From the Mountains to the Lake!
2011 Rally Swings towards the West

By Gary Schill (AVA Webmaster/Board Member)
Posted 7/19/2010

     After enjoying a fun filled week in the mountains of New York State and the Holiday Valley Ski and Golf Resort, the AVA heads towards the West, or maybe more accurately the approximate middle of the USA. In 2011, the 22nd Annual AVA International Rally will be held at Degray Lake Resort State Park. We will again have the expanded 4 day rally started in 2010 at Holiday Valley to allow more time to enjoy all of the events. This coming year, we plan to make a change for the first day of the Rally on Monday to not schedule any guided rides, but to use that day to feature all the regular rally favorite seminars. This way, we hope to avoid the scheduling conflicts between sometimes choosing to attend a seminar, or going for a guided ride. We will of course have another fantastic Optional Rally Event to be announced. Another change, is getting the information pertaining to this rally to you sooner than in the past if at all possible as evidenced by this earlier than usual upcoming rally page. Now, about Degray Lake Resort State Park:

From their homepage:

DeGray Lake Resort State Park is Arkansas’s only resort state park. Set in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains and nestled along the north shore of 13,800-acre DeGray Lake, one of the region’s five Diamond Lakes known for their crystal clear waters, DeGray offers all the outdoor adventure and quality of an Arkansas State Park combined with resort class amenities. DeGray is a fishing and water sports paradise, a golf resort, the ideal camping spot and the perfect location for family vacations, getaways, reunions, weddings, business meetings and retreats.
 
The park’s dominant facility, DeGray Lake Resort State Park Lodge, sits on its own island and offers guests spectacular views of the distant mountains and DeGray Lake itself. The 94 room lodge is centrally located within the park and includes convention and meeting facilities.

Further information will be added as available for area attractions and other information. Make plans to allow for vacation time now to enjoy what will be another fun filled rally.