Hello All! We hope your New Year is off to a great start! Are you looking for ways to make it even better? How about joining us in Lebanon NH for the next meeting of the OHA Steering Committee? We’ll be meeting on January 14th at 6:30pm at Three Tomatoes in Lebanon, NH at 1…
A group of OH had a mini reunion lunch yesterday at A&B Burger in Beverly, Mass. They claim they swapped and laughed heartily at a lot of old stories. The culprits are John Adams, Dick Low, Apples McIntosh, Doug Hotchkiss, John Meserve (Moose) and Frank Adams. Doug asked Moose to bring his gold bar for show and…
Agenda for OH Steering Committee Meeting, Nov. 1, 2019, Jackson, NH 1) Treasurer’s Report (Moose Meserve & Alex Ziko) 2) Cabin (Stroker & Carter Bascom) Responses to possible sale of abutting land 501(c)3 status? 3) EOS Report (Phoebe Howe & Carter Bascom) 4) Joe Dodge Award Nominations, 2020 (Bill Barrett) 5) Fallfest…
From Tom Kelleher, in answer to a question posed to the OHA several years ago. The Appalachian Mountain Club huts in the New Hampshire White Mountains are managed by the hut crews. These are full service mountain lodges, serving 2 meals a day, to 34-90 overnight guests. So 2 times a week, each crew person…
The following folks have been nominated to serve on the OHA Steering Committee for 2020. As directed by law, we’re sharing their names in advance of our annual meeting, Fallfest, on 11/2. Speak now, or forever hold your peas. Please join us next month for a full afternoon and evening of socializing, news, and awesome…
Agenda for OH Steering Committee Meeting, Sept. 17, 2019, Medford, MA 1) Treasurer’s Report (Moose) Transition to new treasurer 2) Cabin (Stroker & Carter Bascom) Responses to possible sale of abutting land 3) EOS Report (Carter) 4) TFC 100th report (Stroker) 5) Fallfest Reunion, Nov. 2 (Stephanie Maraldo &…
Daid Haid was supposedly found in the Pemigewasset Wilderness by a hiker Goofer or a croo person while bushwhacking through the terrain. It was believed to be a skull of a Native American.The skull was dropped off at Zealand Falls hut until its demise when it showed up at Ann Dodge’s and Jack Middleton’s wedding.…
Author Dan Szczesny has sent a message to the OH and can use some help. Hi hutsters, Dan Szczesny, author of The White Mountain. I’m embarking on a new Mount Washington project and am looking for some input, stories and help from some long time hut folks. Three things I was hoping I could get some info/help/interview…
Hi all, Doug Shaffer has worked really hard to provide us 8 different videos from the presentations at the 2018 Fall Reunion. They are about life in the huts throughout each decade, 1940’s-2010’s. If you have access, please go check them out at Facebook at this link Go to the video’s section on the left…
Hi all, the ‘tator was mailed and returned as undeliverable to the following people: Kyle Johnson, Annie Bellerose, Kevin Trainor, Tess Issacson, Manuela Neto, Marshall Allard, Miriam Enders, MacKenzie Smith and Nancy Lee Morrell If you are these people or know how to reach them, we (The OHA) are looking for mailing addresses and email…
SPRING REUNION May 18, 2019, at the OH Cabin Help us carry on Joe Dodge’s tradition of Spring “Brawl” at the OH Cabin – even if we don’t seem to get across the Ellis to play a game of ball anymore. Come meet old friends and new to share food and tall tales. The basics…
Are you looking to serve the OHA beyond just paying your dues? The Steering Committee is looking for a volunteer to represent the organization on the Joe Dodge Committee. This appointment is a minimal time commitment, usually no more than 1 or 2 conference calls per year and possibly a meeting at Pinkham. Ideally the…
As many of you know, John Meserve (Moose) has been our Treasurer for 30 years. He has done an awesome job but he is looking to retire and hand the baton off to someone else (or to multiple people) and have a bit of overlap with them for training purposes. The ideal candidate would commit…
Calling all Resuscitator submissions – photos, stories, news updates, etc etc!! Deadline for Fall Issue submissions is October 1st. Send all material to Editor Beth Weick at [email protected].
All are welcome! Join the Steering Committee for their next meeting on September 19th from 6:30-8:30pm at the Chen Yang Li Restaurant in Bow, NH. Here is the website for the restaurant where we will meet: www.chenyangli-bow.com Here is a link to directions to Chen Yang Li 20 South Street, Bow, NH: https://goo.gl/maps/m69RiSiurG72 Hope to see…
The sun is coming out, the snow is melting, and the back roads of New England are are thawing out into a mess of muddy ruts and heaves – Spring is on the way! That means the Spring Resuscitator is coming up! Deadline for submissions is April 15th – send photos, memories, news, stories, etc etc to…
The OHA Steering Committee believes that it is critical to preserve and remember the storied history of the huts and the OH. That’s why, we have decided to match up to $5,000 in OH donations, in memory of Jim Hamilton, to help support the relocation of the AMC Library and Archives, and all of the…
Brief public service announcement from the OHA Steering Committee: Our treasurer is working hard to make sure everyone receives their dues notices and their membership cards. However, every once in a while, someone moves, or goes into hiding, or something, and their address cannot be found. If you are, or if you know the following…
Welcome to the new website. You’ve asked for easier navigation and more features? Here you go. Easier access to croo contact info Professional networking and jobs listings Reformatting for portable devices Easy online payment options for dues, cabin, merch Hut-by-hut chat forums Events calendar with auto-reminders Volunteer opportunities (some in exchange for free hut stays)…
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 3,200 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 5 years to get…
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