Sibyl Smith + Kevin Stewart Central patch + Michigan, Mackinac Bridge, and 1000 Miles My sister Sibyl and I recently completed our goal of hiking the entire length of the North Country Trail in Michigan. This seven-year adventure began when Sibyl retired to White Cloud, Michigan, and adopted a section of the trail near her […]
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Elizabeth Root: NCNST Long Distance Hiker
Elizabeth Root Wisconsin + 2000 Miles (Previously received the central patch + Michigan, Pennsylvania, Mackinac Bridge, and 1000 Miles.) May 2025 Been busy now hiking in Ohio. Going to New York in July for some miles around Ithaca – my husband grew up in Greene, NY. Hopefully there will not be any storms like there […]
Jason Murrell: NCNST Long Distance Hiker
Jason “Abe Linkoln” Murrell End-to-end hiker; central patch + Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota; 1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000 miles My hike of the North Country Trail started in April of 2020. My intention was to hike the trail in one go. I had just been booted off my Eastern […]