Here's all the details for the Western NY Gathering...make sure to
RSVP to dasprite222@yahoo.com if you're coming or you want to make a
box to send to us gor the gathering (using the theme "Something I'm
Thankful For").

General Info: It's still on November 13th from 11:00 to 6pm (might be
changed for daylight savings time) at Royalton Ravine County Park.
It's on Gasport Road in Gasport, NY, but has no number address, so
just look for the chunk of green on your map. Here's the link from
Western NY Regional Info. http://www.wnyrin.com/c_niag/comm/park-
rec/park/royat_roya.html

Boxes: Boxes will be placed all over this park for this event, most
of which will be picked up a month afterward. Clues will be available
to print off from our website the week of the meet (don't worry,
those of us living around here have promised to wait until Saturday
to search!).

Accomodations: The nearest larger towns are still basically villages,
but they do have some accomodations. Lockport & Medina will put you
within 15 or 20 minutes of the park. Here's a link for bed and
breakfasts in Medina: http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/medina-new-
york.html

As far as cheap hotels, there's one in Medina called
Dollinger's...you can check that out here
http://rochester.citysearch.com/search?
brand=yahoo&cs_link=&init_search=1&context=generic&query=hotel&started
=1

If you're coming from the east, you'll end up taking the Pembroke
exit off the NYS Thruway to take Route 77 up here, but you'll also
pass the exit at Batavia. Right at both exits, there's a few chain
hotels...the first two on this link are right at the Pembroke exit
itself, basically...not sure about the others
http://rochester.citysearch.com/search?
brand=yahoo&cs_link=&init_search=1&context=generic&query=hotel&started
=1

Getting Around & Other Boxes: If you want to make a weekend out of
it, don't forget that Niagara Falls is only about 40 minutes away
from where we'll all be, so you've got quite a selection of boxes.
Check out LBNA for the permanent boxes in Niagara, Orleans, Genesee
and even a little Erie & Monroe counties (Buffalo & Rochester,
respectively) or just do a city search of Gasport, NY on Atlas Quest.
Mapworks sells an EXCELLENT map of the Western New York area with all
the little side streets and rabbit runs, so you might want to invest
the 4 or 5 bucks on one.

Let us know (Team Dakota, the Elba Onions, or the Sprite & the
Highlander) if WE can be of more help. We're thrilled to be having
our first gathering and are putting out more than 30 boxes for you to
find at the park and the surrounding areas. If you know of anyone
else that's interested, please feel free to pass this info along to
them! We have about 20 people coming, some of which are from as far
as CT, MA and Canada...you could be one of them! (Mansfield's Monster
Mash was about a 6 hour drive for us, so use that to help you gauge
your trip time!)