It’s here! The Spring 2010, PA North Country Trail Association Photography Contest has officially started, so it’s time to break out your camera and your hiking boots and get out on the trail! The contest is open to anyone from any state (NCTA member or not)— The twist is that all the photos in the […]

Now that spring is surprisingly already here in northern Minnesota, I’ve been reflecting upon this past winter and some of the beautiful sights I’ve seen. While out scouting trail here in northern Minnesota the last couple of months, I noticed several things that reminded me of the beauty and harshness of the North Country in […]

Yes, it’s true…the NCT turns the big 3-0 today. It was on March 5, 1980 that Congress amended the National Trails System Act to officially designate the North Country National Scenic Trail! Thanks go to Tom Gilbert of the National Park Service, all the trail partners across the 7-states, and all the current and former […]