Registration is Open for the 2008 Maine Chapter Annual Meeting

Calling all AMC members! The 2008 Maine Chapter Annual Meeting will be held Friday, September 26 to Sunday, September 28 at Camp Susan Curtis in Stoneham, Maine. Please download, complete and return the registration form to sign up for accommodations and meals (also available in Wilderness Matters).

Camp Susan Curtis offers tuition-free camping experiences for over 700 economically disadvantaged Maine youth each year and is located on 2200 conservation acres on Trout Lake in the western mountains of Maine. The camp is located just south of Bethel and North of Fryeburg, just 15 miles from Evans Notch and 20 miles from the Androscoggin and Saco Rivers.

The majority of the weekend’s activities will take place on Saturday, September 27th. Many of the activities are currently being planned and will take place in the nearby White Mountain National Forest’s Evans Notch. As weekend activities are scheduled, they will be on the activities calendar page. Please sign up for activities with the leaders as listed.

The agenda for Saturday evening includes:

  • A social hour
  • Chicken or vegetarian dinner
  • Annual business meeting to elect officers, vote on proposed by-laws, and present committee reports
  • Guest speaker Bill Yeo offers a multimedia presentation on his 2006 North Ridge expedition to Mount Everest!

Guest speaker, Bill Yeo from Durham, Maine, has organized, planned and lead dozens of expeditions over the last 20 years to some of the most remote and wild locations on earth. Recently, Bill returned from an attempt on the North Ridge of Everest with stunning images and video. Consistent with all his expeditions he carried his trustworthy Leica M cameras to document the climb from village to peak. Bill has exhibited his fine art at several galleries and has published numerous images. As much as he loves photographing remote places his favorite subject to work with are people.

Weekend attendees can bunk in well-maintained cabins or pitch a tent in the grassy field. Hot and cold breakfasts will be served, as well as a make-your-own trail lunch options on both days. Costs for the full weekend of activities (2 nights in a cabin and all meals) is $77 per person. Costs for Saturday evening activities and dinner is $17. Ala cart options are available, so members can pick and choose from meals and nightly accommodation options.

For more information, please contact Carrie Walia at carrie.amcme@yahoo.com or 207-928-2277. All AMC members are encouraged to participate in any or all of the weekend’s activities, as well as voice their opinions on the direction of the Maine Chapter.