This Chapter has the awesome responsibility for developing and maintaining the North Country National Scenic Trail in the state of Minnesota where another Chapter or affiliate doesn’t exist.  They currently maintain a 40-mile segment within the Chippewa National Forest from near Walker east to the Boy River crossing on St. Hwy 200.

Members of this chapter come from around the state, but with a meeting point in the twin cities area. This chapter’s mission is to do outreach in the Twin Cities and support new chapters which will be located closer to the trail in northern Minnesota.

Calendar of Events

To get more information on any Minnesota event, contact Matt Davis at davis@northcountrytrail.org or Brian Pavek at pavekb@comcast.net.

• October 23: Joint LLC & ITM Chapter End of Season Celebration, location TBD
• November 19 – 21: STN Chapter staffs the NCTA booth at the Outdoor Adventure Expo in Minneapolis, MN

NCTA members in Minnesota receive the Call of the North, a newsletter that is printed 2-4 times annually.  It typically contains featured trail segments, agency partner profiles, hike reports, chapter updates, and an event calendar.  Several back issues are available for download below.

• Summer 2010 (Call of the North Summer 2010, PDF 2MB)
• Spring 2010 (2010 Spring, PDF 2.2MB)
• Summer, 2009 (2009 Summer, PDF 832KB)
• Winter, 2008 (2008 Winter, PDF 852KB)
• Winter, 2006-07 (2006 Winter, PDF 3.9MB)
• Summer, 2006 (2006 Summer, PDF 1.4MB)
• Spring 2006 (2006 Spring, PDF 2.9MB)
• Winter 2004-05 (2004-05 Winter issue, PDF 2MB)

Submissions of articles, trip reports, or photos are always welcome.  To submit an item, email the newsletter editor (email address is listed inside an issue).

Photos from Minnesota

• Lone Tree Trail Clearing

Photo of NCT in the Chippewa National Forest.