Mills Kelly

Mills Kelly (Col ’81 CM) published his second book on the history of the Appalachian Trail, A Hiker’s History of the Appalachian Trail. A Hiker’s History of Appalachian Trail tells the trail’s history from the ground up — or more accurately, from the boots up. Based on extensive research in archives up and down the trail, this new book hikes America’s most iconic trail from the late 1920s through the 2020s. Mills was also recently named professor emeritus at George Mason University, where he taught for 24 years before retiring in 2025.