Some Questions from an Assembly Rookie

[John Sand]

I'm going to my first Assembly next week with a few questions.
Grilling: Can I bring and use my grill? Or a camp stove? I'm staying in a building but hope to cook outside.
Footwear: I wear water shoes or boots to wet board my canoes. What is the bottom of the lake like, and what do you wear?
Selling a canoe: I think it's time to let go of my Tom Hill lapstrake canoe. Can I simply put a for sale sign on it at the Assembly, or is that frowned upon?
Thanks in advance. I probably have more questions, but these are a good start.

 

[Annie Burke]

Hi John,
I think it will be fine to use a camp stove or grill. Perhaps find an out of the way place to use the grill, so the grilling fumes don't go into other's dorm rooms. The lake bottom is a combination of sand and mucky sediment. I'm a barefoot person myself, but any water shoes will be fine. There will be many canoes for sale at the Assembly. We provide what we call "boat tags", which is a one-page information sheet to fill out with info about your canoe. Choose a white sheet if your canoe is for sale, or a yellow sheet that means "for show only". When you arrive at the Assembly, we will be there to answer questions too. See you soon! Annie Burke

 

[John Sand]

Thanks!

 

[Nick Dennis]

Hi John. As Annie says, the beach is mostly sandy so will be fine. There is also the dock/jetty which is pretty straightforward. See you there. I fly in from the UK on Sunday

Nick