The Motley Group Picnic

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Alaska Motley Group Picnic – 2025

July 31st to August 3rd - Tolsona Wilderness Campground
Mile 173 Glenn Hwy · tolsonacampground.com · Ph-822-3900

This will be the 43rd annual Motley Group picnic. There are typically 60 to 80 attendees, most of whom are members of the Motley Group, Snipers Net, or Alaska-Pacific Emergency Preparedness Net, but ALL amateur radio operators and their families are welcome to attend.

Fish, hike, chat with other Hams, and participate in as many of the following scheduled activities as you choose.

Thursday

• 10 AM – Setup – Put up Motley signs, tarps and tables
• 1 – 3 PM Motley Makers Market – Featuring homemade/handcrafted items
• 4 PM – Daily Door Prize Drawing
• 4:30 PM – Daily Raffle Prize Drawing (ticket sales: 1 – 3 PM)
• 5 PM – Early Bird Meet and Greet – Soup Supper – Bring snacks to share

Friday

• 10 AM – 3 PM Motley Swap and Shop
• 1 – 3 PM Motley Makers Market – Featuring homemade/handcrafted items
• 12 Noon – Brown Bag Luncheon – Campground pavilion – All are welcome
• 4 PM – Daily Door Prize Drawing
• 4:30 PM – Daily Raffle Prize Drawing (ticket sales: 8:30 AM – NOON and 1 – 3 PM)
• 5 PM – Baked Potato Bar – Spuds are provided – Bring trimmings to share

Saturday

• 10 AM – 12 PM – Motley Makers Market – Featuring homemade/handcrafted items
• 10 AM – 1 PM – Motley Swap and Shop
• 1 – 3 PM – Radio Workshop / Presentation(s)
• 1 – 3 PM – Card and/or Board Games
• 4 PM – Daily Door Prize Drawing
• 4:30 PM – Daily Raffle Prize Drawing (ticket sales: 8:30 – NOON and 1 – 3 PM)
• 5 PM – Motley Cookout – Hamburgers / hot dogs provided – Bring trimmings to share
• After cleanup – RED LANTERN & MODERATORS OTHER MISCELLANEOUS AWARDS
• Group Photo / Chinese Auction / White Elephant Gift Exchange

Sunday

9:00 AM – Farewell Breakfast – Rolls, muffins, and pastries will be provided

Camping fee per night for RV sites includes water and electricity. For the three nights there is a discounted rate for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Showers and laundry available in campground.

If you have not reserved a site, do so NOW. "Tell them you are with the Motley Group".

• All activities take place at the main camp unless otherwise noted
• All activities are your choice… there is NOTHING you MUST DO… have a good time
• Fresh gourmet coffee – 8:00 to 10:00 AM will be available daily thanks to Mac KL2GS
• MOTLEY PICNIC RADIO – 99.9 FM – KMOT – Tune your FM broadcast radio from 9 AM - 10 PM for music and picnic announcements (also check 92.5 FM for bandit station)
• Tune 146.52 MHz – Carry your handy talkie for updates
• Sign in and get door prize tickets and a souvenir

NO COST – One ticket per person issued at sign-in (friends and family included). Sign name on back of ticket and deposit it in bucket. Awarded daily via random drawing – must be present to win. Prizes are a surprise.

• Courtesy Garbage Pickup – Garbage bags available at check-in. Place roadside at 7 PM for pickup.
• Daily Raffle – View prize photos and purchase tickets.

• Motley Maker’s Markets – Daily, times vary. See the published agenda (page 1).

The market is a mini craft fair featuring homemade/handcrafted items by members of the ham community, for example: jams, jelly, honey, syrup, jewelry, knitted or crocheted articles, carved, scrolled or turned wood pieces, etc.

Cathy Van Krevelen & Dee Bowns are in charge.

• Motley Swap and Shop – Daily, times vary. See the published agenda.

Mark KL3MRO is in charge.

• Amateur license testing – If there are candidates.

Time and Location to be announced – Sponsored by Valley MARA Club

• Thursday – 5:00 PM – Early Bird Soup Supper — Bring supplemental items like bread, crackers, cheese, etc.
• Friday – 12 PM – Brown Bag Luncheon (Everyone is welcome)

BAGS AVAILABLE AT SIGN-IN TABLE.

Pack your own lunch and keep it, or pack a lunch to trade with someone else.

• Friday – 5 PM – Baked Potato Bar

Spuds are provided. Please bring trimmings and/or desserts (e.g., butter, sour cream, onions, chili, crumbled bacon, sausage, cooked broccoli, cookies, pie, cake, fruit). Take any leftovers home for another time.

• Saturday – 5 PM – MOTLEY COOKOUT – Hamburgers and hot dogs provided by the Motley Group, served with our SPECIAL MOTLEY spread. You bring the “add-ons” to share (sliced tomatoes, lettuce leaves, sliced onion, avocados, cooked bacon strips) AND/OR picnic-type items (macaroni salad, coleslaw, potato salad, baked beans – need not be homemade – aim for easy to serve and clean up, chips and dip, fruit like strawberries or watermelon, and simple desserts).
• Saturday – CHINESE AUCTION / WHITE ELEPHANT GIFT EXCHANGE – Bring something from home you no longer want or need (not necessarily radio-related). Ensure it's intact, clean, gently used, and working. Include batteries if needed. If you buy something, spend no more than $10. Wrap it before placing it on the table. Zanna KL7IRE will handle tickets; Jerry KL7EDK will explain the rules and conduct the event. Participation is optional but encouraged!
• Sunday – 9:00 AM – Farewell Breakfast – No pancake breakfast this year. Rolls, muffins, and pastries will be provided. Bring anything extra you'd like to share.
• Sunday Evening – Time and place to be announced – For those still around: MOTLEY LEFTOVERS aka WHAT’CHA GOT SUPPER – Clean out your fridge or cooler and share what’s left so you don’t haul it home.