“Patching together landowner permissions for the NCT is sometimes like putting together a very complicated puzzle with odd-shaped pieces,” wrote Matthew Davis, NCTA Regional Trail Coordinator for North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. “Sometimes the piece you need the most is missing.” For the past decade in northern Wisconsin, the Brule-St. Croix Chapter of […]
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Category: Minnesota
Hike for Hope: Healing on the North Country Trail
by Amelia Rhodes When Florence’s husband Carter retired in 2000, neither of them realized how much their life was about to change. Carter began hiking the Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota and soon realized his favorite trails were actually one big trail: the North Country National Scenic Trail. Florence and Carter discovered the planned […]
Arrowhead Reroute Update
Since legislation passed in 2019, officially giving the Arrowhead Reroute project of the NCNST in Minnesota the green light, NCTA staff, volunteers and partner organizations have been hard at work making it a reality. Matt Davis, NCTA Regional Trail Coordinator for North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin, recently provided an update on this exciting project that’s […]
