Matane Gaspésie Photo by Will Richard   Check out the interview with Maine Chapter President Don Hudson at Hiraeth Press's website - http://is.gd/Odi3Hf. Go ahead. Support Hiraeth and the IAT and invest in some poetry this year -- lots and lots of it. Good for Hiraeth; good for the IAT; and good for your soul!

  On February 24th Hiraeth Press will release its first title of 2012, Border Crossings: Walking the Haiku Path on the International Appalachian Trail by Ian Marshall. The book follows Ian on his journey over the International Appalachian Trail, from Mt. Katahdin, Maine up through New Brunswick…

On Saturday, January 21st, IAT Founder Dick Anderson and Maine Chapter President Don Hudson traveled to the Bavarian Inn on the banks of the Potomac River in Shepherdstown, West Virginia to join over 100 family, colleagues and friends to celebrate the 34-year leadership of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy by David Startzell. Dave announced his…

Flagler Films has recently begun fundraising for "A Visionary Footpath", a one-hour television and DVD documentary about hiking the International Appalachian Trail (IAT) of North America.  In order to complete this project, they have a total of 50 days to raise a minimum of $30,000 through Kickstarter , a website devoted to fundraising for a broad spectrum of creative…

In 2011, partners Ayrshire and Loch Ryan Coastal Path, West Highland Way, and Cape Wrath Trail approved an IAT Scotland route extending from Stranraer in the south to Cape Wrath in the north.  More than 500 kilometers (300 miles) in length, the route covers the full range of Scottish terrain, from lowland seascapes to highland…

On October 19, IAT Chairperson Paul Wylezol and Dermot Wescott of International Alliance For Missions made a colorful autumn day-trek into Little Codroy Pond in southwestern Newfoundland.  The area is covered under a Special Management Area agreement between Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited and IATNL, and holds great eco and adventure tourism potential for…

On Saturday, September 17 at the IAT Annual General Meeting at Saint Anne des Monts, Québec, the IAT honoured Appalachian Trail Executive Director Dave Startzell - who will soon retire after more than 30 years of dedicated service - for his outstanding leadership of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy(ATC) and his support of the IAT. To…