February 7, 2013 by Bruce Matthews The North Country Trail Association will be represented at this year’s Hike the Hill (Feb.9-14) by Director of Trail Development Andrea Ketchmark, John and Pat Leinen, NPS Superintendent Mark Weaver and myself, Executive Director Bruce Matthews. During this week the national trails community gathers to meet as the Partnership […]

Bill Menke, NCTA’s Wisconsin Regional Trail Coordinator recently prepared a 2012 summary report for the Brule-St. Croix Roving Trail Crew (or the “Rovers”).  Below is an excerpt from his report (PDF, 1.5MB). 2012 Crew Statistics “If 2011 was known as “The Year of The Bridges”, then by all logic 2012 will be known as “The […]

Written by Bruce Matthews, NCTA’s Executive Director Since 2005, fans of the North Country National Scenic Trail have been working hard to secure the re-route of the trail to include the section in northeast Minnesota encompassed by the Superior Hiking, Border Route and Kekekabic Trails. Anyone familiar with the area can see in a heartbeat why […]