Blog Posts - Appalachian Trail Museum

"Appalachian Trail Museum Updates", May 1, 2019

4/30/2019

YOUR NEW EXHIBITS DEDICATION INVITATION ~ NEW HOURS ~ A. T. HALL OF FAME BANQUET ~ I.A.T. 's 25th ANNIVERSARY ! ~ MUSEUM FESTIVAL & PICNIC ! ~ & MUCH MORE !

Dear Appalachian Trail Museum Friends,

The May 1, 2019 edition of Appalachian Trail Museum Updates
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"APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM UPDATES", May 1, 2019

HAPPY TRAILS !

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

"Appalachian Trail Museum Updates", April 24, 2019

4/24/2019

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES; PROGRAM; & SPONSORS ~
~ HALL OF FAME FESTIVAL ~ RESEARCH LIBRARY'S "OPEN HOUSE" &
FIVE NEW EXHIBITS: HIKANATION; NATIONAL SCENIC TRAILS;
BLAZING THE TRAIL IN MAINE; "WALK'N JIM STOLTZ";
& "A NIGHT ON THE TRAIL" (children's exhibit) ~
~ NEWLY OPENED UPPER MUSEUM LEVELS ! ~ FLIP FLOP FEST ! ~ & MORE !

Dear Appalachian Trail Museum Friends,

The April 24, 2019 edition of Appalachian Trail Museum Updates
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"APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM UPDATES", April 24, 2019

HAPPY TRAILS !

Robert "RED WOLF o'da SMOKY'S" Croyle
A. T. Museum Membership Secretary
email: atmuseumfriends@gmail.com
website: www.atmuseum.org

"Appalachian Trail Museum UPDATES", April 17, 2019

4/17/2019

YOUR INVITATION ~ HALL OF FAME FESTIVAL ! ~ HALL OF FAME BANQUET TICKETS ~ TRAIL CLEANUP THIS SATURDAY (EARTH DAY) ~ UPCOMING EVENTS ~ & MORE !

Dear Appalachian Trail Museum Friends,

The April 17, 2019 edition of Appalachian Trail Museum Updates
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"APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM UPDATES", April 17, 2019

HAPPY TRAILS !

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

Join Us Sunday, May 5, 2019 As We Dedicate Five Exciting New Exhibits!!

4/13/2019

The Appalachian Trail Museum
Invites You to Help Dedicate
Five, Exciting New Exhibits!
Sunday, May 5, 2019

Our Hall of Fame Festival on May 5th, 2019 is your Golden Opportunity to visit the Appalachian Trail Museum at beautiful Pine Grove Furnace State Park, located at 1120 Pine Grove Road, Pine Grove Furnace State Park, Gardners, PA 17324. If it’s been a while since your last visit, come see how the Museum has grown!

Arrive at 10:00 AM for a Meet and Greet with coffee, tea, and juice.
Enjoy our dedication program at 10:30 AM with expert speakers to introduce each exhibit.
Stay for a picnic lunch and an afternoon filled with music and activities.

Our New Exhibits!

"A Night on the Trail": A multi-media exhibit to give children a sense of what it’s like to spend a night on the Appalachian Trail.
"Blazing the Trail in Maine", featuring photos showing how the Appalachian Trail was established in Maine and featuring the folding kayak (Folbot) used by Appalachian Trail pioneer, Myron Avery.
“Walkin' Jim Stoltz"; An exhibit dedicated to the late Jim Stoltz, renowned long distance hiker, songwriter, artist, poet, photographer, author, entertainer, and environmental activist.
"Hikanation": Celebrating the groundbreaking, 1980-81, Pacific-to-Atlantic Hike organized by the American Hiking Society.
"Our National Scenic Trails": An exhibit celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the National Scenic Trails System established by Act of Congress in 1968.

Museum Research Library Open House

On Sunday, during the Hall of Fame Festival, the Museum's Research Library will hold an open house. This will be one of the very rare occasions when the public has an opportunity to view the Library, as it is normally open only to historical researchers. The founding librarian, Linda Patton, has prepared exhibits of rare books and other materials. Old periodicals with articles about the Appalachian Trail will be on display, including an issue of National Geographic owned by the first Appalachian Trail thruhiker, Earl Shaffer. Other displays will feature materials related to Myron Avery and "Walkin' Jim" Stoltz.The open house will start at approximately 1:00 p.m., after the noon picnic lunch.

Additional Media Information and Background

During the morning program on May 5th, 2019, guest speakers will introduce each of the new exhibits with personal reflections and, in some cases, song.
There will be a picnic lunch to enjoy at noon. Some food will be provided, and attendees are invited to also bring food of their own and/or make a donation.
After lunch, attendees will tour the new exhibits, and the morning speakers or Museum volunteers will be on hand to answer questions. At the open air Pavilion, music will be provided and there will be an “open mike” for everyone to share songs and experiences.

For more information about this event, contact Dan Shaffer at: daniel.shaffer@gmail.com. Text or call: (480) 215-7558

About the Appalachian Trail Museum
www.atmuseum.org

The Appalachian Trail Museum Society serves the Appalachian Trail community by telling the stories of the founding, construction, preservation, maintenance, protection, and enjoyment of the Trail since its creation.

The Appalachian Trail Museum, which opened in June, 2010, collects, preserves, and interprets materials relevant to these subjects. Its mission is to inform, educate and inspire.

The Museum’s exhibits and publications inform visitors about the Appalachian Trail and the National Scenic Trails System, educating them concerning the history of the Appalachian Trail’s development, the founders who made it possible, and the pioneering thru-hikers who brought it to the awareness of the general public.

Through its exhibits, special programs, and the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame, the Museum celebrates the experience and culture of wilderness hiking in all its physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual aspects. In doing so it hopes to inspire current and future visitors to embrace the opportunity to enjoy all the benefits of wilderness hiking.

The Appalachian Trail Museum’s Historic Location

The Appalachian Trail Museum is located in Pennsylvania's beautiful Michaux State Forest at Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Gardners, PA. It is adjacent to the Appalachian Trail and close to the midpoint of this 2,190-mile-long trail that extends from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mt. Katahdin in Maine.
Appropriately, the Museum is housed in a building that is itself a historical artifact, a structure built more than two hundred years ago as a grist mill. It stands across the road from the Pine Grove General Store, a site famed in hiker lore. It is here that thru-hikers traditionally stop to celebrate reaching the midpoint of their journey by eating -- or attempting to eat -- a half gallon of ice cream in one sitting.
Next door to the Museum is the restored Ironmaster’s Mansion, built in 1829. The Mansion is a popular venue for weddings and houses a hostel for Appalachian Trail thru-hikers and section hikers. A short distance away, there are two beautiful lakes, Laurel Lake and Fuller Lake, with beaches and facilities for swimming and picnicking.

For more information about the Appalachian Trail Museum, contact Nate Shank, Museum Manager or Larry Luxenberg, President, at: info@atmuseum.com

The Appalachian Trail Museum
1120 Pine Grove Road
Pine Grove Furnace State Park
Gardners, PA 17324-9078

Phone: 717-486-8126
email: info@atmuseum.org

"Appalachian Trail Museum UPDATES", April 11, 2019

4/11/2019

HOURS & LOCATION ~ BANQUET & FESTIVAL ~ USED GEAR NEEDED FOR CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES ~ PARK PROGRAMS ~ IAT NEWS ~ IRONMASTERS
~ CONSTRUCTION CREW ~ UPCOMING EVENTS ~ YOUR LISTING ON MUSEUM'S PERMANENT PLAQUE & MEMBERSHIP ! ~ RESEARCH LIBRARY

Dear Appalachian Trail Museum Friends,

The April 11, 2019 edition of Appalachian Trail Museum Updates
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HAPPY TRAILS !

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

"Appalachian Trail Museum Updates", April 3, 2019

4/4/2019

2019 A. T. HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCED ! ~ A. T. HALL OF FAME INFO ~ OLD GEAR NEEDED FOR CHILDREN'S EXHIBIT ~ VOLUNTEER'S SIGNUP ~
& MUCH MORE !

Dear Appalachian Trail Museum Friends,

The April 3, 2019 edition of Appalachian Trail Museum Updates
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"Appalachian Trail Museum UPDATES", April 3, 2019

HAPPY TRAILS !

Robert "RED WOLF o'da SMOKY'S" Croyle
A. T. Museum Membership Secretary
email: atmuseumfriends@gmail.com
website: www.atmuseum.org

2019 Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

4/2/2019

The ninth class of Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame honorees will be inducted on Saturday, May 4, during the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame Banquet at the Army Heritage & Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. More information on the Banquet and tickets can be found HERE.

The 2019 Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame class honorees are the late M. Jean Van Gilder Cashin of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania; the late Paul M. Fink of Jonesborough,Tennessee; Donald T. King of Martinsburg, West Virginia; and the late Robert D. Proudman of Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

Jean Cashin

M. Jean Van Gilder Cashin was born and grew up in eastern Pennsylvania. In 1972, Jean began a career with the Appalachian Trail Conference (now Conservancy) in Harpers Ferry, WV. During her 24 years as Information Specialist, she helped shape and personalize ATC's hiker services, earning a well-deserved Trail-wide reputation as the universal Trail mom. Among her many contributions, Jean started the tradition of taking a photo of each A.T. hiker intending to complete the entire Trail who stopped in at the ATC headquarters. Jean was also a founding member of the Appalachian Trail Long Distance Hikers Association (ALDHA). After retirement, she continued to support the ATC in many capacities. Jean passed away in 2013.

Paul Fink (courtesy National Park Service)

Paul M. Fink was probably the single person most responsible for laying out the Appalachian Trail in the southern states. He was a pioneer hiker, who did some of the very first hiking in the Tennessee-North Carolina border areas. His seminal book Backpacking Was The Only Way described his hiking experiences in that area beginning in 1914. In 1922, only a year after Benton MacKaye’s famous article proposing an Appalachian Trail was written, Fink began corresponding with hiking leaders in New England about building the Trail. When Myron Avery began planning the route of the AT in the south, Fink was the first person he contacted. Fink guided Avery as they laid out the route of the trail. Fink was also an early advocate for the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, through which the A.T travels along the Tennessee-North Carolina border. He passed away in 1980.

Don King

Donald T. King currently serves as the National Park Service chief realty officer for the National Land Resources Program Center in Martinsburg, WV. His career with the NPS has spanned more than 40 years in a variety of capacities, but much of his career since 1979 has been devoted to supporting and then overseeing NPS land acquisition for the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. Today his duties also include land acquisition support for the Pacific Crest NST, the Florida NST, the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation. During his distinguished career, Don King has been involved, directly and indirectly, in the acquisition of lands and interests in lands along the A.T. in 11 states, affecting more than 2,500 parcels and 117,000 acres, and extending federal protection along 620 miles of the A.T., surely one of the most complex and successful park related land acquisition programs in the nation.

Bob Proudman

Robert T. Proudman’s involvement in the A.T. dates back to his first year on Appalachian Mountain Club’s New Hampshire Trail Crew in 1965. He rose through the ranks becoming the first fulltime, club-wide Supervisor of Trails in 1972. Bob joined the National Park Service A.T. Park Office in 1979-80 after which he joined the staff of ATC in 1981. Bob is author or co-author of ATC’s Appalachian Trail Design, Construction and Maintenance and AMC’s Trail Building and Maintenance, 1977 and ’88 editions. Bob also helped found ATC’s corridor monitoring program, trail crew programs, ridge runner and caretaker programs, as well as major government-funded procurement programs for removing structures and dams along the Trail. Known as “Bobe” to his friends, he worked nationally and internationally as a consultant, trail designer and recreational safety expert and has extensive outdoor experience as a mountaineer and adventurer. After a 50-year career with trails, Bobe retired from ATC in 2015 and passed away in 2018.

More information on the 2019 Class can be found on the Class's web page. Follow THIS LINK.

Appalachian Trail Museum Updates - March 27, 2019

3/26/2019

THIS SATURDAY MUSEUM OPENS ! ~ YOUR PLAQUE LISTING & MUSEUM MEMBERSHIP ~ A.T. HALL OF FAME BANQUET ~ HIKER FEST ! ~ BUTTERFLY GARDEN ~ & MUCH MORE !

Dear Appalachian Trail Museum Friends,

The March 27, 2019 edition of  Appalachian Trail Museum Updates
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HAPPY TRAILS !

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

Appalachian Trail Museum Updates

3/20/2019

Brought to you by Red Wolf o' da Smokys.

Appalachian Trail Museum Updates - March 20, 2019

The A.T. Museum Updates brings you news, events and other information from the A.T. Museum, the trail, other hiker-community groups, trail history and the local area.

In this Issue: Volunteer Kickoff Fest - Upcoming Events - Butterfly/Native garden - Hiker Fest & New Exhibits, May 5th - Broome, Fink & Smokys' A.T. with Photos & More.

2019 Volunteer Kickoff Celebration on March 23!!

2/23/2019