Tara Atkinson Central patch + Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, 1000 miles and 2000 miles On April 14, 2025, I flew from Portland, Oregon to Grand Rapids, Michigan. Though I had done some research on the NCT, I didn’t yet know about the wonderful trail angel networks or the Chapter coordinators who do so much […]
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Jill Wilson: NCNST Long Distance Hiker
Jill Wilson Central patch + Vermont NCT End-to-End Essay, Part I: The Beginning and Vermont I began hiking the North Country Trail sort of by accident! It was really the Finger Lakes Trail (FLT) that drew me in and got me to do my first long distance section hiking of a trail. I completed that […]
2025 NCTA Volunteer Awards: Outreach
This award is presented to volunteers whose efforts to build coalitions, partnerships or other forms of local support have contributed significantly to the ongoing success of the North Country Trail. Nikk Adams In 2016, teacher and trail runner Nikk Adams decided to create an event to raise funds for the NCTA Brule-St. Croix Chapter, attract […]
