International Appalachian Trail Newfoundland and Labrador
The International Appalachian Trail extends from Mount Katahdin, Maine, through New Brunswick, the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, to Newfoundland Labrador. In Western Newfoundland this long-distance hiking trail extends from Port-aux-Basques in the south, through Gros Morne National Park, to Crow Head (just east of L'Anse aux Meadows) at the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula. In April 2010 Greenland joined the IAT, with the precise route not yet determined.
IATNL News
Algonquin Students Complete Winter Trek
From April 20-24 four students from Algonquin College in the Ottawa Valley completed a 5 day/4 night winter trek of the Indian Lookout Trail. The students were fulfilling an important requirement of their 2-year outdoor adventure program. The expedition was sponsored in part by the IATNL, who provided logistical support and accommodations.
2009 Greenland Trek
On April 22 at the Annual IAT Council Meeting in Halifax-Dartmouth, IAT Greenland Director René Kristensen and IAT Greenland member Hans Gundel gave a slideshow presentation of their 2009 two-week trail blazing trek of what would become the new IAT Greenland route. They were accommpanied by 4 other hikers and the ever-present "midnight" sun.
Greenland Joins IAT
On April 22-23 at the Annual IAT Council Meeting in Halifax-Dartmouth, Greenland joined the International Appalachian Trail as the 7th official chapter. In attendance from Greenland were IAT Greenland Director René Kristensen and his Greenlander hiking friend Hans Gundel. The two-day event started with cocktails (i.e. beers) and fine dining (i.e. pub grub), and a slideshow from René and Hans.
Snowmobiling into Special Management Areas
On March 22 IATNL Chairperson Paul Wylezol and Signage Director Delano Pittman made a one-day snowmobile trip into the Long Range Mountains of the Northern Peninsula to scout out the recently created CBPPL-IATNL Special Management Areas at Brian's Pond Inner Pond and Western Blue Inner Pond, before returning to Zinc Mine Road just north of Daniel's Harbour.
IAT Presents at Binational Tourism Summit
On March 25-26, IAT President Paul Wylezol gave a slide show presentation of the IAT at the Binational Tourism Summit in Niagara Falls, New York. The host Binational Tourism Alliance is a not-for-profit tourism industry trade organization created to support tourism development in cross border regions shared by Canada and the United States.
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