Celebrate the Christmas/Kwanzaa/Hanukkah Festtags (holidays) with fellowship and breakfast at the International House of Pancakes (IHOP), 501 East Tudor, between 0730 and 0930, on Friday, December 26, 2025. Please log a "will attend" if you are coming so adequate space can be reserved.
Attendees of this event will earn the Closing 2025 souvenir.
The event host will be present during the entire two-hour window for this Stammtisch and all are welcome to join for the full event or to just stop by and say "hello." This event is scheduled to allow people who are working to visit on the way to the salt mine and for those not working to sleep in a bit (but not too much).
The Stammtisch concept is continuing with this event after I unfortunately let November slip away without hosting one.
Stammtisch: Loosely translated from German meaning a "regular get-together." Literally speaking, the word Stammtisch is a table in a bar or restaurant which is reserved for the same guests at the same time every day or every week. There is usually a sign on the table saying "Stammtisch." If you don't belong to this table, don't attempt to sit there! In the most traditional German beer halls there is a large brass plaque above the table with the word Stammtisch printed on it in bold lettering. During a recent trip to Germany, I saw a carved wooden "Stammtisch" sign hanging over a restaurant table in Regensburg (see the background image of this event page).
There can be all kinds of Stammtisch. There are those simply for friends to drink together. Or those for specific interest groups - say a "Philosophy Discussion Stammtisch" or a "Stamp Collectors Stammtisch". In our case, this is a reincarnation of the "Geocaching Stammtisch" which was first held in Alaska a decade ago in 2015. The event is for cachers to gather together to swap stories, tips, and tricks over a meal or beverage.
By my best estimation, fourteen different cachers have hosted 43 Alaskan Geocaching Stammtisch Events.