2024 Schedule – updated October 4, 2024
The 2024 CGS Field Trip has been canceled due to the catastrophic destruction caused by Helene.
Important! – A hard hat is required for the quarry visit on Sunday
Important Parking Information:
- For Friday night’s dinner and business meeting, public parking is available across the intersection of Queen Street and N King Street, diagonally across from the Morganton Community house.
- Overnight parking at the Fairfield Inn and Suites in Morganton is available for overnight guests only. This is about a 10 minutes’ walk from the Morganton Community house, and shorter walks from other public parking nearby.
- Free public parking is available nearby! To see options, please visit https://www.morgantonnc.gov/main-street/page/parking-downtown and use the “View map fullscreen” link.
Friday Evening: Annual CGS business meeting and dinner at the Morganton Community House (parking is available or walk from the meeting hotel)
Annual Meeting and Registration, Friday, November 1, 2024
Friday Night Schedule:
5 pm – Registration opens (use N. King Street Entrance)
6:15 pm – Dinner buffet opens
6:45 – 7:15 pm – CGS Annual Business Meeting
7:15 pm – Field trip overview and discussion
8:00 pm – End of Friday events
In the Field, Saturday November 2, 2024
Important Parking Information:
- You can not leave a car at the bus loading parking lot unless you are a hotel guest!
- Free public parking is available nearby! To see options, please visit https://www.morgantonnc.gov/main-street/page/parking-downtown and use the “View map fullscreen” link.
Buses start loading 7:45 am with departure at 8 am – Please be on time.
Please be loaded on the buses and ready to go at 8 am.
Fairfield Inn & Suites Morganton Historic Downtown is the field trip departure point
400 N. Green St., Morganton, NC 28655
In the Field, Sunday November 3, 2024
Buses start loading 7:45 am with departure around 8 am – Please be on time. Planned return to hotel at 12 noon.
REQUIREMENTS FOR QUARRY FIELD TRIP STOP SUNDAY: Sunday’s field trip is to one destination. Participants will walk ~0.5 mile along a gravel road into a quarry. All participants must wear hard hats, pants, and closed-toe shoes. These are not provided by CGS or the quarry.