anyway... congrats to Bill and Judy!





Tim

[aceinspp]

Very well said Tim Check your pm for info. Later RJD

[Wobbles]

Originally Posted by Cowracer

Winners of the custom Frogtoberfest cornhole board raffle. Bill and Judy Fullingim from Broken Arrow Oklahoma. I think we need to make a rule that the winner of the boards HAS to bring them back the next year for the cornhole tournament.

Anyway... congrats to Bill and Judy!

Tim

Tim,
Those are some good looking boards! Is that more work from your crew? I think you should give a plug for that work at least once a year when it is delivered. Perhaps even a photo early in the thread to get the juices flowing over the artwork. I know you are not a vendor but is it permissible to credit the the creators?

Hawks! Even Ron has one on his jersey.

[MacDR]

Originally Posted by Cowracer

What can be said about Frogtoberfest that hasen't already been said? Fantastic campground? Check. Wonderful people? Check. Outstanding Oktoberfest in town? Check. Food, food and more food? Check. Weather to die for? Check.

But I'll try to put some 'color' on it for you folks that are sitting on the fence about making the trip next year.

Campground? Amana RV park is large, flat and situated out in the middle of nature. Last couple years, we could hear the cows mooing at night. Didn't hear many this year, I think the farmer had them in a different field. The staff is very accommodating and friendly, and we literally rolled in, gave out name to the lady standing out side, and was escorted to our site by a golf-cart. I wonder why I even put it in park. The sites are laid out kinda funky though, with 2 spots close together, then a large open area and then 2 more spots together. You you either get a large front 'yard' with a neighbor close to you in back, or a large back 'yard', and a neighbor 12 feet off your front door. It works for a group setting, because those large yards make for wonderful gathering areas. All the facilities are clean and top-notch. Wifi coverage is dense and speeds seemed good to me. It's a great venue

Wonderful People? More than you can imagine. Everyone got along great, with some dear old friends mixed in with new people that we just met. Nobody should sit there and go "I don't want to go because I won't know anyone there". That was the excuse I used to avoid rallies for years, and now I am hooked. If you see group around a campfire, you are more than welcome to wonder up and introduce yourself. You'll probably be invited to pull up a chair.

Outstanding Oktoberfest? Well, that kinda is the reason we do this. Its about as an authentic Oktoberfest as you will find outside of Munich. The Festhalle barn is lively, with oompah music and plenty of beverages. The 'tapping of the first keg' is the ceremony that officially starts it, and the parade is the highlight of the week. Even outside the Festhalle, there is music, dancing, and all kind of things to see and do. And its an easy 5 minute drive from the campground. Parking is OK on Friday, and gets a bit tight on Saturday, but we have yet to strike out finding parking. Tip: head towards the back side (east) of town. Most people look for parking as soon as they hit town (west side) and those fill up quick.

Food, food and food? *burp* Oh yeah... At the campground we had a pot-luck on Friday that probably set some sort or record for number of different things that can be cooked in a crock pot. Bring a dish, your beverage of choice and your table ware, and sample from what was probably close to 100 different dishes and desserts. On Saturday, we had a catered dinner courtesy of the Mother Ship (Forest River). Dostal catering has been the caterer for every Frogtogerfest and they did it again this year. The food was fantastic, but their Party Potatoes are legendary. They should be their own food group. In town there are couple authentic German restaurants where Schnitzel happens. At the Festalle tent you can get a Pork fritter sandwich the size of a plate, a pretzel the size of a manhole cover, or a bratwurst the size of a... um... very large bratwurst. Needless to say. Nobody's diet got out unscathed.

Weather? This year was perfection. Crisp mornings that had you turning on your heaters to blow the chill out, fading to warm, sunny afternoons. Usually it can be fairly windy, but this year the wind seemed much more tame. Late evening to nighttime cools off again, just about perfect for sitting around a campfire with your friends.

Administration? like most weddings, sporting events and well run apocalypses, you just can't throw something like this together. It takes planning and not a little hard work behind the scenes to bring it all together. Once again, our event Hosts Ron and Amy Benhart (Turbs) did a great job pulling it together. Ron will be the first to say that he couldn't do it without his helpers, and I am privileged to be one of the many who he relies on, but lets be honest, there would be no Frogtoberfest without Ron and Amy. Kudos to you guys, and thanks from all of us.

Hopefully, you people reading this far that have not been to one yet, will start thinking about attending Frogtoberfest 5 in 2018. I'm sure Ron and all his minions will do their best to show everyone why this is the biggest 'member-sponsored' rally on the FROG calendar.

Tim

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[Cowracer]

Stand by for picture blast...

Tim

[Cowracer]

The Cowracer/No_Handle traditional Thursday night dinner®.

[Cowracer]

Pics from the highly successful first ever Camper Crawl

[Cowracer]

Camper Crawl part 2

[Cowracer]

Friday Night Potluck Dinner

[Cowracer]

Cornhole Tournament

This is all the pics I have (for now)

[aceinspp]

Once I get home will load some more pic covering other Frogs at the rally. Later RJD

[CZNEDY]

Thanks cowracer!