GMC Manchester Section

At our March 24th Pot Luck and Annual Meeting we elected our section officers for the next year. Our Officers for April 2019 through March 2020 are as follows: President – Marge Fish – marge.fish@gmail.com for any questions Vice President… Continue Reading →

Preston Bristow Saturday, February 9, 7 p.m. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Hosted by the Manchester Section Vermont’s logging railroads lacked the scale of New York’s Adirondack Mountains, where no fewer than 22 logging railroads reached deep into old growth forests…. Continue Reading →

Interested in a great summer outdoors? Green Mountain Club is starting to interview for summer seasonal employment. Go to  https://www.greenmountainclub.org/about/employment-opportunities/seasonal-jobs/  for more information.

Take time this Tuesday to support the Green Mountain Club and its work as steward and maintainer of the Long Trail System with a donation to the Green Mountain Club. www.greenmountainclub.org   And/or support the Bromley Tower Rebuild Project with… Continue Reading →

Did you climb the lookout tower on Bromley Mountain before it was removed? Did you enjoy the 360 degree views, have a memorable moment, or sleep in the open under the stars? If so, we would like to hear your… Continue Reading →

Some good places to hike in mud season in the manchester area while giving the higher elevation trails time to defrost and be less fragile: Trails in Equinox Preservation Trust in Manchester West River Trail from Jamaica to South Londonderry… Continue Reading →

Mud Season Has Arrived! April 5, 2018 by Kristin McLane 24 Comments Help Protect Fragile Trail Environments Artwork by Emily Benning. Spring has sprung, although it’s not always easy to tell in Vermont.  One day it dumps 6″ of snow, the next it’s… Continue Reading →

Mud Season Has Arrived! April 5, 2018 by Kristin McLane 24 Comments Help Protect Fragile Trail Environments Artwork by Emily Benning. Spring has sprung, although it’s not always easy to tell in Vermont.  One day it dumps 6″ of snow, the next it’s… Continue Reading →

Green Mountain Club James P Taylor Outdoor                   Adventure Series Event A Mountaineering Life in            Deed and Word    Bob Hauptman Friday, April 6, 7 p.m. Manchester Community Library, Manchester. Join author and mountaineer Bob Hauptman for a presentation… Continue Reading →

Funding tightens for local Long Trail caretakers The sun rises behind Little Rock Pond, resting along the Long Trail. The recreation area, in Danby, is one of many that could be impacted by the lack of funding for the GMC’s… Continue Reading →