“Go Local” New Member Welcome Weekend!

Sept. 18-20, 2009

Attention New Members! Join your Membership Committee for a New Member Welcome Weekend at the Highland Center in beautiful Bretton Woods, NH from Sept. 18-20, 2009. Meet other members and learn about sustainable living. Featured programs include day hikes, Green Technology Tours, Leave No Trace Workshops, Tips for Low Impact Hikers, a featured buffet dinner on Saturday night with all locally grown foods, a featured evening speaker and evening fireside social with trivia and games. All daily activities are guided and planned for adults and children ages 5+. Easy and moderate options for all abilities. Package includes meals, lodging, guides, transportation, instruction, off-site activities and complimentary L.L. Bean gear use. Cost for the entire weekend including taxes is only $99.90 per adult in bunk room and $82.62 per child (call for private room rates). All activities are optional and advance reservations are required - please call the AMC Reservations Department at (603) 466-2727. For further info, please contact your Membership Committee: Robin Kuznitz or Mary Bonaventure. You may also want to view the weekend itinerary (153 kB pdf).

More information on the Highland Center is on the AMC Website.

For those interested in the history and technical aspects of this energy efficient building, you are referred to this professional article (2 MB pdf with nice photographs) in the Eco-Structure Journal. The walls and roof of the building incorporate a new product called Structural Insulated Panels (SIP)