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this page: | The Green Mountain Club is founder, protector and maintainer of Vermont’s Long Trail, the first long-distance hiking trail in the country. The Montpelier Section maintains two portions of the Long Trail - Gorham Spring to Jonesville and Smugglers' Notch to Chilcoot Pass, including the overnight sites: Montclair Glen Lodge, Bamforth Ridge Shelter, Sterling Pond Shelter, and Watson Camp. The section also maintains the Sterling Pond Trail (formerly part of the Long Trail itself.) See the tour section for maps and pictures.
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To join the Montpelier Section of the GMC, go to the GMC Membership page,
select Join the GMC On-line, then select Membership, and then fill in
the form; specify the Montpelier Section when you enroll in the Green
Mountain Club. Or call 802-244-7037. If you are already a
member of the GMC, you can change your section affiliation to be the
Montpelier Section.
Dues are set by the GMC. Each Section receives a portion (currently 25%) of the dues paid by its members. Annual dues are:
|  A glorious fall day on Camel's Hump
(Photo by Nancy J) |
 David Morse et al (Photo by Nuquist) |
Before there was a Montpelier Section, there was a Mount Hunger
Section in the 1920s and a Barre Section in the 1950s. Today our
section
alone covers Central Vermont; it is the second largest chapter of the
Green Mountain Club and may be the largest section per capita in the
state.
The Montpelier chapter was organized in 1955 with these officers:
President Harlan Farnsworth, Secretary Phyllis Murphy, and Treasurer
Frances Holmes. Harlan later served on the GMC board and as section
treasurer. The Bamforth Ridge Shelter (2002) is dedicated to him and to
another prominent member, David Morse.
Montpelier has, since its founding, been responsible for the section of the Long Trail (LT) between Smuggler's Notch and Chilcoot Pass. In later years it has also maintained the LT on Bamforth Ridge, from the Winooski River to the Gorham Lodge site. Our shelters on the LT are:
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In addition to doing trail work, Montpelier Section volunteers assist the GMC in numerous ways. With the club's headquarters first located in Montpelier and since 1992 in nearby Waterbury Center, many members have developed close ties to the club.
OfficersSee note on election of officers at annual meeting.
| President: John Buddington ♥ 2008 Middlesex, VT Tel: 802-229-0725 E-mail: john@buddington.net | Secretary/LTN Reporter: Thomas Weiss ♥ 2008 Montpelier, VT Tel: 802-223-5603 E-mail: tweiss@together.net |
| Vice President: Charlene Bohl ♥ 2008 North Middlesex, VT 05682 Tel: 802-229-9908 E-mail: charlenebohl@comcast.net | Trails/Shelters Coordinator: Ken Hertz ♥ 2007 East Montpelier, VT 05651 Tel: 802-229-4737 E-mail: trails@gmcmontpelier.org |
| Membership Coordinator: Fred Jordan ♥ 2008 Montpelier, VT 05602 Tel: 802-223-3935 E-mail: jordan29fn@msn.com | Publicity Coordinator: Paul DeLuca ♠ 2008 Barre, VT 05641-5123 Tel: 802-476-7987 E-mail: pdeluca420@msn.com |
| Treasurer: Steve Lightholder ♥ 2007 Barre, VT 05641 Tel: 802-479-2304 E-mail: steve.lightholder@yahoo.com | Newsletter Editor: Nancy Jordan ♠ 1999 Montpelier, VT 05602 Tel: 802-223-3935 E-mail: jordan29fn@msn.com |
| Webmaster: Dave Blumenthal ♠ 2003 Montpelier, VT 05602 Tel: 802-229-9810 E-mail: webmaster@gmcmontpelier.org | |
| GMC Board of Directors
Section Representative: Ann Burcroff ♦ 2003 Montpelier, VT 05602 Tel: 802-229-9677 E-mail: (none) | GMC Board of Directors
Alternate Section Representative: Priscilla Daggett ♦ 2006 Plainfield, VT Tel: 802-454-1234 E-mail: pdaggett@vtlink.net |
| The year shown after
(♥♠♦♣)
is the first year of service for this person in this office. Each term begins at the Section's annual meeting, in
April. The bylaws limit terms of service for some positions.
♥ elected to a one year term. ♠ appointed yearly ♦ elected to a three year term ♣ appointed. | |
History: See our list of Previous Officers
Committees
| Committees are
established in the bylaws and by appointment of the
president. Committee meetings are open to all members. If you
would like to participate, contact the committee chair.
The linked pages below provide more information about the committee activities, membership, meeting schedule, and minutes of previous meetings.
|  Near the Long
Trail, south of Jonesville
(Photo by Rader) |
Trail Talk, the quarterly newsletter of the GMC Montpelier Section, is sent (free) to all members of the Section. The editor is listed above, under Officers. Trail Talk contains the Section's Calendar of Events, official notices, selected Event Reports, and informative articles. The editor is always pleased to receive submitted articles. |  Postcard:
Bolton Falls, VT, Bridge, Camels Hump in distance |
| The section bylaws are now available as a web page. |  View south from Mt. Mansfield (Drawing by Dave Blumenthal) |
 Windgap
Beaver Pond (Photo by Nuquist) |
Scheduled events include hikes, bicycle rides, canoe/kayak trips,
snowshoe and ski outings,
trail maintenance, and more.
The schedule is published in Trail
Talk.
Most scheduled events also appear on the Events page of this website,
in the Long Trail News,
and in other publications;
omissions derive from the individual leader's preference concerning
publicity.
The schedule is drafted at the (quarterly) Membership/Outing Planning Meeting. The Planning Meeting itself is listed in Trail Talk. James P. Taylor Winter (Lecture) Series: The section sponsors one of these events each year. |
The Section's annual meeting
is held in April.
Section Officers are elected for one year terms, as specified in the
bylaws.
© 2008 Montpelier Section of The Green Mountain Club, Inc. Top Fri 2 May 2008
