Come join the ATC as we celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the completion of the A.T.
Event Highlights
Special Guest Speakers:
- Mark Wenger, Executive Director, Appalachian Trail Conservancy
- Pam Underhill, NPS Appalachian Trail Park Manger
- Rebecca Harriett, Superintendent, Harpers Ferry NHP
- Larry Luxenburg, President, A.T. Museum
- Eugene Espy, second thru-hiker (1951)
- Harry Bridges, 50-year PATC member
Hiker Parade: On Saturday from 12:30 – 1:30
Workshops:
- Leave No Trace sessions (Tom Banks, ATC Stewardship Council)
- Womens Hiking (Lauralee Bliss)
- Thru-hiking Workshop (Lauralee Bliss)
- Wildflowers of the AT (Leonard Adkins)
- Pictorial History of AT in VA (Leonard Adkins)
- Animals of the A.T. (Jeff Haas)
Programs
- Sunset poetry reading/Night Sky astronomy (Jeff Haas)
- Trail Construction demonstration
Film Showing
Kids Activities:
- Face painting
- Temporary tattoos
- Relay races
- Gear-related contest
- Watermelon Contest
- Kids Essay contest
- Climbing Wall
Food
Music
- Eric "Fiddler" Zimmerman
- Mary Sue "Southern Harp" Roach
- Randy "Windtalker" Motz
- Local musicians
Much, Much, More!