In the fall of 2020, they began working out twice a day to build up strength for a journey that would take them more than 7,000 miles, from snowy climes in the Eastern U.S. to desert pathways in the Southwest and lush forests in the Pacific Northwest.
hiking
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Rumford Point gets a new hiking trail
BETHEL — Inland Woods and Trails is in the process of creating a new hiking trail on its property at Rumford Point. The trail is called Mystery Mountain and will be two miles long. “There’s not a lot of hiking in Rumford area, we hope it will be family-friendly, a place to walk your dogs […]
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State, News
Human feces, unauthorized fires lead to closure of Tumbledown Mountain camping
Though never officially authorized on the mountain, camping has been largely accepted. With more litter, discarded equipment and large, unauthorized fires, the Bureau of Parks and Land is saying no more.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Utah man airlifted off Mount Katahdin in 2nd rescue over 3 days
After dropping supplies to hikers stranded on the Knife Edge Trail on Saturday, a Maine Forest Service helicopter returns Monday to evacuate a hiker who had fallen 10 to 15 feet on the Hamlin Ridge Trail.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Labor shortage forces Maine Huts and Trails to close 2 of its 4 lodges for the season
The nonprofit says it doesn’t have enough workers to run the entire operation and complete the maintenance and improvements it needs on its trails and backwoods retreats.
Posted inLocal & State, Sports
Just a concept 25 years ago, the International Appalachian Trail now crosses continents
What started as an idea by three Mainers to link their state to Canada with a hiking trail became a collaboration among more than a dozen countries in North American and across the Atlantic.
Posted inConnections, sj-web
Briefly: Local
Benefit motorcycle ride July 15 MEXICO — Exiles MC Mexico Chapter will host a benefit motorcycle ride and cookout for Carolyn Brann’s family farm, which recently burned. Registration will be held from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Sunday, July 15, at 1531 Main St., Route 2. The ride will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Music and […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Gregory W. Gallant
RUMFORD — Gregory W. “Grampa Greg” Gallant, 61, of Rumford, passed away Wednesday, May 23, at his residence following a brief illness, with loving family by his side. He was born in Rumford on July 10, 1956, a son of Sylvester J. Gallant and Laura Giambattista. Greg was educated at Rumford schools and a graduate of […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Judy Faye Benoit
AUBURN — Judith Faye (Edgecomb) Benoit of Manchester passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 24, at Clover Health Care, in Auburn, where she received exemplary, attentive care for 40 months, challenged 15 years by Alzheimer’s and five years of kidney failure. She was a 36-year breast cancer survivor after surgery. Before her demise, the family gathered at […]