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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 […]

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100 Years of Taft Lodge on Mount Mansfield

August 6, 2020 by Guest Author 2 Comments

This article was written by John Page and previously appeared in the Summer 2020 Long Trail News. Before 1910 the Summit House hotel at the top of the toll road from Stowe was the center of hiking activity on Mount Mansfield. Guests driven to the hotel spent their days exploring the top of the mountain, […]

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From Porcupines to Pesticides: A GMC Caretaker’s Influence on “Silent Spring”

March 26, 2020 by Guest Author 5 Comments

This article was written by Vic Henningsen and previously appeared in the Spring 2020 Long Trail News.  Historian and former VPR commentator Vic Henningsen was a caretaker and ranger-naturalist on Mount Mansfield during the 1970s. There’s an old story about a pair of caretakers at Butler Lodge in the 1930s offering porcupine stew and blueberry […]

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Aedes aegypti, a type of mosquito

The When, Where, Why, and How of Vermont’s Bugs

June 29, 2022

Summer is a hot time of year for Vermont's critters, especially the creepy, crawly kinds. And while bugs are great — they pollinate vegetation; decompose dead plants and animals; and fuel the food chain — they can also threaten human health and wellbeing. Here's what you need to know to protect … 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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