In reading the above posts, I hear the collectors wanting to have a VISION and goal of a reunion in the forseeable future-not just sometime. If put out ahead of us to 2010 ( HL 30th anniv. and the new owner's 5th) we can start planning and saving to fund it with attendee's monies and Dave's expertise as on Mackinaw Island. Just having something as important as a Collector's Reunion to look forward to can really help an organization pull together and attract new members and heighten interest in existing members as we have seen in lighthouse renovation and adoption groups.
A southern reunion location sounds like next on the possibility list.