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The event went smoothly and all had a great
time. The event was held outside and was a casual affair.
NEWS RELEASE
July 16, 2010
Writers to Discuss Their Books at the Appalachian Trail
Museum
Sisters thru-hiked the 2,179 mile trail in 2000-01 …
barefoot
GARDNERS, PA. -- Two sisters from Maine decided in 2000
to hike the Appalachian Trail -- all 2,179 miles of
it from Maine to Georgia. They did it barefooted.
They will discuss the feat that distinguishes them from
other Appalachian Trail thru-hikers at the Appalachian
Trail Museum in Pine Grove Furnace State Park on Sunday,
August 8, at 1:00 pm. Their hike over often rugged mountainous
terrain through 14 states took them eight months. When
they finished, to get back home, they turned around
and hiked it again. That took another seven months.
Lucy Letcher, 25 at the time, and her sister Susan Letcher,
21 then, became known on the trail and to the Appalachian
Trail hiking community as the "Barefoot Sisters."
They wrote about their adventures as they went along
and then compiled their writings into two books. The
first, "Southbound," chronicles their trip
from Mount Katahdin in Maine and to Springer Mountain
in Georgia. Their second book, "Walking Home,"
documents with serious and humorous stories their trip
back to Maine.
Both sisters will be at the Appalachian Trail Museum
to discuss their experiences, why they decided to hike
barefooted and their books.
Lucy Letcher is an artist and writer. She has a Masters
in Fine Arts degree in printmaking from Edinburgh College
of Art in England and has exhibited in galleries in
the United Kingdom, United States, and Germany. She
currently lives in Berlin, Germany.
Susan Letcher has a doctorate in ecology from the University
of Connecticut. She works as a professor for study abroad
courses in Costa Rica with the Organization for Tropical
Studies. A renaissance woman, she has won awards for
music composition and poetry.
Their presentation on August 8 will be given near the
museum in Pine Grove Furnace State Park (www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/pinegrovefurnace).
Those attending are encouraged to bring a folding chair
or a blanket. The Appalachian Trail Museum, open daily
from noon to 4 pm through Labor Day, is in a 200-year-old
restored grist mill that is across from the Pine Grove
General Store and is two miles from the midway point
of the Appalachian Trail. Exhibits in the museum honor
those who founded, constructed and first thru-hiked
the Appalachian Trail.
Thank
you for your interest and support,
- Larry Luxenberg, Museum Society President
Contact
Information
Larry Luxenberg
10 Rugby Road
New City, NY 10956
Electronic mail
General Information: info@atmuseum.org
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