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Larry Luxenberg, president of the Appalachian Trail Museum Society, greets visitors outside the 200-year-old gristmill that was renovated to house the group’s museum. Image courtesy of the Appalachian Trail Museum Society.

Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame induction banquet June 6

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf

Larry Luxenberg, president of the Appalachian Trail Museum Society, greets visitors outside the 200-year-old gristmill that was renovated to house the group’s museum. Image courtesy of the Appalachian Trail Museum Society.
Larry Luxenberg, president of the Appalachian Trail Museum Society, greets visitors outside the 200-year-old gristmill that was renovated to house the group’s museum. Image courtesy of the Appalachian Trail Museum Society.
GARDNERS, Pa. – Four new members will be inducted into the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame on Friday, June 6, at the fourth annual Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame Banquet at the Allenberry Resort in Boiling Springs, Pa.

Emcee for the evening will be Cindy Dunn, president and CEO of PennFuture, one of Pennsylvania’s leading environmental advocacy groups. Ron Tipton, executive director and CEO of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, also will speak. Appalachian Trail thru-hiker and author Richard Judy will be present to sign Thru – the book that he wrote and was published by the Appalachian Trail Museum. Music will be provided by Randy “Windtalker” Motz.

Jim Foster, chair of the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame selection committee, said a 6 p.m. reception will precede the dinner, which begins at 7 p.m. The cost of the reception and dinner is $30 for museum members and $40 for others.

Tickets may be purchased either at that website, or directly from the Appalachian Trail Museum by sending a check to: Appalachian Trail Museum,

1120 Pine Grove Road, Gardners, PA 17324

Questions about the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame Banquet may be sent to atmbanquet@gmail.com.

Allenberry has reserved a block of rooms for banquet attendees. For more information on Allenberry and to reserve a room, call 1-800-430-5468 or 717-258-3211, or go to http://www.allenberry.com/

More than 7,525 visitors experienced the Appalachian Trail Museum during the 2013 season. Larry Luxenberg, president of the Appalachian Trail Museum Society and founder of the museum, said since opening in 2010 the museum has had more than 29,800 visitors from across the United States and many other countries.

Located at the midway point of the 2,184-mile-long Appalachian Trail, the museum is across from the Pine Grove General Store on Pennsylvania Route 233.

 

ADDITIONAL IMAGE OF NOTE

Larry Luxenberg, president of the Appalachian Trail Museum Society, greets visitors outside the 200-year-old gristmill that was renovated to house the group’s museum. Image courtesy of the Appalachian Trail Museum Society.
Larry Luxenberg, president of the Appalachian Trail Museum Society, greets visitors outside the 200-year-old gristmill that was renovated to house the group’s museum. Image courtesy of the Appalachian Trail Museum Society.