America's Walking Club 50th Anniversary Card From 1976 to 2026

John McClellan

John McClellan is a life associate member of America’s Walking Club and formerly served as an AVA Southeast regional director. He is currently the president of the Happy Wanderers Walking Club in Port Orange, Florida.

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America’s Premier Walking Club Celebrates 50 Years
March 24, 2026
America’s Walking Club, one of the largest such clubs in the United States, is celebrating its 50th year championing volkssporting. With origins in Europe in the mid-1960s, the concept came to America when the Rev. Kenn Knopp, a Catholic deacon from Fredericksburg, Texas, visited his aunt and uncle in Germany who loved walking. They took […]
The Texas Trail Roundup, a three-day international walking festival, occurs annually the third weekend of February. | Photo courtesy AVA, America's Walking Club
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