International Appalachian Trail Newfoundland and Labrador

On June 15 - 17, the IAT will hold its first General Meeting outside of North America in Reykjavik, Iceland. The meeting will be hosted by partner Icelandic Touring Association and be followed by viking and geology tours.  Attending from the IATNL are IAT/IATNL Chairperson Paul Wylezol, IAT/IATNL Finance Director Kevin Noseworthy, and IATNL Vice Chair Arne Helgeland.

Flagler Films has recently begun fundraising for "A Visionary Footpath", a one-hour television and DVD documentary about hiking the International Appalachian Trail (IAT) of North America. In order to complete this project, they have a total of 50 days to raise a minimum of $30,000 through Kickstarter, a website devoted to fundraising for a broad spectrum of creative projects.

On October 19, IAT Chairperson Paul Wylezol and Dermot Wescott of International Alliance For Missions made a colorful autumn day-trek into Little Codroy Pond in southwestern Newfoundland.  The area is covered under a Special Management Area agreement between Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited and IATNL, and holds great eco and adventure tourism potential for the province's west coast.

On September 18 at the IAT Annual General Meeting in Gaspésie National Park, Québec, the IAT welcomed France to its growing network of trails in Europe.  At hand was Armand Ducornet, Secretary General of La Fédération Francaise de la Randonnée Pédestre (French Rambling Association) with over 200,000 members in 3,000+ clubs and associations.

On the morning of August 27, IAT Chairperson Paul Wylezol, Parks Canada Heritage Coordinator Kim Vokey, Filmmaker Mark Flagler, and a group of Western Newfoundland artists and rug hookers set off on a half-day trek of the Overfalls Trail in Gros Morne National Park.  The goal was to familiarize participants with the new trail, Trout River Pond, and the Tablelands in preparation for an Art and Adventure weekend in the spring or early summer of 2012.