2008 Calendar


Date
Day
Event
Jan 1 Tue Two New Year’s Day Hikes, both at 10:30 a.m. East: Meet at White’s Ferry (mile 35.5). Pat White, 301-977-5628 or hikemaster@candocanal.org. West: Meet at NPS’ Cumberland Visitor Center (mile 184.6) by the mule statue; contact: Mary Huebner, 301-777-0545.
Jan 18 Fri Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Federal Advisory Commission Meeting, 9:30 a.m., at Park Headquarters, training room on second level, 1850 Dual Highway, Hagerstown, Md.
Jan 27 Sun Continuing Hike Series, 10:30 a.m. Edwards Ferry to Goose Creek River Locks (mile 30.8). Pat White, 301-977-5628 or hikemaster@candocanal.org
Feb 3 Sun Board Meeting at Williamsport Memorial Library, 1 p.m.
Feb 23 Sat Continuing hike series (cancelled)
Mar 1 Sat Annual Meeting at American Legion Hall, Williamsport, Md.
Mar 15 Sat VIP Work Party, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Painting the Georgetown Canal Boat. Contact: Jim Heins, 301-949-3518 or vip@candocanal.org.
Mar 15 Sat Geology Hike, 10:30 a.m. Round Top and Devil's Eyebrow west of Hancock and return on Western Md. Rail Trail. Meet at the NPS Hancock Visitor Center. Contact Marlow Madeoy at 703-723-6884.
Mar 30 Sun Continuing Hike Series, 10:30 a.m. From Paw Paw Tunnel Parking Lot (mile 156.2), hike downstream 4 miles to Sorrel Ridge. Pat White, 301-977-5628 or hikemaster@candocanal.org. (Also on March 30, NPS needs help with a clean-up day at Williamsport.)
Apr 5 Sat Annual Potomac Watershed Clean Up, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Contact Jim Heins, 301-949-3518 or vip@candocanal.org.
Apr 5 - 6 Sat - Sun Bell & History Days of Frederick County, Emmittsburg, Md.
Apr 6 Sun Board Meeting at Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Ave., 1 p.m.
Apr 12 Sat Annual Douglas Memorial Hike, featuring the Seneca to White's Ferry area. Hikes of varying lengths will be available. Details to be published in March newsletter. The evening program will feature Ray Paolella, president of the William O. Douglas Trail Foundation, Yakima, Washington. Contact: Dorothea Malsbary at programs@candocanal.org. Also on this date, a Potomac Conservancy wildflower walk will start at 8 a.m. in the parking lot across from Old Anglers Inn. See article. Download reservation form. Contact: iffrig@potomac.org
Apr 13 Sun Spring wildflower walk along Billy Goat Trail led by Peter Whitney, chair of the Nature Committee, 10 a.m. Meet in the parking lot opposite the Old Angler's Inn. Contact: 301-657-8992. Rain date April 20.
Apr 18 Fri Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Federal Advisory Commission Meeting, 9:30 a.m. Held at Park Headquarters, training room on second level, 1850 Dual Highway, Hagerstown.
May 4 Sun Continuing Hike Series, 10:30 a.m. From Snyders Landing (mile 76.7), hike downstream. Pat White, 301-977-5628 or hikemaster@candocanal.org.
May 8 Thu NPS Public meeting on GU Boathouse.
May 9 Fri NPS Public meeting on GU Boathouse.
May 9 Fri NPS Public meeting on GU Boathouse.
May 10 Sat VIP Work Party, 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Billy Goat Trail maintenance. Contact: Jim Heins, 301-949-3518 or vip@candocanal.org.
May 12 Mon NPS Public meeting on GU Boathouse.
May 17 - 18 Sat - Sun Two one-day canoe trips on the Monocacy River. Contact: Bill Burton (billburton@earthlink.net or 703-801-0963).
May 31 Sat Presidents' Day at Little Orleans. Breakfast at 9:00 a.m. with hike to follow. Details and reservation form to be in March newsletter. Contact: Dorothea Malsbary at programs@candocanal.org.
Jun 1 Sun Board Meeting at Williamsport Memorial Library, 1 p.m.
Jun 7 Sat Barge Bash, Hancock, Md., contact Rita Bauman, 540-888-1425; also, Potomac River Family Festival, Brunswick, Md.
Jun 14 Sat One-day canoe trip at Violette's Lock (Lock 23). For information on this introduction to canoeing, contact Sonny DeForge, 301-530-8830.
Jun 21 Sat VIP Work Party, invasive plant removal between Great Falls and Georgetown, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Contact Jim Heins, 301-949-3518 or vip@candocanal.org.
Jun 28 - 29 Sat - Sun Heritage Tour Days, Monocacy Aqueduct.
Jul 12 Sat Canal and Rail Fest, Cumberland, Md.
Jul 19 Sat Canoe trip, Brunswick to Monocacy. Contact: 703-801-0963.
Jul 25

Fri

 Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Federal Advisory Commission Meeting, 9:30 a.m., at Park Headquarters, training room on second level, 1850 Dual Highway, Hagerstown, Md.
Jul 26 Sat VIP Work Party, time and details TBD. Contact Jim Heins, 301-949-3518 or vip@candocanal.org.
Aug 3 Sun Board Meeting at Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Ave., 1 p.m.
Aug 16 Sat Canoe trip, Old Patowmack Canal, Virginia. Contact 301-530-8830.
Aug 23 Sat VIP Work Party, time and details TBD. Contact Jim Heins, 301-949-3518 or vip@candocanal.org.
Aug 23 - 24 Sat - Sun Williamsport Days, Williamsport, Md., contact Tom and Linda Perry, 301-223-7010
Sep 6 Sat Canoe trip in the Ball's Bluff area. Contact Bill Burton (703-801-0963 or billburton@earthlink.net).
Sep 7 Sun Happy Birthday Montgomery County!, Beall Dawson House, Rockville, Md.
Sep 14 - 17 Sun - Wed World Canals Conference, Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada, Kingston, Ontario. For more information, see canals2008.com
Sep 20 Sat VIP Work Party, time and details TBD. Contact Jim Heins, 301-949-3518 or vip@candocanal.org.
Sep 26 - 28 Fri - Sun Canoe trip in Paw Paw Bends area. Contact Barbara Sheridan, 301-752-5436 or membership@candocanal.org.
Oct 4 Sat Geology Hike in the Great Falls and Billy Goat Trail area. Details TBD. Contact Marlow Madeoy, 703-723-6884.
Oct 4 - 5 Sat - Sun In The Streets, City of Frederick, Md., contact Sue Rowland, 301-846-0912 or suearowland@earthlink.net
Oct 5 Sun Board Meeting at the home of Tom and Linda Perry in Williamsport, 1 p.m.
Oct 13 - 18 Mon - Sat Through bike ride, Cumberland to Georgetown. No sag wagon provided. Contact Tom Perry (301- 223-7010).
Oct 17 Fri Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Federal Advisory Commission Meeting, 9:30 a.m. Held at Park Headquarters, training room on second level, 1850 Dual Highway, Hagerstown.
Oct 18 Sat "Life and Death on the Canal." Contact Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center (301-767-3714).
Oct 25 Sat VIP Work Party, time and details TBD. Contact Jim Heins (301-949-3518 or vip@candocanal.org).
Oct 25 Sat Continuing Hike Series, 10:30 a.m. Knuckles Cut on the Western Md. Railroad. Meet at Lock 70 in Oldtown, Md., mile 167.7. Pat White, 301-977-5628 or hikemaster@candocanal.org.
Nov 1 Sat Annual Heritage Hike, Dam #5 to Little Pool area. Hikes of varying lengths will be available. Details to be in September newsletter. The evening program will feature an illustrated talk by Karen Gray on a 1904 packet boat trip down the canal from Cumberland to Great Falls.
Nov 15 Sat Geology Hike in the Point of Rocks area. Details TBD. Contact Marlow Madeoy, 703-723-6884.
Nov 23 Sun Continuing Hike Series, 10:30 a.m. Goose Creek Navigation System, Golf Club Lane off Rte. 7, south of Leesburg, Va. Pat White, 301-977-5628 or hikemaster@candocanal.org.
Dec 6 Sat Frostbite Hike, 10:30 a.m. Meet at Great Falls Tavern, walk to five points with fine views of the canal and riverscape. Contact Carl Linden (301-229-2398).
Dec 7 Sun Board Meeting at Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Ave., 1 p.m.
Dec 31 Wed New Year's Eve Hike. Details TBD.
Jan 1 Thu New Year's Day 2009 Hike. Details TBD.
A signed Waiver and Release form will be required for many of those activities that are organized by the C&O Canal Association. The event leaders will provide the forms to participants at the time of the activity. The documents may be reviewed and printed by using the following links: A short form is required for most hikes, and a longer form is required for some hikes and other activities such as bicycling and canoeing.
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For more information, please call (301) 983-0825