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URL:https://northcountrytrail.org/events/bsc-091726/
SUMMARY:Upper Midwest Blue Blaze Academy Volunteer Training
DESCRIPTION:The Upper Midwest Blue Blaze Academy is a combined crew leaders
 hip and trail skills training for volunteers\, hosted by the NCTA Brule-St
 . Croix Chapter\, Border Route Trail Association\, and Superior Hiking Tra
 il Association.\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\nThe event runs Thursday\, September
  17 through Sunday\, September 20\, 2026. Friday\, Saturday\, and Sunday a
 re full days of training. The location is the Solon Springs Community Cent
 er in Solon Springs\, Wisconsin. Free camping is available in the nearby a
 rea.\n\nFeatured instructors include rockwork with Willie Bittner of Great
  Lakes Trailbuilders\; crew leadership with Kim Frederick of Chinook Assoc
 iates\, LLC\; and trail analysis with Tim Malzhan of Trail Eyes\, LLC. Vi
 ew the full event schedule and draft course listing and descriptions fo
 r additional details.\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\nOptional extensions:\n\n 	You are
  invited to extend your training experience and use what you learned by jo
 ining the Wisconsin Roving Trail Crew (aka “the Rovers”) the week of
  September 21-25 as they work on building a new North Country Trail segmen
 t with the Brule-St. Croix Chapter.  The worksite is only 10 miles south 
 of Superior and the crew will camp together nearby. They will be building
  new trail from County Road W heading east (map). Meals\, tools\, and free
  group camping are provided. For more info\, contact Rovers crew leader Br
 ad Stewart at rovers@northcountrytrail.org.\n 	We will also offer a Cros
 scut Saw Maintenance training with Dan Duweke\, J45° Chapter &amp\; Nick
  Anderson\, U.S. Forest Service-retired in the Solon Springs area on Monda
 y &amp\; Tuesday following the training.\n
CATEGORIES:Trail Work,Training
LOCATION:Solon Springs Community Center\, 11523 US-53 BUS\, Solon Springs\,
  Wisconsin\, 54873\, United States
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