The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) will celebrate the 150th anniversary of its founding in 2026. Leading up to this auspicious milestone, we’ll be sharing historical highlights about the founding and development of the club. Everything from trails to trips, conservation to canoeing, lodges to lean-tos, with surprising stories and little-known facts in between. Though not a comprehensive history of AMC, this series is meant to help us connect to our heritage as the country’s oldest conservation and outdoor recreation nonprofit and to better understand our own place in this special community that has been helping people know and love the outdoors since 1876.