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In Memoriam
Appalachia
Tributes to: John Edward Mullens, who died December 3, 2022, just after receiving the Distinguished Service Award from the Appalachian Mountain Club, which he served as a volunteer in many roles over many years; George DeWolfe, who died July 2, 2023 after a long career as a photographer that included many contributions to AMC projects; and Douglas W. and Mary Louise Backus Rankin, geologist and China historian who’d met working for AMC in the 1950s and who did mountain research together for years before their deaths in 2015 and 2020.
News And Notes
Appalachia
Susan Arnold is named interim president of the Appalachian Mountain Club. The shelter at Imp Campsite near the Carter Range is renovated using historic techniques. Echo Lake Camp turns 100. AMC’s Maine Woods property is certified an International Dark Sky Park.
The Geography Of Philanthropy: With Three Meditations On Humility, W. Kent Olson
The Geography Of Philanthropy: With Three Meditations On Humility, W. Kent Olson
Appalachia
A former Appalachia editor considers the motivations behind the creation of Maine’s Acadia National Park on its centennial.