Alpine Valley info- if it happens....

PRLJM1

Spiritual_Chaos wrote:

So, Chicago is the closest "big" city?

Is it possible to just park your car and sleep in it? To save on hotels etc?

How far is Chicago from NY. Think I'm gonne fly to NY and then take a rental car to the festival...

there is a rest stop on the freeway around Elkhorn I think

iamica

If this happens at Alpine Valley and people are flying in, I would strongly suggest flying into the Milwaukee airport. You don't want to have to deal with O'Hare and then a 2 hour ride to the venue. Trust me.

Ms. Wes C.addle

Payson wrote:

Spiritual_Chaos wrote:

So, Chicago is the closest "big" city?

Is it possible to just park your car and sleep in it? To save on hotels etc?

How far is Chicago from NY. Think I'm gonne fly to NY and then take a rental car to the festival...

there is a rest stop on the freeway around Elkhorn I think

Ooooh, seedy rest stops- home sweet home!

iamica wrote:

If this happens at Alpine Valley and people are flying in, I would strongly suggest flying into the Milwaukee airport. You don't want to have to deal with O'Hare and then a 2 hour ride to the venue. Trust me.

+1000
O'Hare is a bitch... anywhere within an hour north of Chi is a pain... imo

dimitrispearljam

as it seems so far there are 2 options..fly to chicago or milwaukee
chicago is cheapper,but milwaukee more easy
i know some europeans want to see new york,but its hard,,is 15 hours drive,,,flight are not so cheap...
depense the days everyone will stay to usa,,maybe if not do that,ill fly ny,stay at black diamond at nj and fly next day to milwaukee...we will see..for sure europeans will try to make a group for find the best solution..
im so happy about the whole!!!
and thanks Jen for the thread..

Pearl Jam_ie

iamica wrote:

If this happens at Alpine Valley and people are flying in, I would strongly suggest flying into the Milwaukee airport. You don't want to have to deal with O'Hare and then a 2 hour ride to the venue. Trust me.

+1000
O'Hare is a bitch... anywhere within an hour north of Chi is a pain... imo[/quote]

The last time I went to the UC in Chicago, it took 2 hours to get there from the WI/IL border. It takes 1.5 hrs for me to get to Alpine...and it's 90 miles away!

Good advice so far and hope to see all you in August!

En La Clandestinidad

I live in Milwaukee, and cannot wait to see if this really happens to be true. I could go and sleep back at my place after each show!! That would be so awesome. I could almost work during the day and then drive down to the show after.

Should be awesome!

whygohome

guacamolejoe wrote:

AtlantaJammer wrote:

Let's rent out a party house.

Sounds Great ! But whose gonna put their card ( name ) on the place :? .

I would.....but can I trust everyone? And no couples...only singles....hahahahahah

Black73

dimitrispearljam wrote:

as it seems so far there are 2 options..fly to chicago or milwaukee
chicago is cheapper,but milwaukee more easy
i know some europeans want to see new york,but its hard,,is 15 hours drive,,,flight are not so cheap...
depense the days everyone will stay to usa,,maybe if not do that,ill fly ny,stay at black diamond at nj and fly next day to milwaukee...we will see..for sure europeans will try to make a group for find the best solution..
im so happy about the whole!!!
and thanks Jen for the thread..

Jen C. Addle is definitely right - Milwaukee is a much more convenient locale to land in/operate from than O'Hare. However, INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS, you might save some significant cash by flying direct from your nearest major city to Chicago, and calling it good w/a rental car. I had a recent trip to Paris, and flying direct from Chicago saved some coin. The inconvenience charge was getting a shuttle to/from Chicago O'Hare Airport.

As long as you're not driving on I-94 during rush hour, it's easy enough navigating to/from the airport. Just an option if you're gonna fly across an ocean, because beers are not gonna be cheap at the venue!

Ms. Wes C.addle

Bump!
To a thread of good vibes and thumbs up to grunge-stock.

Vedder_Girl77

ms. wes c.addle wrote:

Again, IF IT HAPPENS....
I figured that I would start an 'info thread' to help answer people's questions.... since I have received many pm's about it already.

I'm not an expert by any means, but I will try to compile some info for travel, lodging, and what-not.
Feel free to add your own info or pm me any additional links and such to add to the original post.

Hope this helps!

http://www.alpinevalleyresort.com/

http://www.countryinns.com/east-troy-ho ... 20/wietroy -closest, within 10 min.

http://www.harborshoreslg.com/ -only a quick 20+ min drive

http://www.wisconsin-hotels.org/cities/ ... Kgod9XSfAw - Hotels in Elkhorn- 15+ mins.

http://snugharborwi.com/ -camping

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=east+troy ... 19383&z=12

I was thinking about house rentals. I have looked into a few, close to Lake Geneva which is a very touristy town with more to offer in the vicinity.

There is always anywhere around Milwaukee as well, but that is going to be a bit longer of a drive- especially after a looong day/night of rockin'- but much more options.


-Even if it is more money to fly into milwaukee, you will definately save the headache and 2+ hours getting in from Chicago... plus the rental car.

The venue is in the middle of nowhere, but there are plenty of hotels in the surrounding areas... And, when they say it is a 15-20 min. drive to somewhere, it will be just that. The only traffic that you will have to deal with around the venue is fellow concert-goers, not crazy city dwellers (besides all you east coasters, road trippin' it in ).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_Val ... ic_Theatre -additional info about the venue.

Thank you for posting this information. I was just asking about hotels on the other thread!

mvw

Who is down for camping? Where is the closest place to camp? Snug Harbor does not seem too party friendly. Not that I am planning to go on a crazy bender or anything, but I just would like to know of a place that will allow alcohol and not hassle you for staying up a little late and chatting around a campfire. I read somewhere that Alpine is supposed to have received the go ahead and allow one of the parking lots to be used as a campground starting for the 2011 season. There are suppose to be about 400 - 500 camping spots available, but I don't know for sure if that is happening. It would be nice though. Does anyone have any other suggestions. Where do all the Phish & DMB people go when they have their things at Alpine? I think the Dead Heads used to just take over the town and park their VW's and set up camp wherever they felt comfortable back in the day.

coachchris

Thanks for the suggestions

Black Diamond

Thanks!!

How long is it from Milwaukee to Alpine on the day of a concert?

mvw

Here is a link I just found with a little bit of helpful info about camping at Alpine:

http://www.everylittlethingblog.com/2010/02/alpine-valley-camping-information.html

I'm still hoping someone here knows from experience a nice campground that is within walking distance from Alpine.

Ms. Wes C.addle

mvw wrote:

Who is down for camping? Where is the closest place to camp? Snug Harbor does not seem too party friendly. Not that I am planning to go on a crazy bender or anything, but I just would like to know of a place that will allow alcohol and not hassle you for staying up a little late and chatting around a campfire. I read somewhere that Alpine is supposed to have received the go ahead and allow one of the parking lots to be used as a campground starting for the 2011 season. There are suppose to be about 400 - 500 camping spots available, but I don't know for sure if that is happening. It would be nice though. Does anyone have any other suggestions. Where do all the Phish & DMB people go when they have their things at Alpine? I think the Dead Heads used to just take over the town and park their VW's and set up camp wherever they felt comfortable back in the day.

Google 'camping' in the Elkhorn and East Troy area and research a few of them.

Remember that a lot of camping places across the country have supposed strict rules about stupid shit... Take it with a grain of salt. Most aren't enforced unless there are complaints.

As for the camping at Alpine, I think the deets are still being figured out.


Depending on how far west of Milwaukee that you stay, its only about 30-45 mins. There are only two entrances to the venue, so if you arrive after 5pm, prepare to sit a little while.... But, do come preparty with the rest of us! Come early!

Given to...

You have to change your avatar...

It was so much better on Sunday

RedMosquito22

Black Diamond wrote:

Thanks!!

How long is it from Milwaukee to Alpine on the day of a concert?

I would say an hour on a concert day from Milwaukee. Chicago is a 1-2 hour trip depending on traffic

mvw

ms. wes c.addle wrote:

Google 'camping' in the Elkhorn and East Troy area and research a few of them.

Remember that a lot of camping places across the country have supposed strict rules about stupid shit... Take it with a grain of salt. Most aren't enforced unless there are complaints.

As for the camping at Alpine, I think the deets are still being figured out.

Thanks for the info. I was just hoping someone knew from camping out here before if there was a nice place within walking distance preferably. The Indy show last May was nice with the campground right across the street. No hassle with any post-parties after the show either. Just wondering if their was a similar place by Alpine. I am familiar with the area, but have not been there since '03 and I have never camped there before.

Thanks for starting this thread. I am hoping it will become a definite resource.

U R A Crazy Breed

I'm just gonna sleep in the woods and steal a cow to ride back and forth to the liquor store.



man...the wife is gonna be pissed!

Steve Dunne

U R A Crazy Breed wrote:

I'm just gonna sleep in the woods and steal a cow to ride back and forth to the liquor store.



man...the wife is gonna be pissed!

Hey can't you call up your boy MJ and have him drive you around???????