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January 08th, 2023

1/8/2023

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​The AT Museum is excited for the return of Heather Anderson on Thursday, March 30th at Gettysburg College! The AT Museum is honored to host this event in conjuction with the Garthwait Leadership Center and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies departments at Gettysburg College. Details can be found below and a poster for the event is attached. Feel free to share this far and wide and we hope to see you there! 

Endurance adventurer, author, speaker, and National Geographic 2018 Adventurer of the Year Heather "Anish" Anderson will share her story at Gettysburg College on Thursday, March 30 at 7 – 8p.m. in the Atrium. Heather believes the trail can teach us many important things about being a successful person and a better human. Join us to hear Heather's story and concrete principles applicable to daily life. The event will conclude with a questions and answer session and a book signing. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and refreshments will be provided. The event is free and open to the public. The event is hosted by the Garthwait Leadership Center, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies department at Gettysburg College and the Appalachian Trail Museum.

We have partnered with Appalachian Brewing Company - Battlefield Gettysburg as a pre-event location for food/drinks. Mention the AT Museum between 4-7pm and 15% of the total sales on food and drinks during that time will be donated to the AT Museum!

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Nominations for 2023 Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame Accepted through January 31, 2023

12/1/2022

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Picture2022 Hall of Fame Inductee Laurie Potteiger photographed at the Hall of Fame display within the Ironmaster's Mansion
Nominees for the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame Class of 2023 will be accepted through January 31, 2023.  The Hall of Fame recognizes those who have made a significant contribution toward establishing and maintaining the approximately 2,190 mile footpath that passes through 14 states from Maine to Georgia.

"The thirteenth class of the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame will be inducted in 2023, and nominations are open for Hall of Fame nominees," said Larry Luxenberg, president of the Appalachian Trail Museum – the organization that oversees the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame.  "Nominees should be people who have made a significant positive contribution to the Appalachian Trail and who have unselfishly devoted their time, energy and resources toward making the Appalachian Trail a national treasure."




​52 individuals have been inducted into the Hall of Fame in the first twelve years.  Their names and biographies can be found on the Museum's website, www.atmuseum.org  "These pioneers played critical roles in building, maintaining, protecting and publicizing the Appalachian Trail", Luxenberg said. 

Nomination criteria and the nominating and selection processes for the 2023 Hall of Fame are:

Criteria - Those eligible for inclusion include anyone who has made an exceptional and positive contribution to the Appalachian Trail or Appalachian Trail community. This could be by leadership, inspiration, service, achievement or innovation. This includes, without limitation, pioneers who conceived of and developed the trail; those who organized or directed major trail organizations like the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and Appalachian Trail clubs; maintaining clubs; longtime trail maintainers; leaders who promoted and protected the A.T.; hikers who have made significant accomplishments, and other persons who have enriched the culture or community of the Appalachian Trail by their association with it. Eligible persons can be living or deceased. The emphasis will be on persons who have made their contribution to the A.T. over a long period, whether or not they are still active. Eligibility and selection will be determined without regard to race, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation, or national origin.
 
Nominations – Nominations will be solicited from throughout the hiking and trails community.  The easiest way to submit a nomination is by using the online site https://tinyurl.com/yc62kxh9 Nominations also may be submitted using the paper nomination form.  Copies of the form can be obtained at https://tinyurl.com/3sx85a9t or by requesting one from the Museum. A nominator need not be a member of any hiking organization to submit a nomination. A nominator may only make one nomination per election cycle. Nominators will be asked to justify their nomination in a brief statement that describes the nominee and why he or she fits the criteria.
Deadline for nominations – January 31, 2023.
 
Hall of Fame Committee; Election – An Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame Committee has been selected by the Appalachian Trail Museum Board of Directors to supervise the election process.  That Committee is chaired by Jim Foster.  Other members of the committee are Noel DeCavalcante, David Field (a 2013 Hall of Fame inductee), Brian King, Gwen Loose, Karen Lutz, Larry Luxenberg (a 2016 inductee), Bill O’Brien and Ron Tipton. The Committee elected six people to the 2011 Charter Class, five to the 2012 Class, five to the 2013 Class, and four each to the classes since then.
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Announcement and recognition of inductees – Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame inductees will be announced in early April. They will be inducted at a time and place to be announced. The inductees will be enshrined on an Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame Wall of Honor at the Ironmaster’s Mansion, located near the Museum.  Located in Pine Grove Furnace State Park and at the midway point of the Appalachian Trail, the Museum is near the Pine Grove General Store on Pennsylvania Route 233.

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Museum Founder & President's 2022 Progress Report

11/13/2022

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A half dozen years ago, our outgoing Museum manager listed in detail the tasks that the manager performed routinely (then as now a part-time job). The list was so long and varied that I was too embarrassed to show the list to candidates.

Over time, the manager’s responsibilities continue to grow and for a small Museum, the variety is staggering. In a single season, we arrange for pumping sewage, repairing gutters, deciding on a scanning machine for paper records or a new payment system, comparing a laser system for our new 3D map vs. a projection system, determining sufficient insurance as well as recruiting, training and motivating dozens of volunteers from varying backgrounds who engage in widely varying tasks.

While we don’t have any Indiana Jones treasure hunting moments, we do have to employ lots of psychology in collecting treasured artifacts. Most people are quite attached to the gear they used on the adventure of a lifetime, or the memorabilia of their hostel and they want assurances that it will be well cared for and treated with the same importance that they assign to it. We take that trust seriously.
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Still, we can’t promise to display most items any time soon. Museums typically display two to four percent of its collection at one time. Sometimes we feel ghoulish in approaching family members who’ve lost a loved one, but if we don’t contact them quickly, our revered artifacts may end up in the dump in days.

Other times we have to locate important artifacts or decide whether something that a donor considers a rare and critical artifact, is worthy of adding to our collection. This can be difficult when the item in question is a t-shirt with quarter size-holes and is frayed almost beyond recognition or a worn-out chain saw.

My colleagues made fun of me for highlighting a small stack of documents from as long ago as the 1930s. The documents were in pristine shape and precious. I wanted the items in the hands of our librarians as soon as possible because I trust their handling. And if these artifacts aren’t added to our collection when offered and treated properly, they will likely be lost to history.
It is a relief to consider these questions in 2022 as we regain a sense of normalcy after two pandemic years that were anything but normal. The highlight of the Museum season was introducing our interactive relief map of the A.T. The work of four years and a dozen vendors under the inspired direction of Museum Vice President Gwen Loose, visitors embraced the map, figuratively and literally. Unlike most exhibits, we encourage visitors to interact with the map at least lightly. As if to get a tactile sense of the whole 2,200-mile trail, it’s not unusual to see visitors draped over a corner of the map.

Howard Models of Ohio designed and built the map. Our longtime exhibit design firm, Graphik Masters of York, Pa, built the map platform. We will use five electronic monitors to amplify the story of the trail and the first went live with the map in July. Several vendors worked on the monitor along with many volunteers who contributed Trail pictures and explanatory text. Completing the project, at least for now, is a laser pointer system designed by Steve Paradis. Steve was formerly a director of the Museum as well as acting head of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. As a former thru-hiker, Steve’s boots have touched every part of the trail and add a unique understanding to his technical competence.

On Oct. 1, as we do for major milestones, we held a duct-tape cutting to inaugurate the exhibit. Bill O’Brien, a Museum board member, introduced this concept for our grand opening in 2010. What could be more appropriate for a small hiking museum than this versatile and enduring material? Major sponsors including Julia Chain of the South Mountain Partnership, Ashley Kurtz of the Cumberland Valley Visitors Bureau and Rush Williamson, a Potomac Appalachian Mountain Club volunteer, cut the tape.

The all-absorbing complexity of the map exhibit delayed some of our small exhibit plans but we hope to introduce some new things in 2023 including exhibits of historic trail tools and added artifacts to the Hikanation exhibit. Hikanation was a group which hiked across the U.S. in 1980-81.
Also, this summer, we added to the exhibits for Heather “Anish” Anderson and Walkin’ Jim Stoltz. Heather gave a talk in June on the grounds of the Ironmasters Hostel. One of the outstanding hikers of our era, Heather gave an inspirational talk. Big Hill Cider sponsored that event and later did a fundraiser for the Museum at their nearby cidery. The Museum is co-sponsoring another appearance by Heather in 2023 at Gettysburg College. That same day in June one of the Museum newest volunteers, Sarah Robison, also gave an inspirational talk about the transformational impact of her recent thru-hike.

Most summers we have fielded a full program of talks. The past two years we cut back sharply, but 2022 was a strong season. Late in August we hosted Anne Van Curen, an actress who portrays Grandma Gatewood. We had several speakers from Hikanation – Linda and Keith Wright and documentary film maker Alden Olmstead, whose father, environmental activist John Olmstead filmed Hikanation. Other speakers included David Donaldson, biographer of first thru-hiker Earl Shaffer. We experimented with different ways of recording the programs and hope over time to build this into a robust oral history project.

We’re planning a “Museum Author’s Corner” in our gift shop. The Museum has published six books including the Shaffer biography and one by the founder of Backpacker Magazine, William “Backpacker Bill” Kemsley titled One Step at a Time: A Geezer’s Guide to Living a Long and Healthy Life Through Hiking. We’ve published two trail journals by webmaster Alan “Gonzo” Strackeljahn: A Consistent Inconsistency and The Evolution of a Thru hiker; Then The Hail Came by George Steffanos; and Thru: An Appalachian Trail Love Story by Richard Judy. Also in the Author’s Corner will be Gwen Loose’s We Were There Too about early women A.T. leaders organizers and Tom Johnson’s From Dream to Reality, the definitive A.T. history.

This year we lost an early Museum leader, Maurice Forrester Jr. In addition to helping establish the Museum, Maurice for decades was a leader of ATC the Keystone Trail Association and was a passionate advocate for Pennsylvania’s forests. Most importantly, Maurice was a longtime friend, mentor and moral compass. We celebrated Maurice’s life on Oct. 1, in the new Hall of Fame room at Ironmasters Hostel with a gathering of family and friends.

That same day we inducted the 12th class of the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame at the Pine Grove Furnace State Park Furnace Stack Pavilion. The four inductees were Jim and Molly Denton, Joann and Paul Dolan, Laurie Potteiger and Tom Speaks. The Dentons managed an A.T. relocation in southwestern Virginia, the longest in Trail history. The Dolans spearheaded the drive to protect the A.T. through Sterling Forest in New York. Laurie was ATC Information Director, a title which masks her long importance and unique service to the trail community. As a forest supervisor with the U.S. Forest Service, Tom did much to protect the A.T. route and corridor in the southern Appalachians. Hawk Metheny of ATC was MC and earlier inductee Warren Doyle gave a talk reflecting his 49 years of hiking the A.T. and educating hikers. An original board member, Noel DeCavalcante, a 1989 thru-hiker, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his work on the Museum, ALDHA, where the served as coordinator and board member, and at ATC, where he initiated the Ridge Runner program.

Jim Foster, who inaugurated and leads the Hall of Fame, developed a room at the Ironmasters Hostel for the Hall of Fame. A versatile and dedicated volunteer, Jim also redid the Museum’s bylaws, heads our renovation committee and is one of our tech gurus. He has a prominent role, filmed at the Museum, in a new documentary on one of the trail’s youngest thru-hikers, Little Man, who completed the Trail at age 5 in 2021. Thru-hiker Bruce “Ishmael” Dunlavy, a talented builder and longtime volunteer, collaborated with Jim on many construction projects at the Museum and the hostel including the new Hall of Fame room.

The Museum’s collection is of critical importance to the Museum’s success in coming years as we mount new exhibits. Over the last three years dedicated volunteers Sandy Moyer, Jerry Johnson and Becky Foreman have catalogued and redesigned storage for our growing collection. All have also helped out in the library and with other tasks. The Museum collection was featured in the Green Tunnel podcast.

New head librarian Kurt Bodling became a 2,000 miler this year as he took over our 3,000-book A.T. research library. Also, this year we had a changing of the gardeners. Ann Bodling, Kurt’s wife, expanded her role to include the pollinator garden inside the ramp to the top floors. Ann had been taking care of our welcoming garden after longtime gardener Georgia Freet stepped down. Lori Preston, who had initiated the pollinator garden and published the “Latest Buzz” newsletter relinquished these responsibilities but continued with other Museum work.

For 2023, a major project the Museum is pursuing is the reconstruction of a stone shelter that Earl Shaffer built on North Mountain around 1960. Not long after the Museum opened, volunteers took apart the stone shelter and transported it to the Museum grounds under the direction of Karen Balaban. We are hoping to rebuild the shelter next summer in time to mark the 75th anniversary of Earl’s pioneering 1948 thru-hike. The Museum is cooperating with the Earl Shaffer Foundation and its representative, Mack Thorpe, on the project.

The Museum is also working with the Shaffer Foundation to revive the Katahdin Art Project as a joint fundraiser. Photographer and hiker Bart Smith, the first person to hike all 11 National Scenic Trails, took a dramatic photo of Katahdin. Before his death, Earl signed hundreds of cards to go with the photo and the project benefits the Foundation, the Museum and other hiking groups.
With the fading of the pandemic, the Museum stepped up its outreach in 2022, participating in the Carlisle Earth Day Celebration in April, Trail Days in May, in June Foundry Day in Boiling Springs, the Round Hill Festival, The Duncannon A.T. Festival and the Gettysburg Farmers Market. In August, we participated in a fundraiser at the Thirsty Farmer Brew Works with a dunk tank – a new role for the manager. In October the Museum had a table and workshop at the 40th anniversary ALDHA Gathering.

This year the Museum attracted some new and highly talented volunteers including a masters’ student, Jeff Houser, as an intern. Late in the season, we began an effort to launch four new committees to engage our new volunteers, offer more opportunities and meet the growing workload of the Museum. The initial committees we discussed are Exhibits, Fundraising, Finance and Outreach. In future years we hope to add additional committees. Anyone interested in joining this effort should contact Manager Julie Queen.

At the Ironmasters Hostel, under the leadership of Hostel Keeper Missy Shank, we continued to work to make the hostel more friendly to visitors. Among the changes we’ve instituted are stocking toilet paper for the Trail in the hiker box along with Pepto Bismol for those who complete the Half Gallon Ice Cream Challenge. We also try to separate snorers from quieter sleepers. Many visitors have responded by filling our visitor register with high compliments for the hostel.

The Museum continues to tightly control finances and has been healthy all through the pandemic thanks to veteran treasurer Jay Sexton and assistant Nan Lowe. Under the direction of Membership Secretary Robert “Red Wolf o’ da Smokies” Croyle, the Museum completed a fundraising campaign in December, 2021 and began a new one to fund new exhibits and continued upgrading of both buildings. Red Wolf was honored at the ALDHA Gathering as only the fourth ALDHA member to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his thru-hike. Red Wolf hiked the Trail in 1971 and was one of the first 40 hikers to complete the A.T. in a single season. He was also one of the first flip floppers, beginning his hike at Bear Mountain, the original stretch of the A.T.

We thank our many volunteers, our supporters throughout the trail community, our hardworking board and our two dedicated managers and we look forward to another great year in 2023. For those who are in a position to support the Museum’s continued growth and operations, we appreciate any financial contributions. Follow THIS LINK to contribute. Your support makes the Museum the success we all enjoy.
 
Sincerely,
Larry Luxenberg
Museum President
www.atmuseum.org

 
Contact info:
Julie Queen, Museum Manager, 717-486-8126, manager@atmuseum.org
Missy Shank, Ironmasters Manager, 717-486-4108, ironmasterspinegrove@gmail.com www.ironmastersmansion.com
Robert “Red Wolf o’da Smoky’s” Croyle, membership secretary, atmuseumfriends@gmail.com
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Hall of Fame Induction Day Honors Four Trail Legends

10/6/2022

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A large crowd honored the 2022 Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame inductees at the A.T. Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, held on October 1, 2022. The venue for the event was the Furnace Stack Pavilion at Pine Grove Furnace State Park, near Gardners, PA. Emcee for the Banquet was Hawk Metheny, Vice President of Regional and Trail Operations for Appalachian Trail Conservancy.

The 2022 Hall of Fame class is the late Jim & Molly Denton of Front Royal, Virginia; JoAnn & Paul Dolan of New York, New York; Laurie Potteiger of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia; and Tom Speaks of Cleveland, Tennessee.

Jim & Molly Denton were primarily responsible for the longest contiguous reroute in the history of the Trail, which moved the A.T. from a rapidly urbanizing area in southern Virginia to a more protected area within the Jefferson National Forest along the Virginia-West Virginia border. JoAnn & Paul Dolan spearheaded the effort to save from development a forested area north of New York City through which the A.T. passes and form the 22,000-acre Sterling Forest State Park. After her 1987 A.T. thru-hike, Laurie Potteiger became the ambassador of Appalachian Trail Conservancy to thousands of visitors, including countless thru-hikers, at ATC’s headquarters and helped to found the Flip-flop Festival, designed to encourage long distance hikers to begin their hikes at various places along the Trail rather than adding to the annual crush in Georgia. Tom Speaks played an important leadership role for the U.S. Forest Service in achieving critical land acquisitions in the South, leading a Forest Service team responsible for A.T. acquisitions from Georgia to central Virginia., including Rocky Fork, Spy Rock, Max Patch and Roan Highlands.

Each Hall of Fame honoree or representative received a hiking stick custom carved by John “Bodacious” Beaudet.

The Induction Day also featured a talk by Trail legend and 2020 Hall of Fame inductee Warren Doyle, the grand opening of the Museum’s interactive trail display, an interview with 2022 inductee Laurie Potteiger and guided tours of the Museum and the Ironmasters Mansion.
 
The Induction ceremony, Warren Doyle talk and Laurie Potteiger interview were all recorded. They can be viewed either on the Museum’s YouTube channel or HERE on the Museum’s website. HERE is a link to an album of photos from the Induction Day activities,
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"APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM UPDATES, SEPTEMBER 2022 !"

8/30/2022

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SOME A.T. PHOTOS
A.T. MUSEUM HOURS OPEN
“BUILDING-THE-MUSEUM (2022-2026)”  FUNDRAISER
SEE NEW MUSEUM DONOR PLAQUES NOW HANGING IN MUSEUM !
A.T. HALL OF FAME IN HOSTEL
THE ALDHA “GATHERING 2022”!
OLMSREAD PROGRAM SOON
MUSIC-NIMBLEWILL  NOMAD NATIONAL RADIO PODCAST !
DAMASCUS TRAIL CENTER OPENS

Dear Appalachian Trail Museum Friend,

Here is the September 2022 edition of
APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM UPDATES
for your review. 

NOTE: 
~ A. T. MUSEUM SEPT. / OCT. HOURS OPEN !

First, click on, 
~ A VARIETY OF A.T. PHOTOS TO ENJOY

Then click on,
~ INTRODUCTION EMAIL - SEPTEMBER 2022 

NOTE~ MUSEUM FINANCIAL SUPPORTERS: 
For your review are the four plaques of the
"BUILDING FUND CAMPAIGN (2017-2021)";
click on, one at a time, enlarge button at top,
and slide bars right and at bottom to "clarify".
~2017-2021 CAMPAIGN PLAQUE #1 

~ 2017-2021 CAMPAIGN PLAQUE # 2 

~ 2017-2021 CAMPAIGN PLAQUE #3 

~ 2017-2021 CAMPAIGN PLAQUE #4 
"MANY THANKS FOR YOUR VITAL SUPPORT.
IT IS APPRECIATED." ~ Robert Croyle "Red Wolf"

MUSEUM'S FACILITIES, click on,
PHOTOS OF A. T. MUSEUM FACILITIES !

A. T. HALL OF FAME DISPLAY RELOCATED, click on,
~ A T HALL OF FAME INDUCTION DAY ~ OCT 1, 2022

OUR 3D INTERACTIVE MAP EXHIBIT - click on,
3D INTERACTIVE A.T. MAP EXHIBIT !   

Volunteers Jack Adams & Ron Bungay
re-stained the railings & benches on the ramps
to A. T. Museum's upper levels. 
"MANY THANKS, THEY LOOK GREAT !" 
~ RE-STAINED MUSEUM RAMPS & LANDING BENCH

THE 2022 ALDHA GATHERING SOON (OCT. 7-10) !
"GREAT ANNUAL AUTUMN GATHERING OF HIKERS",
click on, 2022 GATHERING - THE PROGRAM 

SPECIAL PRESENTATION AT THE A.T. MUSEUM, 
JOHN OLMSTEAD - PRESENTATION, SEPT 17 - 2PM

(From Paula Guerrein), Alden has his HikaNation 
presentation on the Frederick Law Olmsted 200th 
anniversary website! Click on, 
https://olmsted200.org/events/alden-olmsted-at-at-museum/

PINE GROVE STATE PARK SEPT. PROGRAMS, 
~ STATE PARK SEPT PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES

AN OBITUARY OF A BELOVED A.T. HIKER,
WE LOST A GOOD HIKER-FRIEND.

ATC HIKER PHOTOS (TAKEN AT HARPERS FERRY),
~ ATC HARPERS FERRY HIKER PHOTOS LINK !

FROM AN ATC EMAIL ~ click on,
DAMASCUS TRAIL CENTER OPENS !

Here is an A. T. Thru-hike video to enjoy,
"Journey of the Soul", click on,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHdnXDxORoo 

A FEW MUSICAL LINKS, click on, 
~  BASCOM LAMAR LUNSFORD ~ MOUNTAIN MUSIC

~  FOUR SEASONS - AUTUMN - VIDEO 

~  RICKY SKAGGS - KENTUCKY THUNDER - ROMP 2018 

~ RADIO PODCAST, 4-2-22 ~ NIMBLEWILL NOMAD !

"HAPPY TRAILS !"

Robert "RED WOLF o'da SMOKY'S" Croyle - AT'71
A. T. Museum Membership Secretary
email: atmuseumupdates@gmail.com 

U S Mail Address:      

A. T. Museum
1120 Pine Grove Road
Gardners, PA  17324  
 

FYI ~TO SUBSCRIBE TO RECEIVE THIS NEWSLETTER:
click on & complete with name & email only, SUBSCRIBE.
Add atmuseumupdates@gmail.com to your “contacts”
so the newsletter is not blocked by your server. ~ "Red Wolf".    
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A Full Schedule of Events Planned for Hall of Fame Induction Day,  October 1, 2022

8/29/2022

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PictureWarren Doyle, photo by David Frantz
​The Appalachian Trail Museum plans a full schedule of free events on the day the 2022 A.T. Hall of Fame class is inducted, Saturday, October 1, 2022.

The day will begin at 10 am with a lecture by Warren Doyle entitled “My 50 Year Love Affair With The A.T.” Dr. Doyle, inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2020, is the founder and first Coordinator of the Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association (ALDHA). He has completed the Appalachian Trail eighteen times, including nine thru-hikes and nine section hikes. Dr. Doyle’s lecture will be in the Hall of Fame Room within the Ironmasters Mansion.



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Two events will follow at 11 am. Gwen Loose, Vice President of the Museum Board and Museum Curator, will lead a dedication of the Museum’s new interactive trail map display, followed by a guided tour of the Museum. At the Ironmasters Mansion Hall of Fame Room, Larry Luxenberg and Jim Foster will lead a panel discussion of the 2022 Hall of Fame class. The class is made up of the late Jim & Molly Denton of Front Royal, Virginia; JoAnn & Paul Dolan of New York, New York; Laurie Potteiger of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia; and Tom Speaks of Cleveland, Tennessee. Information on the 2022 Class can be found HERE. 

The Hall of Fame Induction ceremony will begin at 1:30 in the Furnace Stack parking lot. The ceremony will be a free event, but registration will be required due to limited space. To register, send an email to atmbanquet@gmail.com
 
At 3 pm, two guided tours will be featured, one of the Ironmasters Mansion, led by Andre Weltman, Chair of Friends of Pine Grove Furnace State Park. Gwen Loose will lead another tour of the Museum for those who missed the morning tour. 

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PictureHawk Metheny
The M.C. for the 2022 Induction will be Hawk Metheny. Hawk was recently named Vice President of Regional and Trail Operations of Appalachian Trail Conservancy. Hawk has served for 32 years working in various levels of Appalachian Trail management and stewardship. Before joining ATC in 2010, Hawk worked for more than 20 years with the Appalachian Mountain Club in multiple backcountry management positions, served multiple consecutive terms on the ATC Board of Directors, and chaired the ATC Stewardship Council. Before his recent promotion, Hawk served as Senior Regional Director of ATC's Northeast region.
  
Hawk thru-hiked the A.T. in 1993 (Hawk-Who-Walks GA—>ME) and has hiked many other sections of the A.T. since. He has thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail, the John Muir Trail twice, and has section hiked the Long Trail in Vermont.


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"APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM UPDATES", AUG 6, 2022

8/6/2022

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“A. T. MUSEUM NEWSLETTER” RETURNS AS A MONTHLY !
- NEW AUGUST A. T. MUSEUM HOURS
- PINE GROVE FURNACE STATE PARK PROGRAMS SCHEDULE !
- APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY VISTA 2023
- 2022 A T MUSEUM HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY !
- IAT MAINE CHAPTER & MORE!

Dear Appalachian Trail Museum Friends,

I have returned to doing some newsletter work,
and hope to write something each month for awhile,
just to keep our news going out to you readers.
So for your review, here is the August 2022 
"APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM NEWSLETTER !"

To tell the truth, my vacation  was a medical leave
for chemo and proton radiation treatments at the
Emory Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, GA. plus
two weeks of nursing recovery from it here at home in
Candler Hospital, Savannah, GA. Now home and slowly
getting my strength back, while working on the backlog of
the many generous A. T. Museum donations from you.
YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED AND VITAL FOR 
OUR APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM ~ "THANK YOU!"

AUGUST A. T. MUSEUM HOURS:
Aug 1st-14th: Wed - Sun from 9am-4pm 
Aug 15th-31st: Wed-Fri 12-4pm / Sat-Sun 9am-4pm
Best, Julie Queen - A. T. Museum Manager
email: manager@atmuseum.org

STATE PARK'S AUG. PROGRAMS, click on, 
AUG 2022 - PARK ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE,
then click on image to enlarge.

ATC VISTA 2023, latest news: 
click on, VISTA 2023 NEWSLETTER 

The 2022 Class of the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame
to be honored at the A.T. Hall of Fame Outdoor Induction 
on October 1, 2022 at 1:30 pm and will be held 
at the Furnace Stack Pavilion, below the Museum 
in Pine Grove Furnace State Park, near Gardners, PA.
 
The induction ceremony will be a free event, 
but registration will be required due to limited space. 
To register, send an email to atmbanquet@gmail.com 
This ceremony will be one of a full schedule of events 
taking place during the Hall of Fame weekend.
More information on the 2022 class, click on,
HERE.

Maine International Appalachian Trail in the News
A neat article about biking the IAT was just released 
at the Adventure Cycling Association website. It gives 
a neat perspective on another way to see the trail!
You can read it here: Back into View. 

RECENT APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY NEWS:
Click here

Here is some music to enjoy:
~ THROUGH THE WOODS - MOVIE
 
~ GLORY IN THE MEETINGHOUSE-APOLLOS FIRE
 
~ EARLS OF LEICESTER-'15 SAVANNAH MUSIC FEST

HAPPY TRAILS ! 

Robert "RED WOLF o'da SMOKY'S" Croyle
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​VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: LAURA

7/20/2022

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PictureLaura
Name: Laura
Location: Boiling Springs, PA
How long you've been volunteering for the museum and in what capacity: Volunteering since Spring 2022 as a docent.
Favorite place to hike in PA: Don't know yet, because I'm new to the state, but I do get to walk everyday around Children's Lake in Boiling Springs, so that's a start!
Favorite place to hike outside of PA: I was fortunate to live near the Blue Ridge Parkway in VA for eight years and my heart is still there. Walking through Big Meadows in Shenandoah NP is right up there, too!
Other hobbies (besides hiking): Bike riding, birding, traveling, visiting museums, researching and writing.
A fun fact or other information that you're interested in sharing with the group: I'm giving a virtual tour for Smithsonian Associates of George Washington's Mount Vernon in July and then leading an in-person tour of Alexandria and South Fairfax County in October. The tours are tied to the publication of my 10th book, "A History Lover's Guide to Alexandria and South Fairfax County" which came out in May 2022 (The History Press). My website is www.lauramacaluso.com. 

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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: JEFF

7/20/2022

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PictureJeff, wife Tabitha & two month old son Luke
Name: Jeff. 
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Home: I live and work over in Gettysburg where I teach high school Government/Economics along with US history to 10th-12th grade students. My wife and I both originate from Philadelphia and moved to Adams county about three years ago.

How long you've been volunteering for the museum and in what capacity: For the past few years, I have been working to complete a graduate degree from Shippensburg University in Applied History. In short, the degree is basically trying to connect academic history to the community. This is most often accomplished with the use of museums or historical societies. The degree has students work and intern with a vast array of historical museums, hence my internship here with you all which I have been volunteering for about four weeks now. I am so happy to be working here as part of my program and would love to continue to volunteer afterward. 

Favorite place to hike in PA: My wife and I love to be outside and we really appreciate living so close to the AT for some weekend hikes. I would say my favorite hikes are usually battlefields/or historical trails (what can I say, I’m a history teacher in Gettysburg) although if you are looking for more of a trail hike, I have always enjoyed going to “The Pinnacle” close to Hawk Mountain. 

Favorite place to hike outside of PA: As for outside of PA, I also really enjoy Maryland Heights in Harpers Ferry or Acadia way up in Maine. 

A fun fact or other information that you're interested in sharing with the group: I sadly am not a “thru-hiker” however, working here has certainly been stirring the urges. I have loved hearing all the stories at the front desk and helping wherever is needed. I want to give a sincere, Thank you,  to all those I have met and who have helped me learn the ropes here at the AT Museum. It has truly been a pleasure to learn and work beside each of you.

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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: GREG

7/20/2022

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PictureGreg opening the Museum with Natalie and Charlie from Mechanicsburg PA, two of his four grandchildren. Photo taken by Greg's daughter, Mary.
Name: Greg 
Home: Bethlehem, PA
How long you've been volunteering for the museum and in what capacity: While section hiking Pennsylvania in 2020, Greg and his wife, Jane, stopped by the AT Museum on their way through Pine Grove Furnace State Park. They returned for a repeat visit this spring where they met docents Jennifer and Laura. When Jennifer asked if he had considered volunteering for the Museum, Greg thought that no, he hadn’t, but what an intriguing idea! After Julie arranged a docent training, Greg stepped in and has volunteered in two- or three-day chunks of time in June & July, staying over in his camper van at Piney Mountain in the Michaux Forest.
Favorite place to hike in PA: He and Jane belong to the Appalachian Mountain Club Delaware Valley and are shelter watchers at the LeRoy Smith Shelter on the AT near where they live. They first hiked as young marrieds in the mountains above Denver, Colorado.
A fun fact or other information that you're interested in sharing: Greg retired as an editor with Better Homes and Gardens for 21 years and became a freelance writer after moving to the Lehigh Valley to be near two of his daughters and their children in 2006. He likes to kayak with the Lehigh Valley Kayak and Canoe Club where he is learning white water kayaking, and he is currently working on a book about friendship and lessons learned from his best friend, who died of Alzheimer’s Disease a year and a half ago. 

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