[Springboard] Top Ten Reasons to visit beautiful Lake Junaluska for the next Springboard gathering!

Wed Sep 5 21:05:56 EDT 2007

Hey there Marshall (former next door neighbor on the 7th floor of Kemper
so many years ago),

The best reason for me is that you have made this possible and will be
there!!

Thanks so much -- (also for saving Ben and Jon from ultimate immolation
when, whilst sleeping, Ben dropped his pillow from the top bunk onto the
electric heater and YOU smelled the smoke and ran down the hall to
disconnect the master switch, screaming FIRE!!, FIRE!!

And we all fell into line... right down the stairs and across the street,
huddling in our robes and nighties, just as "Chicago's best" were
storming up the stairs, wielding axes, throwing open sashes and tossing
the offending heater out the window to crash onto the sidewalk of 4750,
thankfully not decapitating any innocent passer by. 

Bless you forever, dear one.

Marilyn

On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 15:04:20 -0700 (PDT) "W. J." <synergi at yahoo.com>
writes:
OK, guys, here I go sounding like a travel agent!

This list is on TOP of all the reasons why you just have to be at the
Springboard meeting (no matter where it's being held) Nov 30-Dec. 2.

Here's my TOP TEN reasons to come to Lake Junaluska.

1. It's cheap. (Like $29/room/night for up to 4 people! Who can beat
that?)

2. It's accessible from Interstate 40 west of Asheville, and by air [AVL,
CLT, or ATL].

3. It's within DRIVING DISTANCE of half the US population. Drivable in
one day from Chicago, the Midwest, the eastern Seaboard, and the
Southeast.

4. It's at the center of Haywood County, NC, which includes the eastern
edge of the Great Smokies National Park, the most visited national park,
and is circled by the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway.

5. Get yourself some Nature to nurture your soul. We have skiing,
golfing, horseback riding into the Park, camping, hiking the Appalachian
Trail through the Park, a scenic railroad trip through the Nantahala
Gorge, whitewater rafting on the Nantahala River (they turn off the water
at night!), boating on the Lake, fishing, plus you can hike up the real
Cold Mountain or try panning for gold. Or visit the Old Pressley Sapphire
Mine in Canton.

6. Sample the Cul-cha. Mountain clogging, stompin', southern Appalachian
folk music, folk tale telling, mountain crafts, antique-ing, great
Southern cookin', Dolly Parton's Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, and (weekends
thru November) Ghost Town in the Sky above Maggie Valley.

7. Visit the premiere area attraction, Biltmore House in Asheville. It's
all dolled up for Christmas with antique toys and decor.

8. We got the World Methodist Museum with an awful lotta Wesleyana. (I
usta work there as a teenager! I'll give you a tour.)

9. Get in some fresh air and exercise. Run, walk, or ride your bike
around the Lake on a dedicated footpath. Or just relax in a rocking chair
and catch an amazing sunset.

10. Don't climb every mountain of care, but climb the one that has your
name on it. Or drive to the top on all-weather highways and just enjoy
the view. But bring lots of extra layers of clothing for the higher
altitudes. Try this astounding image:
http://www.polarismaps.com/portfoli/hywdp.jpg

11. OK, I know its more than 10, but we're meeting in a new
state-of-the-art conference facility. With parking, wi-fi, and all kinda
projection video. We might even show Requiem for a Heavyweight.

See you there!

Marshall Jones

Marilyn R. Crocker, Ed.D
Crocker & Associates, Inc.
123 Sanborn Road
West Newfield, ME 04095
(207) 793-3711
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