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• Mt. Auburn Cemetery Guided Tour

  • When
    Monday, May 19, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • Location
    580 Mt. Auburn St, Cambridge
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  Join us at Mt.Auburn for a walk around Mt Auburn Cemetery. The paths are mostly paved but you do go up and down hills. The guide charge is $150 for a 1.5 hour tour so I will ask that each participant give me $10. She/he will focus on the history of the cemetery and historical figures buried there.

  Mount Auburn Cemetery is the first rural, or garden, cemetery in the United States, located on the line between Cambridge and Watertown, 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Boston. It is the burial site of many prominent Boston Brahmins, as well as being a National Historic Landmark.

  Dedicated in 1831 and set with classical monuments in a rolling landscaped terrain, it marked a distinct break with Colonial-era burying grounds and church-affiliated graveyards. The appearance of this type of landscape coincides with the rising popularity of the term "cemetery," derived from the Greek for "a sleeping place," instead of graveyard. This language and outlook eclipsed the previous harsh view of death and the afterlife embodied by old graveyards and church burial plots.

  The 174-acre (70 ha) cemetery is important both for its historical aspects and for its role as an arboretum. It is Watertown's largest contiguous open space and extends into Cambridge to the east, adjacent to the Cambridge City Cemetery and Sand Banks Cemetery. It was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 2003 for its pioneering role in 19th-century cemetery development.

  For further information check out this website https://www.nps.gov/places/mount-auburn-cemetery.htm

  Parking is available either at the entrance or along one of the roadways. You can park free on any of the cemetery pathways that are NOT marked green. We will meet at the Egyptian Revival gate near the Mt Auburn Street entrance.

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• Cape Cod Weekend - Early Bird Golf

  • When
    Thursday, May 29, 2025
  •  
    10:30 AM
  • Location
    Blue Rock Golf Course, 48 Todd Road, South Yarmouth MA.
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  Come play golf at Blue Rock Golf Course on
  Cape Cod.

  Course Website: www.bluerockgolfcourse.com
  Club House: 508 398 9295

  We have arranged five tee times, starting at 11 am, please arrive at 10:30 am. It is an 18 Hole Par Three / Executive course.  

  The cost for the 18 holes with a cart is $79 per person, and it includes taxes and fees.

  This year, TOHG has to pay for the whole group ahead of time, so please pay at registration. 

  Cancelations have to be made before May 25. After May 25, registration cannot be refunded, unless we can find a golfer to replace you. All refunds will lose the 3% Credit Card fee per the refund policy.

  Please bring your equipment, water, sunscreen and a hat.

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• Cape Cod Canal Lunch and Bike or Walk

  • When
    Thursday, May 29, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Seafood Sam's, 6 Coast Guard Road, Sandwich, MA

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   Join us for a Thursday, early bird bicycle ride or walk along the south side of the Cape Cod Canal.

  We will begin with lunch at Seafood Sam’s at noon.

  After lunch we will move our cars and bikes to the Canal Recreation Area Parking lot to begin our ride or walk, less than a mile away. The trail begins there and runs about 8 miles with benches, restrooms and scenic sites available at various points along the way.

  Riders can go on their own and can stop and turn around at their discretion. Water bottles, helmet and an extra tube are required.

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• Cape Cod Weekend 2025

  • Start
    Friday, May 30, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • End
    Sunday, June 01, 2025
  • Location
    Bayside Resort Hotel, 225 Route 28, West Yarmouth, MA 02673
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  Registration is now closed. You may join the waitlist in case we can add rooms at the discounted price.

   Join The Top of the Hill Gang for a great weekend of biking, golfing, kayaking, walking and socializing.

  We have reserved 50 rooms once again at the Bayside Resort Hotel. Check in starts at 3:00PM.

  The cost is $215.00 per person double occupancy or $420 single occupancy, and includes two nights lodging, a Friday night pizza party, nightly cocktail hours, and two breakfasts.

  The Captain's room will be available to us Friday through Sunday. Details on bike rides, kayak, and golf will appear in the newsletter and on the calendar website, with separate registrations.

  Registration for Lodging at Bayside:

  • Registrations are accepted on a first come first serve basis. Please don't delay and pay with your credit card by May 2 when we must release the unused rooms.
  • Payment must be received to be considered confirmed.
  • No refunds for cancellations after May 2, unless someone can be found to take your place.

  Roommates:

  1. If you need a roommate please use the Roommate and Carpool page under the calendar menu.
  2. Each Roommate needs to register separately to be included in the count.

  TOHG membership dues must be up to date.

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  We start Friday at 10 am on the Shining Sea Bike Path (GPS: 1 Depot Rd - Extension Route 151, North Falmouth, MA 02556).  The ride is open to all members, no registration required. This bike path is a very scenic ride from North Falmouth to Woods Hole, a flat 22 mile round trip. Feel free to bring your lunch or enjoy one of the eateries in Woods Hole. Please don't ride alone, at the parking lot wait for others to be ready and ride in groups. There is no ride leader.

  REMINDER FOR ALL BIKE RIDES: WEAR A HELMET, CARRY A SPARE TUBE, AND WATER AND DO NOT RIDE ALONE.

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• Cape Cod Weekend Activities & Pizza Party - Not Staying at Bayside

  • Start
    Friday, May 30, 2025
  •  
    10:01 AM
  • End
    Sunday, June 01, 2025
  • Location
    Bayside Resort Hotel, 225 Route 28, West Yarmouth, MA 02673

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  SELF LODGING MEMBERS ONLY. Only register if you are NOT staying at the Bayside Resort.

  (The Cape Cod Weekend lodging registration at Bayside Resort  includes the Pizza Party)

  Join The Top of the Hill Gang for a great weekend of biking, golfing, walking, kayaking, and socializing.

  If you are making your own lodging arrangements and already have a place to stay at the Cape, you are invited to join the group for all activities and social gatherings. There is a $10 flat fee to cover the expense of the Pizza party on Friday at 5 pm but everything else is free. Please pay online with your credit card. 

  Please register to let us know you are coming so we can provide enough food for the party.

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  We start Friday at 10 am on the Shining Sea Bike Path (GPS: 1 Depot Rd, North Falmouth, MA 02556).  The ride is open to all members, no registration required. This bike path is a very scenic ride from North Falmouth to Woods Hole, a flat 22 mile round trip. Feel free to bring your lunch or enjoy one of the eateries in Woods Hole. Please don't ride alone, at the parking lot wait for others to be ready and ride in groups. There is no ride leader.

  REMINDER FOR ALL BIKE RIDES: WEAR A HELMET, CARRY A SPARE TUBE, AND WATER AND DO NOT RIDE ALONE.

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  Meet on Saturday at 10 am at the Bayside parking lot. Bike ride destination will be announced at the Pizza Party.

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• Cape Cod Weekend - Saturday Kayak - Swan River

  • When
    Saturday, May 31, 2025
  •  
    10:30 AM
  • Location
    16 Main St, Dennis Port, MA 02639

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  Join us for our paddling outing on the Swan River. Bring water, snacks, a hat, and your enthusiasm. 

  * Exact time will depend on the tides. 

  Kayak rental at Cape Cod Waterways. 

  Single kayaks for $25 for one hour $32 for two hours. Additional hour $15.

  Register to have a count for the reservation for the kayaks. 

  Life jackets are provided and required!

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• MARY'S Spring Bike Ride and Potluck

  • When
    Sunday, June 22, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • Location
    North Billerica MA

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  Bike Ride: 10 mile and 20-mile options

  We will meet at Mary's house at 10 AM.   Both rides will have some hills.  Allan G has re-routed Mary's original ride to cut down on some of the bigger hills.  (Ten years ago, we didn’t call them hills.)

  Helmets are required. Taillight or blinker recommended.  Also, bring a spare tube and a water bottle.
  

  We will ride through Carlisle and Chelmsford, stopping for ice cream at Kimball’s in Carlisle, or Great Brook Dairy Farm ice cream also in Carlisle, depending on which option participants choose to ride.  It is on back roads through wooded preserves with water views and abundant sightings of turtles and birds, as well as neighborhoods with lovely homes and landscaping.   

  We will gather at Mary's afterwards for a potluck feast in the back yard. Please bring lawn chairs.

  Bring whatever you want for food.  Mary doesn’t orchestrate the food and no one’s gone away hungry in all these years. 

  Please park only on one side of the street. 

  Mary W

  Please be sure to cancel online if you need to or call if canceling day of.
  

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• Summer Picnic 2025

  • When
    Sunday, July 20, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    NARA Recreational Facility, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, MA 01720

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  Join us for our Summer Picnic at Nara park.
  

  The Park is located on the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail and the picnic will be preceded by a walk and  bike ride at 10 am on the rail trail for those interested.

  Aside from walking and biking on the Rail Trail, Nara Park has other hiking trail around the lake, or you can go swimming or renting boats and canoes. Also if you would like to play some lawn games, please bring your favorite one with you.

  Parking is free.

  There will be a catered BBQ luncheon including ribs, beef brisket, pulled pork, grilled boneless chicken, grilled veggies, baked beans, moroccan couscous, quinoa salad, garden salad, cucumber salad, corn bread, and lemonade/iced tea. Options that are vegan/ gluten free are available (please indicate when you register). BYOB (beer and wine only). If you want to bring appetizers or a dessert to share, these would be welcomed!

  We will again be using the large pavilion with about 20 picnic tables sheltered from the elements.

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• Burlington Vermont Bike Trip

  • Start
    Saturday, August 23, 2025
  • End
    Wednesday, August 27, 2025
  • Location
    Burlington Vermont

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  Our previous biking trips to Burlington VT have been such a great trip that we're repeating it this year.  This year, however, we have changed our dates to the end of August.  And I promise no snow this year!  

  Once again we'll be staying at The Best Western Windjammer Inn, 1076 Williston Rd., South Burlington VT Tel. (802) 863-1125.  They are again offering TOHG a special rate of just $149.00 per room plus 9% VT state tax, 1% City of South Burlington tax and $2.50 Destination Marketing Fee, per room per night (taxes and fees subject to change).  The room rate includes 2 double beds, complimentary daily full breakfast, complimentary Wi-Fi, complimentary warm cookies and complimentary coffee & lattes in the lobby.  Bikes may be stored in your room.

  We have blocked rooms starting with Sat. 8/23 but please register for however many nights you wish to stay.  For those choosing to arrive on Saturday be sure to detour to Quechee to take in the Quechee Vermont Highland Games and visit me at the Scots Charitable Society tent.

  Reservations can be made by calling the hotel directly at (802)863-1125 (be sure to mention TOHG to receive special rate) or online at https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.46013.html?groupId=J90EU7M1  

  To Register: First call the Best Western  at (802) 863-1125 to make your room reservations for August 23rd, 24th, 25th and 26th, and identify yourself with TOHG.

  Please register with TOHG after you made your hotel reservation, to let the leader know you are coming.
  

  If you are sharing a room and each paying separately then you would need to call the hotel directly at (802) 863-1125 and be sure to tell them you are part of the Top of the Hill Gang to get the group rate. Each person must register separately on tohg.org.

  Planned bike rides include Burlington Wildways Ethan Allen Park to Salmon Hole, Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail St. Albans to Sheldon, Island Line Rail Trail Burlington to South Hero Island and Stowe Recreation Path.  All rides weather dependent!  Hybrid, E Bikes and mountain bikes recommended as some of the trails are gravel or stone dust.

  We are also planning on a 4:00pm Monday evening excursion again on The Spirit of Ethan Allen as we cruise Lake Champlain (please call 802-862-8300 and mention TOHG to reserve. Tickets $38.03 per person)

  We will meet as a group at 3:30pm at the ticket booth, 1 College St., Burlington.

  There are 2 paid parking lots near the ticket booth. Pease Lot and Echo Lot parking lots are $3.00 per hour, or use ParkMobile app for a discounted rate.

  Our cruise will be followed by dinner at Zachary's Pizza just a few doors down the street from our hotel at 6:30pm Monday   Cost is $25.00 in cash total each.  Please reserve with Alan Ulrich at massprocess@msn.com directly.

  Tuesday we'll meet at Oakledge Park by 10:00am for our bike ride.  Bike rentals, including E Bikes are available trailside at Local Motion Bike Shop at Mile 2 on the trail.  Anyone renting bikes can meet the rest of the group at Mile 2.  After our ride you may wish to take in the Champlain Valley Fair in nearby Essex Junction!  There are also many other fun attractions nearby including an open glass blowing studio, farm to visit and the Shelburne Museum.

  After check out on Wednesday as we head home we'll stop to ride the Stowe Recreation Path which is about 10.6 miles round trip.  A stop at Ben & Jerry's Factory afterwards is a must!

  To get to the southern trailhead in Stowe from I-89, take Exit 10 onto SR 100. Follow SR 100 N toward Stowe 10 miles, where the entrance to the Stowe Recreation Path parking lot will be in Lintilhac Park on the left next to Stowe Community Church. There is parking for the trail behind the Stowe Communty Church.  This path is fully paved and suitable for all bikes.

  PLEASE PRINT AND SAVE TO REFER TO LATER

  Helmets are required. Tail light or blinker recommended.  Also, bring a spare tube and a water bottle.

  Please be sure to cancel online if you need to or call if canceling day of.
  

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