David Logan Shelter is a framed lean-to located 0.2 miles down the New Boston Trail, built to replace Carmel Camp, the last of the Long Trail’s steel palaces and the last private camp kept open for hikers. The shelter was built with the help of 60 campers from the Vermont Camping Association under the direction of GMC’s George Pearlstein, with demolition of the old camp, hauling of all materials, and most of the basic construction work accomplished by upwards of 50 campers and staffers representing five member camps of the Vermont Camping Association. The new David Logan Shelter follows standard GMC design of recent years and has bunk space for eight to ten people, making it a virtual duplicate of Tucker-Johnson Shelter.
The shelter was named in memory of David Logan, an active club member whose family and friends provided funds and assistance. An enthusiastic Long Trail hiker, an End-to-Ender, and a prospective Caretaker, this outstanding young man had deep feelings about the nature of the Long Trail and the need for its enlightened stewardship, with dedication ceremonies scheduled for October 16, 1976. A reliable source of water is located 200 feet north of the shelter, utilizing the excellent Carmel Spring that had served the previous structure.
The shelter has been in use from about 1976 to present. In 2020, David Logan Shelter received a new privy, with field leaders coordinating logistics, volunteers and staff time, and materials hand carried half a mile up the New Boston Trail.
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