The Green Mountain Club has wrapped up its first full winter season of managing Bolton Lodge and Bryant Camp for public rental, a long-realized goal since both cabins were brought under public ownership in 2013 as part of a 1,161-acre conservation effort lead by Friends of Bolton Nordic & Backcountry and the Vermont Land Trust. […]
Skinning, Skiing, and Splitboarding in the Brandon Backcountry
This article was written by Lenny Crisostomo, Database Manager, and previously appeared in the Winter 2017 Long Trail News. After an excellent season last winter, the Brandon Gap Backcountry Recreation Area is again attracting backcountry skiers. The Rochester/Randolph Area Sports Trail Alliance (RASTA), a chapter of the Catamount Trail Association, began working in 2015 to create […]
2017 & You!
The Green Mountain Club had a successful fiscal year 2017 (May 1, 2016-April 30, 2017) and we have YOU to thank! With the support of our 9,620 members we were able to accomplish so much. Here are some highlights: Placing caretakers on our mountain tops and ponds to educate hikers, manage waste to keep it […]
Celebrating Thirty Years of Land Protection Projects
This post was written by Mollie Flanigan, GMC Land Stewardship Coordinator. This fall marks a significant landmark for the Green Mountain Club: thirty years since the first land protection project to conserve the Long Trail System was completed! GMC launched the Long Trail Protection Campaign in 1986 after noticing that the pace of serious threats […]
Bolton Lodge Restoration
In 1928, members of the Burlington Section set out to build a new shelter near Joiner Brook in Bolton to replace the deteriorating Dunsmore Lodge. What they constructed was probably the best and most inviting camp built on the freshly minted Long Trail System – Bolton Lodge. The lodge was designed after the cottages of […]
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