The Appalachian Trail Museum honored four individuals for their historic contributions to the iconic hiking trail at its Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony on Nov. 22 at the Bavarian Inn in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

The 2025 Hall of Fame class includes Richard B. Anderson of Camden, Maine; the late Walter Greene of New York City; the late Marion Park of Washington, D.C.; and Ronald Tipton of Rockville, Maryland.

Dave Startzell, retired CEO of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, served as emcee for the event, which drew a crowd of 100 people.

Anderson, who served as commissioner of the Maine Department of Conservation, developed a plan in 1993 to extend the trail concept beyond U.S. borders. His vision connected Maine’s Katahdin to Mont Carleton in New Brunswick and Mont Ja

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