Mark Tangen Central patch + Michigan, Mackinac Bridge, and 1000 Miles My wife, Sonya, and I discovered the North Country National Scenic Trail while exercise walking the White Pine Trail from our apartment in downtown Grand Rapids (Michigan). While we previously owned a house in Middleville less than a half mile from the North Country […]
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Shari Searles: NCNST Long Distance Hiker
Shari Searles Wisconsin (Previously received the central patch + Michigan and 1000 Miles.) September 9-16, 2021 My Wisconsin North Country Trail experience started with a day hike from the Michigan/Wisconsin border with a friend. We camped at Scott Rapids Campsite our first night. I will never forget that night as I had my first bear […]
Laura Brandon: NCNST Long Distance Hiker
Laura Brandon Mackinac Bridge (Previously received the central patch + Michigan and 1000 Miles.) My husband Andy and I completed the Mackinac Bridge Walk on September 4, 2023 – Labor Day. We walked from one end of the bridge to the other with the People’s Water Board Coalition, as a call to shut down the […]