A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT
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The New Canaan Men’s Club was founded in 1977 by a group of men who met regularly at the YMCA to play racquetball. While the Club has grown since then, providing friendship and fellowship to members remains a core mission of our Club. We meet on Friday mornings in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, but we are nonreligious, nonpartisan, as well as a non-profit community organization 501(c)(3). Each Friday meeting has a speaker covering interesting and timely topics that entertain, educate and inspire us.
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Next Meeting – October 30th, 2026
10:00 am at St. Mark’s Church
111 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan, CT 06840
Michael Barth
Explorer, social entrepreneur and New Canaan resident
At age ten, discovered an amphora handle at an ancient Roman road excavation in Jerusalem, sparking a lifelong interest in exploration.
Founded The Explorers Club’s Hong Kong Chapter and shaped its “Collaboration over Conquest” philosophy.
Led the 2018 Roy Chapman Andrews Centennial Expedition across Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, bringing international and Mongolian scientists together and using NASA-derived technology to prospect for fossils.
Awarded The Explorers Club’s 2019 Citation of Merit for leading the expedition; shared the honor with his team.
Founded Voiijer, a global platform helping people explore the natural world, share discoveries, and contribute to a living scientific record of life on Earth.
Fellow of The Explorers Club and the Royal Geographical Society.
Future Meetings
November 6th: Michael Barth, From Amphora Handles to Dinosaur Fossils and Lost Cities: Curiosity, Collaboration and Modern Exploration; Michael leads an expedition searching for dinosaur bones in the Gobi Desert
November 13th: Skip Hobbs, Exploring for Oil in the Upper Amazon in the Early 70’s, Skip discusses his work as an exploration geologist for Texaco
November 20th: Kate Brambilla, Staying Put in New Canaan, Kate provides a Staying Put update with new video on helping older adults successfully age in place on New Canaan
November 27th: No Meeting – Thanksgiving
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