Presidents Day Breakfast and Hike at Little Orleans, June 5

The C&O Canal Association’s Presidents' Day Breakfast, an annual event open to all, will take place this year on Saturday, June 5.  Its purpose is to have breakfast at Bill's Place in Little Orleans and to celebrate all the past and present presidents of the association.  After a sociable breakfast, folks take a hike along the towpath, usually a medium length of about five miles.  This year, the hike leader will be our immediate past president, Rachel Stewart.

The cost of the breakfast, which will begin at 9:00 a.m., is $8.00 per person, which includes tax and gratuity.  If you wish to participate, please print out the reservation form and mail it with your check (payable to the C&O Canal Association) to the address indicated.  

Bill’s Place is located at 12716 High Germany Road in Little Orleans (Allegany County, Maryland), not far from the Fifteen Mile Creek aqueduct near mile 140.9 on the canal.  To reach Little Orleans, take Exit 68 from I-68 and follow Orleans Road south for about 5.5 miles, then turn left on High Germany Road.

Here's their location on Google Maps. To get directions there, click "Directions," then fill in your starting address in the "A" field on the left. Bill's Place can be reached at 301 478-2701.

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