Susquehanna Chapter ADK

January 22-24, 2010 - ADK’s TUG HILL WINTER OUTING
Enjoy a rustic weekend of xc skiing and snowshoeing in the Tughill region. This Adirondack-like wilderness, located in upstate New York, boasts of the greatest snowfall in the state. We will be staying at the Mad River Club, located 5 miles east of I 81 via the Sandy Creek-Lacona exit. The exit off of I 81 is 40 miles north of Syracuse and 35 miles south of Watertown. The Mad River Club is a rustic yet comfortable building with a large basement. There is indoor plumbing (one women's bathroom, one shower and one men's bathroom), electricity and wood stove heat. Bathing facilities are limited to one shower. Sleeping will be on the floor. You will need to bring sleeping bag and pad or small cot. If you prefer privacy, a soft bed and your own shower, we encourage you to stay in alternate lodging nearby and attend all the daily activities and meals. The following meals will be included: breakfast Saturday and Sunday, lunch Saturday and Sunday, banquet dinner Saturday. Trips include snowshoeing and xc skiing for all skill levels. RESERVATION FEES are as follows ($20 is non-refundable):
• Full weekend: trips, meals and sleep in clubhouse $65
• Full weekend: trips, meals and sleep elsewhere $65
• Trips and Saturday banquet only, no other meals $25
Completed registration forms and payment, sent by US mail, are required for registration. No refund after December 31, 2009. Registration deadline is Jan 10, 2010. Confirmations will
be sent within two weeks of receipt of registration by email unless mail is requested.
Tentative Agenda
Friday
3:00 pm Open club house
5:00-9:00 pm Arrive, unpack, register snacks, not a meal: homemade soup or chili, munchies and hot and cold beverages will be provided.
9:00 pm Greetings, introductions, announcements, hike descriptions
10:30 pm Lights out
Saturday
7:30am Breakfast provided, everyone is welcome to help with dishes and clean up THANK YOU!
8:30am Pack trail lunch
9:00am Assemble with hike leader. Hike # on leader’s windshield.
6:00 pm Dinner provided
8:00 pm Evening Program
9:00 pm Optional but traditional night ski/hike
10:30 pm Lights out
Sunday
8:00 am Breakfast provided - General clean up, car packing, distribution of lunches, weekend evaluations
9:30 am Hike groups assemble with leaders
2:00 pm Final clean up, closing of Mad River Club House For more information: www.adktravel.org/winterouting.htm

February 1-3 (Mon-Wed.), 2010 -ANNUAL WINTER TRIP TO ADIRONDACK LOJ
We have a great group of Susquehanna Chapter members going to the Loj for three days of skiing, snowshoeing, or just relaxing around the stone fireplace in the Great Room. At this time there are still places in the Loft, two private rooms, and some bunkroom space downstairs. If you would like to join the group for a fun time, call Loj Reservations: 518-523-3441 For more information email Aleda Koehn at akoehn40@hotmail.com or call 432-8870.

February 17, 2010 SOUP & CHILI
Our February meeting will be soup and chili. In order to have a more balanced meal, call Jean and Joe 988 7007 or e-mail them at jjwilser3@yahoo.com to tell them if you will bring soup, chili, bread or dessert. Remember to bring your soup bowls and as always, your other utensils.

May 21, 1010 BLACK FLY AFFAIR - "A HIKERS BALL" will be held on Friday May 21, 2010 in Lake George. Mark this date on your calender as it has been a fun time with food and both silent and live auctions. Watch for more details in your next Adirondac Magazine

July 19-24 and 24-29, 2010 LOOKING AHEAD TO THE SUMMER - ADK CANOE OUTING
Each year ADK organizes a two week canoe outing at Paul Smiths, located in the St. Regis Canoe area, the largest wilderness canoeing in the Adirondacks. This year's dates are July 19-24 and 24-29. You can sign up for one or two weeks. The cost is $475 for one week. Several Susquehanna members have participated in these outings and have enjoyed the canoe trips, the accommodations, the food, and the fun of meeting other ADKer’s It would be great if a group of us went on this outing. Reservations will be taken after Feb.16. For more information go to adk.org, click on OUTINGS, then SEASONAL OUTINGS, then CANOE OUTING. To form a group contact Aleda Koehn by email akoehn40@hotmail.com

WELCOME NEW & RENEWING ADKers We’ll see you at meetings and on the trails!
Tish Maceyak - 3 Ridgeview Drive Osseining, NY 10562
Bette Male - 3625 Welsh Rd., Apt T60 Willow Grove, Pa 19090
Dianne Benko - 6815 Co. Hwy 16 Delhi, NY 13753
Amy and Shannon Hutzel & family - 37 W End Ave Oneonta, NY l3820
Kathleen Swantak - PO Box14 S Kortright, NY 13842
John Dropp - 31116 St Hwy 10 Walton, NY 13856
C Amos - 387 Evening Inn Rd. Oneonta NY 1382
Joseph and Melanie Castine - 17 Richards Ave Oneonta NY 13820

JO KOENIG MEMORIAL FUND GOAL REACHED
The goal of $10,000 for the Jo Koenig Memorial Fund has been reached, thanks to a very generous donation from supporters of Johns Brook Lodge. With this latest contribution, Jo will be honored by a memorial stone with her name on it. Bob Grimm, Chair of the JBL Committee, presented these funds, donated by volunteers working at the Lodge, to ADK at the Board of Directors meeting on December 5th. The Susquehanna Chapter spearheaded the establishment a special fund to honor Jo Koenig for her dedication to JBL and leadership in ADK. Until recently, the fund stood at $9,093, just short of the desired level. Bob, who is retiring this year as the after many years of dedicated service at Johns Brook Lodge, was very pleased to be able to "top off' the Fund, and there was hearty applause from the audience. As the representative of the Susquehanna Chapter, I thanked Bob and mentioned how Jo Koenig had been so active in ADK, being the founder of our Chapter. When I mentioned how much Jo had encouraged me when I first held office, Bob replied "Well how do you think I got started in this job?!" Apparently, Jo has always given the same advice, with a simple bottom line: DO what you need to do, and GET this job done! Obviously, that is how she accomplished the many remarkable undertakings of her life. For me, Jo was a link to the Adirondack Mountains and John’s Brook Lodge as they were 50 years ago, back when I first went there as a high school student. Jo would have been a biology teacher at that time, passing on her love of the outdoors and her stores of knowledge of ferns and flowers, just as she did on the ADK Tuesday hikes. Once a teacher, always a teacher, they say; and how true this was of Jo. And I, along with many others, am the richer for it. Linda Seifried

FOOT-LOOSE! Newsletter of the Susquehanna Chapter ADK
Subscription to this newsletter is included in membership in the Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club. It is available to the public and to non-chapter members for $5 per year. Contact Lucille Wiggin at (607) 432-1022 for more information. Newsletters are also available online at www.susqadk.org.

ADK MEMBERSHIP
Adirondack Mountain Club annual membership dues are $50 for individuals and $60 for families (other membership levels are available, including seniors and students). Benefits of membership include:
• discounts on ADK workshops and programs • discounts on ADK merchandise
• invitations to member only outings and extended trips • reduced rates at ADK facilities: lodges, leantos, cabins, and
• 20% discount on ADK trail guides, canoe guides, campgrounds, maps, books and calendars • membership in one of ADK’s 27 chapters throughout the Northeast
• Adirondac Magazine six times a year
For more information go to www.susqadk.org or call (800) 395-8080