This is a MUST GO TO event!
I have some wonderful links here and a video that will amaze you,
especially if you have lived here all of your life!
The Glacier Stops Here
Adventures In Our Driftless Region
Taylor Arena…Mayo Civic Center
Downloadable PDF of the final flyer on the event.
60 second public service announcement link.
MYSTERIES OF THE DRIFTLESS!
Must See Video!
Exhibit hours: Friday March 21………noon until 6 PM
Saturday March 22….9:30 until 7 PM
Tickets are $5.00 at the door. 12 and under admitted at no charge.
Reception Friday night from 6 until 7 with a cash bar… the banquet will follow.
Banquet and reception will take place at the Mayo Civic Center
in the C & D Riverview Suites. We have room for 200 people.
Banquet cost is $20.00 per person. Catered in by the Canadian Honker Restaurant.
Menu….Apple cinnamon pork chop….Parmesan Yukon mashed potatoes…Green bean
almondine…House salads & dressing….Fresh fruit…rolls, coffee and assorted sodas.
Banquet speakers: Ron Schara and Raven…” Driftless Boyhood Memories”.
After the speaker presentations we will have a live auction for a River Ridge Custom Canoe. It is the Ron Schara version with his signature and Raven’s picture on the hull.
Proceeds will go toward environmental organizations dedicated to, caring for, and
educating in our driftless region.
You must purchase banquet tickets online at : www.RochesterCVB.org/glacier
When you arrive with your confirmation…we will have your name on the guest list. Reservations must be made no later than March 12th. Below is a picture of
the canoe we will be auctioning off after the speaker sessions.
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Saturday morning from 8:30 until 9:30 there will be a breakfast buffet sponsored
by the Zumbro Watershed Partnership. It will also be catered by the Canadian Honker.
The cost will be $12.00 per person.
Menu: Scrambled eggs….Sausage patties….American fries….Fresh fruit….Assorted
mini muffins….orange juice & coffee.
Ron Schara will again be our speaker. He will have a question and answer period
and will talk about his role as one of the 12 people Governor Dayton appointed to
the Lessard committee now serving Minnesota. We are all affected by the decisions they make using the new tax funding… to improve our state. The talk should be very
enlightening.
If you are interested in attending the breakfast, tickets must be purchased
through the Zumbro Watershed Partnership. Log in at: www.zumbrowatershed.org
and please follow the link. Your reservation must be confirmed by March 12th.
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GENERAL EVENT INFORMATION
There will be 12 seminars. 4 on Friday and 8 on Saturday. We are really excited
about the people that will be presenting. There are so many experts in the driftless
area we live in and call home. We hope people will learn more than they could ever
have imagined about our unique region…things above ground and things below.
Caves…Rocks…Fossils…
demonstrations and fly tying by our local Hiawatha Trout Unlimited chapter.
These are just a few of the offerings. We will have 2 excellent movies. One
on the uniqueness of our driftless region, and one by the number one Morel
mushroom expert Larry Lonic….how to recognize and hunt for them…
We will have an expert there to answer questions after the video presentation.
You won’t want to miss it….if you like hunting and eating them.
The Rochester Century HS outdoor biology students are getting involved
…teaching kids at a few stations emphasizing outdoor etiquette and safety
and maybe some fishing or hunting tips and advice. They are also planning
on helping to distribute posters and fliers. Thanks go out to Bruce Frutiger,
their awesome teacher!!
Some communities or organizations are purchasing 2 booths and involving
3 or 4 people to help split the cost. The Minnesota DNR also will be there
and have 2 booths with all sorts of things to check out…plus seminar time.
This has really turned into an educational event. We would love to involve
our local communities and see it promoted …especially in the schools.
Insty-Prints in Rochester put together a beautiful flier/poster and as of this
afternoon it is now on our website. You can print it off and make copies for
your schools, businesses, bars and restaurants to promote it. Local websites
with links to our site would also be an excellent way to showcase your area
for those that would love to know more about where we live. In the attached
file below you can view it right away, even print off a copy if you like.
The seminar schedule will be put online soon. The times and presenters need
to be finalized. Right now we have only so many seminars and more than enough
people capable of doing them. We want to pick carefully and not be redundant in
the presentations.
The media blitz is about to begin! We have 30 and 60 second public
service announcements that will start to air on KTTC, FOX, the CW and
also ME-TV. Radio and print media will be substantial. IF you have any
suggestions for us…please contact me! If you click below you can view
the 60 second public service announcement. Ron Schara is narrating.
He turns in a great performance with that distinguishable voice of his.
The Glacier Stops Here Facebook page:
Post Bulletin newspaper articles:
Bluff Country Reader newspaper article:
“The Glacier Stops Here” Seminar Topic List And Time Slots
Friday schedule
Room B
1 PM George Spangler ………..The 4th Trout
2 PM John Weiss………………….Off The Beaten Path
3 PM Megan Moeller……………..
4 PM Kevin Strauss………………
5 PM Gary Sobotta………………..
Room C1
1 PM Duke Welter……………………
2 PM Kevin Stauffer & Vaughn Snook……Warm And Cold Water Fisheries
3 PM Joyce and Terry Grier…………………..
4 PM Lisa Christensen……………….
5 PM Bev Sandlin, Terry Lee & Kery Erickson….Rocks, Fossils And Caves, Oh My
Saturday schedule
Room B
10 AM Joyce and Terry Grier…………………
11 AM Ben Sosniecki…………………
Noon John Weiss…………………….
1 PM Duke Welter……………………
2 PM Ben Sosniecki…………………
3 PM Kevin Stauffer & Vaughn Snook,…Warm and Cold Water Fisheries
4 PM Duke Welter……………………
5 PM John Weiss…………………….
Room C1
10 AM Lisa Christensen……………….
11 AM Glen Creuzinger………………..
Noon Lisa Christensen……………….
1 PM Bev Sandlin, Terry Lee & Kery Erickson…..Rocks, Fossils & Caves, Oh My
2 PM Gary Sobotta…………………..
3 PM Glen Creuzinger………………..
4 PM Joel Dunnette………………….
5 PM George Spangler………………….
Be sure and visit our website to see the latest updates to
the event at: WWW.Rochestercvb.org/glacier
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