Appalachian Mountain Club - Maine Chapter

It’s time for the AMC Maine Chapter’s Annual Meeting! AMC Maine chapter members will begin arriving at Camp Jordan in Ellsworth, ME this Friday, September 28 where a full weekend of activities will kick off with the Executive Committee chili jamboree. Saturday’s events include hiking, biking, paddling, and other events, ending with the annual business meeting and special guest speakers.

Swing by the registration table when you arrive for all the information you need for an awesome weekend. For more information , please visit the Annual Meeting web page. For directions to Camp Jordan, please click here.

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 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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The weather outside right now may be sweltering, but the cool, crisp clear days of fall will be here before we know it. And what better place to enjoy the fall than the nearby White Mountains? AMC’s 2007 Fall Gathering will be held on Friday, Oct. 12 through Sunday Oct. 14 at AMC’s Highlands Center in Crawford Notch.

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In cooperation with the South Portland Land Trust, members of the Appalachian Mountain Club have been building trails in a most unlikely place: in the shadow of Maine’s largest shopping development.

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Registration is open for the 2007 Maine Chapter Annual Meeting! Camp Jordan in Ellsworth is the venue for this year’s meeting on September 28-30, allowing for a diverse mix of outdoor activities in nearby Acadia National Park. All Maine Chapter members and folks interested in the outdoors are encouraged to attend! Please visit the 2007 Annual Meeting web page for registration forms and more information.

A reminder that June’s potluck will include a presentation by the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Maine Policy Manager, Bryan Wentzell, on AMC’s Maine Woods Initiative (MWI) for conservation and recreation. Come join us on Thursday, June 21, 2007 at 6 pm for a slide show and question and answer session on AMC’s latest strategy for Maine’s 100 Mile Wilderness region. Click here for more information.

The Appalachian Mountain Club’s Maine Policy Manager, Bryan Wentzell, will present a slide show with Q&A on AMC’s Maine Woods Initiative on Thursday, June 21, 2007. The Maine Woods Initiative is AMC’s strategy for land conservation in the 100-Mile Wilderness region, addressing regional ecological and economic needs through outdoor recreation, resource protection, sustainable forestry and community partnerships.
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If you visit our calendar today you will notice a new feature. You can now filter the calendar by activity type and/or region. So if you want to just see a list of upcoming trips in Western Maine, just see a list of trail work trips, or perhaps just see the trail work trips in Western Maine you can do that as well. As the warmer weather builds in and the overall number of trips increases we hope this will help you find activities that interest you!