Maine Memory Network

IAT annual general meeting, Maine Chapter, Shin Pond, 2006

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2006 Location: Shin Pond Media: Digital image

John Brinda with Richard Anderson, 1997

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1997 Location: Freeport Media: Photographic print

Building the International Appalachian Trail

Wildlife biologist Richard Anderson first proposed the International Appalachian Trail (IAT) in 1993. The IAT is a long-distance hiking trail along the modern-day Appalachian, Caledonian, and Atlas Mountain ranges, geological descendants of the ancient Central Pangean Mountains. Today, the IAT stretches from the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine, through portions of Canada, Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Europe, and into northern Africa.

Selections from the Collections

Maine Historical Society staff come across unique and unforgettable items in our collections every day. While it's difficult to choose favorites from a dynamic collection, this exhibit features memorable highlights as selected by members of the MHS staff.