This award is presented to volunteers for tireless work and achievements behind the scenes on behalf of the trail or the NCTA over a 3-year period or more. Steve Hicks Steve is responsible for mowing a variety of trailheads and segments across Barry County, Michigan for the NCTA Chief Noonday Chapter, and has been doing […]
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2025 NCTA Volunteer Awards: Boots on the Trail
This award is presented to volunteers who regularly lead hikes that are well-advertised and promoted to the public as a way of building NCTA membership and support for the trail. Recipients typically lead more than one hike per year, and make them interesting by sharing their knowledge with groups or being helpful to new hikers, […]
2025 NCTA Volunteer Awards: Outreach
This award is presented to volunteers whose efforts to build coalitions, partnerships or other forms of local support have contributed significantly to the ongoing success of the North Country Trail. Nikk Adams In 2016, teacher and trail runner Nikk Adams decided to create an event to raise funds for the NCTA Brule-St. Croix Chapter, attract […]
