Events

A.T. 75th Anniversary Weekend Celebration

  • Dates: 11 – 12 Aug, 2012
  • Location: Harpers Ferry, WV, United States
  • Address: ATC Headquarters - 799 Washington Street
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!


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