SUMMER 2013, LOYALTY DISCOUNT

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SUMMER 2013, LOYALTY DISCOUNT
Savings that are too good to be true!

Hello RV’ers, 

Ellie Ray’s is offering to its returned campers for the season of 2013 a special discounted rate. We want you to be a part of our 2013 summer and continue to share with us the memories and the new forward growth at Ellie Ray’s. We hope you view the future amenities as positive change that will further enrich Ellie Ray’s as safe and fun place to enjoy and relax for years to come! 

We now offer a quiet section! If you would prefer kids free and noise out by 11pm. Additionally, we will be rearranging the smaller campers to accommodate them more suitably in the park which will also allow for the bigger RV’s to be able to park more comfortably and look more uniformed.

We are offering a few different discounted options, please review chart below. For more information give us a call at (855) RIVER - 13

New Summer 2013 Rates: 

 Daily:

River Front $50.00
River View Pull Through $40.00
Standard Lot $35.00
55+ Quiet Zone $45.00

Weekly:

River Front $300.00

River View Pull Through $240.00
Standard Lot $210.00
55+ Quiet Zone $265.00

Monthly:
River Front not available
River View Pull Through $425.00
Standard Lot $350.00
55+ Quiet Zone $425.00 includes boat parking at site and dock space

-25% discount for those who stay 6 months.
-20% discount for those who stay 5 months.
-10% discount for those who stay 4 months.
-$25 for monthly boat and RV storage.
-Rigs must be kept clean, no mildew, awnings in good shape and be 10 years or newer or subject to office approval.  

Payment Schedule Example for discounts: Payments start in: 
October….. for April
November….. for May
December ….. for June
January ….. for July
February….. for August
March….. for September

You may reserve your preferred space or choose a new space, subject to availability and size of your RV, as all spaces will be based off a first come, first paid basis. A suggestion for groups campers or wanting to camp next to your favorite neighbor is to call quick to reserve your spaces now!

We have six month to four month discounts available. You may choose how long you want to stay. Review the chart above, we are happy to discuss if you have any questions, give us a call at 1-855-RIVER-13 or setup an appointment with the office to discuss in person.  

We look forward to another great summer full of memories and fun!

Best Regards,

Tom & Michelle Sturgeon

Upcoming Music Events & Holidays!

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With our #1 Rule to HAVE FUN, we are always trying to keep the energy high and the fun alive at Ellie Ray’s. Whether it be a kickin concert or a mean feast there is always something planned! We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events!  

Upcoming Events

MONDAY Night Football, JOIN US!

October 13: ROCKIN ON THE RIVER
SECTION 8 & ALTER EAGLESAlter Eagles Tribute Band and local favorite Section 8 play together for an unforgettable show! Pre-buy your tickets $10 advance, $20 at the door.
Show kicks off at 7:30PM

Camping & Ticket package available, RV lot plus ticket starts at $40. Primitive camping starts at $30. YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS OUT!

Alter Eagles website:  www.altereaglesband.com

For more information or to purchase tickets call us at (855) RIVER-13 or email us at info@ellieraysriverlanding.com

October 27: HALLOWEEN BASH

Calling all Ghouls and Gals, Halloween bash is Saturday, October 27^th. Wear your costumes as Steel Bridge rocks the night away! Party starts at 9:00pm.


Calling all ghouls and gals! Bring out your costume and dance the night away with us! 
Spooky decorations and fun festive cocktails! 


$550 in PRIZES!!!! Enter contest by 10PM, voting at 12AM 
COSTUME CONTEST

$250 PRIZE for MOST SCARY & MOST SEXY! 
JACK-O-LANTERN

$50 PRIZE for BEST CARVING, bring your pumpkin and we’ll display it on stage for voting


$3 caramel apple shots
2-for-1 candy corn cocktails

November 22: THANKSGIVING DINNER
A time for family and friends to gather together to celebrate friendship. Join us for a turkey dinner and all the fixings! More information to come in next month’s newsletter.

For more information or to purchase tickets call us at (855) RIVER-13 or email us at info@ellieraysriverlanding.com

55 AND OLDER SECTION

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55 AND OLDER SECTION
Now you can enjoy the serene side of life where crickets hum and your neighbors are kids your age!

The retired lifestyle is supposed to be comfortable, relaxing and spent doing whatever makes you happy! Ellie Ray's has designed a special new area for our 55 and older campers.

The section is nestled in the peaceful area of the park where RV lots includes convenient boat parking, right at your space and personal dock parking. Pets are welcome, however the section is kids free for the pure fact that we are offering a quiet zone for those campers who want to enjoy the peaceful side of life.  

Come DAY-CATION with us! For more information, give us a call or check us out online!  

(855) RIVER-13 or www.EllieRaysRVResort.com

We look forward to hearing from you!

Holidays just give us a SOLID reason to PARTY, HEARTY!

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Holidays just give us a SOLID reason to PARTY, HEARTY!

Labor Day weekend was full of stuffed stomachs, boogie shoes, belly laughs and hair of the dog kind of mornings. AND if we had to do it all over again, we wouldn’t have done it any differently.

Families piled in Thursday and Friday, ready to get their long weekend started. Campers. Fifth-wheels. Pop-ups. CLASSIC . Golf carts. BBQs. Tiki lights. Corn hole. TVs SETUP OUTSIDE RVs! The only thing missing from Camping World’s inventory were lawn animals!

The park was BUZZING with life and the energy all pointed to one thing. FUN!  

 

To help set the tone of the weekend, Camping World from Lake City sponsored a Biscuit and Gravy breakfast Saturday morning, catered by Branford’s Cuzins Café. Biscuists. Gravy. Eggs. Bacon. Sausage. Toast. Potatoes. Juice. Coffee. We weren’t messing around because biscuits and gravy is a Sturgeon Family favorite and it wouldn’t have been a holiday weekend if we didn’t share the goods with the park, ESPECIALLY when Cuzins makes these country breakfast potatoes that are sinfully delicious and need to be SHARED WITH EVERYBODY!

Now, being that it was the LAST deck party of the Summer and the FIRST GATOR game of the year, ORANGE and BLUE was out in full force and the tunes were pumping to keep the party groovin! The river was filled with people trying to beat the heat, the lounge was packed with pool sharks, football fans and bikers enjoying a tasty beverage, popcorn snack and the AC.  The energy was high and it made for a great afternoon.

 

Steel Bridge, a TRUE LOCAL FAVORITE with a wide genre of songs finished out the day’s festivities by playing outside on the patio stage. They truly now how to make you want to get out of your seat and shake your booty! I even saw their Emcee attempt a FLIP, OFF the stage and into the crowd! He was VERY CLOSE to landing it but may have misjudged the distance from the stage to the ground a little bit. Oops! But hey, high-five for the intensity!

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday the temperature was turned WAY UP and the only thing to keep you cool was the river and an ice cold beverage! Hitting up the Ichetucknee was a MAD HOUSE! Boats upon boats were tied up, one fellow refer to it as the “redneck yacht club”, ha! Being on the boat was nice and all but personally, I think being on a floaty in the river was the sweet spot!

Had a few spicy chicken wings, tried some homemade baked cookies, dangerously delicious chili cheese dip AND saw TWO. TWO very LARGE manatees casually swim by who paid no mind to the hundreds of boats overhead.  Amazing!

 

 

After a long afternoon on the river, Big John’s smoking BBQ and pickled ribs were CALLING!! Getting to the food tent and seeing the spread, man-oh-man, it wasn’t a BBQ it was a FEAST! Every type of pasta, potato and taco salad you could think of! Baked beans with bacon, ham, hamburger…green bean casserole, deviled eggs, coleslaw, cornbread, mouthwatering meatballs…UPSIDE DOWN PINAPPLE CAKE! I could seriously go on and on! We ate until ALL the food was gone and bellies were protruding over pants!

Funniest part about the whole thing…was my boyfriend from Seattle kept being taunted by the campers about this amazing BBQ… “He had never seen a BBQ like the South’s BBQ.”  “Never tasted ribs like Big John’s ribs.” “Didn’t even know what a proper green bean casserole was until he had one in the South.” So here he wakes up from an after river nap – nudge-nudge- ALL JAZZED to get a plate full of the “South’s fixins” and to his surprise, ALL the food was gone, the only thing he tasted of the South’s famous BBQ was a handful of potato chips, HA! Snooze ya lose! Truly!

But the party didn’t end with fully bellies, oh-no-sir-ee. The DJ cranked up the jams, a volley ball game started up and corn hole tournaments began. As the sun set it was a full on BBQ after party, dance party! People kicked off their flip-flops and got down in the sand.  What my Seattle boyfriend did learn about the South was that line dancing (Wobble. Baby. Wobble. Baby. Wobble. Baby.) and moon shine is still going strong!  

 

 

 

 

Waking up Monday morning the park was QUIET. The holiday festivities had kicked everyone’s butts and it was time to relax before packing up and heading back to J-O-Bs and school. Overall the weekend was an AMAZING TIME, surrounded by good people with big hearts! The campers showed us what it means to be a community and made Ellie Ray’s feel like home, can’t thank you enough for that! Although you can’t relive a party, we are very much looking forward to next one!!

 

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Local Music Favorites, JAMIE DAVIS & WISECRACKERS turn up ELLIE RAY’S BUZZ!

 

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Local Music Favorites, JAMIE DAVIS & WISECRACKERS turn up ELLIE RAY’S BUZZ!

This past weekend was crazy busy! Just the way we like it! Friday night we had local Branford favorite, Jamie Davis who is quickly becoming a Statewide known musician. Lucky enough with Jamie only living down the road and his sister, Lisa, bartending for us, playing at Sturges at Ellie Ray’s makes him feel right at home. It was a packed house Friday night as Jamie and his band rocked the outside stage, covering old-time favorites, today’s hits and singing his own original songs. Jamie debut CD, High Reeds & Rust, is one of a kind and can be heard on reverbnation.com. Check him out!

Jaime Davis and sister Lisa

Saturday we had an unique event to Sturges at Ellie Ray’s…Jello Wrestling…it was an event that was highly requested by our lounge customers, although hesitant at first to put such an event on, eventually we were like….oh, what the heck! With three rounds of wrestlers, it turned up quite an audience who partied clear into the night. The band, Wisecrackers, kicked off about nine and their female lead with her solid vocal sound was a fresh change!

Jamie Davis Sound Check on the outside stage

The entire weekend had good music! Great energy! And perfect company! We are continuing to see the growth at Ellie Ray’s and thank everyone for their support! It’s been a FUN summer and we still have a few weeks to go….yeeeeehhhaawww!

Visit the events page on our website www.EllieRaysRVResort.com to see our upcoming events and music line-up!

 

Fear of travelling? RV is to the rescue!

                          

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Fear of travelling? RV is to the rescue!

When it comes to travelling we all have our hesitations but those fears don’t have to stop you from leaving the comfort of your home to discover the adventure outside your front door! Recreational Vehicles, better known as an RV can be the perfect solution if you find the little voice in your head saying telling you to stay put...

I WANT TO SEE THE WORLD BUT SLEEP IN MY OWN BED Maybe you like an adventure and experiencing new things but come nighttime, you want to sleep in the comfort of your own bed. Well, the beautiful thing about an RV is your bed comes with you on the trip and that means your favorite pillow too! No more wondering when the last time the sheets were washed and who else has shared this bed. Being in your own RV bed eliminates all those worries!

IM READY TO HIT THE ROAD BUT I WANT TO BE HOME IN TIME FOR MY FAVORITE SHOWS
A fun filled day of museums and wildlife watching can be stimulating but at 8:00pm when Dancing With The Stars is on, you want to be cuddled up on your couch, tasty beverage in hand, watching who has the melt down this week, is best dressed and woos the judges with their fancy hip moves! Your RV can make this happen for you because it comes with its own TV, it’s truly a match made in heaven!

FIDO CAN’T MISS OUT ON ALL THE ADVENTURE!!
“A dog is a man’s best friend,” we’ve all heard the quote and the thought of leaving them home to go gallivanting across the country is out of the question! Well I am here to break it to you, Fido, his dog bowl AND his fancy pillow bed can all come along for the ride. It’s a win-win situation! And if we are being honest, we both know that Fido is going to be sleeping in the RV bed with you!!

LIVING OUT OF A SUITCASE WEARS ME DOWN
Packing around all your electronics and their charges, there is a high chance you’ll leave one behind in the hotel room. Which is a valid concern my friend because we’ve all done it before. However the great thing about your RV is, where you go, it goes and that means home with you too. You’ll never have to worry about leaving your camera charger plugged in at the Holiday Inn ever again!

TRAVELING SABOTAGES MY DIET
Being on the go and dining out can get your diet off track, but a little R&R doesn’t have to derail you from all your hard work. Luckily, the RV comes with its own refrigerator and kitchen! You can stock up the fridge with all your healthy meals before leaving town and when hunger calls along the trip, it’s an easy grasp! Less worry and more time looking good in your bathing suit!  

HOW AM I GOING TO GET ALL MY SOUVENIRS HOME?!
OH Suzie would LOVE this! Ooooh and this would be perfect for Mom & Dad’s kitchen! All those little treasures we find along our travels make it tough for packing space on the return trip home. But with an RV, you have a whole house on wheels to jam pack with souvenirs to your heart’s desire! Maybe even pick one up special for your RV décor.

ONCE I AM THERE, I HAVE TO RENT A CAR Ok so you’ve spent the last two days landlocked to the hotel grounds and you need some wheels to see the sites. No problem, either fire up the RV and drive to see Mickey Mouse for the day or unhook the sedan from the trailer and free bird it! An RV makes vacation life real easy when you can have it all!

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY GERMS ARE IN THAT HOTEL?!
Tired of finding lipstick stains on your water glass or the sheets looking a little discolored? Of course their cleaning service does their absolute best but it can’t always be 100%. Fortunately with an RV it leaves the level of which you want your eating and sleeping space cleaned in your own hands. No more unknown and unwelcomed germs floating about. Pheww!

I GET HOME SICK Being in foreign spaces, crowded by people, missing friends, not a fan of the food…whaaaaaa I want to go home! The tourist lifestyle can wear you down but the beautiful thing about the RV is that you brought a little slice of home with you. When you need a time-out from vacation, the RV is there to provide the comfort of your own bed, a couch to cuddle up on, the kitchen to cook your preferred meals and your TV to pop in your favorite movie. An RV is the best of both worlds, how could you ever leave home without one?!

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COME DAY-CATION WITH US!!

Ellie Ray’s Gotta a Brand New Stage!

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This past July 28^th we had our Big Boy Toys Expo and BBQ event with support of Lake City Camping World and Gainesville Harley Davidson. We had DJ music all day, Power Country giving live broadcasts from the deck and local favorite the Justin Case Band rockin the house patio that night!

A week leading up to the event we were up to our elbows in wood, nails and electric saws crafting a masterpiece stage together. The patio was looking great after a little spit-shine, dressed with new red mulch, grass mowed, picnic tables set. Last minute flare of American Flags pinned to the front of the stage and industrial style fans tucked nicely underneath it to keep party go-ers cool, we were ready to PAR-TAY!



NEW STAGE!!!

Day of the event the weather was melting hot, air was thick of sunscreen and the activities ahead were JAM PACKED FULL of FUN! Toy Haulers, Raptors and Roadmaster rigs were sprawled and air conditioned for viewing pleasure. A Road King, Street Bob, Fat Boy and your custom Harley flirted with passer-by-ers ready to get on one and ride away into the sunset. We had FREE bike washes, a DJ spinnin music, two-for-one frozen cocktails and the grill going all day serving up cheese burgers and bratwursts.

Well into the early evening, bikers, boaters and Saturday dancers were scattered everywhere, enjoying themselves a few cool down brews and good laughs with friends.

  

That evening under the soft glow of white Christmas lights, the band kicked off around 10, jamming out to a wide range of cover songs from Tim McGraw to Stevie Ray Vaughan. Shoes were kicked off, arms were in the air and bodies were grooving back and forth. The warm night air and stars shinning overhead were the perfect components for a summer concert.

Meanwhile, inside the lounge the DJ raged on for those who wanted to bump and grind. It was two different club atmospheres mixed into one and people floated in between them looking for fresh scenery. At the stroke of 2 in the morning, the party was being pushed out the door with a promise that we will do it again real soon!

High-five to the new stage and many more outdoor music events!