Trip report

GO 25th Anniversary Party at Club Cafe

Social MeetUp DATE: 11/09/2024 - 11/09/2024

Trip/Event Location: Boston, MA

Trip Leader(s): Gandalf , JDNnh

Max # People: 150

Trip Guiding / Event Fee: No, I will not be asking participants for money

Difficulty Level: Easy

GayOutdoors will be celebrating 25 years of being New England's premier gay and gay friendly men's outdoorzy club! We've shared some wonderful times hiking, backpacking, camping, biking,

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Club Cafe is at 209 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA. 


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GayOutdoors 25th Anniversary Party was a smash! With threats to the gay community accelerating, groups like us are more important than ever.  

Jim Morgrage, Club Café General Manager, generously provided us a large platter of appetizers as a gift to us for serving the gay community the past 25 years. We immediately felt welcome and it was much appreciated!   

Everyone began to arrive around 5PM. Carl Baker and Mike Boisvert welcomed members entering Club Café’s Moonshine Room with a name tag and entering their name in the raffle. GO tags were available for members to put on their jackets, packs, etc. We had a few guest members eager to learn about GayOutdoors and attending their first adventure.

We've shared some wonderful times hiking, backpacking, camping, biking, paddling, climbing, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, vacationing and so much more. It was fun to relive those fond memories. As we mingled, two cute boys served appetizers of sesame chicken skewers, pork dumplings, asparagus roll ups and vegetable spring rolls.

Over 50 GayOutdoors enthusiasts attended from all over New England! The evening flew by and before we knew it, it was time for the evening’s presentation.

The presentation began with Mike Boisvert, founder and President, welcoming everyone. We truly would not exist without the continuing financial support of our community, the volunteers who run our trips & events and everyone who participates in our trips! Mike recognized the Board members attending who are integral with making sure we run smoothly as an organization and to our best to serve the interests of our members.

Pictures of the past 25 years was then flashed upon the wall with Mike sharing all of the fun adventures we’ve had in the past. We’ve summited mountains, walked city parks, enjoyed large camping get together known as the GO Gathering, backpacked wilderness areas, mountain biked country roads, whitewater rafted raging rivers, explored swimming holes, skied on snowy trails, celebrated members’ peak bagging accomplishments, gave back to the community by adopting trails and maintaining them, connected at social events, and much more!

Mike then presented the St. Bernard Award [a cute St. Bernard stuffed dog] to Carl Baker for all his help this past year with making all phases of the club run smoother this year and Steve Lewis who has been instrumental with working on a future website upgrade. We finished the evening raffling REI gift cards of $100, $50 and $25 to some lucky winners!

Something incredible happens when you join gay and gay friendly men on an adventure. You bond. Quickly. For the past 25 years, we’ve connected you with a fantastic community of adventuresome, friendly, laid-back, gay and gay friendly men. We looked forward to doing the same for the next 25 years!

Thank you all for joining us on the celebration and we look forward to seeing you in the Gay Outdoors!

GayOutdoors Board

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What Members Are Saying About This Trip/Event

  • sorry I couldn't make the festivities, had tickets Sunday to see a musical version of the Titanic at the North Shore Music Theater. Glad everyone had a great time and looking forward the next gathering! - OtisSpunkmeyer

Members That Participated

Gandalf

Outdoor Fitness Level: Very Strenuous


Thornton, NH


United States
JDNnh

Outdoor Fitness Level: Very Strenuous


Thornton, NH


United States
JR

Outdoor Fitness Level: Strenuous


Boston, MA


United States
Bobcat

Outdoor Fitness Level: Strenuous


Upton, MA


United States
Ricardo

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous


Boston, MA


United States
Lengold

Outdoor Fitness Level: Easy to Moderate


Boston, MA


United States
nhclimber03264

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous


Plymouth, NH


United States
sedonahikerman

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous


Plainville, MA


United States
sustaining member
jconroy

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate


Beverly, MA


United States
benj58

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate


Waltham, MA


United States
Wanderer

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate


Lakeville, MA


United States
jrdhiker

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous


Upton, MA


United States
vwgreg

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate


Enfield, CT


United States
eddie_salinas

Outdoor Fitness Level: Easy to Moderate


CAMBRIDGE, MA


United States
jmahoney

Outdoor Fitness Level: Strenuous


Boston, MA


United States
treader

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous


Boston, MA


United States
Bob Mcgee

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous


Winthrop, MA


United States
btmitch

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate


South Boston, MA


United States
HikerBiker

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous


Londonderry, NH


United States
sustaining member
dochal3

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous


boston, MA


United States
Carl

Outdoor Fitness Level: Strenuous


Leominster, MA


United States
emsinjp

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous


Jamaica Plain, MA


United States
jcmulloy

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous


Salem, MA


United States
Rob Bonney

Outdoor Fitness Level: Strenuous


Cambridge, MA


United States
H2Odialog

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous


Milton, MA


United States
KeithES

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate


Jamaica Plain, MA


United States
sustaining member
wxdude

Outdoor Fitness Level: Easy


Boston, MA


United States
rocketmandan

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate


Boston, MA


United States
Bushwack

Outdoor Fitness Level: Strenuous


Hanover, NH


United States
LewLasher

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous


Cambridge, MA


United States
MO

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous


Lancaster, NH


United States
sustaining member
Fireside

Outdoor Fitness Level: Easy to Moderate


Portsmouth, NH


United States
StuckinNH

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous


DUNBARTON, NH


United States
Eli02116

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous


Boston, MA


United States
Moving forward fm RI

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate


Smithfield, RI


United States
Eric

Outdoor Fitness Level: Easy to Moderate


Harpswell, ME


United States
guest member
calansmith

Outdoor Fitness Level: Easy to Moderate


Smithfield, RI


United States
Alexander

Outdoor Fitness Level: Strenuous


Somerville, MA


United States
SeanJP

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate


Jamaica Plain, MA


United States
H2O_HIKER04

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate


Plymouth , NH


United States
DavidElston

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate


Merrimack , NH


United States
sustaining member
PC176

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous


Newton, MA


United States
JMitch

Outdoor Fitness Level: Easy to Moderate


Buzzards Bay, MA


United States
freespirit

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate


Dover, NH


United States
tdefauw

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous


Plymouth, NH


United States
jkelaghan

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate


Plymouth, NH


United States
OtisSpunkmeyer Nov 12, 2024 at 6:31 PM

Comment: sorry I couldn't make the festivities, had tickets Sunday to see a musical version of the Titanic at the North Shore Music Theater. Glad everyone had a great time and looking forward the next gathering!

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