“On behalf of the North Country Trail Association Board of Directors and myself, we have made the difficult decision to move 2021 Annual Celebration from an in-person event to virtual.” “The virtual event will be held August 4-18. We will be updating northcountrytrail.org/celebration with information as it becomes available. We greatly appreciate your patience […]
Our Stories
Author: Kate Lemon
NPS Volunteer Awards
The National Park Service rewards our NCTA volunteers based on volunteer hours. In 1970, Congress passed the Volunteers-In-Parks Act to allow national parks to use “volunteers for or in aid of interpretive functions, or visitor services or activities.” Since then, volunteers have supported National Park units in many aspects, such as natural and cultural resources, […]
Mary Berube, John Schrock, and Rick and Sher Eiler: Volunteer Spotlight
2020 Sweep Awards Mary Berube and John Schrock. The 60 miles of Trail tended by the Brule-St. Croix Chapter of Wisconsin offered blazing that was suffering from old age, so Mary and John volunteered to reblaze the whole thing and keep it all on a recommended five-year rotation. In addition they are active Chapter […]