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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Upper Peninsula Boardwalk Build
Upper Peninsula Boardwalk Build Within every North Country Trail project is a complex web of logistics and coordinating all the moving parts is a heavy lift. Slogging through knee-deep water and sticky mud aren’t the premier hiking experience the NCTA pledges to provide. Volunteers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula needed a sustainable solution on a trail […]
What recent executive orders mean for the North Country Trail
Updated February 24, 2025 As a National Scenic Trail authorized by Congress, the success of the North Country Trail is dependent on our elected officials understanding its value to local and regional economies, and the enhanced quality of life the trail offers their constituents. So each February, a team of NCTA advocates travels to Hike the […]