Registration has started for the 2010 Highpointers Club Annual Convention
It will be Held October 7th - 9th Highlighting the Mississippi Highpoint on Woodall Mountain.
The March-April issue of Midwest Motors for AAA has a two page spread on Magazine Mountain.
These things are great for Highpointing.
Just send media items that appear your neighborhood and let us know just what’s said about us!
“The Hays Daily News” published an article on the Mount Sunflower’s Owners and Managers.
On top of Mount Sunflower
Published on -2/12/2010, 10:53 AM (Originally published Aug, 28, 2008, in The Hays Daily News)
By MIKE CORN – mcorn@dailynews.net
Mount Sunflower KS
The article notes: Mount Sunflower is located entirely on private ground, land owned by Ed Harold’s sister, Rae Marie Jones, BigFork, Mont. Harold manages the quarter-section of ground that includes the high point, along with other ground he either has enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program or grazes cattle on.
| Hiking the peaks over 1000 feet in New Jersey |
NJ.com has an an interview with Mike Schwartz on climbing the highest points of New Jersey counties.
Here’s an article that notes that Mount Washington 231 mph wind on April 12, 1934 has been toppled.
The new world record has been set by a gust of 253 mph on Australia’s Barrow Island during Cyclone Olivia in 1996.
253 mph gust on Australia’s Barrow Island during Cyclone Olivia in 1996
Here’s an interesting article and video on the Taum Sauk reservoir construction.
Roller-Compacted Concrete Delivers Rapid, Efficient Dam Rebuild which was posted January 27, 2010.
New Jersey High Point State Park Superintendent John Keator talked about the park at the 2009 Highpointers Convention at High Point. John paid his own way despite our offers to pay for his dinner. He has some amazing stories about alpine New Jersey.
The New York-New Jersery Trail Conference has just released a new trail map of High Point State Park and it’s available at 10 percent discount.
You get a 10 percent discount if you register at the website (you do not have to be a NY/NJ member).
Price: $12.56 (discounted from $13.95)
(postage/handling $1.75)
Pete Anderson will be leading a trip to the High Point via the Appalachian Trail. (more…)
Here’s a copy of the official 2009 Highpointers Convention program. For the first time we’ve sold advertising. It raised community awareness and of course put a few bucks in the Club pocket.
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