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Lost Paddle Logo Contest Winner

Posted by: Beth in Lost Paddle, logo, Dining, CrowdSpring, Contest on Feb 9, 2010

Beth

I'm pleased to announce we have selected a logo for the Lost Paddle Bar and Grill. It was one of the earlier submissions, but it just kept rising to the top of the pile when reviewing prospects.

If you didn't hear about it, we held a crowd-sourcing logo design contest to come up with a new look for the Lost Paddle Bar and Grill. We used a website called CrowdSpring. There were 39 total logo submissions 16 different artists and designers.

The winning entry was designed by caspratt (the link goes to the artist's profile on CrowdSpring — see my previous blog post explaining the logo design contest).

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Letting The Crowd Make The Lost Paddle Logo

Posted by: Beth in Lost Paddle, food, CrowdSpring, Contest, ACE on Jan 19, 2010

Beth

Thanks to my printing representative, Curry Welch, at Freeport Press, we are testing a new way to get some of our design work accomplished.  If you haven't heard of CrowdSpring.com, it's definitely worth a peak.  It's a website that connects customers who want say, a new logo, with graphic designers willing to give it a shot.  

And the cool thing about is that it's set up as a competition so you have lots of choice when making that final decision — and you can help ACE make that decision on a new logo for the Lost Paddle Bar & Grill.

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Who Is The Best Guide At ACE?

Posted by: Rick in Guides, Contest, ACE Adventure Resort on Oct 21, 2009

Rick

I thought I would try something different in this week's blog.  I'm going to allow you guys to vote for who is the best guide at ACE!

Every week I get the privilege of reading the guest comment cards and emails.  They are filled with the accolades of how so-and-so was the best, greatest, most fantastic, etc.  With so many "great" guides, how do you determine who is the best?  You will!

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Marines Win 2009 Wilderness Challenge At ACE

Posted by: ACE Blog Team in Wilderness Challenge, West Virginia, Team Building, New River Gorge, Mountain Biking, Hiking, Gauley River, Extreme Whitewater Rafting, Contest, ACE Adventure Resort on Oct 17, 2009

ACE Blog Team

Our friend Mark Piggott from the public affairs office at the Naval Weapons Station in Yorktown, Va., not only helped organize one heck of an adventure race for a couple hundred soldiers, he followed it up by writing a doozy of a guest blog post for us. Here's Mark's report:

Cold, rainy and muddy conditions would not deter the 54 teams competing in the Mid-Atlantic Region, Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Department's 9th annual all-military Wilderness Challenge, Oct. 8-10.

More than 250 military personnel representing commands from all across the armed forces competed in five grueling extreme outdoor events in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains on the New and the Gauley Rivers in West Virginia.

The "Dale Milton Racing" team from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Lejune, N.C., was 1st place winner for the Marine Corps and the 2009 Wilderness Challenge champions. According to Maj. Keith Parrella, the team captain, the challenge plays on the real-life teamwork that Marines and other military service members rely on.

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Are You Ready To Whitewater Rumble?

Posted by: Rick in Whitewater Rumble, West Virginia, Lower Gauley, Guides, Gauley River, Extreme Whitewater Rafting, Contest, ACE Adventure Resort on Aug 17, 2009

Rick

Who are the best guest paddlers at ACE?

As a guide for more than two decades I have had some incredible crews.  In fact, the strongest crew I ever had was an all-women crew on the Upper Gauley:  They listened to commands and paddled like demons.  The raft would surge forward when I called “all ahead.”

Through the years, guides have always bragged about having the “best” crew ever!  Well now it’s time to prove it —  if you think you have a great crew, read on …

ACE is holding the first guest race – called the “Gauley Whitewater Rumble Race” — we are looking for the ultimate crew!  We want to know who has what it takes to put together a team of friends and race for the top honors of being the best rafting crew of 2009 

Besides bragging rights, you can win money!

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Kids Go Sky-High On the Fourth of July

Posted by: Beth in kids, HD Video, Family Vacations, Contest, ACE Lake, ACE Adventure Resort on Jul 7, 2009

Beth

 

Despite the cooler than average temps on Independence Day, we had a great showing for ACE’s 1st Big Air Blob Competition.  Jim, our new event director, worked the crowd throughout the day to drum up competitors.  We were able to round up 14 teams willing to put it out there.

The Judges:
  • Jim: event director, cyclist, personal trainer
  • Miri: ACE accountant, mountain biker, avid reader
  • Beth: (this is me) marketing manager, injured mountain biker, weekend farmer

Our job was to rank each launch based on amplitude, acrobatics and entry into the water.

As one of the judges, I can attest that it was truly a great showing (check out the photos after the jump).

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Independence Day On The Blob

Posted by: Beth in Family Vacations, Contest, ACE Lake, ACE Adventure Resort on Jun 29, 2009

Beth

Remember the Slip n’ Slide you would stretch out on the front lawn, spray it with water and take off down the runway only to come to a screeching halt in the grass?

Well, the Blob Bag takes backyard water games to a whole new level.  And of course, in true ACE fashion, we have made a competition out of it for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

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