Youth Climate Jobs Workshop, April 10th, 2025 At Highland Center

AMC’s First Youth Climate Summit

On April 10th, more than 120 high school students from across northern Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine gathered at the Highland Center for the Appalachian Mountain Club’s inaugural Youth Climate Summit. The event included a...
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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, it’s important to celebrate Native American perseverance and contributions to culture and the outdoors….
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