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An Outdoor Visit to Vermont’s Black History

February 25, 2021 by Angie Hilsman Leave a Comment

Skiing trails at Hildene, the Lincoln Family Home, are encompassed by Vermont's Black history

Did you know that Vermont was the first state to ban slavery, doing so in its 1777 Constitution? Despite being an early advocate of abolition, it’s not inconceivable that this majority White state—with its 94 percent Caucasian population—may not be the most attractive to newcomers of color. It’s that image of Vermont that Curtiss Reed, […]

Filed Under: Education, Events, Hiking, History, News

Codding Hollow Conservation: Celebrating Success after Thirty-Four Years

February 16, 2021 by GMC Staff Leave a Comment

Codding Hollow property

The Fall 2020 Codding Hollow property conservation agreement protects one-third of a mile of Long Trail in Johnson and Waterville. You can read more about the protection in this press release. This article was written by GMC Conservation Manager Mollie Flanigan and appears in the Winter 2020 Long Trail News. In September the Green Mountain […]

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The GMC During WWII

November 5, 2020 by Kristin McLane Leave a Comment

This article was originally posted in November 2016 and has been updated for 2020. Veterans Day is approaching and is a great time to reflect on those who have served our country. With the Green Mountain Club’s 110 year history, our members have been affected by many wars.  The effects of World War II, in […]

Filed Under: History, People, Publications, Trail

Mountain Names: Remembering their Aboriginal Origins

October 12, 2020 by GMC Staff Leave a Comment

This article was written by Rich Holschuh and previously appeared in the Fall 2019 Long Trail News. It was previously posted here on October 17, 2019. As Europeans settled on the continent and early pioneers explored, they often gave places new names commemorating the Founding Fathers and other important Americans… [Indigenous people] have viewed such […]

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The Road Partly Taken: On and Off the Long Trail with Robert Frost

August 20, 2020 by Guest Author 2 Comments

This article was written by Vic Henningsen and previously appeared in the Summer 2020 Long Trail News. Historian Vic Henningsen was a caretaker and ranger-naturalist on Mount Mansfield in the 1970s. He thanks Larry Van Meter and Peter A. Gilbert for their help with this article. It’s not clear who first hiked the whole Long […]

Filed Under: History, People, Trail

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Skiing trails at Hildene, the Lincoln Family Home, are encompassed by Vermont's Black history

An Outdoor Visit to Vermont’s Black History

February 25, 2021

Did you know that Vermont was the first state to ban slavery, doing so in its 1777 Constitution? Despite being an early advocate of abolition, it’s not inconceivable that this majority White state—with its 94 percent Caucasian population—may not be the most attractive to newcomers of color. It’s … Read more

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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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