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91-year-old Tennessee man Dale Sanders, known as ‘Grey Beard’, completes 2,193-mile Appalachian Trail after 71 falls, including 6 hard falls, reclaims record as oldest hiker

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Dale Sanders, 91, has reclaimed his record as the oldest hiker to complete the 2,193-mile Appalachian Trail after 71 falls. (Photo: AP) Dale Sanders has reclaimed his record as the oldest person to complete the Appalachian Trail after hiking 2,193 miles (3,530 kilometres) across the eastern United States at the age of 91.The Tennessee man,…

After Great Northern Paper Company shut down in 2008, Maine’s Millinocket lost more than jobs; locals now look to tourism, small businesses and new industry for revival

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Once a thriving paper mill town, Millinocket is now looking to tourism and small businesses for its future. Millinocket, Maine, was once a quintessential company town built around the paper industry. For generations, the Great Northern Paper Company provided jobs, stability and a sense of community to thousands of residents. But when the mill shut…