When people look back at the development of the North Country Trail in Minnesota in the future, this year will stand out as a very productive year.  Here are some of the highlights: The Itasca Moraine Chapter’s new Waboose Lake Loop Trail The Itasca Moraine Chapter finished developing a new 4-mile loop trail around Waboose […]

Five hardworking Chequamegon Chapter volunteers, Mike Ryan, Kevin Schram, Peter Freiburger, Mary Stenberg, and Rick Pomerleau, participated in the trail maintenance event on Saturday, October 20. The project involved replacing the rotten decking boards on a bridge on the NCT near Esox Lake north of Drummond. The length of the wooden walkway bridge was extended […]

By Dan Watson, NPS Volunteer Coordinator for the NCNST With the coming of fall foliage and cooler weather, trail volunteers and recreational hikers can expect to encounter hunting activity along the North Country Trail for the next several months. Because the North Country Trail crosses through a diverse compilation of landowners, including numerous types of […]