Events
 
May

 15th-16th: Leesport, PA:  42nd Annual Show,
"World of Gems and Minerals" Berks Mineral Society. Leesport Farmers Market Banquet Hall, Rte. 61;
Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; contact Jim Woodeshick, Hamburg, PA 19526; e-mail: brwoodpile@yahoo.com

June

5th  Mineralfest, Macungie, PA. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Earth Sciences Association. For more info, vsit www.mineralfest.com

21st  7:30pm GMSS Members Meeting--New People Welcome! The Parish House of the First Presbyterian Church, 620 West Genesee Street , Syracuse, NY

25th-27th GMSS Trip Crystal Grove Herkimer Diamond Hunt –161 Co. Hwy. 114 St. Johnsville, NY, those interested can join the Wayne County Club there to look also [contact Bill Lesniak -315-483-8061-]. This is an E.F.T.A. sponsored trip. [approx. 1¾ hrs. / 89 miles from the church]

27th  GMSS Trip Roxbury, CT Garnet Trip led by Dave Millis. Meet Dave at the Exit 2 Welcome Center off I-84 @10:00am. This is a 4½ hour trip from Syracuse.

July:

10th-11th: 44th Annual Gem, Mineral, & Fossil Show sponsored by the Gem & Mineral Society of Syracuse at the New York State Fairgrounds, Verizon Center of Progress Bldg., I-690 exit #7.

There is no regular GMSS Members Meeting in July.

24th GMSS Trip Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) – Museum of the Earth, located at 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY. We have a ‘corporate’ membership to this institution which allows our members free admission. [Car Pool]

August

1st  GMSS Picnic at Camillus Erie Canal Park  **There is no regular GMSS Members Meeting in August.**

7th GMSS Trip Howe Caverns Day Trip - Open all year - Traditional Tour (Daytime): approx 80 minutes. [approx 2+ hrs. / 114 miles from the church] adults - $18.00; seniors/children - $15.00; (Lantern Tour): 2 hrs - $27.00; [Nov - Mar] starts 5:30pm; [Apr - Oct] starts 6:30pm.

14th GMSS Trip East Coast Show at West Springfield – [Bus Trip] [Leave from Shoppingtown Mall at 6am, return at approx 10:30pm]

20th & 21st St. Lawrence Club Show at Madrid, NY [Field trips to Powers and Bush farms] **Make your reservations now if you intend to stay overnight**
 

September

20th  7:30pm GMSS Members Meeting--New People Welcome! The Parish House of the First Presbyterian Church, 620 West Genesee Street , Syracuse, NY.

October

9th & 10th Open House [Walworth Dolomite Mine]
at 1200 Atlantic Ave. Walworth, NY; [approx. 1 ½ hrs. /
79 miles from the church]. Sign in at 6:45am. Similar
requirements as for Penfield Mine trip, [talk to Dick
Lyons].

18th 7:30pm GMSS Members Meeting--New People Welcome! The Parish House of the First Presbyterian Church, 620 West Genesee Street , Syracuse, NY

 

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UPCOMING TRIPS-DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED

Alden, NY: Pyritized Fossils (July-August)
[approx. 2 ¼ hrs. / 133 miles from the church]
Trip date not yet determined.

Herkimer Diamond Mine - Day Trip *(Ace of Diamonds)*
Open from April 15th – October 31st. [approx. 1 ½ hrs. /
77 miles from the church]

Is there a location that would make a good trip? Contact Dick Lyons with your suggestions!