Green Mountain Club
Worcester Section
Activities for October & November 2024
Dear Members:
Please join us for the following Green Mountain Club activities for October and November 2024. The GMC Worcester Section annual meeting will be held on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 12:00 noon. Lunch will be served. Our camp is located at 345 Rawson Street in Leicester. Please join us by responding to this email or by calling Margos Stone at 508-826-6842.
Thursday, October 17, PotLuck Picnic and Horseshoes at the GMC camp. Please join us for our final potluck picnic and horseshoes for the year from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. We will have a horseshoe championship tournament at the picnic. Bring a potluck dish to share with others. Whether you are a beginner or long term player, come join in and have some fun. The address of the camp is 345 Rawson Street in Leicester.
Saturday, October 19. In the land of King Phillip . We will paddle the Great Swamp in Rhode Island and enjoy the fall colors. We will encounter beaver dams and may encounter fallen trees obstructing the waterway. Call leader David Miller at 508-853-8964 for more information and to register for the trip.
Saturday and Sunday, October 19 and 20. Please join us for trail work on the Long Trail in Stratton, Vermont. Carpooling is available from Paxton, MA for those interested. We will meet on Saturday, October 19, at 10:00 am at the home of Steve and Terry Nordborg, 44 Pike Hollow Rd., Stratton, Vermont. Steve Nordborg’s cell number is 774-633-0099 if you have trouble finding his house. For more information, about the weekend or carpooling, please call, text or email Steve Crowe at 508-450-1091 or steve@sunshinelandscapingco.com. For driving directions, use google maps for 44 Pike Hollow Road, Stratton, Vermont.
Saturday, November 2. GMC Camp Clean Up, 345 Rawson Street in Leicester. We will meet at 9:30 am to noon. Bring rakes, shovels, loppers, clippers, hand saws, chain saws and cleaning supplies. Coffee, tea and donuts will be supplied. We will clean up the grounds and lodge. Lunch will be supplied. For more information, call or text Ram Moennsad at 508-210-6965 or email him at shivratri@gmail.com.
Saturday, November 2. Ware River Day Trip from Barre to Gilbertville, passing historic King Phillip’s camp and portaging around a mill dam. Call leader David Miller at 508-853-8964 for more information or to register for the trip.
Saturday, November 9, 12:00 noon. GMC Worcester Section Annual Meeting at the Green Mountain Club camp located at 345 Rawson Street in Leicester. Lunch will be served at 12:30 pm followed by a business meeting. Officers will be elected for the new fiscal year beginning
October 1, 2024. Mike Peckar, President of the Midstate Trail, will be our featured speaker. Please respond to this email directly if you plan to attend, or call or text Margos Stone at 508-826-6842 so that we can better plan the meal. Let us know if you have any special dietary restrictions. We look forward to seeing you at the annual meeting.
Please join us for some or all of these activities.
Happy trails,
Ram Moennsad, President
GMC, Worcester Section