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Doug Seaney: NCNST Long Distance Hiker

Doug Seaney Pennsylvania + 2000 Miles (Previously received the central patch + Michigan, Wisconsin, Mackinac Bridge, and 1000 Miles.) I have completed another state, Pennsylvania, as well as have now topped 2000 miles. I did the SW 130 miles last spring: April 27 through May 4, 2024. On that hike I was supported by my […]

Tanya Bromley: NCNST Long Distance Hiker

Tanya Bromley Central patch + 1000 Miles and Mackinac Bridge My relationship with the North Country Trail began in the early 2000s when my future husband and I lived in Marquette, Michigan. We would go on day hikes together by Lake Superior, in the McCormick tract, or if we were feeling adventurous, in the Porcupine […]

Larry Bell: NCNST Long Distance Hiker

Larry Bell Central patch + 1000 Miles and Mackinac Bridge In 2024, I achieved the milestone of 1000 unique miles on the North Country Trail. While I had been on the trail here and there over time I started hiking in earnest in the fall of 2020 with the goal of completing the trail through […]

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