Hiking and Mental Health
Really enjoyed my wide-ranging chat with Jay Barone of The Curiosity Chamber podcast about the importance of green space and getting outdoors as it relates to our well-being.
History of the Appalachian Trail featured on Nature Revisited podcast
I had a great time discussing the history of the AT with host Stefan Van Norden of the Nature Revisited podcast.
Northeast Wilderness Trust Announces Major Acquisition Adjacent to Maine AT
The Northeast Wilderness Trust partnered with the Forest Society of Maine to show that conservation and forest management can work side by side.
Appalachian Trail Towns and Festivals
Much More than Resupply Points — About Appalachian Trail Towns and Festivals More than 50 towns near the Appalachian Trail have been recognized as AT Communities™. The people of these cities and towns serve a vital role for the hiking community — and for far more than resupplying food, doing laundry or recharging batteries (in […]
The Surprising Story of Antonin Dvorak, The Chicago World’s Fair and the Appalachian Trail
“In September 1893, a 15-year-old boy from Massachusetts spent the day touring the Chicago World’s Fair. He had traveled there by train with two of his older brothers to visit their father, who had spent the previous year onsite, preparing for the event. The family patriarch, Steele MacKaye (pronounced Mack-eye), had arrived in Chicago in […]