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Tuesday, November 10, 2026Nov 10

Couple offer tales from Appalachian Trail hike

Dane and Connie Ward, retired educators from Walker County, Ga., will relate one of their biggest adventures Wednesday at Alexian Brothers Senior Neighbors, 250 E. 10th St.

“Five Million Footsteps From Georgia to Maine: Hiking the Appalachian Trail” is the Wards’ account of their 2009 through-hike along the 2,178-mile mountain range.

According to Times Free Press archives, the couple started their through-hike in March 2009 and finished that September. They typically hiked 13 to 15 miles per day.

Their presentation will begin at 1 p.m. Call 755-6131 for more information.