The Agenda for the Annual Meeting is here!
The Maine Chapter of the International Appalachian Trail will hold its 29th Annual Meeting live and in-person at Mt. Chase Lodge, on the shores of Upper Shin Pond on May 19-21, 2023
Here is the agenda:
Maine IAT 29th Annual Meeting May 19 – 21, 2023
Mt. Chase Lodge
Friday, May 19th
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Registration & Attitude Adjustment
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Defending the Dark – Dark Skies Maine – Nancy Hathaway
8:30 pm Dark skies viewing – informal and weather dependent
Saturday, May 20th
7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast / Registration
8:30 am – 9:15 am Welcome, IAT year-in-review and Annual Meeting – Don Hudson
9:15 am – 9:45 am Update on Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument – Mark Wimmer and Christopher ‘Dewey’ Loft
9:45 am – 10:00 am Break
10:00 am – 10:30 am Update on the Friends of Katahdin Woods & Waters NM – Friends staff
10:30 am – 11:00 am Natural resource monitoring in Baxter State Park – Nava Tabak
11:00 am – 11:45 am Alpine plants on Katahdin and beyond – Don Hudson
12:00 pm – 1:00pm Lunch
1:15 pm – 4:00 pm [Two afternoon hiking options will be determined as conditions in the woods become clearer in early May]
Fiddlers and Fiddlehead celebration at the Patten Lumbermen’s Museum
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Attitude Adjustment
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm The Maritime Far Northeast – Maine to Greenland – A story – Will Richard
Sunday, May 21st
7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast – Pick up bag lunches
8:30 am – 11:00 am Hike Mt. Chase
Space is limited at Mt. Chase Lodge. If you’d like to stay at the Lodge, visit their website to get a good overview of accommodations. If you are interested in staying in one of the five suites in the Lodge, please reach out to Amy (coordinator@maineiat.org). We will fill these rooms on a first-come-first-serve basis. Otherwise, you can reserve a cabin directly at either Mt. Chase Lodge or Shin Pond Village. Camping will also be available at Shin Pond Village. Those planning to stay in a cabin, tent or RV site at Shin Pond Village should contact them by calling 207-528-2900 or visiting their website.
Do you have questions, or wish to register by mail? Contact coordinator@maineiat.org for help!
