Random 17 fact:

Seventeen feet is the record for largest pie diameter, longest beard, and tallest sunflower.

Images of HCSSiM

Here are some photos from recent years...

HCSSiM 2001 HCSSiM 2002 HCSSiM 2003 HCSSiM 2004
HCSSiM 2005 HCSSiM 2006 HCSSiM 2007 HCSSiM 2008

external sites' HCSSiM albums...

HCSSiM 2000 here HCSSiM 2002 HCSSiM 2003 HCSSiM 2005 here and here
objects from several years are here HCSSiM 2006 here and here HCSSiM 2007 here and here HCSSiM 2008 here

...and a few miscellaneous photos. (see below for scanned-in old brochures!)

Founder David Kelly, giving the seventh proof that there are infinitely many primes:

here's senior staff Tom Hull, contemplating the Holyoke Range:

What Tom saw just before he sat down:

Here are brochures from the early years of HCSSiM, all as .pdf files.

HCSSiM 1971 HCSSiM 1972 HCSSiM 1973 HCSSiM 1974 HCSSiM 1975
HCSSiM 1976 HCSSiM 1977 HCSSiM 1978 HCSSiM 1980 17th HCSSiM