The Maine Appalachian Trail Club’s 2021 annual meeting will be held on Saturday April 17 from 9-11am on… you guessed it- Zoom! We will all miss seeing familiar faces and regaling stories of 28-inch blow-downs, shoveling out privies, and flat tires. And we’ll especially miss the coffee and doughnuts! But, this is the best we can do given the circumstances. There will be a bit of extra business to conduct this year because there was no annual meeting in 2020, but we are planning on a 2-hour meeting to prevent screen fatigue and stick to the tasks at hand. We’ll […]
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A Blast from the Past
Do you know when the first issue of the MATC Newsletter the MAINEtainer was published? Do you know what the name of the first issue was? Do you know who came up with the name, “The MAINEtainer?” Do you know who was MATC president when the first issue was published? Who was the first Editor? To find the answers and explore some MATC history check out past issues of the MAINEtainer. Special thanks goes to Ray “Walking Home” Ronan for providing dozens of scans of the old MAINEtainer newsletter. Thanks Ray!
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