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Special Record Books  

In addition to the primary Distance and Event IVV Record Books, there are several additional programs that require special record books.  To participate in these programs, you must first purchase the appropriate record book and then do the required events for IVV credit.  These programs may be administered by the American Volkssport Association, a state association or a local club.

More information on any of the following programs can be found at AVA Special Programs and Special Events
 
51 Capitals - Walk in all 50 state capital cities and Washington DC.  Special record books available to chart your progress towards this goal.
 
50 States - Walk in all 50 states.  Special record books available to chart your progress towards this goal.
 
American Authors & Literary Landmarks - July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2011  Only 15 events to complete volume one.  Any sanctioned trail that features the following:  places you read about in a book, cemetery where an author is buried, house where an author was born, lived or wrote, etc.  If you find the connection then it counts.
 
American Revolution - April 1, 2004 to December 31, 2008  Walk 15 sanctioned walks.  Qualified walks go by a site of significance to the Revolution such as battlefields, encampments and fortifications.  Complete a second book of 15 walks and get a "30 Walks" pin. 
 
Cemetery Stroll - July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2009  Walk 40 events that go through, around or by any cemetery.
 
College Campuses - This program offers an Associate Degree in Walking, a Bachelor Degree and then a Master's, and last but not least a Doctorate of Walking.  For an additional 20 events achieve the level of Road Scholar.
 

Courthouses in the USA - January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2009  Walk 30 sanctioned events that pass by or through a federal, city, state, county or historic courthouse.  Walk only one event in each city. 
 

Covered Bridges - January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2011  Walk 12 sanctioned events that pass within sight of or through a covered bridge, which is defined as authentic structures originally constructed for motorized vehicular traffic, or two-legged and four-legged traffic.  Bridges that have been relocated from their original site to park locations or have been re-built from an original predated bridge due to earlier loss from arson, floods, etc., qualify.  Each covered bridge may only be stamped once upon completion of the walk.  However, if an event includes two or more bridges, a stamp may be awarded for each bridge provided the event is walked a separate time for each stamp.  Covered bridges in Canada also qualify. 
 
Great Lakes - January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2009  Complete 10 walks along the shore of a Great Lake. Only part of the trail needs to be on the shore. Also, the walker must walk an event at three different Great Lakes.
 
Islands - June 1, 2007 to December 31, 2010  Walk 20 events.  Qualifying events must be at least partially routed on a named island.  The island can be in a river, lake or salt water.  Land masses recognized as once being an island and still named island also qualify.  Participating stamp may be entered only once per calendar year.
 
Lighthouse USA - April 15, 2004 to December 31, 2008. Any sanctioned AVA event in the USA that allows the sighting of a lighthouse qualifies for this program. 12 stamps will earn a certificate and impressive patch.
 
Native American Culture -  June 1, 2007 to December 31, 2010  Walk 25 events.  Must walk through a community with the name of a particular Native American or tribe; walk by a body of water, battlefield, park, museum or pass by a statue, home or burial site.  Street names, advertisements, casinos, and school mascots do not qualify.
 
Pony Express - 2006 - 2010   Walk one event in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, California -- the route of the Pony Express.
 
Railroad Heritage - January 1, 2006  Runs indefinitely.  Walk, bike or ski 25 events that follows a former rail bed or passes a railroad station or structure formerly or currently used for passenger and/or fright service.
 
Riverwalk America - January 1, 2006  Runs indefinitely.   Walk, bike or ski 20 events that follows or crosses a body of water whose name ends in the word "River".
 
US Presidents - Begins July 4, 2004 to July 4, 2009.  Complete 15 events anywhere in the United States where an event or activity occurred in relation to 15 different US presidents, e.g., library, home, birthplace, or final resting place.
 
USA State Parks - January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2009  Walk 30 sanctioned events in a state park within the USA.  Walk only one event in each state park. 
 
Walking Europe in the United States - January 1, 2005 to January 2009  Walk 20 events in US cities that have a European counterpart in name and earn a patch.
 
Walking the USA A - Z -This program challenges you to complete 26 walks, anywhere in the USA, to earn this special award. Each event's start location/town must begin with a different letter of the alphabet (example: Washington, DC counts as a "W" walk).
 
Walking Wisconsin Counties - Walk all 72 Wisconsin counties.  Any AVA sanctioned walk event that is entirely within one county qualifies.  This book is provided free of charge. No additional fees required to participate.  This program is solely under the operation of the Madison Area Volkssport Association “Dairyland Walkers” with participation of other clubs. 
Winery & Brewery - March15, 2005 to December 31, 2008. Complete 15 events that pass by a brewery, winery, distillery or restaurant that brews beer, ferments wine or distills sprits on the premises.   Note: Information on this program is available on the Princeton Area Walkers website.
 

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Last Modified: Wednesday April 23, 2008