Please note: There are a total of TBD Reservations available. Selecting a NO RV registration is included in total registrations and DOES NOT free up a site to be taken by someone else.
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Pre-Rally Tours and Activities
We are holding a 7-day Pre-Rally (June 3rd – June 9th) for those who can come to Goshen early. Rally attendees will be able to sign up for the Pre-Rally and Pre-Rally Tours and Activities at the same time they register for the Rally.
You do not need to commit to all 7 days of the Pre-Rally. You’ll choose your Pre-Rally arrival date during the registration process.
Pre-Rally is a great time to arrive, get settled into your site, meet your neighbors, check out the area, and take in some of the planned, optional Pre-Rally Tours and Activities. If you plan to take in any of the Technical or Lifestyle presentations during the rally, you will definitely want to arrive at least 1-day prior to the start of the Rally as Rally activities begin first thing Tuesday morning, June 10th.
Pre-Rally Dates: Monday, June 3 through Sunday, June 9.
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Pre-Rally Daily Schedule
Monday, June 3
RV Weighing (details)
RV Washing (details)
Mastering Your RV – a 3-day RV maintenance course put on by Mobile RV Academy (details)
Tuesday, June 4
RV Weighing (details)
RV Washing (details)
Mastering Your RV – a 3-day RV maintenance course put on by Mobile RV Academy (details)
Wednesday, June 5
RV Weighing (details)
RV Washing (details)
Mastering Your RV – a 3-day RV maintenance course put on by Mobile RV Academy (details)
Tour: Amish Countryside – an all day tour, by bus – $xx pp (details)
Tour: South Bend – an all day tour, by bus – $xx pp (details)
Thursday, June 6
RV Weighing (details)
RV Washing (details)
Tour: Amish Countryside* – an all day tour, by bus – $xx pp (details)
Tour: South Bend* – an all day tour, by bus – $xx pp (details)
Friday, June 7
RV Weighing (details)
RV Washing (details)
Saturday, June 8
RV Weighing (details)
RV Washing (details)
Golf Outing (details)
Amish Home Dinner – a real Amish dinner at the home of an Amish family – $xx pp (details)
Cooks Bison Ranch – a tour of a working Bison ranch and lunch – $xxpp (details)
Sunday, June 9
RV Weighing (details)
RV Washing (details)
Chili Dogs “Meet and Greet” (details)
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The Amish Countryside, South Bend and Quilting tours are all-inclusive (only where applicable: bus transportation, coordinator or step-on tour guide, entrance fees, lunch etc.)
REGISTRATION AND TICKETS Each tour / activity will be priced “Per Person”. Advance registration and payment using the rally registration system will be required. Rally attendees will be able to register for pre-rally tours and activities during the “rally registration process”.
TOUR CANCELLATION / REFUND STATEMENT As we will be paying in advance for tour buses, tour guides and in some cases, admission for ticketed events, NO REFUNDS will be issued for these tours. If your plans change such that you cannot attended a Pre-Rally tour that you’ve registered and paid for, we encourage you to gift this to another rally attendee. Give them your tour tickets and let Club Manager, Julie Hancock (email link) know the names of the people who will be taking your place.
“On Your Own” – Activity Planning Resources
In addition to all 7 Pre-Rally days, we will have some “open periods” during the rally to afford rally attendees more opportunities to “do their own thing” without having to miss any Rally items.
Some sights and activities in and around Elkhart County require advance planning and tickets, while others require no planning and are free. Below are a couple of resources to consider when planning your non-rally activities.
2019 North American Heartland Owners Rally – Goshen
Pre-Rally Tours and Activities
We are holding a 7-day Pre-Rally (June 3rd – June 9th) for those who can come to Goshen early. Rally attendees will be able to sign up for the Pre-Rally and Pre-Rally Tours and Activities at the same time they register for the Rally.
You do not need to commit to all 7 days of the Pre-Rally. You’ll choose your Pre-Rally arrival date during the registration process.
Pre-Rally is a great time to arrive, get settled into your site, meet your neighbors, check out the area, and take in some of the planned, optional Pre-Rally Tours and Activities. If you plan to take in any of the Technical or Lifestyle presentations during the rally, you will definitely want to arrive at least 1-day prior to the start of the Rally as Rally activities begin first thing Monday morning, June 10th.
Pre-Rally Dates: Monday, June 3rd through Sunday, June 9th.
Pre-Rally Daily Schedule
NOTE: THIS PAGE IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. GRAYED OUT LINES BELOW CONTAIN OLD DATE FROM 2017. AS ACTIVITIES ARE ADDED, CURRENT DATA WILL APPEAR IN BLACK FONT.
The Amish Countryside and South Bend tours are inclusive of bus transportation, a step-on tour guide, all tour entrance fees and in some cases, lunch.
REGISTRATION AND TICKETS Each tour / activity will be priced “Per Person”. Advance registration and payment using the rally registration system will be required. Rally attendees will be able to register for pre-rally tours and activities during the “rally registration process”.
TOUR CANCELLATION / REFUND STATEMENT As we will be paying in advance for tour buses, tour guides and in some cases, admission for ticketed events, NO REFUNDS will be issued for these tours. If your plans change such that you cannot attended a Pre-Rally tour that you’ve registered and paid for, we encourage you to gift this to another rally attendee. Give them your tour tickets and let Club Manager, Julie Hancock (email link) know the names of the people who will be taking your place.
“On Your Own” – Activity Planning Resources
In addition to all 7 Pre-Rally days, we will have some “open periods” during the rally to afford rally attendees more opportunities to “do their own thing” without having to miss any Rally items.
Some sights and activities in and around Elkhart County require advance planning and tickets, while others require no planning and are free. Below are a couple of resources to consider when planning your non-rally activities.
2019 North American Heartland Owners Rally – Goshen
Rally sites
Siting Plan Statement The rally venue, the Elkhart County 4H Fairgrounds is a facility setup to serve the 4H community throughout the year and to host the county fair each July. As such, there’s a variety of buildings, animal pens, animal shelters, animal exercise areas, racetrack, stage and grand stand on property.
Additionally, this venue offers camping. Camping areas are in various locations throughout the property. In most cases, camping areas are setup such that the entire space can be used for multi-purpose use. This means that often times, camping areas are used for non-camping activities. You’ll notice right away that all camping utilities are set at the back of the sites, thereby facilitating mixed use of these areas.
Each camping area has a name or has been named by rally staff. We have two documents to assist attendees in better understanding the camping areas and choosing an area to stay in during the rally:
As we’ve done in past years at this venue, we’re using an area/site selection process where each attendee chooses their own area and in small number of cases, their own site. Once an area is full or a specific site is chosen, that area or site are no longer available to other attendees.
In some cases, in order to not lose even a single full-hookup site, we need to park attendees in certain sites within the area the attendee has chosen – first. Not doing so will cause the loss of a number of sites and it’s our goal to get as many attendees as possible, onto full-hookup sites.
For attendees wanting to be grouped together, this is only possible if all attendees chose the same area (Northwest not included) and where all parties in that group arrive at the venue together. While we cannot guarantee it, this will best assure you’ll be sited as near one another as possible.
Attendee Directory – Who’s where… Follow this link to view the Attendee Directory
General Rally Site Details
Type: Most sites are back-in
Utilities: Most sites are 50 amp with water and sewer (14 of the 80 sites in the South area are 30 amp power with water and sewer) with utilities behind the RV
Pad: Most sites are grass pads and side yards. A few (NW area) have gravel pads)
Length: Sites vary in length from 28 feet to about 50 feet
Shade: Most sites are “in the open”. A couple areas have some trees
Satellite TV: Most sites will work well with rooftop satellite dishes. One exception might be Northwest section sites 401 through 410 if your rooftop dish it on the back of the coach. If it’s on the front of the coach, you “might” be good.
Cable TV: This venue does NOT have cable TV
WiFi: WiFi is included in your rally rate and works from most sites and buildings
Attendee Directory – Who’s where… Follow this link to view the Attendee Directory
Campground Site Map (click on map for larger view)
Attendee Directory – Who’s where… Follow this link to view the Attendee Directory
Handicapped / Mobility Challenged Sites (click on map for larger view)
Attendee Directory – Who’s where… Follow this link to view the Attendee Directory
Northwest Site Map (click on map for larger view)
Attendee Directory – Who’s where… Follow this link to view the Attendee Directory
Draft Horse Barn Site/Area Map (click on map for larger view)
Attendee Directory – Who’s where… Follow this link to view the Attendee Directory
Infield Site Map (click on map for larger view)
Attendee Directory – Who’s where… Follow this link to view the Attendee Directory
Please note: There are a total of 259 Reservations available. Selecting a NO RV registration is included in total registrations and DOES NOT free up a site to be taken by someone else.
2017 North American Heartland Owners Rally – Goshen
region events
The Directors of each Region of the Heartland Owners Club have planned one or more events during periods of time that are open. These events are optional and opt-in. Please review the schedule at the link below and if you’re interested in joining, please respond on the forum.
details
Wednesday, June 14th
South Central: 5:00 pm – Pork Producers Pavilion – Snack/Appetizer Meet and Greet – link to details
North East: 5:00 pm – Nelson’s Pavilion – Potluck- link to details
Mountain & Pacific: 5:00 pm – Dinner in town (Lux Cafe) – link to details
Friday, June 16th
Canada: 4:00 pm – Elkhart County Optimist Pavilion – Potluck Meet and Greet – link to details
Mountain & Pacific: 4:00 pm – Tri Kappa Pavilion – Happy Hour/Snack/Appetizer Potluck – link to details
North Central: 4:00 pm – Goat Pavilion – Potluck Meet and Greet – link to details
Southeast: 4:00 pm – Pork Producers Pavilion – Potluck Meet and Greet – link to details
2017 North American Heartland Owners Rally – Goshen
skymed evacuation presentation
We’re pleased to announce that a rep team from SkyMed will have a booth at the rally in the Heartland Marketplace and they will be giving a presentation on Medical Evacuation and what it’s all about.
Our SkyMed reps, Carolyn and Paul Kees will also be sponsoring a FREE “Subway” lunch for those who are attending the full presentation (sign-up required – see below).
2017 North American Heartland Owners Rally – Goshen
member to member “for sale”
WHAT IS THIS? Do you have anything you aren’t using that another RVer could possible use? Bring it to the rally and place it on the “Owner to Owner For Sale Table” in the indoor Heartland Marketplace (Sheep-Swine Arena).
WHAT ARE THE GUIDELINES? 1. Items should be smaller in nature. Say, nothing larger than a TV or microwave oven. Books, CDs, DVDs, RV supplies, extra parts etc. are great examples of items to sell on this table. 2. No Commercial Sales on this table please. 3. Items should be clean and in decent condition 4. Use of a For Sale tag is required (see below) 5. Heartland RVs, LLC, the Heartland Owners Club and the Rally Venue assume no liability or responsibility for any aspect of the sale of items except for providing a space for them.
ITEM TAGS We ask that you attach a For Sale tag (link to tag PDF below) on each item you’re selling to ensure everyone knows who is selling it, how much you are asking for it and how you can be contacted.
Please fill out a For Sale tag for each item. Tape a tag to each item and place your item(s) on the For Sale table at any time. Mark any free items “FREE” on the cost line of the tag.
Follow this link to download and print a sheet of For Sale tags so you’ll have them ready for use at the rally.
FRIDAY ITEMS REMOVAL The Marketplace closes on Friday at 4 pm. Kindly remove any of your unsold items by 4 pm. Items left will be given away or discarded.
2017 North American Heartland Owners Rally – Goshen
Entertainment Guide
Blue Gate Theatre and the Shipshewana Event Center Aside from area attractions, nearby Shipshewana has two entertainment venues. The Blue Gate Theatre and the Shipshewana Event Center. Below is a schedule (as of 26-Feb) of who’s performing around pre-rally and rally time.
Click the graphic below to see the current schedule
Rally Entertainment In addition to exploring area entertainment on your own, we’re planning 2 “rally-included” evenings of entertainment.
Thursday, June 15, 7 pm
Chicago Tribute Anthology will perform for us Thursday evening after dinner and door prizes. Their set will be primarily “Chicago (the band)”.
Saturday, June 17, 7:00 pm
Timing’s Everything will perform for us Saturday evening after dinner and grand door prizes. Their set will be primarily “Country”.
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We’re pleased to announce that a rep team from SkyMed will have a booth at the rally in the Heartland Marketplace and they will be giving a presentation on Medical Evacuation and what it’s all about.
