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WALK WITH US
On our section of the North Country Trail
From Starvation Lake Road in Kalkaska County to north of Conway, Michigan in Emmet County. For descriptions of the segments click on the OUR TRAIL link to the left. For maps go to North Country Trail's home page and click on MAPS.
Pinney Bridge Campground that was closed as of July 9, 2007, is now OPEN.
To our chapter meetings
We meet every other month except for July. January we meet in Houghton Lake. March and November we meet in Sanford, Michigan.
During the warmer months of May and September
we have scheduled our meetings near Gaylord, to allow our members who live up north to attend and also to be able to do our trail walk-thru's at the same time.
Check the OUR MEETINGS link on the left for details. If you would like to get our news e-mails about chapter business meetings and trail work meetings, please send your name, address, phone and e-mail address to Stella, at E-mail Stella at tbwchapter@northcountrytrail.org
Get to know us
Chapter President: Gary Johnson tbwchapter@northcountrytrail.org
Chapter Secretary: Stella Thelen
The members who started the chapter had two things in common; hiking and the Tittabawassee River in their back yard; that's how our chapter got its name.
Read more about it by clicking on the GET TO KNOW US link at the left under Chapter Features.
A new addition to our membership is Friends of the Hatchery, an affiliate organization, that
adopted a section of trail to maintain. Read more by clicking on the GET TO KNOW US link and going to the bottom of that page.
Join us for a hike
In June we plan on working on trails. Haven't got word as to what hike the guys are planning for July and August, but in September we plan on joining the HSS chapter in the Upper Peninsula for a hike and campout.
Our TBW chapter is planing on scheduling hikes on the 2nd weekend of each month, so keep checking this web site for details as they become available.
To work on the trail
June 7, 2008, was NATIONAL TRAILS DAY. Our chapter spent a pleasant day in the woods working on a trail reroute. We had a lot of workers and accomplished a lot and several people worked a couple of extra days.
The June 21st weekend was our work/camp weekend at Petoskey. We camped on private land and mostly finished the M-32 reroute as well as mowing, trail repair work and trail clean up.
September 27th, Saturday at 9:00 A.M. our chapter will be working on the Boor Conservancy reroute, south of Petoskey, to move the North Country Trail off of Krause Rd, into the woods, and onto the side of a 200 foot hill.
We really need all the help we can get to bench this trail into the side of the hill.
Bring any dirt moving tools you have, such as grub hoe, shovel and metal dirt rake. Our chapter will provide mattocks, pulaskis, fire rakes, and McLeods.
The chapter will provide some snacks and beverages for breaks, but feel free to bring more. We plan on providing a supper meal for the workers at the end of the day. Please let us know if you plan to come so we can prepare enough food.
Meet at Krause Rd south of Brubaker Rd by the communication towers. There are a group of towers at that location that are visible from miles around. Consult your county map of Emmet County because unless you are familiar with the area it is confusing.
Camping is available on private land if you are interested. E-mail Stella, Gary or Cora for directions.
If you are interested in helping, please E-mail Cora at tbwchapter@northcountrytrail.org
To adopt a trail
Our members adopt three to five mile pieces of trail and do walk-thru's, checking for downed trees and branches, blazing and doing general trail upkeep.
Clicking on the ADOPT A TRAIL link on the left under Chapter Features will take you to our trail maintainers page
where you will find resources for trail maintenance, forms for reporting hours and on-line trail maintainer reports.
On a trail promotion
In the spring our Tittabawassee Chapter has a North Country National Scenic Trail promotion and display at Michigan State University during their Quiet Waters Symposium.
In the fall our chapter has a display about hiking trails at Deadman's Hill in Antrim County where our trail is located.
During the spring and winter months we have promotions at Jay's Sporting located in Clare and Gaylord.
On our Ridge Runner program
Every weekend during the summer months, our chapter has a member hiking the NCT/Jordan Valley Pathway as a representative of trails to pass out maps and promote the NCT. For more information please E-mail Connie at tbwchapter@northcountrytrail.org
In advancing our trail
We have gained necessary permissions to cross private lands and to move trails off two-track roads and into the woods. We are working on this and will need lots of help.
If you are interested in helping, please E-mail Cora at tbwchapter@northcountrytrail.org
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, Places to play in and pray in, where
nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike. ---John Muir
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