2008 SCHEDULE

May 3-4 Chicopee MA Cannon/Mortar Competition

June 14-15 Durham CT Chloe's B-Day Mortar Competition

July 19-20 Westerlo NY
Bernie & Ken Extravaganza
25th Anniversary Mortar & Cannon Shoot


August 16-17 Plymouth CT Malley's Mortar Competition

Sept 6-7 Westerlo NY AAA Nationals Cannon & Mortars

Sept 20-21 Chicopee MA Pot Luck/Cannon& Mortar Shoot

 

Directions

Westerlo - New York Thruway (87) (one exit South of 90/87) Exit 21B Coxsackie; (after toll booth) take Left on 9W ; take Right on 81; take Right on 32 for 2 miles; Left on 405; go one-half mile, Right on 401; go a few miles down the road, Left on 404, then just over the hill, range on Right
--OR--
New York Thruway (87) (one exit North of 90/87) Exit 22; after toll booth take Right on 144 South; Right on 396 West; ~ 2 miles to traffic light, Straight 8 more miles (Rt 396 becomes Rt 301); Left on Rt 32 South ~ 7 miles (just past Agway) Right on 404~ 2 miles to stop sign at 401; straight thru, over hill, range on Right

MALLEY MORTAR ONLY COMPETITION - 155 KEEGAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, CT
From the North or South: Route 8 North or South to Exit 39 (Route 6, Bristol Exit); Follow Route 6 East up the hill; At the top of the hill, take a right onto Route 262; Take your second left (more of a fork than a hard left) onto Keegan Road. (Please note your first left, Maple Avenue is some distance closer to Route 6); Follow Keegan past a stand of large Cedar trees where you will see the entrance to the Malley property marked.

DURHAM MORTAR COMPETITION - From Route 91 South - Take Exit 22 for Route 9 South; Route 9 South to Exit13 for Route 17 South; Route 17 South across the Durham line (SEE SIGN); First Right after Durham line (YOU WILL SEE SIGN) IS Little Lane; go through STOP, bearing Right; follow Little Lane past TREE PLACE on Right; Turn Left into field where sign is posted “AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY”

From Route 91 North - Take Exit 68 Exit onto Route 86 EAST; Follow Route 68 East to Route 17 North; Take Left onto Route 17 North; Take third Left onto Little Lane; Go through STOP, bearing Right. Follow Little Lane past TREE PLACE on Right; Turn Left into field where sign is posted “AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY”

From Route 84 East- Take Exit 27 TO Route 691 East; Route 691 East becomes Route 66 East (NO TURNS); Take a Right onto Route 147; follow Route 147 to junction with Route 17; Take Left onto Route 17 North; Take third Left onto Little Lane; Go through STOP, bearing Right. Follow Little Lane past TREE PLACE on Right; Turn Left into field where sign is posted “AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY”

CHICOPEE - From the MA TURNPIKE - From both the East and the West, take Exit 5 off the Pike (Rt. 33/Memorial Drive, probably signs for Westover AFB); Follow the exit around to the Right and take a left onto RT 33 NORTH (also known as  MEMORIAL DRIVE); Follow Rt. 33 North until it junctions with ROUTE 202 EAST/NORTH; Take a Right onto Rt. 202 East/North which is also known as GRANBY ROAD. See below for further instructions.

FROM RT. I-91 NORTH SOUTH - Take Exit 16 off the highway onto Rt. 202 North/East (also known as BEECH STREET); Cross junctions with routes 141 and 116; Pass through the junction with Rt. 33 North/South and follow the directions below.

AFTER JCT OF RT. 202 and 33 - Follow Rt. 202 through the corner of South Hadley and into Granby; Pass downtown (Town Hall, etc)and out the other side. Continue on past large school complex of Granby Sr/Jr High School and East Meadow School, all on your left; Your NEXT LEFT after these schools is SCHOOL STREET . You will see signs for the Holyoke Catholic High School. There may not be a sign with the street name, so watch for the turn; Take the left onto School Street, go past the Holyoke Catholic High School on your left and take your FIRST LEFT onto BACHELOR STREET; You then take an IMMEDIATE RIGHT onto the Chicopee Sportsman's Club (there is a sign at the entrance). The range is all the way into the reserve. Just take your time and watch for pot holes!

 

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