SPOUSE’S PROGRAM: Friday and Saturday, including New England foliage tour, Old Sturbridge Village, Quadrangle Museums, and, of course, shopping.

* LOCATION: Enfield, Connecticut is on Interstate Highway 91 at the border of Connecticut and Massachusetts, 5 minutes south of Springfield, MA, and 20 minutes north of Hartford, CT. The closest airport is Hartford, with a shuttle van to the hotel. Other convenient airports are Boston (about 1.5 hours), Worcester, MA, Providence, RI and Manchester, NH. Domestic fares to Providence and Manchester are often much cheaper than Boston, so comparison shop. International flights generally go to Boston or Hartford, but the New York airports are within reasonable distance if you find a bargain fare.

** SURPLUS TOUR: The surplus dealers in New England are scattered, so an inordinate amount of driving would be required. Instead of the traditional surplus tour, we are inviting the best surplus dealers in the Northeast to setup at both the Friday evening swap session and the Sunday morning flea market. In addition, the dealers who have setup at previous Microwave Updates have promised to bring even more delectable goodies. If there is sufficient interest, it may be possible to arrange a tour of a very large dish on Thursday morning.

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