If all things go as planned Amy, Ruth and I should be there.
Patrick, Amy and Ruth
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Rick Larson
wrote:
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> Yes!!! Spring is almost here and to bring in the new season the
Westerly Morris Men will Dance on top of Lantren Hill. I have
designed a special stamp for the event. The directions and location
are easy, the timing is the hard part ~ Sunrise. I have put part of
our press release below that has the information.
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> See you at Sunrise,
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> Morris Oak
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> MARCH 20, 2003
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> VERNAL EQUINOX SUNRISE DANCE ON LANTERN HILL
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> The Westerly Morris Men will celebrate the Vernal Equinox by
dancing at dawn on the summit of Lantern Hill in North Stonington,
Connecticut. Participants in the hike and festivities will start
meeting at the base of the hill at 5:00 A.M. on Thursday, March 20.
By 5:20 A.M., all present will start the 10-20 minute hike to the
summit. Sunrise will occur at about 5:52 A.M. (Source: U.S. Naval
Observatory ).
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> Lantern Hill is located on the Ledyard / North Stonington town
line, just south of Route 2. The trailhead is on Wintechog Hill Road,
which is one road east of Lantern Hill Road / Route 214, the location
of the Foxwoods Casino. The trailhead is less than 1/4 mile south of
Route 2.
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> The public is invited and welcome to this open annual event.
Typically, 70 or more people make this early morning trek.
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> check the team web site at
http://raj.dhs.org/terrycran/Westerly_Morris_Men.html .
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> This event occurs regardless of the weather, solely at the
discretion of the participants.
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> The actual Equinox will occur at 8:00 PM EST, March 20 (Source:
U.S. Naval Observatory via the National Weather Service web site at
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ind/seasons.txt). This hike traditionally
occurs at the dawn of the day in which the Equinox falls in the
Eastern Time Zone. According to the Weather Service web site, the
Vernal Equinox will occur on March 20 through the year 2015,
therefore, long-range planners can place this event on their
calendars on March 20 every year through 2015! Note that some current
calendars misleadingly state that spring begins on March 21. These
calendars were probably printed in Europe or Asia and are correct for
the time zone in which they were printed, but are incorrect for North
& South America (e.g., at 8:00 PM on March 20 in Connecticut it is
1:00 AM on March 21 in England).
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