2020 Trail Protector Award Jim Bronson. As farm manager of the Michigan State University Kellogg Biological Station, Jim helped the Trail get onto that property, which relieved us of a lot of road walking. Now that he is retired, he has become even more active with the Chief Noonday Chapter, especially encouraging private landowners […]
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Heather Werderman: NCT Long Distance Hikers
Heather Werderman Rochester Hills, Mich. Central patch + all state and mileage rockers, including Mackinac Bridge, and the End-to-End Hike rocker and certificate. She is the 20th person to complete the North Country Trail on foot. I did not grow up in a hiking or particularly outdoorsy family. Until I was an adult I’m […]
Glen VanAntwerp and Steve Breithaupt: NCT Long Distance Hikers
Glen VanAntwerp and Steve Breithaupt Tustin, Mich. (Glen) and Cadillac, Mich. (Steve) Central patch + Michigan, Mackinac Bridge, and 1,000-Mile rockers On July 1, 2021, Steve and I finished hiking all of the NCT in Michigan, some 1,160 total miles. It took us more than seven years, but we did every mile together and […]
