by Kenny Wawsczyk, Michigan Regional Trail Coordinator For all three days the sun shined down on the largest ever NCTA Celebration, with nearly 400 attendees. With the temperature in the 70s you truly couldn’t ask for better weather, especially considering the fact of how much rain the U.P. has gotten this spring and summer. The […]
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2017 Allegheny 100-Mile Hiking Challenge Great Success!
The Allegheny National Forest (ANF) Chapter of the North Country Trail Association (NCTA) held its eighth annual Allegheny 100 (A100) Mile Hiking Challenge June 9th-11th. The A-100 is an unsupported endurance hiking challenge with no timekeepers, no aid stations, and no finish line other than the one hikers set for themselves. The event challenges hikers […]
4 Tips for Hiking all the North Country Trail in One State
Have you ever thought about hiking all of the miles of the North Country Trail in your state? Marci and her husband Darrell just passed 500 miles on their goal to hike all 1,150 miles of the NCT in Michigan. They started out simply with day hikes and then got hooked. Marci has tips for […]


