Recreation & Sports
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- Gardening (32)
- Hobbies (84)
- Sports (15)
- Travel (58)
- Outdoors (28)
- Collecting (161)
- Model Building (134)
http://nakhladogmeteorites.com/catalog.htm
Run by Rob Wesel under the 'Nakhla Dog Meteorites' brand, this site offers an extensive catalog of meteorites for sale spanning chondrites, irons, achondrites, stony-irons, carbonaceous specimens, and museum-quality pieces from around the world. Collectors will find everything from famous falls like Chelyabinsk and Sikhote-Alin to rare lunar and pallasite samples, along with meteorite-related accessories like jewelry, artwork, and magnetic stands.
https://elgincoinclub.com/
The Elgin Coin Club is a numismatic collectors organization based in Elgin, Illinois, hosting monthly meetings, annual coin shows, auctions, and member bourse sales for hobbyists in the Chicago metro area. Maintained by communications chairman Michael Kahn, the site includes a newsletter index, membership information, club history, and resources covering coins, tokens, medals, paper money, and ancient coinage.
http://trainweb.org/jvmrra
The James Valley Model Railroad Association is a 501(c)3 nonprofit club based in Aberdeen, South Dakota, hosting open houses, raffles, and events at their depot layout. The site offers a window into an active local model railroading community, complete with photos, event announcements, and club officer information.
https://www.ncogtrains.com/
The North Central O Gaugers (NCOG) is a model railroad club based in Mundelein, Illinois, dedicated to running and displaying O gauge trains on their operating club layout. The site features club news, membership info, photos, schedules, and videos, and proudly notes their 2012 MTH Blue Comet Award honorable mention recognition.
https://modelrailroaddata.com/links/tinplate_and_hi-rail/clubs
ModelRailroadData.com hosts a comprehensive directory of model railroad links, with this section specifically cataloging tinplate and hi-rail clubs from across the United States. Maintained by Bob Harbison, the directory organizes 42 club listings alongside dozens of other subcategories spanning all gauges from Z scale to live steam.
https://mariongardenclubofillinois.weebly.com/
The Marion Garden Club of Illinois is a civic gardening organization based in Marion, Illinois, federated with the National Garden Clubs since 1984 and dedicated to beautifying homes, lawns, and public spaces. The site includes membership info, a calendar of events, photo galleries organized by month, plant sales, garden tours, and ongoing civic beautification projects.
https://feac.ch/
The FEAC (Freiaemter Eisenbahn Amateur Club) is a Swiss model railway club based in Wohlen, celebrating 50 years of the hobby with layouts in O, HO, and N scales. The site includes a club agenda, photo gallery, member info, press coverage, and a section on scratch-built ('Eigenbau') models.
https://peterspath.net/
Peter's Path is a personal blog chronicling its creator's pursuit of a purposeful life through hiking, reading, and exploring nature, faith, and ideas. Posts range from trail reports on routes like the Marskramer Path to software development deep-dives and book reviews, making it an eclectic mix anchored by outdoor adventure.
https://gardentrains.org/
The Garden Trains Association welcomes hobbyists into the world of garden railroading, where large-scale model trains run through outdoor garden layouts. The site offers beginner guides, a free PDF brochure, a starter video, hobbyist photos of G-scale layouts, and answers to frequently asked questions about this century-old outdoor hobby.
https://mmvmrrc.org/
The Mid-Monongahela Valley Model Railroad Club (MMVMRRC) is a Pennsylvania-based NMRA 100% club whose layouts recreate the industrial heritage of the steel-making era, including detailed scenes from the Donora Works and historic railroad lines. Visitors can learn about club membership, upcoming train shows, and browse photos of both the main and portable modular layouts.