Secret message for August.

[nikimcbee]

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It's the 250th! Where's the best place to go to participate? I have the schedule to go, so I'm seriously thinking about going, but it seems like it will be a complete circus, being it's the 250th!

:Kaleun_Cheers:

[August]

Rose and I are planning to park at the MBTA station in South Acton and taking the 7:45 or 8:45 train in to Concord.

I was there for the 200th you know. Gerald Ford choppered in and gave a speech that was roundly boo'd by the hippy crowd on the west bank.

[nikimcbee]

Update. So, I signed up for this:
https://fortplainmuseum.org/conference


Doing the tour too!
:Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:

[Reece]

Well, what about the Ovaltine? :hmmm:

[Commander Wallace]

Well, what about the Ovaltine? :hmmm:


Reece. Don't be a Ralphy. :D


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdA__2tKoIU

[Reece]

Bitch!! :har:

[August]

Update. So, I signed up for this:
https://fortplainmuseum.org/conference


Doing the tour too!
:Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:
So you aren't going to Concord on the 19th?

[nikimcbee]

So you aren't going to Concord on the 19th?


Oh, I'm still gunna go, just unsure how to plan this? I hate drivimg in that area. :k_confused:

[nikimcbee]

Well, what about the Ovaltine? :hmmm:


I'll make you a glass if you want.:Kaleun_Cheers:

[August]

Oh, I'm still gunna go, just unsure how to plan this? I hate drivimg in that area. :k_confused:
Me too. That's why we're parking at an MBTA station out near I-495 and taking the commuter train in to Concord. It'll involve about a mile hike from the station to the bridge.

I'm not sure what all you include in "that area" :), but the MBTA line runs all the way out to Fitchburg, another half hour or so drive to the west on Rt-2.

Here is the schedule. They are running extra trains that day:

https://www.mbta.com/schedules/CR-Fitchburg/timetable?date=2025-04-19&schedule_direction[direction_id]=1#direction-filter (https://www.mbta.com/schedules/CR-Fitchburg/timetable?date=2025-04-19&schedule_direction)


Edit: for some reason the direction filter on that link is not working. You'll have to manually change it from Outbound to Wachusett to Inbound to north station.

[nikimcbee]

https://i0.wp.com/transitmap.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/tumblr_lte2tfX4jM1r54c4oo1_1280.png?resize=960%2C9 60&ssl=1




Thinking about going to Wachusett station and park there, then take the train to Concord. Looks like driving to Concord is out. There weather is supposed to be nice too. That's a lot of walking! This looks/sounds like a logistical circus? I could bring my e-scooter, but I don't want to lug that thing around.


:k_confused:
After studying the map. I think I'll just go to North Bridge? Battle road is too far imo. What do you think? Tempting to find a hotel Friday. Bring scooter and run around Concord. I need a horse!:hmmm:


Side note, I noted the train goes to Attleboro.




What Think Ye?


No McBees for this trip.
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[nikimcbee]

McBees will hafta hold the fort down.


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[nikimcbee]

I've dispatched a courier, check your PM.

[August]

Thinking about going to Wachusett station and park there, then take the train to Concord. Looks like driving to Concord is out. There weather is supposed to be nice too. That's a lot of walking! This looks/sounds like a logistical circus? I could bring my e-scooter, but I don't want to lug that thing around.

After studying the map. I think I'll just go to North Bridge? Battle road is too far imo. What do you think? Tempting to find a hotel Friday. Bring scooter and run around Concord. I need a horse!:hmmm:

Side note, I noted the train goes to Attleboro.

It's about a mile and a half hike from the train station to the bridge but it's a nice walk through town so that's what Rose and I plan to do. We'll take along an umbrella just in case.

We normally cross over the bridge and watch the first part of the show from the west side of the river, hit the visitors center, then cross back over the bridge during the intermission and find a spot to watch the ceremony and the parade.

Last time we ate a late lunch at the Colonial Inn. Our table was next to a bunch of Jimbunas cousins all dressed up in their 1775 vintage lobster-back military finery which was a treat. This time with the larger expected attendance I don't know if we'll even be able to get in there but we will find somewhere to eat before heading home.

[nikimcbee]

Dammit! I'm glad I looked at the MBTA alerts. No scooters or bikes allowed on the 19th!:k_confused:It's tempting to get a hotel Friday and Sat, just come back on Sunday?:k_confused:I hate walking. Maybe they'll have shuttle buses? I've walked from from Concord to North Bridge and it ate a whole bunch of time and I was in better shape? Just gotta pick a place to stay?

[nikimcbee]

Humbug, this get more complecated by the minute!

This helps a lot!
https://www.nps.gov/mima/planyourvisit/250-battle-road-demo.htm

[August]

I'm not sure about shuttle busses. Maybe you should hook up with an Uber driver? We plan on walking from the Concord train station up to the North Bridge, then from the bridge we'll go to the Museum and from the Museum back to the train station. Along the way we'll find somewhere to eat lunch. That's a total hike of 3.5 miles broken up into quarters. We should be able to handle it without breaking much of a sweat even though it is supposed to be in the upper 70's.

[August]

Had a nice time. Met up with McBee. Pictures later.

[nikimcbee]

Had a nice time. Met up with McBee. Pictures later.


I'm going to change my name to wrong way McQuack, as I can not read a map. :k_confused: Sore legs aside, we managed to meet up. And I found some Jammie Dodgers in the England shop. lol:Kaleun_Thumbs_Up: Had a good time, despite my navigating abilities.

[Commander Wallace]

@ August @ nikimcbee
I'm glad you both had a good time on your outings. :yep: :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up: