Woman in yellow snowpants smiling and skiing on the top of Mt. Cardigan.

Where to Backcountry Ski in the Northeast: Top 7 Routes & Tours

Long before chairlifts and crowded resorts defined winter recreation, skiers were climbing mountains under their own power, carving turns down forested slopes, logging roads, and alpine ravines across New England and New York. From Scandinavian...
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White Mountain Mysteries

This story is from the Winter/Spring 2023 issue of Appalachia Journal. At age 19, I bushwhacked for the first tome using a compass and map in the Pemigewasset Wilderness of New Hampshire’s White Mountain National…
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Interviews with Bears

This story is from the Winter/Spring 2023 issue of Appalachia Journal. The first time I saw a wild black bear, in 2015, I was so close to Manhattan that I could glimpse its skyline in…
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Day Four: A rescuer’s account of a hiker’s baffling...

This story was originally published in the Winter/Spring 2023 issue of Appalachia Journal. On a chilly night in early May 2009, the pager sounded. New Hampshire Fish and Game (NHFG) summoned our Upper Valley Wilderness…
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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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AMC Appoints Nicole Zussman as President and CEO

NOVEMBER 30, 2022 – BOSTON, MA – The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC), the nation’s oldest conservation and recreation organization, announced today that its Board of Directors appointed Nicole Zussman as President and Chief Executive Officer,…
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Gifts that Give Back to the Outdoors: AMC’s Holiday...

It can be difficult to shop for those who love the outdoors, but AMC has you covered, whether you’re looking to go the traditional route with books and gear or would rather gift an experience….
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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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J Walter Participants enjoying the See the Dark Festival at Medawisla in the Maine Woods.

Visitors See the Dark at AMC’s Inaugural Dark Sky...

Earlier this month, a group of outdoor enthusiasts gathered at AMC’s Medawisla Lodge for the inaugural See the Dark Festival  – a weeklong celebration of the ecological, recreational, and cultural benefits of the night sky….
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