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Press Release: January Opening Set for Appalachian Mountain Club’s New Gorman Chairback Lodge and Cabins

Please note: The full Gorman Chairback Lodge and Cabins online media kit is accessible at this link: www.outdoors.org/about/newsroom/gorman-chairback-opening.cfm

GREENVILLE, Maine—The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) today announced that January 27 is the opening date for its newest destination in the Maine Woods, Gorman
Chairback Lodge and Cabins, located on the shore of Long Pond
between Greenville and Brownville in the Moosehead Lake region. Gorman
Chairback adds a fourth stop to AMC’s popular lodge-to-lodge ski route,
and is a new destination for hiking, paddling, and angling. Reservations
are now being taken for the 2011 season.

Off the grid and powered by solar energy, the new lodge is Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-registered, with certification
anticipated in 2011. Newly refurbished shoreline cabins include queen
beds, wood stoves, and gas lamps. Home-cooked meals are served in the
main lodge, which features a library, dining room, and wood-fired sauna.
Furnishings have been provided through a generous donation from L.L.
Bean.

Gorman Chairback is set within 66,000 acres of AMC conservation land,
which includes an ecological reserve and land managed for sustainable
forestry. Guests can ski, hike, and snowshoe on some 70 miles of
AMC-managed trails, paddle on several backcountry ponds, fish for wild
brook trout and land-locked salmon, or simply enjoy the quiet beauty of
the region. Moose, loons, and eagles, and even lynx tracks, can be
spotted on the property. AMC will be offering a variety of guided
family, fly fishing, and outdoor skills programs at Gorman Chairback and
its other Maine Wilderness Lodges, Little Lyford Lodge and Cabins, and
Medawisla Lodge and Cabins.

This authentic Maine sporting camp was originally built as a private
camp in 1867. It was later operated as a commercial sporting camp until
1990, when it became a private summer residence. AMC is pleased to be
reopening this historic sporting camp for use by the public once again,
and protecting public access to a spectacular natural area. AMC is
building on the Maine sporting camp tradition by adding an extensive
trail network and offering a variety of public programs. Through its
Moosehead Area Schools Program, AMC has also slated Gorman Chairback as a
venue for outdoor learning for Piscataquis County schoolchildren.

The lodge and cabins are named in honor of longtime AMC supporters and
outdoor enthusiasts Leon and Lisa Gorman. Building of the new lodge and
cabin remodeling was funded through generous contributions to AMC’s
Campaign for the Maine Woods.

Overnight reservations at Gorman Chairback can be made by calling (603)
466-2727, or visiting www.outdoors.org/mainelodges.

Opening of Gorman Chairback Lodge and Cabins is the latest
accomplishment in AMC’s Maine Woods Initiative, an innovative approach
to land conservation that combines outdoor recreation, resource
protection, sustainable forestry, and community partnerships in Maine’s
100-Mile Wilderness region. The initiative supports local forest
products jobs and recreation, creating new multi-day experiences for
visitors and attracting new nature-based tourism to the region. More
information on the Maine Woods Initiative can be found at www.outdoors.org/mwi.

Founded in 1876, the Appalachian Mountain Club is America’s oldest
conservation and recreation organization. With more than 100,000
members, advocates, and supporters in the Northeast and beyond, the
nonprofit AMC promotes the protection, enjoyment, and understanding of
the mountains, forests, waters, and trails of the Appalachian region.
The AMC supports natural resource conservation while encouraging
responsible recreation, based on the philosophy that successful,
long-term conservation depends upon first-hand enjoyment of the natural
environment.

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