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Origin Stories | TU Chapters's Top Stories
by: Doug.Agee
June 1, 2014
The votes are in and we are pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 Origin...
by: Doug.Agee
May 19, 2014
Voting time is here and we want to hear your voice! We have nine great...
by: mtdave
May 15, 2014
One could make the case that the Madison-Gallatin Chapter of Trout Unlimited is...
Origin Stories | TU Chapters
This is the Origin Stories Contest group for TU Chapters. We want to hear the history of your chapter and how it is connected to your community.
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blog BY wd4jzm123 ON March 11 - 0 COMMENTS
The Origin of Cherokee Chapter, Greeneville, Tennessee 
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Chapter Origin
In 1989 while driving along Route 11E from Johnson City to Greeneville, Tennessee, Bill Guinn saw a magnificent visa to the south - the mountain range of the Cherokee National Forest. It was at that moment that Bill (an avid fly-fisherman) thought about all the streams in those... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY rmp1937 ON March 10 - 2 COMMENTS
The Origin of Pennsylvania’s Doc Fritchey Chapter 108 
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“Doc” receiving award from his namesake chapter in 1998
The Doc Fritchey Chapter’s roots date back to 1970 when a single chapter served the needs of southcentral Pennsylvania TU members. At that time, Cumberland Valley TU, whose membership ranks included Dauphin County, was focused mainly on... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY angdifiore ON March 7 - 0 COMMENTS
A History of Pennsylvania’s Forbes Trail Chapter of Trout Unlimited 
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When Europeans arrived in Pennsylvania, “Penn’s Woods,” trees covered 90% of the land and brook trout thrived in its streams. The Allegheny Mountains were America’s western frontier in colonial times. In 1758, from a fort built at the mountain village of Ligonier, now home to Trout Unlimited’s... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY sbacklund ON February 27 - 0 COMMENTS
El Dorado Origin Story 
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The El Dorado Chapter operates in El Dorado County, California. Our core group from the broad Placerville area gathered together in 2010 to escape from the Sac-Sierra Chapter and establish our own identity. We rapidly established a chapter, began operation and nearly doubled our base membership to... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY sweiter ON February 15 - 1 COMMENTS
The Origins of the Iroquois Chapter #002 
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The Iroquois Chapter of Trout Unlimited officially began in the Central New York region in 1969 under the guidance of several local sportsmen.
At that time, the National Headquarters of Trout Unlimited was located in Michigan and shortly thereafter moved to Denver. The Assistant Director of T.U. ... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY Doug.Agee ON February 5 - 0 COMMENTS
Adding your Origin Story 
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If you haven’t heard by now, every TU chapter has the opportunity to share the story of their chapter and win prizes for their chapter. We want to hear your chapter’s story too. The grand prize for the best story is a screening of the Fly Fishing Film Tour provided by our friends at F3T. This could... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY Doug.Agee ON January 31 - 3 COMMENTS
Origin Stories Contest Announcement 
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Reflections of our chapters' past helps us move forward.
What's your story?
Ask any angler about how they were introduced to the great sport of fishing, and you are likely to get a well-developed story full of imagery and passion. We love to talk about how we became anglers, about our favorite... [ READ MORE... ]
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We have had a few questions about length. 500 words is a general guide. However, it is more important that you develop a good story about your chapter. We won't be sticklers on word count.
We have had serveral deadline questions and are extending the date for submission. Please stay tuned for more details. Thanks for all the submitted stores and looking forward to more to come.
Wow! We have some really great stories being added. So, what's your story.
One more day! The deadline is May 15th. Be sure your story is in this group page.
There are 10 chapters to read about. Please be sure to see them all.
The voting deadline is the end of May 28th. So one more day to get those votes in. Help out your fellow chapters by voting for your favorite story.
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