Moleday cometh to town, NOW!

Bay City will once again come together to salute the hardy Moles of the Linden Department of Public Works in with celebration held in the Bay City Fairgrounds.

Initially honored in 2010 by Residents of Bay City, Mole Day is set aside to show appreciation for The Moles and their many contributions to Bay City and the rest of the Second Life® Grid.

Normally held on the same day as Groundhog Day, this year’s annual Mole Day will take place a few days later, on the 7th of February, commencing at 11:00 a.m. SLT. The event will feature DJ GoSpeed Racer of KONA stream followed by Quartz performing live at 12:00 p.m. SLT.

The event will be held in the Bay City Fairgrounds in North Channel. As in past years, the invitation is open to all Second Life® members to join in the fun.

"Moles" are members of The Linden Department of Public Works (LDPW). The LDPW is a program focused on improvements related to the experience of living on, or visiting the Linden Mainland. The LDPW organizes teams of Resident builders, artists, and scripters (the Moles!) to create new content on Linden Lab's behalf and to the benefit of all. These Residents have the last name “Mole.”

Moles essentially build all of the grid’s infrastructure: the public roads and railways, items in our coastal waterways and protected lands, and even larger scale projects like the Bellisseria regions, premium content and experiences, and much more. Bay City was their first such project.

Bay City is a mainland community, developed by Linden Lab® and home to the Bay City Alliance. The Bay City Alliance was founded in 2008 to promote the Bay City regions of Second Life and provide a venue for Bay City Residents and other interested parties to socialize and network. It is now the largest group for Residents of Bay City.

For more information, or to participate in the event, please contact Marianne McCann.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/North Channel/128/128/24/

EVERYBODY IS INVITED!!!

Reporter Dakota Schwade
20210207

Announcing: Bay City Prim Drop

Bay City, Second Life's® city by the bay, is once again preparing for their annual "Prim Drop" on the evening of the 31st of December, with festivities commencing at 11:30 pm SLT within the Bay City Fairgrounds in North Channel.

The party will include a two-hour set of DJed tunes presented by Marianne McCann, as well as fireworks and other festive fun. Food, drink, and other party favors will be provided for all attendees.

The event is presented as an outdoor, high-class, wintertime soirée, and black tie attire and/or full dress is requested. All Second Life® Residents are welcome to attend and ring in the New Year with the Bay City community.

This will also be the last event within Bay City this year for donating to Child's Play Charity (www.childsplaycharity.org).  Child's Play is a 501c3 non profit organization offers online communities such as ours an opportunity to help seriously ill children around the globe during their hospital stays with the purchase of games and gaming equipment. 

The venue is set for the Annual New Years Eve Prim Drop on 12/31 at 11:00 p.m. SLT. The only thing missing is you! 

Let's anticipate 2021 and send off 2020 in style! Remember: the event is presented as an outdoor, high-class, wintertime soirée, and black tie attire and/or full dress is requested. 

Also, the photo wall is up now, so you can take your 2021 pix in advance!

Bay City is a mainland community, developed by Linden Lab® and home to the Bay City Alliance. The Bay City Alliance was founded in 2008 to promote the Bay City regions of Second Life and provide a venue for Bay City Residents and other interested parties to socialize and network. It is now the largest group for Residents of Bay City.

For more information,  please contact Marianne McCann.

Reporters Dakota Schwade, Marianne McCann
20201230

Announcment: Tree Lighting Event

Coming to Second Life® for the eleventh year in a row is Bay City's annual annual Tree Lighting event on Sunday, 6th December 2020 from 1-4 pm SL. 

The event will be held at the Bay City Fairgrounds, in North Channel ( http://slurl.com/secondlife/North%20Channel/128/128/24/ ) and will feature GoSpeed of KONA stream and live performances by Maximillion Kleene and Wolfie Starfire. The event will also feature ice-skating, dancing, refreshments and plenty of fun for everyone!

As part of the event, a silent auction will again be held to support Child's Play Charity (www.childsplaycharity.org). We are asking Second Life® designers and artists to participate by providing fun, interesting, unique, or other transferable items (or a no-copy object that the auction winner can give to you to redeem their prize, if the item(s) have to be no transfer). Please contact Marianne McCann to participate. 

Auction will end at the conclusion of the event. All proceeds from the silent auction and from donation bins at the venue will go to Child's Play Charity. Child's Play is a 501c3 non profit organization offers online communities such as ours an opportunity to help seriously ill children around the globe during their hospital stays with the purchase of games and gaming equipment. Bay City has raised over US$3000.00 for Child's Play at the tree lighting and at charity car washes held in Second Life®

Bay City is a mainland community, developed by Linden Lab® and home to the Bay City Alliance. The Bay City Alliance was founded in 2008 to promote the Bay City regions of Second Life and provide a venue for Bay City Residents and other interested parties to socialize and network. It is now the largest group for Residents of Bay City.

For more information, or to participate in the event, please contact Marianne McCann.

Reporter Dakota Schwade
20201204

Bay City Cruis'n

Some days I think to myself, "I need a new car."

Which is usually followed by, "I need a new car?"

After a bit of back and forth in this manner I typically give in and wander about "window shopping" to see what is available.

What's on the other side of these windows?

Who: sumire Papp
What: SUMI Vehicles
Where: Bay City - Mashpee
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bay%20City%20-%20Mashpee/74/123/25

Two wheels. Three wheels. Four wheels. Amphibious. Somewhat military. I like the Boogie Buggy the most.

The manufacturer promises high quality, low land impact and smooth cross-border performance.

And there's a rezzer for test drives, along with a small cafe in the back so you can have a place to calmly decide which vehicle suits you.

The SUMI Vehicles cafe provides mostly donuts. However, I was looking for something else to help my thought process. What's this nearby? Ah, just the thing!

Who: Naughty Mole
What: Talpa's Ice Creams
Where: Bay City - Mashpee
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bay%20City%20-%20Mashpee/73/154/25

This is an LDPW (Linden Department of Public Works) municipal structure, providing vital services to our fair city.

Vital ... I could not agree more ... Banana Sundae, Raspberry Ripple, Strawberry Surprise ... Mint Chocolate Chip. Sold!

That's it for this cruise through Bay City.

I hope to see you on the road. Happy motoring!

Reporter Dakota Schwade

20200708

Where Could Dakota Be?

The question is easy!

Where could Dakota be?

Send your answers and bribes to the usual addresses.

Last time we asked this question there was only one good answer and one that is also good...

Who: Ben Linden, Glamorous Mole, Michael Linden, Smokey Mole
What: Bay City Municipal Wading Pool
Where: Bay City - Morton
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bay%20City%20-%20Morton/201/196/25

Where: Bay City - Maddequet
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bay%20City%20-%20Maddequet/201/196/25

Two locations, the result of the 2011 merger of Bay City with the Teen Grid version of Bay City.

Courtesy of the Linden Department of Public Works. Ahoy there!

The slightly more correct answer, by a few inch, the placing of the tube, was Morton as identified by our sleuth Tish.

The tubes were placed on request by Uccie many moons ago.

Reporter Dakota Schwade

20200708

Bay City Cruis'n

Driving around Bay City, as I am wont to do, I occasionally meet other people. One such encounter had me giving a fellow explorer with a broken down car a ride to a repair shop. On the way I was told of a ship located where one would not normally expect to see such a thing.

Any excuse for a road trip, eh? I had to find this "ship."

On the way I found ...

Who: Nico "Min Min" Suivios

What: smokinGirls

Where: Bay City - Tanelorn

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bay%20City%20-%20Tanelorn/155/182/25

Mesh fashions for men and women, with an Asian flair. BoM, Classic and Maitreya avatar types can wear the styles found here, which include some costumes and professional business attire.

As nice as it is to find clothing shop, it was not my primary reason for being in this section of the city.

My destination was a parcel located in Bay City - Tanelorn, south of Victoria Place road, just over the canal before entering Bay City - Moloch. Onward!

Who: Yaro Pinion

What: Southern Pines Cove

Where: Bay City - Tanelorn

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bay%20City%20-%20Tanelorn/245/2/36

That's no moon ... er ... ship. It's a stage!

It looks suspiciously nautical, but it is at the end of the road and way high up from the nearby water.

This old wooden ship is where artist, builder, entrepreneur, poet and live SL performer and songwriter Yaro Pinion practices and performs on an impromptu basis.

Classic rock and country covers, along with original works, are delivered using a 12-string Rickenbacker 360 guitar accompanied by a DigiTech Vocalist 4 harmonizer.

That's it for this cruise through Bay City.

I hope to see you on the road. Happy motoring!

Reporter Dakota Schwade

20200605

Where Could Dakota Be?

The question is easy,

Where Could Dakota Be?

Send your bribes and answers to the usual address!
Answer will be published next month.

Reporter Dakota Schwade

20200605

Bay City Cruis'n

I was heading in a westerly direction with no particular destination in mind. My mind was elsewhere. Rounding a corner I recognized a building that I have visited in the past. It seemed appropriate to visit it once more.

Who: Garden Mole
What: Bay City Municipal Pool / Crystal Blue Pool
Where: Bay City - Barnstable
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bay%20City%20-%20Barnstable/229/156/22


The Bay City Municipal Pool, also known as the Crystal Blue Pool, is named in honor of Ever (Crystal) Dreamscape and BlueGin Yifu, with additional decorative touches honoring Hyper Mole.

This addition to Bay City's scene appeared in early 2016.

What use is a pool if you have no suitable apparel? This is a question that required an answer. Fortunately, that answer was nearby.

Who: Swirly Cyclone
What: *By Swirly* Retro Fashion in Bay City
Where: Bay City - Barnstable
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bay%20City%20-%20Barnstable/60/39/25



Retro Fashion! What more need be said. OK, a little more ... 50s, 60s, and 70s clothing. Don't forget about the shoes.

Need a bathing costume? There are some suitable choices on the back wall.

That's it for this cruise through Bay City.

I hope to see you on the road. Happy motoring!

Reporter Dakota Schwade

200504

Where Could Dakota Be?

We are not going to wait a month to reveal where Dakota is.

Who: Uccello Poultry & Zyx Flux, and CC Columbo
What: Bay City Arboretum of Rather Atypical Vegetation
Where: Bay City - Dennis

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bay%20City%20-%20Dennis/214/143/26

The chances are pretty good that you can identify where I am, and that you are aware of the circumstances that brought me here.

The Bay City Arboretum of Rather Atypical Vegetation hosts an evolving (in more ways than one) selection of unusual flora from the world famous Flux Collection.

Last month Dakota had music on her mind.
You have searched and found her!

Who: GoSpeed Rasere

What: KONA Stream Studio

Where: Bay City - Imaginario

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bay%20City%20-%20Imaginario/71/34/25

KONA Stream -- Hits of the 60s, 70s, 80s. Mainstream Rock, Pop, Motown and more, covering the finest decades of 20th Century music.

www.konastream.com

About Land -> Sound -> Music URL -> http://hazel.torontocast.com:2690

Reporter Dakota Schwade

200504

Bay City Cruis'n

Left, right, left, right, right. What am I doing? Opening a safe? Anyway, I found myself at the end of a road. OK, so I was more off the road than on a road. The point is I found something interesting to investigate. Open the car door ... I've got to oil that ...

Who: Garden Mole

What: Farpoint Park

Where: Bay City - Molesworth

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bay%20City%20-%20Molesworth/214/200/25

Follow Park Place road northeast, to where it makes the final easterly turn heading towards the Bay City Fairgrounds. At that bend in the road is a path leading off to the left. Take that path and you'll find a nicely landscaped park complete with benches, a fountain and telescopes that give you a view of the nearby water.

After being mesmerized, for who knows how long, by the glowing thingey that is part of the water feature I finally noticed a nearby structure.

Who: Tee Tulip

What: Molesworth Pointe

Where: Bay City - Molesworth

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bay%20City%20-%20Molesworth/219/243/25

This is a fine example of the citizens of Bay City seeing a need and responding. Without this beacon in the dark, the mariners of our waters would otherwise be in peril of shipwreck.

That's it for this cruise through Bay City.

I hope to see you on the road. Happy motoring!

Reporter Dakota Schwade

200406