Beginnings as a Group of Librarians Interested in Walking

ID: 5779 ~ Source: Photo courtesy Chic Burge
This file appears in: The Spokane Mountaineers: From Walking to Summiting

Miss Ora L. Maxwell and four other Spokane Public Library staffers founded the Spokane Walking Club in 1915. The club grew to 15 members, all female librarians.

This file appears in: The Spokane Mountaineers: From Walking to Summiting

By Theo Bell
For over one hundred years now, the Spokane Mountaineers club has had a sizable impact on recreational sports and environmental stewardship in Eastern Washington and beyond. Founded on September 19th, 1915, by well-known public librarian Ora…