Lake George Gem & Mineral Club 2008 Annual Show

was Soaking with Success

 

LGGMclub member & show dealer Richard Fretterd displays a colorful specimen

as he was re-routing water from seasonal rains

~Dan Alfrey photo

 

Scroll down for more photos  ( double-click thumbnails for larger view ) 

 

 

The Club hosted the show on August 15, 16, & 17, 2008 of this year.

 

The show consisted of forty dealers featuring minerals, fossils, jewelry, lapidary,

and outstanding local specimens of amazonite, smokey quartz, topaz and more !

 

Admission: f-r-e-e

Parking: F-R-E-E

 

Various show items included (but were not limited to) agate clocks, tumbled stone, petrified wood, carvings, lapidary equipment and supplies, crystals, meteorites, tektites, fulgurites, cabs, beads, jade, opal, fossils and much, MUCH more!

 

 

*NOTE* A special field trip was available to Show Dealers on Thursday, Aug. 14th to the world famous GodSend Claim!

 

 

THANK YOU !

Rebecca Blair & John Rakowski,

Show Chair and Assistant Show Chair, respectively

 

 

 

 

Thank You to all club members that helped with the Lay/Out for the Show

on August 9-th after the Club Mtg. !

 

Here's a few snap shots of the fun  (click on image for larger view)

~ Ingrid Hamilton photos

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Show snap shots from Saturday ~Dan Alfrey photos

 

                          

                                       

                                        

 

 

                    

    Show Co-Chair, John Rakowski, wanted to mention those who really put in EXTRA EFFORT and lots of time
such as, but not limited to: Dee and Roger Loest plus Becky Blair.
    We got Extra help from Dave & Gerdy Wyatt, Dave & Linda Leidy, Char & Dave DeVries, Wayne & MaryAnn Johnston, Joe Kraudelt, Brooke & Ingrid Hamilton, and Jack Null !   THANK - YOU.
 
    All the help from the Volunteers and those members that assisted in setup & tear down is Greatly Appreciated !!!
 
also, If anyone has photos of the event, please send them to Dan at webmaster@LGGMclub.org