Appalachian Mountain Club - Maine Chapter

Be sure and check out pages 11 and 29 of the September issue of amcoutdoors magazine. Maine Chapter Chair Peter Roderick and his wife Janet are featured as part of the Maine Woods Initiative “Donor Spotlight”. Peter also received press on page 18 regarding the proposed building of a lean-to in AMC’s Katahdin Iron Works property in the Greenville area. Maine Conservation Co-Chair Peg Nation is featured as part of the “AMC Profile- People Making a Difference” section. Thanks for all of your hard work, and congrats on the press!

AMC is now offering camp-to-camp biking in its Katahdin Iron Works (KIW) property in the greater Greenville area. Modeled after the hut-to-hut hiking system in the White Mountains, bikers can pedal from one AMC facility to another via the network of old gravel logging roads. The 17-mile route from AMC’s Little Lyford Pond Camps to its Medawisa property allows cyclists great views through a remote area, and the opportunity to bunk in well-maintained cabins with modern amenities and dine on hearty fare at both ends of the journey. This would make a great foliage trip! Check out AMC’s website for more information.

The George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research will sponsor a lecture on the environment on Thursday, September 27, 2007, at 1:30pm in Hauck Auditorium at the University of Maine, Orono, Maine. The guest speakers will include Senator Mitchell and James Gustave Speth, author of “Red Sky at Morning”.
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The registration deadline is one month from today! Forms are available in the latest issue of our newsletter “Wilderness Matters” and on our website. Join fellow Maine AMCers and meet new faces for a weekend full of activities on the cusp of renowned Acadia National Park! Enjoy hikes, bikes, paddles, as well as a digital photography workshop and a coastal bird watch. And don’t miss the guest speakers after Saturday evening’s dinner who will tell their tale and project their pictures of their canoe trip across the country. Please visit our web page for more information. See you all there!

Situated within Maine’s famed 100-mile wilderness, Little Lyford Pond Camps offer a unique, four-season retreat for outdoor enthusiasts to explore the spectacular mountains and wild surroundings of the Moosehead Lake region. To give AMC members and chapter trip leaders the chance to experience this amazing Destination first-hand, we’re running LLPC’s second Chapter Trip Leaders Familiarization Tour (also known as a “Fam Tour”) scheduled for September 20 — September 23, 2007. This trip will be hosted by Roger Scholl and the AMC’s Volunteer Relations Staff.
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What do you get when you combine the interactivity of the Web with expert map and trail content from the White Mountain Guide? AMC’s new online edition of the White Mountain Guide gives you access to up-to-date maps, trail descriptions and safety warnings, as well as trail conditions and trip reports from members of our online community.
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The State of Maine has begun a new program to encourage kids to be more active outdoors called “Take It Outside!”. 

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