We took a year off, but we're rested and ready for 2011!

At our last Winter Gathering, back in 2009, we got together to discuss the big fire of ’64 with some of the people who were there. At our Homecoming that year, we talked a bit about the immediate recovery from the fire. In 2011, we hope you’ll drop in to join us (and our guest speaker) talk about the Restoration, a series of events in the 1970s at both Cachalot and Noquochoke aimed at reforestation and conservation projects.

The 2011 Winter Gathering will take place on Saturday, January 22nd, 2011, from 11:00am through 3:00pm at Our Lady of Grace Church in Westport, Massachusetts. Along with our guest speaker, we'll be doing a few other important things at the Gathering, including:

• Updating you on what the Association’s been up to over the last year
• Kicking off the nominations for our 2011 Wall of Fame inductions
• Giving a preview of some new upcoming events (and some minor changes to our Family Camping weekends that we think you'll like)
• Displaying collections of Camp Cachalot memorabilia
• Showing off the Association's archive of photos and video of Cachalot

We'll have food and drink available for lunch. This year's event is free, although we'd appreciate a small donation if you join us for lunch, to help cover costs, if you're able.

If you do plan on joining us for lunch, please RSVP either on the event page on our Facebook group, or by visiting our registration page.

About our Guest Speaker

Everett Graviel is an Eagle Scout and long-time Scouter, having served both as a volunteer and as a Scouting professional. Included among Everett's long list of Scouting accomplishments is his leadership of the Restoration Committee of Moby Dick Council through its entire existence, from 1972 through 1978. Boy-run for all but 1 of those years, the Restoration Committee organized over 60 units participating in multiple conservation-oriented events at Cachalot. Its work earned a number of awards from the National Council of the BSA. Everett will be regaling us with stories and sharing some pictures from the days of the Restoration Committee with us at the Gathering.

Share Your Memories

We are especially interested in any old photos and slides of Cachalot and Noquochoke that you might have. If you have pictures, feel free to bring them with you – we plan to have a computer scanning station set up and staffed by a member of our History committee to scan in prints and slides. Our ability to scan things in will be limited by the time we have available, so if you are able to scan things in yourself, feel free to bring them along in electronic form (CD- or DVD- recordable, USB or Firewire drive – contact curator@cachalotalumni.org if you have any questions about the formats we can cope with.) The higher the resolution, the better.

Thanks to our members, we've already collected over 1,500 photos covering the 1920s right through to modern times, although we're still missing photos of many notable figures from the past. We are especially interested in any photos of the old Quonset Hut at Cachalot.

We look forward to seeing you (again)!

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