The Appalachian Trail Museum Society is now accepting nominations for its class of 2014 Hall of Fame to recognize those who have made a significant contribution toward establishing and maintaining the 2,185 mile footpath that passes through 14 states from Maine to Georgia. 

Nominations are due February 28.

"The fourth class to the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame will be inducted in 2014, and nominations are open for Hall of Fame nominees," said Larry Luxenberg, president of the Appalachian Trail Museum Society - the organization that oversees the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame. "Nominees should be people who have made a significant positive contribution to the Appalachian Trail and who have unselfishly devoted their time, energy and resources toward making the Appalachian Trail a national treasure."

The 16 Hall of Fame inductees named in the first three years include Myron Avery, Gene Espy, Ed Garvey, Benton MacKaye, Arthur Perkins, Earl Shaffer, Emma "Grandma" Gatewood, David A Richie, J. Frank Schairer, Jean Stephenson, William Adams Welch, Ruth Blackburn, David Field, David Sherman, David Startzell, and Everett (Eddie) Stone. Without their efforts, Luxenberg said the Appalachian Trail probably would not even exist.

Visit the Appalachian Trail Museum Society Hall of Fame Nominations webpage for more information.

NewsClip: Appalachian Trail Museum Searches For Hall Of Famers

12/30/2013