This Saturday, the campground celebrated Halloween. This year, the theme was "Where's Waldo". Everyone was supposed to dress like Waldo, and they would win money if they guessed who the "real" Waldo was. People decorated their site, carved pumpkins and made their guesses. For each event you participated in, you won a punch on the pumpkin punch board and could win candy, money or gift certificates. It was a lot of fun and even though the weather forecast predicted heavy rain and high winds, it held off until after 8:30 pm for the festivities and we were even able to have a bonfire.
The Pumpkin Punch Board. Punch out a cup and get candy, money or a gift certificate.
This year's theme: Where's Waldo????
Sites decorations: Anyone who decorated their site, won a punch on the pumpkin punch board.
Pumpkin Carving: Anyone who carved a pumpkin, won a punch on the pumpkin punch board.
And those that dressed.....won a punch from the pumpkin punch board.
Yes, the second picture is me. I really don't look good in strips.
Pumpkin Carving Contest
The winner of the pumpkin carving contest. He received $25. He actually punched holes and threaded the strings (web) through the pumpkin.
Site Decorating Contest
Next was the winner of the site decorating contest. The winners, Joann and Sarah actually did two displays. They set up the Moose River Cemetery on Friday night, but because the threat of heavy rain on Saturday (day of festivities), had to take it down. The wolf was all fur, and the tombstones were cardboard. So, they decided to make another display inside their motor home. They really deserved the win. They received a $25 basket from the Maple Grove store. Here are all the displays they did.
This was their display Friday night.
Explanation of the "inside joke" of the tombstones:
Gary really loves his tractors and would be broken hearted if they were ever sold
Bula is yours truly. The second time here, Gary couldn't remember my name and called me Bula and it stuck. So now I'm nicknamed Bula.
Sarah, always says she is Mary's favorite, and has a t-shirt saying so... Mary and I (Bula) always play cards and in the game, the Joker, "kills" anyone you use it on.
Tombstones read:
HERE LIES GARY LUNDERVILLE RIP MARY LUNDERVILLE
He died of a broken heart Her death came quick
The tractors that he loved she was playing a game
so much when Bula took the joker
Were sold for spare parts!! that bore her name
She plunged it down
right through Mary's heart, yelling,
I'M YOUR FAVORITE
SARAH IS NOT!
Then on Saturday night, they took down all that above and made the display below.
At night, the three of us would sit by the bonfire enjoying our drinks. The display is us three girls at the Moose River Tavern with the, still standing, skeletons holding beer and Pepsi and me no longer standing, with an empty bottle of a chocolate wine called Cow Pie made with Caribbean rum. Notice, I even have red hair.....
Where's Waldo Contest
Those who wished to guess where Waldo was, put their guess on a piece of paper and Mary would see who was right.
Those who guessed where Waldo was correctly, Mary had to ask four questions to determine the winner. One person wore a costume with all the answers to Mary's questions without knowing she was going to ask them. Mary tried to hide those answers.
So where was Waldo - he was standing right in back of the pumpkin table. The winner, the one next to Mary, won $25. Right there in back of the pumpkin table; yeah, the cardboard image.
Everyone who got a punch on the pumpkin punch board took their turn to win prizes. Afterwards, all the unpunched cups were punched out by Mary and her helpers Joann and Christopher.
It was loads of fun and everyone had a candy high. We were even able to enjoy a bonfire that evening.
