I too want to try for one, probably last, big reunion. I've decided that since most of family still lives in Massachusetts or New Hampshire that the massive reunion should be somewhere up there. However, then it involves great expense for the three families who live out west. They say they are the ones who have to always do the major traveling, yes, that's true, but it doesn't make sense the other way around.
The whole family had a strong connection to Cape Cod, but it's way to expensive in the summer now so that's out. I do think it is important to have it somewhere that is familiar to everyone and has a large amount of different things to do. We have some who want 5 star hotel and others who want a campsite, some want ocean, some want lakes.......it goes on and on.
Anyway I am starting to focus in on New Hampshire as the ocean, lakes and mountains are all pretty close. Last summer we spent a week with some family members at one of the big ski resorts in NH. They are slowly turning into all season resorts but are not the yet so the prices are still reasonable in summer.
It is a hard thing to pull together but well worth it I think. Those who can't come will just have to look at the pictures. It is impossible to please all the people all the time! I also think a year in advance is to long to determine where to go, etc...for some, it just seems to far away so they don't really give much thought to it. I plan to send out information in early February. We'll see what happens!
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