Green Mountain Club
Worcester Section
Activities for November 2025
Dear Members and Friends:
Please join us for the following GMC activities for November 2025.
Saturday, November 22. GMC, Worcester Section, Annual Meeting. Please come at 12:00 noon. The meeting will be held at the GMC camp lodge located at 345 Rawson St. in Leicester, MA. Lunch will be served at 12:30 PM, followed by the business meeting at 1:30. We will elect officers for the coming year, and hear committee reports. After the business meeting Mike Peckar will speak about the history of the GMC, Worcester Section, and the Stratton, Vermont section of the Long Trail, which the Worcester Section maintains.
Please call, text, or email Margos Stone at 508-826-6842 or mstone12242@gmail.com to let us know who will be coming to the lunch and meeting and whether you have any food allergies. Reservations are appreciated, but not required to attend the meeting. We hope that you can join us for the meeting and luncheon.
Saturday, November 8. Mountain Bike Ride. Lake Dennison Recreation Area. Off Route 202 in Winchendon, MA. We will meet at
9:30 AM in the large parking lot at Lake Dennison Recreation Area State Park. The bike ride will be 6-8 miles over gravel roads and trails. The ride will be easy to moderate difficulty. For more information, call Gary Brigham at 508-471-7867 or Margos Stone at 508-826-6842. For driving directions, google Lake Dennison Recreation Area, Baldwinville State Road, Winchendon, MA. If you have trouble finding the large parking area, call Margos at 508-826-6842.
Saturday, November 15. AMC Ware River Trip
This run is about 6.7 miles along the road and about 8.25 river miles. We will expect to get back to the Holden area about 5:00 PM.
There is a blind left turn just after the put in, followed by a straight channel with a six inch drop through a broken dam, which is run left of center. The first part of the river has numerous fallen trees, requiring a moderate degree of maneuvering skill. After that, there are few obstacles, although there are some beaver dams in the stretch before the take out. Depending on water levels, there may be strong currents to contend with. Lunch is on the river left at the dam by the ruins of the old Wheelwright Mill, or on the river right, just before the dam. (History of Hardwick, by Emily Bancroft, says that the Wheelwright Mill was a paper mill employing 250 people at its height, and that it was still open in 1949.) The Wheelwright Dam removal is now complete, and this will be our first opportunity to see how the river is changed. King Phillip’s Camp and Burleigh Brook are on the river left just before the old railroad bridge.
Participants are asked to bring their lunch, rain gear, and a change of clothes in a waterproof container. Everyone will be expected to wear a pfd (life vest). Participants are required to sign the Appalachian Mountain Club’s “Waiver of Liability” before beginning participation in any AMC activities. You do not have to be an AMC member to participate.
We will meet at David’s home at 25 Birchwood Drive in Holden at 8:45 AM and at the put-in at about 9:30. Contact Leader David Miller to sign up for this outing at 508-856-8964 or at sentierdeau@gmail.com.
We hope that you can join us for these activities.
Happy trails,
Ram Moennsad, President GMC, Worcester Section
345 Rawson St., Leicester, MA
508-210-6965
shivratri@gmail.com
