I attended the Thoreau Society Annual Gathering once again in Concord, MA. Enjoyed a number of sessions and many of the special tours. Stayed with Ben & Erica in nearby Belmont and was able to take Ben on the Sunday morning paddle on the Sudbury.
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2016 NAGT Eastern Section Meeting
Jolene poses with a Mastodon in the Paleo Lab at the Carnegie Museum.
Everyone was treated to a behind-the-scenes tour of the Carnegie Museum at the 2016 Eastern Section NAGT meeting near Pittsburgh. Thanks to Mike Baer, who planned the meeting and outings with help from Amy Baer. Mike is now Section President (woo-hoo) leaving me as Past President.
Finally Found the Workshop
After nearly constant training all winter I really feel Spring is actually here! I found some time to spend in the workshop and finished these.
Magical Mystery Tour Delaware
Another successful day trip of food and fun. Above: Craig even had a successful medical checkup. Made visits to the sites below:
NAGT Eastern Section Meeting 2015 – Beckley, WV
As co-conspirator to the Section Meeting May 14 – 17, 2015 I have the following links to resources mentioned by me at the Meeting or on my field trip to the New River Gorge.
Meeting
New River Gorge Field Trip
- Map of Trip – interactive Google Map
- Generalized Stratigraphic Chart for West Virginia (pdf)
- Geology of the New River Gorge – WVGES
- Hawks Nest State Park Map (pdf)
Magical Mystery Tour Union Canal Part Deux
Celestine Sample we got from Skip.
On November 17th the intrepid travelers completed an investigation into the canal which once connected Reading to Middletown which they began over a year ago. The stops included an investigation into the geology of Pennsylvania and beyond and treasures hidden away in basement caves. The following links help guide us.
Printing at Conestoga Press
Spent a little time today printing. Usually I’m sorting type and leave the printing to Jeff, especially on the Chandler and Price AKA the Hand Crusher. Deadlines are deadlines though, and we need the cards to take them along to the Letterpress Fair in Lancaster on Sunday.
Magical Mystery Tour – Princeton
Jolene attempts to buy a hot dog from one of the non-abstract sculptures on the trip
It was a Special Edition tour where our significant others were invited along and it wasn’t even a Monday!!! So we had our pick of “closed Monday” locations and traveled to Grounds for Sculpture in New Jersey and just a few points of interest besides. Unfortunately while still one person up from usual trips we were only at 2/3 of what was planned since last minute circumstances prevented Craig and Sue from attending. Hard telling what additional trouble we may have gotten in with Craig’s camera and comments added. Anyways, we visited, in the following order:
- The Shipping Container House in Yardley, PA
- Grounds for Sculpture
- Triumph Brew Pub in Princeton, NJ
- Labyrinth Books in Princeton
- Uncle Dave’s Ice Cream back in Yardley.
Magical Mystery Tour – Boyertown
24 hour Bait Shop in Boyertown!
It was a wet, but enjoyable trip with light rain and mist most of the time, but not enough to dampen spirits. We visited:
- Courtyard Cafe on Main, Denver, PA
- Allegheny Aqueduct and Beidler House, Gibraltar, PA
- Reading Pet Cemetery, Douglassville, PA
In Boyertown we saw:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Rhoads Operahouse Fire Site
- Boyertown Bears ( a few)
- Funky Frets (where the owner was kind enough to open just for us!)
In and around Pottstown we visited:
- Ringing Rocks Park
- The Building formerly known as the “Cup“
- Pottstown Army and Navy
- The Brick House (where we enjoyed a late lunch and brew)
- Skies Unlimited (Telescope Store)
Winter is -almost- here!
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