Tour Schedules and Driving Directions
There really is no need to print the tour directions, as we provide them to drivers at the Ale. We provide them here for late comers, or guests who need to meet up with us on tour. You may want to the print the directions to camp, of course.
Friday, July 6
Check-in on Friday night will be from 5:30 p.m. – 8-ish. Snacks will be available from 5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. on Friday night. Late check-in will be from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Saturday, July 7
On Saturday, we all start out together for show dancing in Watkins Glen. After lunch at the Watkins Glen Community Center, we split into three tours of 3-4 teams each. Saturday's touring will be at locations around Seneca Lake – this year, two locations for each tour. Later in the afternoon, we are together again for show dancing at Wagners Vineyard in Lodi.
Note: Team tour assignments are still being worked out. Check back with this page (or find out at the Ale).
Blue Tour
Teams
Heartwood (tour leaders)
Pokingbrook
Red Herring
Yellow Tour
Teams
Snow Belt (tour leaders)
A Sworded Affair
Hart's Brook
On the Border
White Tour
Saturday Schedule Summary
9:10 am – Leave camp
10:00 am – Show Dancing at Watkins Glen State Park, Watkins Glen, NY
11:05 am – Leave for lunch
11:20 am – 12:20 pm – LUNCH: Watkins Glen Community Center
12:40 pm – Leave lunch site for Afternoon Tours
Blue Tour:
1:00-1:40 – Dance at Seneca Lake Brewing & Beerocracy
1:40-2:00 – Relax, taste, sing; leave for LaFayette Park by 2 pm
2:15-2:50 – Dance at LaFayette Park
White Tour:
1:00-1:40 – Dance at Finger Lakes Distillery
1:40 – drive to Lost Kingdom Brewery and Firehouse Taproom
2:15-2:55 pm – Dance at Lost Kingdom Brewery.
Yellow Tour:
1:00-1:40 – Dance at Lakeside Park (aka Clute Park)
1:40 – drive to Finger Lakes Distilling
2:10-2:50 pm – Dance at Finger Lakes Distilling
All Tours:
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Show Dancing at Wagner Vineyards, Lodi, NY
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm – optional tasting at Wagner Vineyards or Swimming at Taughannock Falls or head back to camp.
Note: All locations provide public restrooms.
On your own options: Taste beer or spirits, ice cream stop, swimming, return to camp for snacks
7:30 pm - Dinner back at camp
Swimming/Ice Cream Supplement
After your last dance stand, you can stay and taste some wine/beer/liquor before returning to Peter’s farm, where snacks will be available starting around 6:00 PM. Alternatively, although there will be a wide variety of interesting homemade ice creams and sorbets for dessert at Saturday Dinner, we have provided directions to the Cayuga Lake Creamery (vegan and gluten-free options available!) in case you would like to make a quick side trip for ice cream at the end of touring. You could also go to Taughannock Falls State Park in Trumansburg ($8 per car park entrance fee until 5:30 pm) if you would like to go swimming in Cayuga Lake.
* Ice Cream and Swimming Supplement
Sunday, July 8
On Sunday, there is a single tour for all the teams. We'll be dancing in Ithaca and Trumansburg.
Green Tour
10:20 am - Leave camp
11:00 am to 12:25 pm – Dancing on the Ithaca Commons, Ithaca, NY
12:40 pm to 1:25 pm – Lunch service at Cass Park Pavilion, Ithaca, NY
~1:40 pm – Traditional Ale Auction: Cass Park Pavilion, Ithaca, NY
2:30 pm to 4:00-ish pm – Pub Stop: Atlas Bowl, Trumansburg, NY