Hi robinia
If you go to the top of this page, under the title of this thread you'll see 5 links that will help you to get a feel for this years up coming Getaway. What I copied & pasted below will give you help on your questions but I'm sure some one will be better at directly answering them & I believe there's a good bit of space left. Hopefully we'll see you there.
It is a very welcoming group.
If you google "FSGW Getaway" you'll also be taken to the Folk Society of Greater Washington DC's site where there's also info.

Good luck

Barry   

Subject: RE: 2007 FSGW Getaway-November 2-5, 2007
From: Charlie Baum - PM
Date: 10 Jul 07 - 11:40 PM

Genie--

We're not quite ready to handle registration for the 2007 FSGW Getaway just yet. The costs will be about the same as last year--and depend on (1) how much of the weekend you stay for, (2) whether you're a member of (or join) FSGW, (3) if you're a youngster or full-time student; in any case, the nost expensive possibility last year was less than $190 (a non-FSGW-member adult staying through Monday morning breakfast in a lower bunk). The nearest airport is probably BWI, and it has lots of relatively cheap flights. DCA is also pretty near, and IAD is acceptably close, especially if you hook up with an FSGW member for transportation. There is no public transit to the camp, but ride-sharing is a real likelihood, and lots of Mudcatters flew into BWI and carpooled from there.

We should have registration information finalized and a form posted sometime in August--certainly by Labo(u)r Day.

WYSIWYG is in Northernmost Pennsylvania and hasn't made it to the Getaway--yet. (Maybe this year, hint, hint. :-) ) However, there are at least 5 or 6 dozen Mudcatters who live in the DC area--heck, there are more than a dozen within a kilometer of my house. In fact, the presence of so many local Mudcatters is part of the reason we thought about inviting Mudcatters from far away in the first place.

--Charlie Baum, now President of FSGW, and in the thick of it all


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