Andrew Turner Vermont, New York, and 4000 Miles (Previously received the central patch + Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Mackinac Bridge, 1000 Miles, 2000 Miles, and 3000 Miles.) As of May 22, 2024 I can now proclaim six out of eight states are completed on the NCNST and I have crossed over the 4,000 mile mark […]
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Randall Roberts: NCNST Long Distance Hiker
Randall Roberts Mackinac Bridge and 2000 Miles (Previously received the central patch + Ohio, Pennsylvania, and 1000 Miles.) I reached 2,000 miles on June 30, 2024 while hiking solo on the Finger Lakes Trail in New York, a trail which I will complete, end-to-end, this September. In November 2008, I discovered the Buckeye Trail (BT) […]
2024 Volunteer Awards: Vanguard
The Vanguard Award is presented to a legislator or other high-level public official whose leadership, actions, and advocacy have substantially benefited the North Country Trail. Kathy DeCoster It’s impossible to name one person that made unit status possible for the North Country Trail, but Kathy was particularly critical. As Vice President for Federal Affairs […]