Howdy foks........ im at shawnee, kids are gathering in the woods and at front gate on private land.......if your coming within the next minute, follow the directions on here, in this thread, but be aware that once you turn onto mill street you gotta stay straight for 5 and a half miles, take a right onto the highway at the end and then look for the creek road (lingle?) on the left......either way if you follow the directions on here you'll come to good family that will let you know whats up. a final decision is gonna be made on the site sometime at the beginning of this week hopefully. once a decision is made directions will be made available in this thread and elsewhere. we're setting up propa and things are coming together nicely, water and firewood are on lock. would be great to see tons of family show up..........it's looking pretty good right now, we're well in advance of the gathering but theirs already a bunch of kids..........if your on the fence about comin out don't be...........come home. lovin u kids. agent orange
Holding camp is...go to jonesboro illinois and catch 127 south, go about 8 or 10 miles, look on right hand side for a pile of rocks and/or a plastic nutcracker christmas ornament. WELCOME HOME WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!
Spread this info far and wide.........somebody post it all over welcome here please, i can't seem to login there.
This is gonna be my first gathering. Gonna start hitchin out of Lincoln Nebraska either saturday or sunday. See you there. Thanks for the detailed directions.
can anyone travelling down i-57 pick up two more family members? we're in mattoon right now, trying to head south- if you can get us, please call 6036615031 thanks jordan
come to the holding camp............pay no attention to what happened.........ignore any rumors of cancellation. plenty of kids here waiting and preparing........we love you!!!!
So am I taking 127s for 8 or 10 miles and looking for a xmas ornament or am I taking 127s out to lingle creek road? Which directions are the right one? Someone pm me which ones to take or somethin. I leave the 28th an I won't be able to check on here after tht
it doesn't really matter which ones you take, nobody is at the holding camp now, everyone is in the woods, but if you show up at holding camp their are directions to the site
2009 Shawnee Gathering Directions to the 2009 Shawnee Gathering From Nashville, TN (and points south/southeast): Take I-24W to Illinois Hwy 146. Get on Illinois Hwy 146 west and follow until you come to the town of Anna (5 miles past I-57 junction). From St. Louis, MO (and points west): Take I-64E to I-57S, get off on Exit 30 and get onto Illinois Hwy 146 west and follow 5 miles into town of Anna. From Evansville, IN (and points east): Take I-64W to I-57S, get off on Exit 30 and get onto Illinois Hwy 146 west and follow 5 miles into town of Anna. From Terre Haute, IN (and points northeast): Take I-70W to I-57S, get off on Exit 30 and get onto Illinois Hwy 146 west and follow 5 miles into town of Anna. From lower MO and points south: Take I-55N to I-57N, get off on Exit 30 and get onto Illinois Hwy 146 west and follow 5 miles into town of Anna. From Chicago (and points North): Take I-57S to Exit 30, get off on....................ya u get it. Once you get into the town of Anna follow 146w first going through 3 stoplights, then bearing to the left in the middle of town and going through 2 more lights for a total of about 3 miles. You then come to a little 4-way rotary type deal, go to the left jumping onto Illinois Rte 127S, follow this road for 2.2mi. Then take a right onto Old Cape Rd, follow this for .9mi. take a left onto Lingle creek Road, follow Lingle Creek for about 3.1mi. then take a right onto Silica Hill rd. Go up Silica Hill for about a mile or so..........welcome home. Be aware that alot of signs have been flown in Anna lately, if you gotta spange you might wanna do it before hitting Anna. Already a couple different kitchens set up, kids are rollin in. WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lovin you kids.
I've been trying to reach a rainbow brother, unsuccessfully, maybe someone who goes to Shawnee can scribble this down in case he's there... His first name is Chuck, he also goes by "hippielovins" and we met him at an OM Valley gathering some years back. He hung out with us and slept on our couch for a couple of months (in Cincinnati, OH) before moving on. He returned a time or two for short visits, but we've since moved twice. I mainly want to reach him because we had a death in the family a few months ago that I know he'd want to know about. He's a really nice guy, and it troubles me a bit to have lost touch with a real friend and brother. If anyone knows him, or runs into him at Shawnee, it would be great if you could direct him to this site and my username. If anyone knows who I'm talking about, message me privately if you can.
