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Companies bring lemonade and marketing campaign to Vermont trails
Hikers receive “Merrell Magic” lemonade near Canyon Arch in Utah, in a photograph posted to Merrell’s website. Hikers making their way up the steep flanks of Mount Mansfield next week will see an...
View ArticleFish: Outdoor education on the Long Trail
Editor’s note: This op-ed is by Marge Fish, president of the Green Mountain Club, which is the founder and maintainer of the Long Trail. She lives in Londonderry. In an era where kids spend most of...
View ArticleWiquist: Green Mountain Club’s concerns and recommendations to the Energy...
Editor’s note: This op-ed is the text of testimony from Will Wiquist, executive director of the Green Mountain Club, before the Energy Siting Policy Commission on Dec. 5, 2012. The GMC was invited to...
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In This State: Long Trail footbridge will finally connect Duxbury and Bolton...
This manipulated photo, produced by bridge designers, shows how the Green Mountain Club’s planned suspension over the Winooski River, east of Jonesville, will look when completed. Construction on the...
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In This State: Mike DeBonis takes the lead at the Green Mountain Club
Middlebury native Mike DeBonis returned to Vermont this summer to become executive director of the Green Mountain Club. Here, he shows a visitor the construction site of a new Long Trail bridge over...
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Former ski area site part of logging, trail-building plans
A skier takes in the view at Dutch Hill ski area in the Heartwellville area of Readsboro, likely in the 1950s. Photo courtesy of nelsap.orgREADSBORO — The U.S. Forest Service is ready to move ahead on...
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Hiking season start comes with warning of muddy — or even snowy — trails
Long Trail hikers approach the summit of Mount Abraham on a beautiful summer’s day. Photo by Sheri Larsen, courtesy of the Green Mountain Club This weekend marks the Green Mountain Club’s season...
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Then Again: The trials and tribulations of hiking Vermont’s grandest trail
The Long Trail at the Appalachian Gap. Photo Bryan Pocius/Flickr Editor’s note: Mark Bushnell is a Vermont journalist and historian. He is the author of “Hidden History of Vermont” and “It Happened in...
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The Bright Side: Scout director through-hikes Long Trail, raises $36,000 for...
Clint Buxton reaches the marker at the end of the Long Trail that marks the border between the United States and Canada. He hiked the 272-mile trail, raising money for the Mount Norris Scout...
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Then Again: James Taylor, father of the Long Trail, had plenty of help
James P. Taylor, center, rests on the summit of Camel’s Hump in 1922 with hikers identified as Herbert Dockham and his wife. Silver Special Collections Library, University of Vermont James P. Taylor...
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Hikers raise concerns after report of sexual assault on Long Trail
The view from Killington Peak looking at Pico Peak in an undated photograph. Photo by Mimicamilleri via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) Some hikers are raising an alarm after reports that a man sexually...
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U.S. Forest Service buying 2,000 acres in Pownal, Stamford to expand Green...
Roaring Branch Cascades is a scenic, secluded gorge in the new additions to the Green Mountain National Forest. Photo by Matt Peters The Green Mountain National Forest is expected to grow by 2,100...
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Green Mountain Club plans complete overhaul of popular Camel’s Hump hiking trail
Green Mountain Club crews work on the Long Trail on Jay Peak in summer 2021. Climate change and a pandemic-linked surge in foot traffic have widened and eroded the century-old Burrows Trail, which...
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Green Mountain Club has raised $4 million to protect the Long Trail system
Green Mountain Club crews work on the Long Trail on Jay Peak in summer 2021. Courtesy of Green Mountain Club The Green Mountain Club has reached its goal of raising $4 million for projects along...
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Damage assessments underway for popular trail networks
A portion of the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail in Cambridge is damaged from floodwater on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Photo by Peter D’Auria/VTDigger This week’s flooding damaged popular trail networks...
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Animal welfare groups sue state over new hunting and trapping rules
A wild coyote. Photo via Adobe Stock Animal welfare groups have followed through on their promise to sue the state after the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board moved forward with new hunting and...
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