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February 2, 2017 by Kristin McLane Leave a Comment

Restoring Taft Lodge: A Labor of Love for Historical Preservation

April 17, 2025

This article appears in the 2025 Spring Long Trail News and was written by GMC Project Coordinator Justin Towers. One of the larger field projects this summer will be structural repairs to Taft Lodge, the oldest, largest, and second-highest shelter on the Long Trail. After a rebuild in 1996 and … Read more

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...