This just in!! Channel 11 news is coming to the event!!! That's right, The WB is coming to do a story on US at this event. They contacted groundspeak who put them in touch with me, they will be there and we will be on TV!! I hope nobody's camera shy!!
Welcome to Blydenburgh County Park in Smithtown. One of Long Island most beautiful parks.
Richly forested hills and valleys at the headwaters of the Nissequogue River, rowing and fishing on lovely Stump Pond, casual strolls through an historic district featuring a grist mill... These are but a few of the attractions of Blydenburgh County Park. This 627 acre park is open year-round to Suffolk County residents and their guests. Horseback riders may ride or trailer their mounts to Blydenburgh to utilize an extensive bridle path system and practice ring. Trailer parking is available at the northern (New Mill Road) entrance. Suffolk County horseback riding permits are required and must be visibly displayed by all riders. Freshwater fishing for pumpkinseed sunfish, large-mouth bass, perch and bluegill is permitted at Stump Pond between sunrise and sunset. New York State freshwater fishing laws apply. Rowboat rentals are generally available from mid-May to Labor Day. Use the southern (Veteran's Memorial Hwy) entrance for these activities. Hikes through Blydenburgh are led on a regular basis by the Long Island Greenbelt Trail Conference, whose headquarters are located in one of the historic district houses. For a hike schedule, contact the Greenbelt office at (631)-360-0753.
Activities include: Hiking, picnicking, camping, freshwater fishing, rowboat rentals, bridle paths, playground, and of course, GEOCACHING!!! This park is also the home of Long Island's oldest cache, Weary Traveler.
 Kid Friendly  Dogs Allowed
 Restrooms available
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Like last year's event, this year's will be all about meeting new people, exchanging stories and of course, caching, caching and caching. Right now there are 5 caches in Blydenburgh. I'm planning on hiding a couple more and hope some other cachers will as well. There will also be one very special cache that will not got public until after the event. I'm planning a raffle with giveaways a cache competition where the winner will receive a fully stocked and ready to hide ammo can and more if I can think of anything.
If you would like to help out there are a few thing you can do: We'll need... Food, food and more food, paper products, drinks, condiments, plastic utensils, BBQ supplies and whatever else we can think of. We will also need someone to keep track of who's bringing what.
Someone to help run any activities such as contests and raffles. If anyone has any ideas for games or activities please let me know.
If you would like to donate an item for give aways for the raffle please email me. I will be contacting different companies to see if they are interested in donating prizes. If someone could help with this task also it would be greatly appreciated.
Here is a list of what we need:
Please post a note or email me if you can take care of one or more of the things on this list.
FOOD:
Hot Dogs & buns: Bayonets4u
Hamburgers & buns: Dragon64
Chicken: JMBella
Salads (potato, macaroni etc): K4CacheCrew
Chips, dips etc: M&M_NY
Drinks(water, soda, etc): Macatac, M&M, CT Trampers
desserts: T.E.M., Gottagoto, Gotcha24, IV Warrior
Condiments:Shamu
Sausage & Peppers: K4CacheCrew
Steaks: JBadger
Coffee: K4CacheCrew
Coffee Cups: JMBella
Supplies
Plastic utensils: Avroair
The mother of all gas grills: Scrmndmn
BBQ tools: JMBella
Paper products (napkins, cups, garbage bags): Avroair
Coolers w/ ice: K4CacheCrew, Blackbuck
Public Relations: Calling different companies to get raffle prizes and promotional giveaways.
Permit: JMBella
Magellan: JMBella, called and emailed
Garmin: JMBella,Called. 7/1 Garmin sent hats, shirts, etc
Sports authority:
Brunton:
Coleman:
Dollar Stores (I'm think a gift basket from a dollar store): JMBella
Cabelas:
REI:
Looks like the weather changed at the last minute! Rain should hold off until 7:00PM! WooHoo!!
Check the weather!
When you pull up the entrance say you are with the LIGO picnic. That way parking will be only $2 instead of $5. Thanks, Bayonets for reminding me.