The Great Northern Tier Geocaching Tournament Weekend
August 18, 2007 • 8:00AM - August 19, 2007 • 5:00PM
Wendell State Forest
399 Montague Road
Wendell, MA
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Back for a 3rd great year!
The Great Northern Tier Geocaching Tournament: North Quabbin
Expert and amateur geocachers, individuals, and families are all invited to join the hunt for “caches” hidden throughout the North Quabbin Region’s forests, parks, farms and cultural sites using a hand-held GPS (Global Positioning Sattelite) receiver and a list coordinates.
Expanded Biking, Hiking, and Paddling caches for 2007! Once again Wendell State Forest will be our home base. From there, travel by foot, bike, and boat (and a little by car) to find over 50 new caches around the North Quabbin region. A whole new set of Night Caches too! Classes will be offered on GPS use and GPS units will be available for rent and for sale*. Come for the competition or just come for the fun. As always great, prizes and coupons for area attractions will be available. Register early!
Schedule of Events:
Saturday
8:00am— 9:00am: Registration
8:00am: First geocaching class
8:00am—11:00am: GPS rentals available
9:00am: Tournament Begins!
9:30am: Second geocaching class
8:30am—2:00pm: Listen to 97.3FM at :00 & :30 past the hour for updates & bonus pts.
6:00pm—8:00pm: B-B-Q Dinner
By 7:00pm: Teams hand in score sheets/night caches begin
Sunday
7:00am: Answer sheets returned to participants
7:00am—11:00am: Geocaching registration for Sunday only
3:00pm: Teams must be in line to hand in answer sheet
3:00pm—4:30pm: Scores tabulated
4:30pm: Awards and prizes
A tournament representative will be at Wendell State Forest from 7:30AM Saturday through 5PM Sunday.
REGISTER NOW!
Please Note: BBQ reservations are now closed
Review event rules:
Learn more about Geocaching and GPS use at www.geocaching.com
To help defray event expenses we will be asking for a contribution. Suggested donation: $5 per individual or $10 per team.
Camping will be available Friday and Saturday evenings at a reduced rate of $10/vehicle. Contact Wendell State Forest for info: (413) 659-3797
*GPS rentals: Trail Head in Orange will again have GPS units to rent for $10/day. Units are limited so please call ahead of time to reserve a unit. Call Paul or Brenda Anderson at Trailhead (978) 249-8500.
Kayak/Canoe Rentals: Water caches are located in a few different areas of the North Quabbin. If you would like to rent a kayak or canoe contact one of these vendors well before the event: Tully Lake Campground in Royalston (for Tully Lake and Long Pond only) 978-249-4957 or Flagg's Fly and Tackle in Athol (kayaks only) 978-544-0034.
Bike rentals: sorry, We are not currently aware of mountain bike rentals available within the North Quabbin Region.
Organized by:
Congressman John Olver's Office, Representative Stephen Kulik’s Office, MA Dept. of Conservation and Recreation, Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, geocacher Nomad64, New England Forestry Foundation, The MA Office of Travel & Tourism, North Quabbin Woods, and 97.3FM WJDF.
Sponsors include: The North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce, Trail Head Store, Hannaford of Athol, Herricks Tavern, Johnson's Farm, Mann Lumber, New England Equestrian Center of Athol, Colonial Hill Alpaca Farm, Kelly’s Brunchbox, Bruce’s Browser, Cinnamons Restaurant, Winterwood at Petersham, Flagg's Fly & Tackle, Haley's Antiques & Publishing, Red Apple Farm, Pogo Pony, Anne's Dairy Drive-In, The Petersham Country Store, The MA Office of Travel & Tourism, & 97.3FM WJDF.
For more information, please call: North Quabbin Woods: (978) 544-3332
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