The region will Rally at Peters Pond RV Resort, Sandwich, MA  September 17-19, 2010.

An agreement was reached with the campground (www.peterspond.com).  The rate will be $20.00 per night, including any days before and after the rally. (The rate is actually $19.99 per night, but I rounded it up a penny to make it easier.)  We have reserved 35 sites, on condition we forward full payment by the 1st of August.

The campground has a central campfire circle near our sites, plus volley ball court, horseshoes, shuffleboard courts, lakefront, full hookups including cable TV, and more.  It is close to Martha’s Vineyard, the National Seashore, whale watch tours, etc.  The location is near the base of Cape Cod, so near to everything.

We plan to have our traditional baked bean and hot dog supper Friday evening, and pot-luck supper on Saturday evening.  Sunday morning, we will get you started with pastry & coffee, or tea.  We are planning some games and contests for Saturday.

NOTES:  Restrooms & showers are some of the best I have seen in a campground, BUT are a distance from out sites.  There will be portable units near our sites to help out. 

The Pot-luck will be in a large tent, so electric power will be limited to lights.

Camp fires are not permitted at individual sites. (Propane campfires can be rented.)

Pets, on leash, must have current rabies certificates.

Check-in time 1:00 PM.  Check out time by 1:00 PM (usually 10:00am)..

Reservations must be made through your Regional Director.  Please complete a reservation form and mail with a check to Lawrence M. Sedgwick, Jr., 263 Dartmouth College Hwy, Haverhill, NH  03765.

The rate is the best we could find, especially on Cape Cod.

For more information contact Larry & Ruth Sedgwick at aliner@charter.net or, if no internet, phone 603-989-5448

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Northeast Region September Rally Report

   Once again we had a great turnout for our rally in Old Mystic CT.  We had 32 rigs with a total of 60 people.  Attendees were from NY, CT, NH, MA, ME, VT, VA, PA, NJ, Ontario and Nova Scotia.

    Pierre Rochon from Waterford CT was wagon master.  His work made this rally a great success.  He had stickers made with our new logo (all the states are listed in the border).  He also had this logo made up as a banner, but the highlight of his efforts was the solar lighted banner stand.  He used black PVC piping to make the frame (approx 4ftx3ft high).  And it had two solar lights mounted on top. There is no doubt who this group is anymore!

   Hot dogs and baked beans on Fri evening at the campfire were enjoyed by all.  Saturday we had our pot-luck supper which is always exceptional due to the culinary talents of our great cooks!  After supper we bestowed honorary membership to members who are not in our region, but have attended at least two of our rallies.  This idea was not ours, but came from our great friends to the North who made us honorary Canadians.

    We were lucky to have a workshop by Lynn Thye on letterboxing  (leaving your stamp in a stamp book that has been cleverly hidden with the clues accessed by letterboxing.com).  Also, Dave Michaels did a walk-about answering questions about Aliners.  Dave is the” Do It Yourself” guru for the AOC.  There were many attractions close by and everyone seemed to have a good time!

    Larry and I enjoy these rallies because of the wonderful people who attend them.  We had many favorable comments from people at the campground and we will never forget one young woman who is an Aliner fan, and was ecstatic that our group was staying in her hometown.  Her enthusiasm for our little Aliners gave us goosebumps as we remembered the first time we ever saw an Aliner!     Happy Trails!     Ruth Sedgwick