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Subject: MGNA Open House - Not going to happen

Author: John Prusnek

Date: Feb 11, 2003, 8:57 PM

Post ID: 1711925171



All this discussion of Pigeon Forge brings back memories of when my
soon to be wife and I were carrying on a long distance relationship- she
was from Pensacola, Fla and I was in Cleveland, OH. We met halfway in
Knoxville, I rode my '68 Shovelhead down, met her at the airport and we
toured the Smokies for a couple of weeks.
When I got there I asked one of the locals where a fun place to go
would be; he said 'Pigeon Forge', so we headed there to check it out. It
turned out to be pretty hokey, with the world's largest waterslide, the
world's biggest pancakes, the world's most screaming kids, etc. This was
over 15 years ago, and I suspect it's gotten hokier. With the advent of
Dollyland, I'm sure the pancakes are bigger.
The upshot of all this is that after getting out of there, we came
across a great little campground with cabins called Toestring Lodge
somewhere on a lake in Tennessee, Spring City I think, run by a Waldo
and Mary Boyce. It was so nice that we stayed a few days, fished,
watched the locals whittle sticks around the town square, and went back
on our honeymoon a couple of years later. I always wondered if it was
still there. At any rate, the entire area provides great riding.

John Prusnek

 I was invisioning the "strip." There are some nice areas nearby.


Jesse Open wrote:


 
 There are spots all around Pigeon Forge that are not crowded. Many
excellent cabins and campgrounds in the area.No need to go into Pigeon
Forge or Sevierville. My EX-Bro-in law has some cabins in the area he
rents out. I could check with him.
Ian Adkins wrote:


 
 
 David,

As we get into March we will start making plans for late April. Fred's
suggestion of passing on any kind of crowded town is a good one. I'll
start
having a look and maybe I can find some unique little town.

Regards...Ian

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