Hello boys
The address for my shop is 5520 West Main St, Maple Plain Minnesota. Maple Plain is a small outer suburb/town about 10 miles west of 494 on 394/hwy 12 (394 becomes highway 12). Stay on 12 until you are in the town of maple plain. There is a stoplight on the east end of town and a stoplight on the west end of town. Take a left (south) at the light on the west end of town. This is Halgren. Drive 150 yards over the bridge and take the first left. This is west main. Drive 150 yards and the shop is on the left.
For those unfamiliar with the area, the Twin Cities have a interstate loop around them which is 694 to the North and East Side and 494 on the South and West side of the twin cites. It's basically just a large circle around the whole metro. Hwy 12/394 is at the middle of the west section of the loop.
Coming from, the north on 94 you would exit onto 494 heading south at the suburb of maple grove and drive about 10 minutes to 394. Exit to westbound 394 which immediately becomes highway 12. follow directions above.
Coming from the south on 35 or 169 you would get off on 494. west on 494. Get off on 394 westbound (which immediately becomes highway 12) and follow directions above.
From the East take 94 through the cites. At the west end of Minneapolis get on 394 westbound. Once you cross under 494, 394 becomes highway 12 and you just follow the directions above.
So I am presuming the get together is Saturday. I am open. What time should we say? 3? 4? earlier? I'll taker whatever you guys think.
I sincerely hope that we have some newcomers jump on board this gathering. Everyone is welcome. I am not exaggerating when I say, based on last year's gathering at Mark's, that there is hardly a piece of knowledge that exists that is not known by this group. There are certainly some more experts out there (whom I intend to meet in person at the 2015 BCA), but just hanging out with these guys and listening and absorbing their conversation was extremely informative and they can answer pretty much any questions you throw at them. So I hope everyone on this board considers themselves invited.
Rob