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LYNDONVILLE - A brand new Northeast Kingdom section was accepted
into membership by the Green Mountain Club on Saturday.
Some two dozen hikers who live in the Northeast Kingdom or
have hiked there in the past gathered this summer to start
the process of forming a local club.
"We wanted to help make sure that local voices get heard
in planning hiking opportunities on the Champion Lands and
in the rest of the Northeast Kingdom,” explained section
president Chris Bechard of Lyndonville.
Bechard, who has hiked in Asia and Africa as well as throughout
the United States, said the Green Mountain Club goals fit
in with local needs. The local section adapted the main club
by-laws to better fit the region.
The club purposes include making the mountains of Vermont
play a larger role in the lives of people living here, and
taking care of trails and shelters.
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