News/Press Releases
Maine Huts & Trails appoints new Director of Marketing and Communications
July 12, 2010
Kingfield, Maine – Maine Huts & Trails has announced that Conrad Klefos has been hired as the Director of Marketing and Communications. “Conrad emerged from a very talented field of candidates as the right person with the right mix of skills and experience for the job and I'm confident that he will be a key player in MH&T achieving our long term…
Maine Huts and Trails Begins Construction on its Third Backcountry Hut
May 26, 2010KINGFIELD, Maine - The non-profit Maine Huts and Trails (www.mainehuts.org) has begun construction on its Grand Falls Hut, the third of 12 planned backcountry huts connected by 180 miles of non-motorized trails in Maine's scenic and remote Western Mountains region, two hours north of Portland. It is slated for completion late this year.David Herring, executive director of Maine Huts…
Deep in the Maine woods, eco-friendly huts shelter skiers and hikers
(Article reproduced from the March 28, 2010 edition of the Washington Post)By: Diane DanielWe were looking for a silent, snowy and achingly beautiful winter weekend. Five hours north of Boston, in the western Maine woods, we found it.
Even better, we spent two nights in off-the-grid full-service comfort deep in those woods, thanks to one of the most ambitious environmental projects in the state:…
Kudos to Maine Huts & Trails
(Reproduced from the Blog, Travels with Hilary. Posted on March 15, 2010)This weekend, I hiked into the Flagstaff Lake Hut of the Maine Huts & Trails network for a quick overnight and to present Dave Herring (left), executive director of Maine Huts, with the Society of American Travel Writers Phoenix award. As a writer who specializes in Maine and who strives to get readers off the beaten…
Solo skiers and hikers can find camaraderie via Maine Huts and Trails
(Reproduced from the Blog, Bodly Go Solo. Posted on March 15, 2010)My friend Diane and her husband Wessel recently visited Flagstaff Lake Hut, one of the huts that is part of Maine Huts & Trails. As a cross country skier, I was intrigued by her account of the two of them walking into the woods with all their cross country ski gear for a little winter getaway.
I want to do this! Though it will…
