PROVANITY is one of the oldest and important van evens it the northeast...If you have ever been there you will probably agree....If you have never been there you have missed a lot of fun and vanning history.....The date of course is June 14-16th...See the sidebar on the right......

Here's the important knews on this event...NEW LOCATION...If you go to the OLD location you will be close but not quite there..You will probably come in on Rt 90- The NY Thruway...If so- when you get off at the Weedsport exit take a LEFT on Rt 34 and go as follows...0.3 miles - left turn on Sickle Rd - 0.2 miles left on Riverforest Rd. and 0.5 miles to the campsite....I am sure there will be signs along the way....If you get confused pull over alongside the road and follow the next batch of vans you see heading up Rt 34....

It's ALWAYS a great time and for most of our group it is a regular stop along the vanning highway...See ya' there !

ALSO: Did you notice that this is their 33rd Provanity ? Do these folks have their shit together or what ?

LMDW....If you thought the weather was bad at LMDW- listen to this. Whiteface Mountain- the famous ski center that is about 20 miles from our house received 3 FEET of snow over the same weekend.....

Our daughter Ellyn Tarasuk and her family- husband John and children Ella and Esperanza drove up from Rochester to attend the event....Ellyn used to go to Family Affair with us when she was little- but she wouldn't go to any other runs...But they had a great time- heaters in the tents - and they might show up at Provanity as well...

Reminder: Next years LMDW is "Lost On Bourbon Street".......

FOR MOST VANNERS IN THE NORTHEAST this event is the first major event of the year....This of course doesn't include the New England vanners who manage to have something going on all the time....I have great respect for the New England Van Council and when the time comes and the gates open you can be sure that nearly every New England vanner will be arriving...

All winter long I had been watching the storms on the weather channel and hoping for a good forecast for the event. The long range forecast sounded encouraging but then there were those nasty lines coming up from the mid west...Not much we can do, but I was nervous that it might impact our attendance...
Thursday morning was sunny and warm, and I had my fingers crossed, but soon after that It began to rain and did so almost all weekend...And - if that wasn't bad enough it turned cold as well....But to show you the dedication of our fellow vanners, my fears were groundless and our final figure was 264 which was our second highest number of entries.....You may remember that last years figure was 285 -our all time record so far....And this was LMDW # 20 !

IN one way we are very lucky that we have these grounds...There are enough buildings and paved roads to insure our success, and there is covered spaces for all our vendors, and big buildings for the bands, room for an indoor show and shine, and during the rains there is always a place ( like the wine and cheese and DJ party) to escape the weather.....We even had the light show inside the big building as well as the awards ceremony.....

So once again we are shown the fact that nasty cold weather, severe winds and steady rain are not enough to deter northeast vanners from coming out to support the host clubs.. Next year we will host LMDW # 21 - "Lost on Bourbon St" and then a few months later we'll all be back for the 42nd National Truckin...Hope to see you all there .....

SPECIAL THANKS to all vanners who participate by helping out with the various events. This all volunteer operation is a great way to run a truck-in..you are not just attending someones van event, you are working on YOURS........................................

KNEWS KNOTES...
Our son Sean and his wife Peggy live in Muskogee Oklahoma. You may remember that they purchased Fox Den a year or so ago and they have been attending some events in their area....You may have met them at the nats last year in Wisconsin...We plan to meet up again at this years nats in Ohio...That of course is dependent on getting time off from work...Sean is retired from the navy and Peggy is a federal police officer. They both work at the VA hospital in Muskogee..Here is their report on an event they attended a few weeks ago.





ROVING REPORTERS FOR KNIGHTY'S KNEWS!!!
We attended our first “Spring Fever” event last weekend at the Down Under Campground in Turney, MO. We arrived early Saturday morning and were greeted by friendly vanners who were waking up after enjoying a fun night of partying and listening to the band. The campground was well taken care of and there were plenty of shaded spots to park at. The campground had a pool to cool off in and a beach house, equipped with showers and laundry machines. They also served up food and drinks and had plenty of bags of ice on hand. The Vanner Olympics was quite successful along with the kid’s games, pet parade and the show ‘n’ shine which featured many beautiful vans. Trophies were handmade by Don Noone who did a fantastic job of making them, they are truly unique. We spent the most enjoyable weekend talking with some of the friendliest vanners that we have met so far. The band on Saturday was rocking the pavilion as vanners enjoyed the music. Vantasia Vans did an outstanding job of hosting this event. Sunday we all packed up and said good bye to each other until the next event. We followed Uncle Fester part of the way home and he introduced us to an amazing BBQ place where we had lunch with him and his family before parting ways back home. We had such an awesome time that we have already marked our calendar for next year’s show. We will hopefully see everyone back there again and thanks to everyone for a wonderful time. TIETIS
Sean & Peggy McCasland - Fox Den

IN A FEW DAYS- Wednesday to be exact- Lucy and I head down to the Washington County Fairgrounds.....A number of you will probably show up on Thursday as you did last time.....It's OK. You DO have to pay a $5:oo fee which goes directly from us to the fairgrounds management....
Weather.....might be some rain involved over the event. Not much we can do but advise y'all to bring a raincoat or poncho...the weather programs this past year seem to favor some inclement weather...But look at last year ! We got DRENCHED at Super Somer, but we all knew that it was coming and we went anyway ! Our little group got hammered again when we were at the Lake George event...But no harm was done.....And who knows ? We might not get any rain and will be crabbing about the hot sun ! Whatever happens- See Ya There !