Type of trip:  Pegmatite digging, in active worked pits and tailings

Location:  Hewitt Gem Mine site (Haddam, CT)  (more details will be in Flyer)

Meet-up location : Site itself parking areas

Ages allowed:  7 y.o. and up; kids 13 y.o. and under must ALWAYS be in close contact with and supervised by parents

LUNCH DONATION: $ 10 p/p payable that morning.  Tony will provide LUNCH and DRINKS for us.  Typically, burgers and dogs, chips, cookies, waters / soft drinks and occasionally additional side like pasta salad etc.  

*** CASH ONLY, PAY THE DAY OF ***

The crew at Hewitt GM have still been doing some occasional excavating of their main pits and more replenishing of tailings, so more new material should be available.

AS WITH ALL TRIPS, YOU MUST BE A CURRENT FM-NJ MEMBER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND TRIPS.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, AS ALWAYS, SIGN-UP WITH GROUNDHOG DAVE.  TEXT, CALL OR EMAIL.  732-939-4476 cell.

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