Gathering at Port Clyde, Maine

July 20-22, 2018

Some 130 Antarctican Society members, their families, and friends gathered, per invitations published in recent quarterly newsletters of the Society, at Paul Dalrymple’s home in Port Clyde, Maine, 20-22 July 2018 for a weekend of conversation, exchange of ideas and information, and coastal Maine seafood.

Dr. Paul Dalrymple's House on Marshall Point - Site of the 2018 Antarctican Society Gathering

The middle day of the gathering, Saturday, was devoted to talks in Paul’s Garage Theater as listed below. Articles describing these talks are appearing in the newsletter; Art Ford’s is the first – in the July issue. Look for more in succeeding issues.

Photographs by some attendees – especially Ken Russell, David and Ruth Kraner, Mark Leinmiller and Millie Eidson – were made available for us to share, and some of them appear here.

Society members, whether or not they attended the Gathering, may be interested in resources brought to bear to make the weekend happen. Spending by the Society for the tents, chairs, tables, portable toilets, food, drink, and paper plates and the like totaled $6,418. Financial donations by participants – including more than a thousand dollars spent for donated items auctioned on Sunday morning – totaled $6,471. The surplus $53 was put in the Society’s bank account. In addition, several Society members arrived early and/or stayed after the gathering to help prepare for the meeting and clean up. Others brought consumables or provided services during the meeting on their own to supplement the items acquired by the Society. Paul Dalrymple, as for prior gatherings, generously made his house and grounds available for this special event. Neighbors Nadine and Greg Mort allowed the parking of cars on their field. The weather cooperated, giving us dry days and mild temperatures. The Tenants Harbor American Legion lent its sound system for speakers to use, and the Saint George School lent projection equipment.