Meet and Greet fellow cachers on SUNDAY, JULY 17, between NOON and 3:30 PM at the River Bend Farm Visitor Center at the Blackstone River & Canal Heritage State Park, 287 Oak Street, Uxbridge, MA. Following the picnic, the Blackstone River and Canal HSP will be hosting an outdoor concert. The Heritage String Band of Whitinsville, MA featuring Civil War Era...Americana Music will be playing from 3:30-5:00 PM. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to stay and enjoy the concert. Be sure to bring your lawn chairs.
Click the link for Mood Music:
Blackstone Valley by Plain Folk
PLANNED EVENTS DURING THE AFTERNOON:
- BARBEQUE/PICNIC - Gather at the picnic area at 1:00 PM
- TRAVEL BUG Trading Table - See details below
- EVENT BUTTONS - Thanks to Hikers2, Look in WANDER LUST (one button per team, Please !!)
- 200 YARD DASH to the CACHE - McDyver- "Now, Are You Ready ??" McDyver's ready
- EXPERIENCE the BLACKSTONE RIVER and CANAL - Come Early and Paddle a Canoe
- CACHE ITEM SWAP - You are invited to bring an item (Approx $5.00 Value) to exchange...Swap Drawing at 3:00 PM
- Cache-IN-Trash-OUT - BV and DCR appreciate our cleanup efforts (bags available)
- FAMILY FUN COMPETITION - Disc Golf Hole in One or Longest Throw/Drive
- LAWN CONCERT - Go back in time with Civil War Era...Americana Music
The focus of the event is not on finding caches while at the picnic, but rather getting acquainted with others, who share a common interest in the sport. Nametags will be available, if you don't bring your own, so that other folks can approach you and strike up a conversation. Yes, GPSFun will be visiting from Georgia and will join us New England Folk in all the fun. Please try to do the nearby caches before the picnic so that everyone can get to know each other.
Bring your own picnic sandwiches or barbeque meat (at least one charcoal grill will be HOT) If you can bring something to share, send me an email or include it in your log.
Directions for those that want them:
From MassPike, use exit 10A for route 146 South, take Route 16 East to Uxbridge Center, turn left on Route 122 North, in 1-1/2 mile turn right at next traffic light onto Hartford Avenue, then in one mile turn right on Oak Street. Visitor Center is large red barn.
From Rhode Island, take Route 146 North to second exit in Mass, Route 16 and follow as above (there are visitor center signs at each turn).
From I-495, use exits 19 (rt 109) or 20 (rt 85) westbound to Route 16 and turn west. Drive through Milford into Mendon and look for Hartford Avenue to turn right, then in four miles turn left onto Oak Street.
Please use the large field for parking to leave spaces at the VISITOR CENTER for the GENERAL PUBLIC
TRAVEL BUGS SALUTE OUR TROOPS !!
(L-R)-Seargent Bob's Welcome Home Harrier Jet, WHITE JEEP, Traveling Trooper, Air Force One and YELLOW JEEP
TRAVEL BUGS An exchange table will be available. To facilitate smooth transfer, please consider posting a note in advance to drop the TBs you will be bringing. Please take no more than one for each one you bring. If you have an extra one to drop, that will allow a newcomer to grab one if they can help it along. Please sign them in and out on sheet of paper that we use for answering any questions that arise during the weeks to follow. Log them out on website as soon as you can, but do allow some time if they were not dropped early.
RAIN or SHINE
Link to information on our host facilities:
Blackstone River and Canal HSP Website