On June 15 - 17, the IAT will hold its first General Meeting outside of North America in Reykjavik, Iceland.  The meeting will be hosted by IAT partner Icelandic Touring Association (http://www.fi.is/en), and be followed by tours in and round Reykjavik.     Plans include an official reception at the United States Embassy, participation in National…

Maine Chapter Board Member, Will Richard,  is visiting the area of the northernmost section of the International Appalachian Trail close to Uummannaq, Greenland, home village of some of the Greenland Chapter's leaders. Uummannaq is located at about 71 degrees latitude , about 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle, which is almost the…

North Sea Trails in Norway, part of the Coast Alive partnership (www.coast-alive.eu), have begun installing IAT trail markers to their trailhead signs and sign posts.  Coast Alive officially joined the IAT in March 2011, and has chapters in the North Sea countries of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, and England. North Sea Trailhead Sign in Vest-Agder County…

In 2012, IAT Scotland will begin marking its trails with three versions of the IAT blaze.  Each will have the IAT-SIA layout framed in blue, with the Scottish flag at top.   In addition to the standard layout, the Highland version will include a Gaelic translation of International Appalachian Trail, while the Lowland version will include…

On the western coast of Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula, just 10 kilometers (6 miles) north of Bonne Bay and mid-way through Gros Morne National Park, lies a grassy headland with a geologic stature far exceeding its low-lying geographic profile. Unless IAT thru-hikers decide to camp at the nearby campground or trek the pebbly beach, they…

At the invitation of the Alabama Hiking Trails Society (AHTS), representatives of the International Appalachian Trail (IAT) attended the AHTS Annual General Meeting, where they delivered a presentation on the history and development of the IAT.  The meeting was held in Columbiana, Alabama on March 9 and 10.  Don Hudson, IAT Maine Chapter President and…

Andrew and Kristin Graves Andrew Graves, Management Officer of the American Embassy in Reykjavik, Iceland, has decided to plant some roots in Maine, and the IAT Maine Chapter recently organized a special dinner to welcome him and his wife Kristin to Portland. The dinner served a second important purpose, as several board members in attendance will attend the…