Labour Day 2011 Returns to the Gaspereau Valley Wolfville, Nova Scotia September 2 to 5, 2011

Long time members of the Maritime Organization of Rover Enthusiasts (MORE) will remember Labour Day in and around Wolfville back in 1999 and 2000. After years of resistance we, Julie and Peter Rosvall, will host Labour Day on our property once again. With the help of fellow Rover owners in our neighbourhood we will invite folks from across the Maritimes, New England, points west and internationally to our home. Kris Lockhart has been scouting and doing trail maintenance for so long already that the local joke is that by Labour Day 2011 he might have them paved if we don't watch out. All trailheads will be within 5 minutes of our property, and will have lots of options for every driving preference.

Rosie Browning is taking the lead on food, after the great success of her desserts in Cape Breton. She has dreams of sandwiches made with roast beef and turkey (yes, real roast, really, cooked just prior to making the sandwiches, I'm drooling already). Rosie will be helped by a team of my relatives and our neighbours. All meals from Friday evening to Sunday night are provided on site, and the food will be amazing. I'm sure we'll have the Barr family put to work on this and other logistical details, and the Rudermans as well, and anyone else we can sucker in to volunteering leading up to the event and during. (willing volunteers can contact me using the coordinates below)

Camping for the event will be on our property; tents will be setup among the cherry and pear trees, bordered by blackberry bushes. A large field will accommodate larger trailers, and sheltered wooded areas are easily accessed for those who would like to pitch their tent away from the action. We will have running water, clean portable toilets, and simple shower facilities onsite.

For those who prefer a bed and breakfast, hotel or motel, there are many to choose from within 15 minutes of home base. Please email me for recommendations.

A small garage space is available onsite for repairs, as well as two other Rover owners’ garages within a few minutes of home base if overflow is needed.

Labour Day is a family event; a central fire pit sits in the middle of the orchard for nightly bonfires. There may be the opportunity for tubing on the Gaspereau River for those interested. Local farmer’s markets, wineries, gold courses, wool shops, vintage British motorcycle parts suppliers, incredible local craftspeople and more scenery then you could imagine are right at our doorstep.

Julie and Peter Rosvall Wolfville, Nova Scotia [email protected] 902-691-1493

Labour Day 2011 Returns to the Gaspereau Valley Wolfville, Nova Scotia September 2 to 5, 2011 LOGISTICS

WHERE? Gaspereau Valley, just outside Wolfville in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia on Canada’s east coast.

WHEN? Friday, September 2nd to Monday, September 5th, 2011

HOW MUCH? If you register and pay online by August 10th, 2011 $45.00 per adult $20.00 per child 14 and under

If you register and pay online between August 11th and 31st, 2011 $60.00 per adult $25.00 per child 14 and under Please note we can’t guarantee you will get a t-shirt in your size if you register and pay after August 10th.

If you register and pay in person during the event $75.00 per adult $30.00 per child 14 and under Please note that you will not receive a t-shirt as part of your registration if you register at the event. There may be t-shirts available for sale, depending on availability.

WHAT’S INCLUDED Free camping onsite, all your meals from Friday evening to Sunday evening, event t-shirt, the incredible hard work that all the volunteers have done to prepare the event, food and trails for your arrival and enjoyment.

REGISTRATION Registration can be done online using our secure payment option. The transaction is done through PayPal, please note you DO NOT need a PayPal account to use this method.

To help us with planning for food, door prizes, t-shirt orders and overall organization of the event, we ask (beg, plead, beseech, implore, entreat, appeal, importune, supplicate, pray) that you register online by midnight on Wednesday, August 10th, 2011.

All those who register on or before August 10th will have their name entered in a draw for gift package of local products. You could go home with wine from Gaspereau Vineyard, Whitworth and Lucas products from British Cycle, apples and cider from the Foote Family Farm, herb infused vinegars and liqueurs from Tangled Garden, locally roasted Fair Trade coffee from Just Us! Coffee Roasters, to name but a few of the items. The package will also have other Land Rover related goodies and is valued at $200.

HOW TO GET HERE The Gaspereau Valley and greater Wolfville area of Nova Scotia can easily be reached by land, sea or air. You will find abundant travel information online, particularly at the link below,

http://www.novascotia.com/en/home/gettinghereandaround/getting_here/default.aspx

Wolfville is just one our from downtown Halifax, one and a half hours from the Digby Ferry, and one and a half hours from the Halifax Stanfield International Airport. You will receive specific event location and directions upon registration.

FOR MORE INFORMATION Julie and Peter Rosvall Wolfville, Nova Scotia [email protected] 902-691-1493

Photos in this document are from the events held in the Gaspereau Valley in 1999 and 2000. They were kindly provided by Ralph Saulnier and Colin Pugh, both professional photographers who documented the event for us. POINTS OF INTEREST Avonport Discount (tools, parts, supplies for the men, sewing and quilting supplies for the ladies) British Cycle Supplies Luckett Vineyards Gaspereau Vineyards Grand Pre Winery L’Acadie Vineyard Muir Murray Winery Tubing on the Gaspereau River Tangled Garden Gaspereau Valley Fibres, Farm Wool Shop Blue Beach Fossil Museum Acton’s Fine Dining Paddy’s Pub Library Pub Tempest World Cuisine TAN Coffee Roasters Just Us! Coffee Roasters Eos Fine Foods Wolfville Farmer’s Market Bay of Fundy, highest tides in the world Acadia University Cape Split