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The IAT welcomed Scotland and the West Highland Way as the first European Chapter of the IAT at the recent AT Museum opening. Joining IAT President Paul Wylezol in welcoming the WHW were AT Museum Director Bill O'Brien, Cumberland County Tourism Director Shireen Farr, ATC COO Steve Paradis, Cumberland County Commissioner Rick Rovegno, Pennsylvania Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources John Quigley, Pennsylvania State House Representative Mauree Gingrich, ATC Executive Director Dave Startzell, IAT President Paul Wylezol, AT Museum President Larry Luxenberg, and AT Museum Director Kent Wilson. (See photo below)
The official welcome came nearly a year to the day that an IAT delegation from Maine and Newfoundland Labrador travelled to Scotland to hold exploratory meetings with representatives from the British Geological Survey, local trail organizations, Lochaber Geopark officials, and government representatives on the possibility of Scotland becoming a European chapter of the IAT.
The IAT gratefully acknowledges the contribution and effort of Hugh Barron and the British Geological Survey to extend the Appalachian trail and brand to Scotland, and looks forward to working with Gordon Forrester and the executive of the West Highland Way to create the premier outdoor adventure brand in the Western Hemisphere.
Paul Wylezol
President
IAT / IATNL
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