Appalachian Trail

Five-year-old Harvey Sutton tagged along with his parents over more than 2,100 miles to complete the feat. He was 4 years old when he and his parents began their walk in January in Georgia. He was 5 years and 4 months old when the family completed the journey last week in Maine.

The Trust for Public Land says it has permanently protected Maine's Bald Mountain Pond and land around it.The Appalachian Trail runs next to the pond,…

Hikers were advised to put their dreams of walking all 2,190 miles on hold because of the pandemic. But some people decided to stay the course to the consternation of public health safety advocates.

Every year, several thousand adventurous souls set out to hike all 2,190 miles of the Appalachian Trail. But this year, because of the coronavirus…

In Oct. 2015, a forest surveyor working in federal land in western Maine made a disturbing discovery. The surveyor stumbled across what turned out to be…

An unusual partnership between the Trust for Public Land, the Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust and the U.S. Navy has led to the protection of more than…

For more than 40 years, development proposals in Maine's unorganized townships have been handled in a fairly straightforward way: new construction had to…

Danny and Dan return to share some of their experiences having successfully thru-hiked the AT. We’ll learn more about what it entails to hike the…

At more than 2,000 miles, hiking the Appalachian trail is a daunting undertaking. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy reports that only one in four who set…

A video journal of one man's New England Appalachian Trail hike to start a conversation about the preservation of nature and the protection of resources.…