GIANTS AWAKENING V Aug 13-16th 2015 Dorion, ON

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Thunder Guard would like to invite you all to GIANTS AWAKENING V!

This is the fifth year we have been running our Canadian belegarth Event. We really hope that more of you can make it up here to join us for this milestone.

Dates: Thursday August 13th 2014 to Sunday August 16thth 2014
Event Fees: TBA
Time: We welcome you to roll in on Thursday August 13th after 3pm local time (EST) and be off at Noon (12pm Local Time) on Sunday
Location: 130 Dorion Loop Rd Dorion, ON (This is about an 1 hour outside of Thunder Bay)
Map Links:

Map to the Event Site from Trans-Canada Highway 11/14 West
www.google.ca/maps/ms?msid=209228157498374750575.0004deece07cce70d7dba&msa=0

Map from USA Border at Grand Portage to Event Site
www.google.ca/maps/ms?msid=209228157498374750575.0004fe357ddee21b8029e&msa=0&ll=48.790779%2C-88.548474&spn=0.020272%2C0.045447

Facebook Event: www.facebook.com/events/782860005111376/

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

In order to cross the American Canadian Boarder and come to this event you will need your passport, or passport card. For land travel you only need your passport card.

There is a airport in Thunder Bay. Its Airport code is YQT. Airlines that fly into the Thunder Bay International Airport are WestJet, Porter, United, and Air Canada. You require a passport book for air travel, passport cards are NOT valid for air travel.

General passport information can be found at:
travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_830.html

Passport Card Information can be found at:
travel.state.gov/passport/ppt_card/ppt_card_3926.html
**Please Note that Passport Cards are less expensive then the traditional passport book BUT can only be use at land border crossings or sea ports-of-entry***

If you need your passport in a hurry:
travel.state.gov/passport/hurry/hurry_831.html

If you need to renew your passport:
travel.state.gov/passport/renew/renew_833.html

Where to find the closest passport office to you:
iafdb.travel.state.gov/

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General Event Information

Thursday
-Get here
-Set up
-Hang out

Friday
-Weapons Check 10am
-Fighting
-Party

Saturday
-Weapons Check 10am
-Fighting
-Tournaments
-Feast 7pm

Sunday
-Pack up
-Out by Noon or there around

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Other Things We Do Know:
* There is a river just up the highway(freeway) that we can go swimming in if you want to. Its cold, but its awesome and I love it, so make sure to bring your swimming suites.
* The site will be building two outhouses for us to use
* The site is very child friendly
* The site owners are awesome and are around all of the time, they enjoy hanging out with us
* The site does have wifi
* The site is in rural Ontario, you can bring your dogs so long as they are tired up or on a leash
* The site is in rural Ontario, the nerest town is 20 miles away
* The site is in rural Ontario, there are bugs, so bring bug spray
* The site does have lots of trees but it get sunny and hot, so bring sunscreen
* There will be Persian
* The site is NOT DRY
* Alcohol costs a lot more thatn you will be use to in Canada, so please bring your own
* The drinking age here is 19
* The official word on what you can bring in with you is as follows: 1.5 litres (50.7 US ounces) of wine, including wine coolers over 0.5 percent alcohol, or 1.14 litres (38.5 US ounces) of liquor, or a total of 1.14 litres (38.5 US ounces) of wine and liquor, or 24 x 355 millilitre (12 ounce) cans or bottles of beer or ale, including beer coolers over 0.5 percent alcohol (a maximum of 8.5 litres or 287.4 US ounces).

Things We Do Not Know:

* Event Costs
* Feast Menus
* If the event will be fully catered or not
* If we can have open fire (will depend on what the weather will be like)

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Thunder Guard hopes to see you all soon!

If you have any questions please feel free to ask them here or PM myself, Xavier or Akroth.