Let it Ride
Moose Lodge 1939 2010 Casino Bus Trip
Let it Ride is just what 57
folks from the Moose and friends did on Saturday, March 27, 2010, with our
trusty driver “Dean-O” Dean Olmstead.
The group headed out early in the morning (actually leaving on schedule,
if you can believe). Our first stop was
at the Harrison Moose Lodge for a great breakfast (we figured you would need a
good meal as a base to sustain this kind of action all day and night). We then continued on north until we stopped
at the Odawa Casino in Petoskey. There
were a lot of “hot seats” on our bus.
Hot seats being two passengers who won $1,000 dollars each on their
players’ club cards and the driver winning on the return trip for a cool $500
added on his card. From Petoskey, we
motored over the Mackinaw Bridge to the Kewadin Casino in St. Ignace for our
overnight stay. The group enjoyed
playing Plinko for prizes on the ride, as well as swapping some stories with
some good company and sharing a few refreshments together. We did not find the “big wheel” quite as
profitable as last year but, we gave it a good try anyway. Again, the refreshments were going down at St.
Ignace, followed by a bit of dancing and more slot play. We had a few big winners on the bus, names
withheld to protect from beggars. The
rest of us losers met back at our lodge to try and recoup our money on the “rip
offs”, I mean pull tabs.
Bus Trip Trivia:
Q. How
many people you can fit in one of those tiny little bathrooms on the bus?
A. Five
and parts of a sixth person. We have
the photos to prove it.
Q. How many
people made us late on the last stop so that we were not able to go to Soaring
Eagle Casino?
A. Two.
Q. How
late were they?
A. 20
Minutes.
Q. Who
forgot their bag after getting off the bus and driving home?
A. Hints
only. They are from Belding…
Q. How
many riders took Monday off work?
A. Unknown. But, I bet
more wished they had.
Profit from the trip was donated to our local Moose
Lodge.
Thank you..Please direct inquiries or comments to:
Randy Garvey