On Wednesday, May 1, Jo-Ann Smith will speak to the Granby Women’s Breakfast group regarding her 2,194-mile hike on the Appalachian Trail with her husband, Jim Fergione. Fergione, who now drives the senior center van, but will be walking the Appalachian Trail again from Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, beginning in April.
Smith will talk about her memories from the hike, the year-long research and preparation they did regarding supplies, healthy diets and dehydrated foods and the multiple seminars they attended sponsored by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and the Appalachian Long Distance Hiker Association.
Please come to this fascinating talk and enjoy a freshly prepared breakfast at the Granby Senior Center on May 1. Breakfast is at 8:30 a.m. and presentation starts at 9 a.m. The cost is $5. Register by calling 860-844-5352.