For 20+ years, alongside the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), the North Country Trail Association has been eyeing a retired railroad corridor outside of Lowell, Michigan. The NCTA’s goal is to utilize it to move more North Country Trail off-road. Now, thanks to this dedicated partnership between […]
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Trail Protection with Steiger-Sage Timber
Earlier this year, the NCTA secured a trail license from Tim Steiger across his commercial forest land in Michigan’s Western Upper Peninsula. This license – along with another agreement with Sage Timber – allows the NCTA to reroute a trail segment onto these private lands, drastically reducing the current 19-mile roadwalk to less than […]
A Bridge, Finally
By Kenny Wawsczyk, NCTA Regional Trail Coordinator Patience and perseverance paid off as NCTA Chief Baw Beese Chapter volunteers recently put the finishing touches on a boardwalk and bridge over the East Branch of the St. Joseph River in Southern Michigan. This particular water crossing in the Lost Nation State Game Area has long […]
