Great Lakes Adventure Club

Forum Help

All dues-paying members of the Great Lakes Adventure Club have access to the GLAC Forum. The forum is a discussion group hosted on our Google Group page, groups.google.com/group/glac. We utilize the email feature of this discussion group to send impromtu event notifications and other adventure-related announncements.

NEW: We can no longer add new members directly to the forum. Instead, we will sent you an invitation email, which you must confirm before you will start receiving or be permitted to send messages to the group.

The invitation will come from noreply@googlegroups.com. Please add this to your safe-senders list.
The subject line will be "Google Groups: You've been invited to Great Lakes Adventure Club Forum"
There will be instructions to click on a URL to join the group. Click on it, or copy and paste the entire URL into your browser.
Welcome to the forum!

You do NOT need a Google account to send and receive forum emails

You will receive forum emails in the mailbox of the email account you gave us on your membership form. The emails will have a "from" address of whatever GLAC member is posting the message. The subject will begin with "{GLAC}."
You can post to the forum using the email account you gave us on your membership form. Simply compose your email with the "to" address of glac@googlegroups.com
You can reply to any forum email, by using the "reply" feature in your email program. The reply will automatically be addressed to the GLAC member who sent the original message, NOT to the GLAC forum list.

You DO need a free Google account to visit the forum archives on the web, change your nickname or subscription status, or post via the web interface.

Getting a Google account

Visit Google's New Account Creation form at www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount
You will be asked to enter your current email address. Be sure to use the SAME address you gave to the club secretary when you signed up for GLAC.
You will be asked to create a password for your Google account. It does not need to be the same password as your email password. Don't forget to keep your password in a secure location.
As soon as you log in, you may proceed to our Group at groups.google.com/group/glac.
Already have a Google account? (e.g. Gmail, Google Wave, Google Buzz, Google Docs?)

Make sure the primary email address associated with your Google account is the SAME email address you gave to the club secretary when you signed up for GLAC.
Visit groups.google.com/group/glac and click "Sign in to Google Groups" To sign in to the forum FOR THE FIRST TIME, you need to: Go to GLAC website www.greatlakesadventureclub.com. Click on GLAC Forum. This will take you to Google. Click on "Sign in to Google Groups." This will take you to the Google Groups Welcome Page. Click on "Create an Account." To access the Forum via the web, go to GLAC website again, click on GLAC Forum. When you get to the Google page, enter your e-mail and password in the right hand side of the page. This should take you right to the Forum.

We make every attempt to add new members to the Google Group as soon as we have their dues and e-mail address. However, there may be a delay of a day or two. If you believe you should have access but are denied access for more than 2 weeks, please contact the GLAC webmaster and we'll get you set up!