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Happy New Year from the Green Mountain Club

January 5, 2017 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

This is a guest post by John Page, GMC President. The start of every New Year is a time for reflection on the past and hope for the coming year.  As president of the Green Mountain Club, I want to share some of my thoughts on why so many Vermonters feel such passion for the […]

Filed Under: History, People

New Year’s Eve Traditions

December 29, 2016 by GMC Staff 3 Comments

This article first appeared in the February 1941 Long Trail News. New Year’s Eve at Bolton, by Larry Dean Among the ten sections of the Green Mountain Club there exists no finer tradition than the annual New Year’s Party of the Burlington Section.  While the rest of the country are tooting horns and swinging in […]

Filed Under: Camps, Hiking, History

How the Camel Got its Hump

December 1, 2016 by Guest Author 2 Comments

This is a guest post by Joe Bahr, one of GMC’s Thursday Volunteers and an amateur geologist. Camel’s Hump is the most recognized and unique mountain profile in Vermont.  But how did it get that distinctive shape?  The quick answer is the Ice Age. The continental glaciers grew from a region near Hudson Bay, and […]

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The GMC During WWII

November 3, 2016 by Kristin McLane Leave a Comment

Veterans Day is approaching and is a great time to reflect on the men and women who have served our country.  With the Green Mountain Club’s 106 year history, our members have been affected by many wars.  The effects of World War II, in particular, were documented very well in the Long Trail News issues […]

Filed Under: History, People, Publications, Trail

Remember the Ladies

April 27, 2016 by GMC Staff 1 Comment

The following blog post was written for the Green Mountain Club by Reidun Nuquist, a long time GMC volunteer and leader of the Montpelier Section. In March 1776, Abigail Adams wrote to her husband John away in Philadelphia with the Continental Congress, “. . . I desire you would Remember the Ladies. . . .” […]

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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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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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