Burnett Bon-Fire Chili Cook-Off

All, It's that time again

You are invited to the 10th Annual Burnett Bon-fire & Chili Cook-off!!!!
We will host a chili cook-off, and are looking for others interested in sharing in the cook-off challenge. Let me know if you are interested!

WHO: Ben and Allison Burnett
WHAT: 10th Annual Burnett Bon-fire & Chili Cook-off!!!!
WHEN: Saturday, Oct 15th, 3:00 PM - till everyone leaves
WHERE: 3040 Creekview Circle SW, Prior Lake MN 55372

We'll have chili for dinner and we'll have beer and some other beverages. Feel free to bring beverage or sharable food items or desserts. Please let us know if you're coming (not required, but it would be nice to know). Feel free to come and go as you can.

FYI, I grew a Bhut Jolokia pepper this year in hopes of having some for chilli, but it produced only 1 pepper and it was used months ago.... so no 1,001,304 Scoville Unit Chilli from Ben this year.....

Fire Danger maps: Here

Parking Map

Parking may be tight, so I've included a map for additional parking on Lime Rd. and Center Rd, and we will have a lighted path so you can find your way across the bridge and through the back yard (it really isn't that far)

Hope to see you there. --Ben and Allison

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History

Historically the Bon-fire night has been on or near "Guy Fawkes Night" and Halloween, so we celebrate these at times, and costumes are welcome.

Past dates

• 2001 - Just moved in, back yard not accessible, no party
• 2002 - Built Deck in the back yard. Cole was to be born in Dec. Bon fire hosted in Late Oct, Date unknown
• 2003 - "Annual" Bon-fire / Halloween party -- (11/08), close to "Guy Fawkes Night"
• 2004 - Annual Burnett Bon-fire (10/23)
• 2005 - Bon-fire and Chili cook-off (Allison challenged me to a chili cook-off) (10/15)
• 2006 - Annual Burnett Bon-fire and Chili cook-off!!! (10/14)
• 2007 - 6th Annual Burnett Bon-fire and Chili cook-off!!! (10/20)
• 2008 - 7th Annual Burnett Bon-fire and Chili cook-off!!! (10/??)
• 2009 - 8th Annual Burnett Bon-fire and Chili cook-off!!! (10/24)
• 2010 - 9th Annual Burnett Bon-fire and Chili cook-off!!! (10/23)
• 2011 - 10th Annual Burnett Bon-fire and Chili cook-off!!! (10/15)

All Hallows Eve / Halloween

"Bonfire Night" or "Guy Fawkes Night" Explanation:

Nov 5th, 1605 (I believe) a number of people attempted to assassinate King James 1st of England by renting a cellar below parliament and (slowly) filling it to the brim with gun powder (aka. "The Gun Powder Plot" , lots of research available) , the attempt was validated by certain people because King James persecuted Catholics, and they wanted him removed from the thrown to establish a more Catholic friendly government, but some people got nervous as the attempt seemed like it was going to work......and word got out..... Guy Fawkes among some others was caught in the act of storing barrels of gun powder as the cellar was raided, he was tortured and eventually gave names of others and was eventually drawn and quartered.....

to celebrate Bonfire night, most people will go down by the beach and start a Huge bonfire on Nov 5th (the night Guy Fawkes was caught) to celebrate the attempt (the plot itself), others make straw dolls of Guy Fawkes to burn on the fire as the original holiday was probably created by the King himself as a reminder or something....

-- BenBurnett - 19 Sep 2007

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