UPDATED! UPDATED! UPDATED! The North Country Trail Association (NCTA) and Chippewa National Forest’s Walker Ranger District are looking for people who like the outdoors to adopt sections of the nation’s longest hiking trail – the North Country National Scenic Trail. Currently, there are seven adopt-a-trail-sections (download the maps as a PDF) within the Chippewa National […]

NCTA members and trail friends in Minnesota are invited to attend the 3rd Annual North Country Hiking Fest at Itasca State Park on Saturday August 29th.  This family-friendly event is sponsored by the Minnesota DNR – Itasca State Park and NCTA-Itasca Moraine and Laurentian Lakes Chapters and will feature: A 6-mile guided hike on the […]

This past weekend, a crowd of 150+ NCTA members attended the annual conference in Valley City, ND that was hosted by the Sheyenne River Valley Chapter. The event featured a great variety of hikes, workshops, tours, family activities, and evening entertainment. Above are some pictures from Friday’s Family Hike at Clausen Springs and the Stairway […]