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F-Troop plans Motorcycle
Pete Weekend
This week several Camp F-Troop regulars are busily
preparing for the 19th Annual March 10th Motorcycle Pete
Retreat. Every year on or around the 10th of March, we
commemorate the end of the winter doldrums season by
breaking out of our Shenango Valley homes and driving up
to the Warren County camp to socialize, hike trails,
shoot guns, watch outdoor videos, build campfires, make
repairs, spot wildlife, play cards, whatever. It’s
usually too early in the year for fishing and too late
for hunting, but we go anyway, just to enjoy the
camaraderie of camp and to celebrate our hopes for the
upcoming spring.
A close friend of my ex-brother-in-law Jack, Motorcycle
Pete was a semi-regular back in the early days of camp.
He and his wife Chainsaw Wendy always showed up on the
March 10th getaway weekend, even if they missed every
other camp event of the year, so we named the annual
event after Pete, and we have maintained the Motorcycle
Pete tradition to this day, even though Pete and Wendy
moved to Las Vegas years ago and never attend now. So if
you happen to hear a little extra celebratory noise up
in the big woods this weekend, you’ll know it’s the
F-Troop gang, keeping our camp tradition going strong.
Good luck out there. And have a great week outdoors.
~ Don Feigert, 3-5-07
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