Calendar of Events and Activities - 2010

Look for the RMC Centennial logo to see which events celebrate the Club's 100th birthday! For a list of the RMC's scheduled weekly hikes, click here.


RMC Work Trip
Saturday, July 31, 2010

Clean-up and brushing along The Link or Watson Path. Will meet at 9 AM at Stearns Lodge. Afterwards we will picnic, and perhaps swim at Durand Lake.

For more information, contact Al Sochard.


Gourmet Hike & Gourmet Dinner at Libby’s Bistro
Thursday, August 5, 2010

Randolph Mountain Club Gourmet Hike.

Pine Mountain via Pine Mountain Road & Ledge Trail. Round trip: 3.5 miles. Easy climb (with a couple steep sections) affording beautiful views. Elevation 800 ft.

Please bring "gourmet" lunch items to share. Meet at Randolph East at 9:30 AM to arrange carpools.

Arrangements will be made for those who wish to take the shorter route up and down the Ledge Trail from the Horton Center.

For more information, contact Sarah & Andy Gallop.

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Support the Randolph Mountain Club while enjoying a gourmet dinner at Libby's Bistro!

111 Main Street, Gorham, NH

We'll start at 6 PM with cocktails (cash bar) and then partake in a delectable summer meal.

After dinner, we'll play a competitive (but friendly) RMC game with prizes!

The cost is $35 per person, to be paid at the door. There is a limit of fifty people for this event. Reservations must be made.

If you would like to at attend, RSVP to RMC Social Events Chair Sarah Gallop.

IMPORTANT! We'd like our trail and hut crew to be with us at this RMC dinner. Would you be willing to donate $35 to sponsor a hungry crewmember? If you would, please let Sarah know.

Special thanks to Liz Jackson, fabulous RMC supporter & owner and chef at Libby's.


RMC Trail Crew and Caretaker Centennial Reunion! Day 1
Friday, August 6, 2010

Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime memorable weekend of RMC alumni visiting, oral histories, games, music and activities! Be sure to read the full invitation for all the details!

All day: Oral Histories
RMC alumni caretakers Steve Chase and Sally Manikian will be on hand at the Randolph Pavilion, adjacent to the Ravine House Pool, collecting oral histories from attending alumni. The project will endeavor to collect a wide range of oral histories over this three day period. National historians from the USDA Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will assist in conducting formal oral history interviews. Both single and group interviews will take place. Further information will be coming, later. Please consider participating. We can't let the rich history and the grand experiences that we all had while working for the RMC be lost.
Rain site: second floor, Jones Cottage.
Contact: Sally Manikian.

Friday evening, 6 pm on: Potluck dinner and campfire
Join us for a low-key, evening potluck around the campfire at the Jones Cottage. Trail crew alum Dan Rubchinuk Healey will provide fresh chicken, and alum Amy Huyffer will provide ice cream from her Stafford Organic Dairy. Bring a dish to share. The Jones Cottage kitchen will be available for use.
Contact: Laura Conchelos.


RMC Trail Crew and Caretaker Centennial Reunion! Day 2
Saturday, August 7, 2010

All day: Oral Histories
See information above.

2 pm: Alumni Trail Crew versus Caretakers Softball Game
The baseball diamond is located in the field in front of Cold Brook Lodge. Park at the designated location, near the tent and ball field. Bring a mitt if you have one. Extras will be available.
Contact: Dave Salisbury.

5 pm - 8 pm: Potluck dinner at Stearns Lodge
Libby's Bistro (http://www.libbysbistro.net/) will be catering the entree portion of this dinner gathering. Attendees are encouraged to bring a small side dish or dessert to share. Dinner will be under the large event tent, in case of inclement weather. There is a nominal charge of $25, payable at the dinner, to defray the cost of the dinner and the tent. There is no charge for those under the age of 10.

Copies of the brand new RMC history, Peaks and Paths, to be released this July 4th, will be available for sale and can be signed by author Judy Hudson. Commemorative RMC t-shirts will also be available.

Important note: Reservations are required for the dinner, so the RMC can tally numbers. To make a reservation: Simply email Doug Mayer. Thank you!

7 pm: RMC Trail Crew and Caretaker Jeopardy
Master of Ceremonies: Al Sochard
During dinner, we'll take a short break from socializing, to play a round of Al Sochard's popular RMC edition of "Jeopardy."

8 pm - 11 pm: Bluegrass with Hot Flannel
There may be no better band for a gathering of trail crew and caretaker alumni, than the critically acclaimed New England bluegrass group Hot Flannel. Featuring award-winning fiddler Patrick Ross, the band plays throughout the northeast, and has even hiked to Madison Hut to play at the annual August-fest mountain bash. The lively group includes electric and acoustic violin, electric and acoustic guitar, upright bass and drums. Bring your dancing shoes, or just relax in the corner and listen to some great music. For more details on Hot Flannel, see http://www.myspace.com/hotflannelvt.


RMC Trail Crew and Caretaker Centennial Reunion! Day 3
Sunday, August 8, 2010

9 am- mid afternoon: Alumni trails and camps projects.
As part of the weekend's festivities, attendees will have an opportunity to give back to RMC, by participating in some light trail work and camps projects. The Camps Committee is planning a composting and/ or site rehabilitation project at Crag and/or Log Cabin.

On the Trails front, Trails Co-chairs Mike Micucci and Cristin Bailey have planned a project, building cedar and tamarack bog bridges at the start of the Howker Ridge Trail near the Randolph East trailhead.

Contacts: Sally Manikian (Camps) and Mike Micucci (Trails).


RMC Annual Meeting
Saturday, August, 14, 2010
7:30 PM

With birthday celebration and reminiscences program. At the Randolph Town Hall.

For more information, contact Michele Cormier.


RMC Paths Hike (RMC 100)
Thursday, August 19, 2010

For more information, contact Randy Meiklejohn.

 


RMC Picnic & Charades
Saturday, August 21, 2010
12:00PM

For more information, contact Sarah Gallop.

Square Dance at Beringer’s Barn
Saturday, August 21, 2010
7:30 PM

For more information, contact Marie Beringer.


The RMC hosts a couple of public square dances every year.