Weekend In Windsor

To aid you during your stay at the Festival, we've compiled the following tidbits of handy information:

The Place

The Griffin Hollow Ampitheatre at St. Clair College, is a 12,000 person capacity grass-carpeted bowl on the 100-acre campus on the outskirts of Windsor, with convenient parking nearby. (for directions see the map this page). No seat in the ampitheatre is more than 270 feet from the stage, ensuring everyone an excellent view and probable interaction between the musicians and audience.

For this year's Festival, the site will be outfitted with food concessions, porta-johns, medical and first aid services, and a child-care facility adjacent to the site.

Successful concerts at Griffin Hollow (also sponsored by CKLW radio) have featured the Bachman-Turner-Overdrive, Guess Who, James Gang, Brownsville Station, Chuck Berry and Mahogony Rush.

Watch the Border!

Canadian and American customs officials have the legal right to search every square micrometer of your body and vehicle. Act accordingly, meaning don't risk bringing a stash across. Canadian friends are the only temporary solution--until we change the marijuana laws.

Some helpful hints:

1) Identification. If you were born in the U.S you will be asked to state this fact. Naturalized citizens are required to whow their papers; resident aliens a border-crossing card.

2) Declaration. You state why and for how long you are visiting Canada.

3) Vehicles. The American motorist must be prepared to show his or her automobile registration card upon request.

Motels

For those who can afford it, here is a list of places in the area. For more information call the Convention Bureau, on the phone list.

Arrow Motel, 3260 Dougall 969-8200

Canadianna Motor Hotel, 3391 Walker 969-3150

Courtway Motel, 1954 Huron Church 969-7642

Elmwood Casino Hotel, 2335 Dougall 252-7781

Humpty Dumpty, Walker and Rt. 42 969-4260

Madrid Motor Hotel, 2530 Ouellette 966-1860

National Traveller, 675 Goyeau 258-8411

Viscount, 1150 Ouellette 252-2741

Welcome Travellers, Rt. 42 969-0320

Camping

Here is a list of available camping facilities as we go to press on August 28th. For more information call 313-769-5850 in Ann Arbor.

Name, Address, Phone -519, Reservations?, No. of Sites, No. People Per Site

KOA, Tilbury, 682-1111, Yes, 100, 3

KOA, Amherstburg, 726-5200, Yes, 100, 3

KOA, Maidstone, 735-3660, Yes, 104, 3

Holiday Beach Privincial Park, Amherstburg, 736-3372, Yes, 59, 6

Mic Mac Trailer Park, Windsor, -- , No, 59, ?

Wheatley Prov. Park, Wheatley, 825-4761, No, 284, 6

Martingdale Beach Park, Bell River, -- , Yes, 150, 3

Here is your MAP showing routes from the Windsor Tunnel and the Ambassador Bridge to St. Clair College:

PLESE NOTE:

Public consumption of alcoholic beverages is unlawful in Canada.

Handy Phone #'s to have on hand

1. CJOM-FM (88.7)     252-7313

2. CKLW (800 AM, 940 FM)     263-1567, 258-8888

3. Canadian National Railway     253-7421

4. Convention Bureau     252-7251

5. Fire Department     258-4444

6. Greyhound     254-7575

7. Police Department     253-4211

8. St. Clair College     966-1656

9. Windsor Information     1-519-555-1212

10. Windsor International Airport     969-2430

photo caption: The Griffin Hollow Ampitheatre in Windsor