Just 'Round The Bend
Early yesterday morning, Samuel Doughty passed away. His nephew Rick has penned this poem for Sam's sons:
Just 'round the bend
There's a river in which we all swim
It's the same for her as it is for him
At first we struggle, day and night
Learning which currents to go with and which to fight
As we make the long journey we come to know
How to accept and excel in the turbulent flow
And when loved ones drift from our sight
Gently floating into the light
We take comfort in knowing we will see them again
Waiting for us in the calm waters... just 'round the bend
Sam Doughty R.I.P.
Friday, December 24, 2004
Sunday, November 14, 2004
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
Greetings From Across The Pond
I received the following e-mail the other day from one Danny Doughty:
Hope you don't mind me E:mailing you but I was surfing my family tree and come upon your website, my name is Danny Doughty and I'm from Suffolk in England and I just thought it would nice to say Hi and send my best to our American cousins.
If you wish to contact Danny, his e-mail is: danny.water@btinternet.com
I received the following e-mail the other day from one Danny Doughty:
Hope you don't mind me E:mailing you but I was surfing my family tree and come upon your website, my name is Danny Doughty and I'm from Suffolk in England and I just thought it would nice to say Hi and send my best to our American cousins.
If you wish to contact Danny, his e-mail is: danny.water@btinternet.com
Thursday, September 23, 2004
I Can't Take Him Anywhere
Updated at last. Thank God Almighty the 2004 Photo Page is updated at last! Pics added from Sean and Brendan. More coming from DeeAnne shortly.
Updated at last. Thank God Almighty the 2004 Photo Page is updated at last! Pics added from Sean and Brendan. More coming from DeeAnne shortly.
Monday, September 20, 2004
Monday, September 06, 2004
All Apologies
Sorry for the long wait for an update folks. I've been swamped ever since I got back from The Netherlands and have just gotten a chance to get back at this.
So far I only have a few pictures from this year's 500. I have received a bunch of others from Sean and Brendan, but I need to transfer them to my home PC. Hopefully, I'l have 'em up by the end of the week.
I also updated the Contact Page. But I'm missing a ton of information there. Any updates would be greatly appreciated. You can e-mail them to me at rightwinger23@hotmail.com If you want to send pictures to me, direct that e-mail to chad.doughty@emersonprocess.com
I'd also like to get a quotes page up, but I can't seem to recall any of the good ones right now. If you can, please submit them to me with a short explanation providing the background.
Last but not least, if anyone is interested in publishing material for the site, I would love to have the help. There is a very easy to use web publishing interface that I use for the site, and you could be up and running with it in no time. Again, drop me an e-mail if you're interested.
Sorry for the long wait for an update folks. I've been swamped ever since I got back from The Netherlands and have just gotten a chance to get back at this.
So far I only have a few pictures from this year's 500. I have received a bunch of others from Sean and Brendan, but I need to transfer them to my home PC. Hopefully, I'l have 'em up by the end of the week.
I also updated the Contact Page. But I'm missing a ton of information there. Any updates would be greatly appreciated. You can e-mail them to me at rightwinger23@hotmail.com If you want to send pictures to me, direct that e-mail to chad.doughty@emersonprocess.com
I'd also like to get a quotes page up, but I can't seem to recall any of the good ones right now. If you can, please submit them to me with a short explanation providing the background.
Last but not least, if anyone is interested in publishing material for the site, I would love to have the help. There is a very easy to use web publishing interface that I use for the site, and you could be up and running with it in no time. Again, drop me an e-mail if you're interested.
Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Monday, July 26, 2004
2004 Doughty 500 Schedule
Fresh off the presses from Brendan and Karen:
General
All tour start times assume you are gassed up and ready to roll. (What’s that old saying about assume… ass u me.??? Something, I don’t know.)
Monday, August 2
Departure Time 8:30 a.m.
The tour on Monday will head north of Rhinelander on Pine Lake Road and County Trunk A through Three Lakes – potty stop there.
We will tour NE of Three Lakes in the Nicolet National Forest and come back to Laurel Lake to eat lunch at the Pine Isle Resort. Great bar with great food! Eat inside or out. We will then tour east and return to Rhinelander via Three Lakes.
Tuesday, August 3
Departure Time 8:30 a.m.
Tuesday is our picnic day, so please pack a lunch. (There are plenty of places close to the motel to buy lunch items.)
We will head south of Rhinelander on “G” and then enter the “Enterprise County Forest Block,” exit that and head south to the Eau Claire Dells park. We will have lunch at this park and roam around the Dells. On the return we will stop at Gleason for gas. Round trip this day is approximately 120 miles.
Wednesday, August 4
Departure Time 8:00 a.m. (Note the departure from our NORMAL departure.)
THIS IS OUR LONG DAY (and you thought yesterday was long!)
We will head to Laona and have an early lunch at the Golf Course on Fairway Drive, just off Highway 8, west of Laona. After lunch, we will catch the 1 PM steam train to the Camp 5 Logging Museum. We’ll arrive early enough to get our tickets, etc., so we don’t miss the train. Those not wishing to take the train can hang out in beautiful, downtown Laona. Remember to mention the Doughty 500 group rate when you get your train tickets. Fees are:
Children 3 and under Free
4 – 12 $4.50
13 – 17 $9.25
Adults $12.00
Won’t want to miss the return train at 2:45. (Wonder if we can get a T up to the Camp?) We will then return to Rhinelander.
Thursday, August 5 Doughty 500 Dinner Day
There will be an optional tour this day. You can go on the tour, or hang around the pool, etc.
Departure Time: 9:00 a.m.
We will depart Rhinelander at 9 and go to the Three Lakes Winery for a short tour, after which we can sample various wines, and buy some if we want! We will spread out for lunch in Three Lakes… there are several places. We will return early to relax before getting ready for dinner.
Dinner will be at 5:30 p.m. at the Holiday Acres Lodge outside Rhinelander on Lake Thompson. We will be in a private banquet room, and we will be ordering off a limited menu. Please think about what you would like to have, as Karen will be getting our choices to the Lodge the day before, so she will be asking you for your choices early in the week.
Kids menu includes individual cheese pizza, chicken sticks with curly fries, macaroni and cheese, hot dog with curly fries, hamburger/cheeseburger with you guessed it… curly fries!
Fresh off the presses from Brendan and Karen:
General
All tour start times assume you are gassed up and ready to roll. (What’s that old saying about assume… ass u me.??? Something, I don’t know.)
Monday, August 2
Departure Time 8:30 a.m.
The tour on Monday will head north of Rhinelander on Pine Lake Road and County Trunk A through Three Lakes – potty stop there.
We will tour NE of Three Lakes in the Nicolet National Forest and come back to Laurel Lake to eat lunch at the Pine Isle Resort. Great bar with great food! Eat inside or out. We will then tour east and return to Rhinelander via Three Lakes.
Tuesday, August 3
Departure Time 8:30 a.m.
Tuesday is our picnic day, so please pack a lunch. (There are plenty of places close to the motel to buy lunch items.)
We will head south of Rhinelander on “G” and then enter the “Enterprise County Forest Block,” exit that and head south to the Eau Claire Dells park. We will have lunch at this park and roam around the Dells. On the return we will stop at Gleason for gas. Round trip this day is approximately 120 miles.
Wednesday, August 4
Departure Time 8:00 a.m. (Note the departure from our NORMAL departure.)
THIS IS OUR LONG DAY (and you thought yesterday was long!)
We will head to Laona and have an early lunch at the Golf Course on Fairway Drive, just off Highway 8, west of Laona. After lunch, we will catch the 1 PM steam train to the Camp 5 Logging Museum. We’ll arrive early enough to get our tickets, etc., so we don’t miss the train. Those not wishing to take the train can hang out in beautiful, downtown Laona. Remember to mention the Doughty 500 group rate when you get your train tickets. Fees are:
Children 3 and under Free
4 – 12 $4.50
13 – 17 $9.25
Adults $12.00
Won’t want to miss the return train at 2:45. (Wonder if we can get a T up to the Camp?) We will then return to Rhinelander.
Thursday, August 5 Doughty 500 Dinner Day
There will be an optional tour this day. You can go on the tour, or hang around the pool, etc.
Departure Time: 9:00 a.m.
We will depart Rhinelander at 9 and go to the Three Lakes Winery for a short tour, after which we can sample various wines, and buy some if we want! We will spread out for lunch in Three Lakes… there are several places. We will return early to relax before getting ready for dinner.
Dinner will be at 5:30 p.m. at the Holiday Acres Lodge outside Rhinelander on Lake Thompson. We will be in a private banquet room, and we will be ordering off a limited menu. Please think about what you would like to have, as Karen will be getting our choices to the Lodge the day before, so she will be asking you for your choices early in the week.
Kids menu includes individual cheese pizza, chicken sticks with curly fries, macaroni and cheese, hot dog with curly fries, hamburger/cheeseburger with you guessed it… curly fries!
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
2004 MS75 Recap
In the four years that I've participated in the MS75 in-line skate, our team has faced a variety of unfavorable conditions. Sweltering humidity, scorching heat, driving rain, gusty winds, poor trails, and uncomfortable lodgings (try crashing on the floor in the hallway of a high school without air conditioning and see how much sleep you get) to name just a few. But nothing in the past compared with the challenges we encountered on the second day of this year's event.
The first day was rather unremarkable. We drove up to Hinckley, put on our skates and gear, and hit the trail about 8:50am. It was a bit foggy with a slight mist in the air at the start. But this burned off shortly and most of the day we were skating on dry trails. It was humid, but quite tolerable.
There were no spills or major equipment issues during the skate that day. I lost a nut (cue Beavis and Butthead laughter) while cruising down one the long steep downhills, but was able to find a replacement part at the next rest stop.
After we picked 'em up and put 'em down for thirty-eight miles we arrived at the County Fairgrounds in Barnum. We scarfed down a quick lunch and jumped on a shuttle bus which eventually dropped us off at the prestigious Royal Pines Motel near Carleton, our base camp for the evening.
In the evening we strolled over to the Big Bear Casino, where my teammate Ben dropped sixty bucks in less time than it took you to read this sentence. At least he wasn't bitter about it or anything. We had planned on putting on the feedbag at the casino as well, but a ninety minute wait deterred us from enjoying their buffet. Instead we dined at an Ember's near our motel. And it was...well Ember's. Not bad, but not particularly good either. It was a bit different from most of the Ember's that I've patronized here in the Twin Cities in that it included a full bar. Which helped make the food gone down a little easier. Especially for Ben, whose "au jus" sandwedge didn't quite live up to his expectations. Thank God he's such a happy go lucky kind of guy who doesn't let such minor irritations get to him.
Sunday morning came all too soon. Especially when my slumber was interrupted by the crash of thunder at around 5am. The shuttle bus was due to pick us up at 6:30am and I hoped that the rumbling I was hearing was but a passing fancy. Alas, it turned out to be an omen for the day ahead.
By the time the bus pulled in to pick us up, it was raining. Not a hard pounding rain, but a consistent steady one. From the look of the clouds, we could tell it wasn't going to end soon. And it did not.
There was one brief respite while we were eating breakfast back at the fairgrounds in Barnum where we would resume skating. An announcement was made that those who wished to not complete the skate could take a shuttle bus back to Hinckley. The idea of quitting never crossed my mind. We were going on. We weren't "sunshine skaters" who shirked our duty when the going got tough. We made a commitment to skate seventy-five miles and come hell or high water we were going to.
Those of you who have not bladed probably can't appreciate the difficulty of in-line skating in the rain. There really is nothing worse than a wet trail to take you off your normal stride. Your wheels tend to slip and lose contact with the trail when it's wet, and that forces you into shorter, less productive strides. Which means more effort to cover the same distance. More effort, more energy, more pain in your already tired legs. Not fun.
And so we faced the high water. When we hit the trail it wasn't raining. Ten minutes later it was. And we skated most of the thirty-seven miles to Duluth in rain, ranging from steady drizzle to wind swept driving downpours. I had a rain jacket, but it provided little protection from the onslaught. After a couple of hours skating in the rain, we were soaked to the bone. We could feel the water moving around inside our skates. Wet socks + wet feet = blisters and brother we got 'em. The rest stops set up every six to nine miles provide momentary relief, but if you stopped skating for more than a few minutes the chill set in. And so we kept moving on.
By the time we reached the zoo in Duluth, the rain had stopped. At that point it really didn't matter that much, since the trail was so wet that we had to skate through puddles both deep and wide, and we were about as wet as we could get. We were just glad to be done. And to have finished with honor.
My wife was on hand to greet me in Duluth. After packing up my gear, we hit Fitger's Brew House for vittles and a couple of hand crafted brews. We stayed overnight in the port city and enjoyed a beautiful sunny Monday walking around the boardwalk on Lake Superior. My comrades had to endure riding a school bus back to Hinckley after Sunday's "picnic lunch" at the Zoo. C'est la vie.
Another year, another seventy-five miles of skating, another successful fund raising effort. It appears possible that we've broken our previous team record for pledges, although we won't know for certain for a coupla weeks. We can still accept and collect pledges up to a month after the event.
Thanks again to all of your generous pledges. If you have not yet submitted your donation, you can mail it to:
Chad Doughty
2808 Alabama Ave So.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
Please make your checks out to the MS Society.
It may seem as if I'm been pushing MS75 fundraising this year. And if it's come off like a never ending NPR telethon at times, I sincerely apologize. But please understand that this is a very worth-while cause. Research for Multiple Sclerosis doesn't get the attention of other more well-known diseases. It's not as publicized as cancer. It doesn't enjoy the political support that AIDs does. You probably aren't going to see a special on Lifetime about it anytime soon.
It is a quiet under-the-radar disease that impacts many more people than you might realize. Nation-wide approximately 400,000 people have MS, including 7500 here in Minnesota. In the time that I've been actively involved in MS75 fundraising I've been surprised by the number of people that I've spoken to who have a friend or relative with MS. It's a frustrating disease that is still not very well understood. It's hard to diagnose. Hard to treat. Most of all, hard to live with.
Spending a few hours skating in the rain was the least we could to try to help those who suffer from it.
Thanks again,
Chad
In the four years that I've participated in the MS75 in-line skate, our team has faced a variety of unfavorable conditions. Sweltering humidity, scorching heat, driving rain, gusty winds, poor trails, and uncomfortable lodgings (try crashing on the floor in the hallway of a high school without air conditioning and see how much sleep you get) to name just a few. But nothing in the past compared with the challenges we encountered on the second day of this year's event.
The first day was rather unremarkable. We drove up to Hinckley, put on our skates and gear, and hit the trail about 8:50am. It was a bit foggy with a slight mist in the air at the start. But this burned off shortly and most of the day we were skating on dry trails. It was humid, but quite tolerable.
There were no spills or major equipment issues during the skate that day. I lost a nut (cue Beavis and Butthead laughter) while cruising down one the long steep downhills, but was able to find a replacement part at the next rest stop.
After we picked 'em up and put 'em down for thirty-eight miles we arrived at the County Fairgrounds in Barnum. We scarfed down a quick lunch and jumped on a shuttle bus which eventually dropped us off at the prestigious Royal Pines Motel near Carleton, our base camp for the evening.
In the evening we strolled over to the Big Bear Casino, where my teammate Ben dropped sixty bucks in less time than it took you to read this sentence. At least he wasn't bitter about it or anything. We had planned on putting on the feedbag at the casino as well, but a ninety minute wait deterred us from enjoying their buffet. Instead we dined at an Ember's near our motel. And it was...well Ember's. Not bad, but not particularly good either. It was a bit different from most of the Ember's that I've patronized here in the Twin Cities in that it included a full bar. Which helped make the food gone down a little easier. Especially for Ben, whose "au jus" sandwedge didn't quite live up to his expectations. Thank God he's such a happy go lucky kind of guy who doesn't let such minor irritations get to him.
Sunday morning came all too soon. Especially when my slumber was interrupted by the crash of thunder at around 5am. The shuttle bus was due to pick us up at 6:30am and I hoped that the rumbling I was hearing was but a passing fancy. Alas, it turned out to be an omen for the day ahead.
By the time the bus pulled in to pick us up, it was raining. Not a hard pounding rain, but a consistent steady one. From the look of the clouds, we could tell it wasn't going to end soon. And it did not.
There was one brief respite while we were eating breakfast back at the fairgrounds in Barnum where we would resume skating. An announcement was made that those who wished to not complete the skate could take a shuttle bus back to Hinckley. The idea of quitting never crossed my mind. We were going on. We weren't "sunshine skaters" who shirked our duty when the going got tough. We made a commitment to skate seventy-five miles and come hell or high water we were going to.
Those of you who have not bladed probably can't appreciate the difficulty of in-line skating in the rain. There really is nothing worse than a wet trail to take you off your normal stride. Your wheels tend to slip and lose contact with the trail when it's wet, and that forces you into shorter, less productive strides. Which means more effort to cover the same distance. More effort, more energy, more pain in your already tired legs. Not fun.
And so we faced the high water. When we hit the trail it wasn't raining. Ten minutes later it was. And we skated most of the thirty-seven miles to Duluth in rain, ranging from steady drizzle to wind swept driving downpours. I had a rain jacket, but it provided little protection from the onslaught. After a couple of hours skating in the rain, we were soaked to the bone. We could feel the water moving around inside our skates. Wet socks + wet feet = blisters and brother we got 'em. The rest stops set up every six to nine miles provide momentary relief, but if you stopped skating for more than a few minutes the chill set in. And so we kept moving on.
By the time we reached the zoo in Duluth, the rain had stopped. At that point it really didn't matter that much, since the trail was so wet that we had to skate through puddles both deep and wide, and we were about as wet as we could get. We were just glad to be done. And to have finished with honor.
My wife was on hand to greet me in Duluth. After packing up my gear, we hit Fitger's Brew House for vittles and a couple of hand crafted brews. We stayed overnight in the port city and enjoyed a beautiful sunny Monday walking around the boardwalk on Lake Superior. My comrades had to endure riding a school bus back to Hinckley after Sunday's "picnic lunch" at the Zoo. C'est la vie.
Another year, another seventy-five miles of skating, another successful fund raising effort. It appears possible that we've broken our previous team record for pledges, although we won't know for certain for a coupla weeks. We can still accept and collect pledges up to a month after the event.
Thanks again to all of your generous pledges. If you have not yet submitted your donation, you can mail it to:
Chad Doughty
2808 Alabama Ave So.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
Please make your checks out to the MS Society.
It may seem as if I'm been pushing MS75 fundraising this year. And if it's come off like a never ending NPR telethon at times, I sincerely apologize. But please understand that this is a very worth-while cause. Research for Multiple Sclerosis doesn't get the attention of other more well-known diseases. It's not as publicized as cancer. It doesn't enjoy the political support that AIDs does. You probably aren't going to see a special on Lifetime about it anytime soon.
It is a quiet under-the-radar disease that impacts many more people than you might realize. Nation-wide approximately 400,000 people have MS, including 7500 here in Minnesota. In the time that I've been actively involved in MS75 fundraising I've been surprised by the number of people that I've spoken to who have a friend or relative with MS. It's a frustrating disease that is still not very well understood. It's hard to diagnose. Hard to treat. Most of all, hard to live with.
Spending a few hours skating in the rain was the least we could to try to help those who suffer from it.
Thanks again,
Chad
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
Seventy Five Miles For Charity
Once again, I will be participating this summer in the MS SUN 75, a seventy five mile in-line skate from Hinckley to Duluth to raise money to help fight multiple sclerosis. The skate will take place the weekend of July 10th and 11th. If you wish to make a donation to our team you can do so here.
Once again, I will be participating this summer in the MS SUN 75, a seventy five mile in-line skate from Hinckley to Duluth to raise money to help fight multiple sclerosis. The skate will take place the weekend of July 10th and 11th. If you wish to make a donation to our team you can do so here.
Thursday, February 19, 2004
Update From The Plank Hill Garage
Planning for the 2004 Doughty 500 is already well underway. The tour will run August 1st through the 6th, and will be headquartered in beautiful downtown Rhinelander, Wisconsin.
The lodging of choice is the Americinn Hotel . Make your reservation before June 1st by calling 866-030-9600 or 715-369-9613. This year's host and hostess with the mostess are Brendan and Karen.
That is all. For now.
Planning for the 2004 Doughty 500 is already well underway. The tour will run August 1st through the 6th, and will be headquartered in beautiful downtown Rhinelander, Wisconsin.
The lodging of choice is the Americinn Hotel . Make your reservation before June 1st by calling 866-030-9600 or 715-369-9613. This year's host and hostess with the mostess are Brendan and Karen.
That is all. For now.
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