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Maintaining & Protecting Vermont's Long Trail Since 1910

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Nancy Thomas

Nancy’s love of the outdoors began on day hikes and hut-to-hut hikes in the White Mountains with her father when she was young. In the early 1970s she sought a job with the Appalachian Mountain Club so she could share her passion with others. At Greenleaf Hut, she was the first woman hutmaster in the AMC.

Nancy and her husband, Dana Lawrence, are members of the Trails and Shelters Committee in the Montpelier Section and adopters of Bamforth Ridge Shelter. They section hiked the Long Trail in 2010. In 2018 Nancy completed the New Hampshire Four Thousand Footers. Nancy is an active member of the local Trout Unlimited chapter, and last summer was a counselor at the Vermont Trout Camp for teens.

Nancy retired in 2017 after 43 years in education, most recently as superintendent of the Cabot and Twinfield schools. She is on the boards of the Vermont Higher Ed Collaborative and Plainfield Health Center. She is also on the executive board of the East Montpelier Old Meeting House. She loves to ski, snowshoe, garden, and sing in church, hospice, and community choruses.

Karisa Dubuque and husband Derek on ski lift chair on Long Trail.

Hiking Companions: How the Outdoors has Enhanced my Relationships

April 15, 2021

My First Outdoor Companions: I’ve lived in New Hampshire for most of my 33 years. Growing up, my mom would take me and my two siblings to explore outdoor spaces, from playgrounds to museums. We’d visit the abandoned crystal mine, back in the woods of Route 4a. Bogs dotted the 20-minute path, and … Read more

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Mission

The Green Mountain Club is the founder and maintainer of the Long Trail - the oldest long distance hiking trail in America. Established in 1910 to build this trail stretching the length of Vermont, the club now also maintains the Appalachian Trail in Vermont and trails in the Northeast Kingdom in its mission to "make the Vermont mountains play a larger part in the life of the people." Read more...

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4711 Waterbury-Stowe Road
Waterbury Center, Vermont 05677
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