function load() {
      if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
        var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));
        map.setCenter(new GLatLng(41.55038538809851, -72.8009033203125), 9);
        map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl());
        map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());

        // Create a base icon for all of our markers that specifies the
        // shadow, icon dimensions, etc.
        var baseIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
        baseIcon.shadow = "http://www.google.com/mapfiles/shadow50.png";
        baseIcon.iconSize = new GSize(20, 34);
        baseIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(37, 34);
        baseIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(9, 34);
        baseIcon.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(9, 2);

	function createMarker(point, markerImage, markerText, markerLink, zIndex) {
		var clubIcon = new GIcon(baseIcon);
		clubIcon.image = markerImage;
		
		function orderOfCreation(marker,b) { 
          return zIndex;
		}
		
		markerOptions = { icon:clubIcon,zIndexProcess:orderOfCreation };
		var marker = new GMarker(point, markerOptions);
		
		if (markerText != "") {
			GEvent.addListener(marker, "mouseover", function() {
				marker.openInfoWindowHtml(markerText);
			});
		};
		
		if (markerLink != "") {
			GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
				location.href = markerLink; 
			});
		};
	 
		return marker;
		

    }      
				var pointQ1 = new GLatLng(41.268679, -72.776206);
				map.addOverlay(createMarker(pointQ1,'http://www.asnh.org/gifs/markerY.png','Click Marker for Directions to Youngs Pond Park' ,'http://www.asnh.org/Calendar/directionsYoungs.php',1)); 
			
				var pointQ2 = new GLatLng(41.199711, -73.071527);
				map.addOverlay(createMarker(pointQ2, 'http://www.asnh.org/gifs/markerSS.png','Click Marker for Directions to Silver Sands State Park','http://www.asnh.org/Calendar/directionsSilver.php', 2)); 
			
				var pointQ3 = new GLatLng(41.321090, -72.921946);
				map.addOverlay(createMarker(pointQ3, 'http://www.asnh.org/gifs/markerL.png','Click Marker for Directions to the General Meetings','http://www.asnh.org/Calendar/directionsLeitner.php', 3));
			
				var pointQ4 = new GLatLng(41.421696, -72.997033);
				map.addOverlay(createMarker(pointQ4, 'http://www.asnh.org/gifs/markerBethany.png','Click Marker for Directions to the Bethany Observing Station','http://www.asnh.org/Calendar/directionsBethany.php', 4)); 
				
				var pointQ5 = new GLatLng(41.557039804321064,  -73.2614278793335);
				map.addOverlay(createMarker(pointQ5, 'http://www.asnh.org/gifs/markerRA.png','Click Marker for Directions to the Roxbury Airport','http://www.asnh.org/Calendar/directionsRoxbury.php', 5));
				
				var pointQ6 = new GLatLng(41.2725152225215, -72.613685131073);
				map.addOverlay(createMarker(pointQ6, 'http://www.asnh.org/gifs/markerMMW.png','Click Marker for Directions to the Madison Moon Lit Walk ','http://www.asnh.org/Calendar/directionsMadison.php', 6));
		
				var pointQ7 = new GLatLng( 41.33004772014786, -72.7723753452301);
				map.addOverlay(createMarker(pointQ7, 'http://www.asnh.org/gifs/markerWA.png','Click Marker for Directions to the Regional Water Authority Event','http://www.asnh.org/Calendar/directionsWater.php', 7));
			
				var pointQ8 = new GLatLng(41.868384642982626, -72.15068221092224);
				map.addOverlay(createMarker(pointQ8, 'http://www.asnh.org/gifs/markerA.png','Click Marker for Directions to CSP','http://www.asnh.org/Calendar/directionsAshford.php', 8));		
		
				var pointQ9 = new GLatLng(41.34027367290508, -72.5914978981018);
				map.addOverlay(createMarker(pointQ9, 'http://www.asnh.org/gifs/markerDL.png','Click Marker for Directions to Deer Lake Park','http://www.asnh.org/Calendar/directionsDeer.php', 9));
			
      }
    }