The latest, Winter 2009-2010, issue of the Call of the North (Minnesota’s NCTA member/friend newsletter) is now available for download (call-of-the-north-winter-2009-10, 1.6 MB). Here’s a sneak peak into the contents: Cover Story: Todd McMahon’s account of Order of the Arrow volunteers from the Boy Scouts of America who  helped clear the Kekekabic Trail this summer […]

At their most recent meeting (10/28), the newly-formed Arrowhead Chapter elected some officers and drafted a “5-year plan” for developing the NCNST within Itasca County. Initial chapter officers include: Doug Baker – President Ken Zimmer – Vice President Gabe Doty – Secretary Craig Dingman – Webmaster & Events Committee Coordinator Larry Best – Quartermaster / […]

On 10/13, a small group of NCTA volunteers went out onto the NCT within the Sheyenne National Grassland to improve the trail marking.  Our goal was to make the trail easier to follow in the winter, when the gravel trail tread is obscured by snow.  Since the Grasslands are much more open than most of […]