This was our first gathering for this area, and it went great. Everybody had a great time. I had the pleasure to meet some of the other members of the ICCC as well as other Coleman enthusiasts some of which received ICCC membership applications while there with a lot of interested people that will probably join.

Friday night we did a light up, and had a total of 30. Saturday night we did another one and got a total of 75 lit. A friend of mine named Tim Oliver brought his huge BBQ grill, and cooked a great meal for all of us. We all pitched in and donated varius things to grill. Saturday we got hit by 2 good rain storms, but thankfully we were all dry under the pavilion. Some of our camping gear got wet, and was able to get it dry again at the laundry on site.

*** ATTENTION NEW INFORMATION AND LOCATION ***

The gathering for lantern and stove collectors will be held July 8th-10th at Noccalula Falls Camp ground in Gadsden, Alabama.

There will be a section just for us with free use of the pavilion for venders. Tent camping is $16.93 per night. RV camping with all hookups is $23.52 per night. The phone number to make reservations is 256-543-7412. Ask for Kaila or Debbie. The name set is The South’s Regional Lantern & Stove Gathering.

Just tell the ladies the name to make a reservation. The 8th being Friday will be for venders that want to camp before setting up on Saturday. The main event will be all day Saturday and ending Sunday before the 1 pm check out time. This is a very beautiful camp ground. Come join us for some fun.

If you would like more info you can call me at 256-738-4519 or by email at lanternman56 <at> att <dot> net

Steve Wagoner ICCC #1244.