Events

Carolinas AS Club - Pipestem, WV Rally 3 - 7 Jun 3405 Pipestem Drive Pipestem WV 25979 Pipestem Resort State Park is a beautiful park with lots of trails for hiking and biking. A perfect mountain escape as the summer heat starts to settle in. Pipestem sits on the east rim of the Bluestone River Gorge, which carves through the plateau to the scenic Bluestone River 1,200 feet below. The 4,050-acre park features two hotels, one of which lies at the bottom of the gorge and can only be accessed by an aerial tramway. CANCELLED [for those not going to International] Houston Fest 11 - 14 Jun 2330 Edmonds Road Galax VA 24333 [for those not going to International] Houston Fest – June 12-13
A Directly Responsible Individual {DRI} TBD/voluntold
Cool Breeze Campground
[https://www.coolbreezecampground.com/]
2330 Edmonds Road
Galax, VA 24333
robert@coolbreezecampground.com –
276-236-0300 Carolinas & East TN AS Clubs - Limestone, TN Rally 15 - 19 Jul 1245 Davy Crockett Park Road Limestone TN 37681 This 105-acre TN state park sits just upstream from the falls of the scenic Nolichucky River and is maintained as a memorial to the legendary Davy Crockett. There is plenty see and do in the area, including an 18th-century living farmstead, replica cabin, limestone marker, and visitor center exhibits. Nearby is the Cherokee National Forest and his father’s Crockett Tavern Museum in Morristown. The Nolichucky River provides excellent fishing opportunities for a variety of fish. Tidewater Kiptopeake State Park Rally 16 - 19 Jul 3540 Kiptopeake Drive Cape Charles VA 23310 Make your campsite reservation thru reserveamerica.com
Please let the hosts know that you plan to attend. Northern Virginia Airstream Club 110 Riverside Rally 17 - 19 Jul 350 Daughter of Stars Drive Bentonville VA 22610 Shenandoah River State Park, located on the South Fork of the Shenandoah River, offers scenic views of Massanutten Mountain and Shenandoah National Park. Opportunities abound for canoeing, tubing and hiking. Contact Doug Anderson for reservations and info. Registration coupon will be in the June NORVA News. Exec. Committee Conference Call – 17 - 19 Jul Region 3 Galax Old Fiddlers Rally has been CANCELLED! 2 - 9 Aug 2330 Edmonds Rd. Galax VA 24333 We regret having to do this but today we were notified that the Fiddler convention for 2020 was officially cancelled due to the Covid-19 virus.

Robert Sells, owner of the Cool Breeze campground (276-236-0300) has been extremely supportive of our rally in the past and we are very grateful to him for all he has done. The campground will continue to be available to anyone wishing to attend future Fiddler conventions when they resume.

Betty and Junior Patton and Lynne and I have enjoyed our many years as your Region 3 hosts and hope you find other activities to fill this void.

Carolinas AS Club - Boone, NC Rally 12 - 16 Aug 123 Harmony Mountain Lane Boone NC 28607 For a real high, stay overnight at the Boone KOA, the highest KOA east of the Mississippi at an altitude of nearly 4,000 feet! The average summer temperature is 73 degrees. Hike miles of footpaths on rugged Grandfather Mountain, the highest peak in the Blue Ridge Range. Drive the Blue Ridge Parkway, which winds mere minutes from your campsite. About 9 miles from the campground is the New River, where you can go tubing or canoeing. Grandchildren’s Rally 21 - 23 Aug 56 Misty Mountain Road Greenwood VA 22943 109 & 149 – Grandchildren’s Rally – July 31 – Aug. 2
Ken Tarrant DRI
Misty Mountain Camp Resort
https://www.mistymountaincampresort.com/
56 Misty Mountain Road
Greenwood, VA 22943 – 888-647-8900 Lucky 7 Rally 9 - 13 Sep 8411 Harrison Bay Rd. Harrison TN 37341 Join us to celebrate seven great years as a WBAC unit! Carolinas AS Club - NC Outer Banks Rally 16 - 20 Sep 7005 Caratoke Highway Jarvisburg NC 27947 Located on Caratoke Highway (NC 158) on Currituck County’s banks (Jarvisburg) lies a little piece of paradise called Sanctuary Vineyards. You will be camping at the vineyard among the vines; behind the winery you can almost taste their exquisite Wild Pony White, Sweet Serenity, and Morton, among other wines. CANCELLED: Carolinas AS Club - Virginia Highland Haven Rally 16 - 20 Sep 6517 Highland Haven Road NE Copper Hill VA 24079 Virginia Highland Haven is one of our most popular rally locations – a picture tells it all – gorgeous mountains, stunning sunsets, and cool mountain breezes! Located just 5 miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway, 25 miles south of Roanoke, Virginia. Okefenokee Swamp Rally 17 - 20 Sep 5653 Laura Walker Road Waycross GA 31503 VAC 109 & 149 - Travel Through Marietta Ohio to Sugar Creek 20 - 25 Sep 922 Front Street Marietta OH 45750 The Virginia Airstream Club plans to make two stops on the way to the Swiss Festival Rally in Sugar Creek, Ohio. The Caravan will stop over night at Lewisburg, WV site of the 2016 International Rally. From there we will caravan to Marietta, Ohio and spend 3 nights exploring the history of this once western outpost. Swiss Festival Caravan, following Commonwealth 20 - 25 Sep Virginia TBD VA dates for
109 & 149 – Swiss Festival Caravan, following Commonwealth
Doug Powell DRI Sugar Creek rendezvous 5 - 13 Oct 2800 Winklepeck Rd NW Sugarcreek OH 44681 Verify local Covid rules and procedures. Please reverify all events for 2020 based on local covid updates.
*As of 5/15/20 we are still planning to hold this rally - not be confused with the national rally the week before.

Electric and Water
Tidewater First Landing State Park Rally 7 - 11 Oct 2500 Shore Drive Virginia Beach VA 23451 Reserve your campsite thru reserveamerica.com, please let the hosts know if you plan to attend. Kolomoki Mounds Rally 8 - 11 Oct 205 Indian Mounds Road Blakely GA 39823 River Rally 15 - 19 Oct 1632 Belle Isle Road Lancaster, VA 22503 109 & 149 – River Rally – Oct. 16-18
A Directly Responsible Individual {DRI} TDB/Voluntold
Belle Isle State Park https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/belle-isle
1632 Belle Isle Road
Lancaster, VA 22503 – 804-462-5030
Email: BelleIsle@dcr.virginia.gov Carolinas AS Club - Carolina BalloonFest Rally 15 - 18 Oct This spectacular event spans over decades of the area’s rich aviation history! Each year, pilots arrive with their hot air balloons to delight and amaze tens of thousands of spectators with a full weekend of mass ascensions, sanctioned competitions, tethered rides & hot air balloon flights. The traditional Saturday evening balloon glow is a spectacular feature of Carolina BalloonFest! The festival offers live entertainment, tastes of NC wines & craft beers, fine artisan crafts, kids zone, exhibits, activities and great festival food!