Dustbowl Chapter DOG 2009 (Nov 7, 8)

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The Dustbowl Chapter is nearing their 5th annual Dutch Oven Gathering (DOG) November 7th and 8th.

If you are a dutch oven enthusiast or just like good company and great food I welcome you to join us.

If you think you will be joining us please let Vernon or myself know.

Below are the details:

DOG 2009

5th Annual Dutch Oven Gathering

When: November 7th and 8th (Saturday and Sunday)

Where:  Sequoyah Bay State Park on beautiful Fort Gibson Lake (same place as last year)

Directions:  Go 4.3 miles south of Wagoner on Hwy 16, then 4 miles east on 100th St. north.  This will take you right to the entrance of the park.  Wind your way back into the park (or ask the person at the visitor center where the big shelter is) and we will be at the big shelter.  Caution: Sequoyah Bay State Park is on the west side of the lake and that is where we will be.  Sequoyah State Park is a different park on the east side of the lake.  We will not be there.

Time:  Some of us will be there bright and early Saturday morning and others will be arriving whenever they get there.  Arrive when you wish.  We will plan on eating between 3:00 and 3:30 pm on Sat., so if you are preparing a dish on site allow yourself plenty of time for preparation and cooking, whatever that may be.  Then enjoy our campfire in the evening, camp with us Sat. night and join us for a pancake breakfast Sunday morning.

Activities:  Early November is a perfect time to be outdoors and this will be a great place to enjoy it.  The weather has cooled off, the leaves are turning and the wildlife is stirring.  Bring a boat if you want to paddle on the lake.  Bring fishing gear and see what you can catch.  If you have some fun outdoor games, bring them along.  I’ll bring horseshoes and stakes.  Any challengers?  Bring lawn chairs and watch others play or sit around the fire Sat. night and visit.  Bring camping gear and spend the night with us.  Enjoy a pancake breakfast Sunday morning complete with sausage, coffee and orange juice.  For lunch Sunday we can finish off the leftovers if there are any and then leisurely break camp, play, paddle, fish and then head home whenever you are ready.

Cost:  No cost.  Just bring something to cook on Sat. or something prepared at home to share with the group.  We will have a donation jar for those that want to toss in a dollar or two to help cover the cost of shelter rental, breakfast and miscellaneous costs (charcoal, pancake batter, sausage, butter, syrup, coffee, orange juice, hot chocolate, etc.).  The Dust Bowl Chapter of the Arkansas Canoe Club and the Tulsa Canoe and Camping Club jointly host and fund this event.  Volunteers provide all of the labor and the clubs finance the event.  Your donations will help preserve their budgets.

What is Provided:  Plates, cups, eating utensils, shelter, all of the breakfast food, some tea, hot chocolate, coffee and charcoal.  There is electricity, lights, water and plenty of picnic tables under the shelter with bathrooms and showers available.  For those spending the night, there is plenty of room for tents and some spaces for campers and travel trailers with electrical hookups and water.  You might want to call ahead for these and make reservations.

What Should You Bring: Whatever you need to fix your dish if you will be cooking on site (don’t forget a serving spoon and firepan if you need one), camping gear if you are spending the night, any games you would like to bring, camp chairs and beverages other than what is supplied.

We appreciate your attendance and enjoy your company, so join us once again.  Last year over 60 people joined us for a weekend of fun.  The weather was great and the food was wonderful.  Therefore, dust off that old cast iron and let’s fix another big camp meal and then eat until we can’t eat anymore.  We only have to drag our camp chairs a short distance to the campfire where we can rest up and swap stories, tell tall tales and reminisce, while drinking hot chocolate, coffee or a beverage of you choice.  If you would like to bring some cookies, brownies, or a “goody” of some sort we can mix them up on serving trays and pass them around the campfire for a late evening snack.  A good chance to try other people’s favorite desserts.

NOTE: This event is all about camp cooking and good company.  If camp cooking is new to you and you would like to learn how it is done or just want to watch how some of the best camp cooks around can “rustle up some grub” come on out.  We will help you prepare your first dutch oven (DO) dish.  If you have a new DO and would like recipe suggestions, we have some good ones we will share and we will even help you put it together and show you how to control the cooking temperature by placing the proper number of coals in the right places.  We have enough good cooks we can pair you up with someone that knows the ropes and walk you through the process.  Then with a year of practice under your belt, come on back next year and share what you have learned with us.  It is easier than you think.

SCHEDULE

Saturday, November 7
We will be setting the food out on the tables between 3:00 and 3:30 and the serving line will start moving.  Arrive whenever you like, but allow yourself plenty of time to prepare and cook your dish if you are cooking on site.  If you are bringing something from home, come out and watch how these dishes are prepared and cooked and keep us company.  After dinner we will wash the pots and pans and settle in around the fire.

Sunday, November 8
Breakfast will start when the cooks wake up and start moving with both eyes open, probably after the second cup of coffee.  Lunch will be around noon and we will eat whatever we have left over from Saturday.  After lunch, break camp whenever you are ready and wander home when you feel like it.  Games, fun and frivolity will be mixed in throughout the weekend.

If you have any questions or would like help planning a dutch oven dish, feel free to give me a call at (919) 274-1272 in the evenings or email me at vernonseaman@yahoo.com.  If you know what you are going to bring (salad, vegetable dish, soup, stew, chilli, meat dish, bread, dessert, etc.) and could let me know who and how many are coming, that will help in planning so we will have the necessary supplies on hand and don’t over or under buy by too much.  If you won’t know until the night before, that is ok, come anyway.  Hope to see you at the 2008 DOG.  Sincerely, Vernon Seaman.

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We would love to see you there,

Judy Fichtl
n2outdrs@valornet.com