It really is finally. The 4th of July weekend. The biggest, baddest holiday of them all. We have just the best of times here at Hickory Acres Campground for Independence day! I'm going to do my best to give you the layout for the weekend so you know just where you need to be at what time. 

Starting Friday, we have Bingo. You know where. It starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday starts off with the craft. It's the one you all love every year: homemade baggy ice cream. Be at the pavilion at 10:30. The Farmer Fire Department will be here around 3:00 to hook up to the dry hydrant. There's really no more explanation to that. Get your suit and head out to where you see water flying. 4:00 is the egg toss. It's $1.00 to play. 6:00 is the hog roast potluck. Bring a passing dish. That is following by the Farmer Fire Department's Homemade Ice Cream. (It's free will donation.) 

Sunday is the day. We have bouncers at 1. The parade at 2. And Pete Schlegel starts performing around 7:30. He's going to put on one good show up until the boom booms. 

I know I said earlier that the Farmer Fire Department's Homemade ice cream is free will donation, but I do have something to say about that. They do so much for us here at the campground. We have many of their crew that is camping here, or they have family here. They keep us safe from weather, as well as, put on the Easter Egg Hunt and other activities. We wouldn't be the campground we are today if it wasn't for them, so please be generous. Not to mention, they're just a good group of people!

Let's have one SAFE and HAPPY Independence day, folks. 

Phew! What a crazy, crazy place this is. It's starting to get down to the wire with the water park. We're still hoping to be open by July 4th weekend, so keep all your limbs crossed for us! It's crunch time. 

In other news, bingo is Friday night. It's going to be a lazy weekend, but it's going to be a beautiful one! This weather that Mother Nature has been shelling out is amazing. I hope she keeps it going, but it also needs to rain today or tomorrow. I'm tired of watering my garden and flowers. I'm a lazy person at heart!!

So, for this weekend, we all know the drill: have a safe, and fabulous weekend!

​Happy Camping!

Or at least it's going to be if the weather man is correct. 90 degrees. Yes, you read that right. 90 degrees. Be prepared with your money to buy us out of ice cream because we have all of it to cool you down! 

Some business. Thank you all so so much for probably the best Memorial Day Weekend we have ever had here at Hickory Acres Campground. We were packed, and everything seemed to flow perfectly! We also loved seeing everyone's smiling faces that weekend. There may have been some shenanigans from the office (that darn Cherie!), but it was all done with love... mostly. 

Last Saturday's wine & cheese social was also wonderful. There's just something about wine that brings everyone together like family. It's probably just the alcohol, but we like to think it's the company. 

This weekend: come enjoy bingo on Saturday night. Same time. Same place. You can also stop by in the morning to meet Kate, or stop by in the afternoon to meet out brand spankin' new team member, Megan! She's young. She's fun. She new, so don't scare her away! I'm all the scary the poor girl needs. Please be patient with us and Megan as we train her. There's so much to learn! She's quick to learn though, so it won't take much. :)

​Most importantly, happy camping!!