Tom Salwasser, a NCTA member/volunteer from Circle Pines, Minnesota, has created a blog entitled It’s Later Than You Think which combines his passion for hiking with his other passion for photography.  If you’re interested in seeing some amazingly scenic photos from the NCT within the Chippewa National Forest, visit Tom’s blog.  Tom’s blog entries also […]

You might be wondering “What does this news story have to do with the North Country Trail?”  Well, the easy answer is “as the dam goes so goes the North Country Trail!”   The faint trail visible on top of the dam in the picture above is our beloved North Country Trail. Officials in Kathryn, Barnes […]

I had the pleasure of speaking with our intrepid thru-hiker Eb “Nimblewill Nomad” Eberhart yesterday afternoon.  He answered his cell phone from atop a ridge overlooking Lake Superior by Finland, MN.  He is currently finishing the last miles of the Superior Hiking Trail and expects to be in Two Harbors tomorrow (10/7).   After reaching Two […]