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HISTORY
Awards
- Distinguished Service Awards
Dr. Edwin Dale - Trail Worker of the Year
- Volunteer of the Year
- Awards – First Maintainer T-Shirts
BMT/AT
BMT in the News
2022
- Spring-Summer 2022 - Tennessee Mountain Traveler
- 290 Secluded Miles in the Southern Appalachians (3/17/22 The Trek)
- Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Bill Filed in Congress (5/27/2022)
- National Scenic Trail Designation (6/2/22 Polk County News)
- National Scenic Trail Designation (6/8/22 Smoky Mountain News)
- National Scenic Trail Designation (6/9/22 Graham County Star)
- National Scenic Trail Designation (6/11/22 Chattanooga Times)
- National Scenic Trail Designation (6/15/22 Times Courier)
- Travis Crouch - 50th Year on the Trails(7/6/22 Times Courier)
2020
- Enjoy Everything Outdoors (April 2020 - News Observer)
- Hiker Safety is Number One (4/15/20 News Observer)
- COVID Safety Practices on BMT Hikes (4/15/20 Times Courier)
- Construction Maintenance Part of the Effort (5/20/20 Welcome Magazine)
- BMTA on the Move (July 2020 - Times Courier)
- Camping Offers a Way to Get Away from It All (September 2020 - Welcome Magazine)
- Zeta Damage (11/18/20 Times Courier)
- Maintainers Key to Keeping BMT Passable (11/25/20 News Observer)
2018
- Cohutta Storm Damage (8/18/18 Times Courier)
- Fall Branch Falls Grand Opening (10/3/18 News Observer)
- Fall Branch Falls Grand Opening (10/3/18 Times Courier)
- 2018 Annual Meeting (11/14/18 News Observer)
- 2018 Annual Meeting (11/14/18 Times Courier)
2011
1990 - 1999
- Dunwoody Trailblazers Welcome Company As They Cut Modest Path Through Forests and Wilderness (6/7/90 Crier)
- MacKaye Trail: Story of Dedication (10/20/91 Chattanooga Times Free Press)
- Opening of First TN Section (7/24/94 Polk County News)
1980 - 1989
- 1983-02-03-New Trail Under Construction; Begins Atop Springer Mountain (2/3/83)
- Potential of Area Trail Discussed (8/22/83)
- Trailblazers Set Out to Build States 2nd Longest Footpath (3/25/84 Atlanta Journal Constitution)
- Volunteers Hack Trail Almost a Decade Long (10/14/89 Atlanta Journal Constitution)
BMT Trail Towns
- Trail Town – Blue Ridge, GA
- Trail Town – Tellico Plains, TN
- Trail Town Community – East Ellijay, Ellijay & Gilmer County, GA
BMTA Board of Directors
Cherohala Skyway
Landmarks
National Forests
National Trails Day
- National Trails Day - June 4, 2022
- Conasauga District Trail - Volunteers: Clearing Songbird and Tower Trails – June 4, 2022
Routes that Didn’t Make the Cut
The Trail
- How the BMT Got Its Name
- The MacKaye Biography: Unexpected Pleasures
- Benton MacKaye Trail, from Dream to Reality
- BMTA’s Hiking Program – A Success on Many Levels
Thru Hiker
Wilderness
Lists
Maps
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