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From the White Mountain Huts to the Giant Races: Meet Katie Schide and Hillary Gerardi

This story is a preview of the upcoming issue of Appalachia Journal. Katie Schide ran down the woodsy mountain trail from the Flégère tram station 800 meters above Chamonix, France, this past August 27, much...
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George Brown hard at work making a trail sign in a workshop next to AMC’s Pinkham Notch Visitors Center.

The Man Behind AMC’s Trail Signs

If you hike in the White Mountains and encounter a 5/4-inch-thick pine AMC trail sign, there’s a good chance you’re looking at a George Brown original. “I don’t put my initials on the back or…
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AMC LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES Hikers rest in the krummholz along the abandoned route of the Old Bridal Path on Mount Lafayette in 1920

Year in Review

This year has been a bright one for AMC. Despite a difficult economy and continuing impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve accomplished a great deal – and our top website articles reflect that. Here’s a…
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Christopher Cotrell/ Flickr Commons Consider reading an indigenous author the next time you reach for a book.

Five Indigenous Authors on Land and Nature

From the peaks of Katahdin to our favorite local footpaths, the lands we cherish are indigenous lands. As we spend time outdoors this Native American Heritage Month, it’s important to not only discuss the unjust…
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Stephen Kurczy The author and Manny atop South Kinsman, their 29th mountain, on May 28, 2021, a chilly day when they also tagged North Kinsman and Cannon Mountain.

Do Cell Phones Belong in the Mountains?

A 24-Mile Journey with a 1-Year-Old Suggests a Quieter Mountain Way This story was originally published in the Summer/Fall 2022 issue of Appalachia Journal. My son was asleep on my back, head craned sideways as…
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