2006 National Convention

Get ready to take The Journey Higher at the 59th AGR National Convention!

AGR 2006 National Convention
Date:  August 13-16, 2006 -- Breckenridge, Colorado
Location:  Beaver Run Resort

Saturday August 12, Pre-Convention Agriculture Tour

     Take advantage of Saturday airfares to Denver and enjoy a tour of agricultural sites of Denver and the Front Range Area.  Then travel on to Breckenridge Saturday evening or you may join more AGR members on Sunday morning for a scenic shuttle to Breckenridge. (A room block has been reserved at the Embassy Suites @ Havana & I-70). 

     Saturday’s deluxe AGR Express Motorcoach tour will include an overview of Colorado’s agricultural diversity.  We will see the #1 cattle feeding and lamb county in the United States, and visit Weld County, the fourth richest agricultural county in the country.  We will also visit the state’s impressive greenhouse and vegetable production facilities.  The tour will leave the Embassy Suites at 12:30 p.m. and return about 5:30 p.m.  Depending on schedules and demand, the AGR Express Motorcoach will continue on to Breckenridge at 7:00 p.m. Saturday night or you may continue to Breckenridge mid-morning Sunday. Return trips to the Embassy Suites Havana and Denver International Airport will depart Breckenridge Wednesday morning and evening (after the Water Tour) based on primary demand periods due to flight departure times.

    Note: Shuttle service to Breckenridge is $118 roundtrip and rental cars are even more expensive.  However, the steering committee has arranged round trip transportation plus the agricultural tour for only $95.  So, forget the transportation hassle and see Colorado agriculture then join fellow AGR’s on the AGR Express Motorcoach ride over the Continental Divide to Ski Country USA.

Cost Options:

·         Agricultural Tour and Roundtrip Transportation Package             $95

·         Agricultural Tour only                                                                $30

·         AGR Express Motorcoach transportation only                             $80

          Minimum number 30 per tour or trip

Monday, August 14 -- Family Tour -- The Georgetown Loop Railroad

    The Georgetown Loop Railroad runs three miles between Georgetown (8476 feet) and Silver Plume (9114 feet) Colorado, next to the famous Eisenhower Tunnel, 55 miles west of Denver on Interstate 70. The train travels across the 95 foot high, 300 foot long steel trestle Devil's Gate High Bridge as well as the Georgetown Loop where it circles around and above itself to gain the altitude needed to achieve Silver Plume. The round trip takes only one hour, and there is an optional tour of the Lebanon Silver Mine. For information, call (303) 670-1686 or (303) 569-2403 or write to P.O. Box 217, Georgetown, CO 80444.

    The six mile round trip features this trip over the 95 foot high Devil's Gate Bridge. While on this 300 foot long steel trestle, the steam locomotive negotiates an 18-and-one-half-degree turn while rising on a 2% grade. There are 14 sharp curves and then the namesake Georgetown Loop where the train loops back on itself. Two views from atop the trestle showing the tight curve of the track and the height above the ground.

    The price for the Georgetown Tour is $32; With the Railroad & Gold Mine Tour, $54.

Wednesday, August 16 -- Post-Convention Tour -- West Slope Water Tour

    Tour one of Colorado’s most scenic areas.  View the West part of the Colorado Big Thompson Water Conservancy System. 

    The tour will begin at Beaver Run in Breckenridge at 8:00 a.m., head North to Lake Dillon where we will be met by representatives of the Denver Water Board, for a brief review of the Denver Water Western System.

    The tour will continue north along Route 9 and the Maryland Creek Range to Greenwood Reservoir, where Brian Werner (from the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District) will describe the Upper Big Thompson System for the remainder of the tour.  On to Windy Gap for a review of the Colorado River Compact and how it relates to water agreements with Utah, Arizona, Nevada and California.

    On to Lake Granby for a tour of the Dam, pumping system and a box lunch.  Continue on to Shadow Mountain Lake where Lake Granby is pumped, then gravity flows into Grand Lake and the tunnel that transports water through Rocky Mountain National Park to Estes Park and the lower Big Thompson System. 

     The tour will return from Grand Lake along one of Colorado’s most scenic routes arriving back at Beaver Run by 4:00 p.m. (In time to catch the AGR Express Motorcoach).  Cost is $40 per person and includes box lunch.

Tour Price List

Sunday, Agriculture Tour:  Tour and roundtrip transportation to Breckenridge package just $95; Agricultural tour is only $30.

Monday, Georgetown Tour:  the Georgetown Tour is $32; With the Railroad & Gold Mine Tour, $54.

Wednesday, Water Tour:  $40 per person and includes box lunch.

Roundtrip AGR Express Motorcoach

Schedule:                                                                                 

Denver Airport(Embassy suites) to Breckenridge

       Saturday, August 12 -- 7:00 p.m.

       Sunday, August 13 -- 10:00 a.m.

Breckenridge to Denver Airport(Embasy Suites)

      Wednesday, August 16 -- 8:00 a.m.                  

      Wednesday, August 16 -- 4:00 p.m.

Special Hotel and Airfare

    To get your preferred rate of $84 at the Embassy Suites (Denver Airport), for Friday or Saturday night before the Convention and/or Tuesday or Wednesday night afterwards at a discounted $129 rate, call and ask for “code AGR”.  The Embassy Suites provides deluxe Suite rooms with a complimentary airport shuttle, free made to order breakfast and an afternoon Manager’s Cocktail Reception.  All tours and shuttles to Breckenridge will depart from the Embassy Suites unless previously arranged.

    Contact this hotel via telephone at 800-345-0087 or 303-375-0400.  The address is 4444 Havana St, Denver, CO 80239.  Their web site address is www.eshgateway.com Be sure to ask for our AGR rate. 

We have also arranged a discounted airfare to Denver on Frontier Airlines where Alpha Gamma Rho National Convention attendees are eligible to take a 10% discount.      Tour code G48F must be used on all tickets, and all rules of the published fare apply. Special fares are  from August 12-19. This program discount may not be used or combined with any other air travel certificates or program discounts.  Roundtrip purchase is required. Attendees may take advantage of their discount by calling Frontier Airlines at 800-908-9068 and referencing Shell Number MC048F.  Attendees may also use a travel agency by providing the agency with Tour Code G48F at the time of booking.  The Tour Code must be properly applied to the ticket in order for the discount to be taken.  Travel agency instructions are available from Frontier Airlines at frontierairlines.com > MyFrontier > Travel Agency.  Failure to use the proper ticketing procedures may result in debit memos.

For information about convention prices click here.

For information about hotels and rates click here.

For the convention schedule click here.

For more information about transportation click here.

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    Attendees must make their own arrangements for traveling, the only options will be the AGR Express Motorcoach for the tours and other times listed of departure in Denver and Breckenridge on the schedule and registration form. For more information about transportation to Breckenridge and Denver, or any other convention information, please use one of the links above or contact the Home Office at 816-891-9200 or agr@AlphaGammaRho.org.

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