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Summer Club

Activities

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Once CMSC ski clubs put away their winter gear, they
don’t even think of summer hibernation. Groups sched-
ule a vast array of warm-weather events, from camping
and canoe trips to golf outings, bike rides and picnics.
The following reports from member clubs give a sam-
pling of fun events planned for the off season.
Battle Creek Ski Club
Dance, ride, zip, paddle, swing and stay active off
season with your Battle Creek Ski Club pals this sum-
mer. Five great events are being planned for mem-
bers, friends and family. DANCE and wine taste for $5
in a downtown Battle Creek business loft on June 12.
Looking for adventure? ZIP LINE and hike at our new Chicago Friars Ski & Bike Club
weekend event in Hocking Hills, Ohio, June 18-20.
CYCLE, barbecue and beach it at Lake Michigan in
South Haven on July 10. PADDLE down Northern July 10-11: Canoe Trip, Turkey Run State Park, Ind.
Michigan’s Pine River during our Aug. 6-8 kayak, canoe Come paddle through Turkey Run and under four
and camping weekend with a luau theme. SWING your historic covered bridges.
way through 18 holes at Binder Park and enjoy an July 17 or 24: Ski Kounsel Illinois Golf Outing, Highland
après-golf barbecue on Sept. 12. You don’t need a Golf Course, Bloomington (date not finalized yet).
membership to enjoy our off-season events. Details at Best ball tournament for golfers of all skill levels.
battlecreekskiclub.com or check your copy of BSCS’s Prizes awarded for longest drive, longest putt, etc.
Benz Zee Neez Nooz. Aug. 14: Boat Regatta, Clinton Lake. Join ski club
members for a day of boating, swimming and
Bloomington-Normal Ski Club partying on rented pontoon boats or join us with
The BN Ski Club has exciting trips this year for all ages: your own boat.
Sept. 17-18: Bob Galloway Memorial “Ride to Eat,”
June 12-13: Bike Trip/Brewery Tour, New Glarus, Wis. Arthur, Ill. Tour the Amish country on bike and see
Ride the 23-mile Sugar River Trail from New Glarus horse-drawn harvesting, picturesque farms and
to Brodhead, touring microbreweries in each town. fall foliage. (bnski.org)

Chicago Friars Ski & Bike Club
What do water balloons, flying cream pies and croquet
have in common? They will all feature prominently in the
Chicago Friars’ Annual Picnic (June 5). Held annually to
kick off the summer schedule of events, the Friars’ family
picnic is open to all ages and all members. Big grilled food
and potluck side dishes will fuel the guests as they rev up
to wield pies or water balloons at a garbage bag-wearing
club president.

And we’ve got pork tenderloin, polkas and plastic jackets if
you test your mettle on one of our five camping trips. Rain
or shine – and believe me, the rain will come – we set up
tents, start the fire once on Friday and keep it burning until
Sunday. We gorge on gourmet food, bathe ourselves in
breakfast and boogie to the best big band in a 15-mile
Bloomington-Normal Ski Club radius when the tornado warning comes across the weather
radio. We dare ya’. (chicagofriars.com)

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