This past Saturday, about 40 NCTA members and friends convened at the White Tail Tavern in Nevis, MN to celebrate THE END* of the successful 2009 trail season.  Following dinner, a “business” meeting featured the presentation of awards handed out at the 2009 NCTA Annual Conference in Valley City.  There were four national award winners […]

Tom Salwasser, a NCTA member/volunteer from Circle Pines, Minnesota, has created a blog entitled It’s Later Than You Think which combines his passion for hiking with his other passion for photography.  If you’re interested in seeing some amazingly scenic photos from the NCT within the Chippewa National Forest, visit Tom’s blog.  Tom’s blog entries also […]

You might be wondering “What does this news story have to do with the North Country Trail?”  Well, the easy answer is “as the dam goes so goes the North Country Trail!”   The faint trail visible on top of the dam in the picture above is our beloved North Country Trail. Officials in Kathryn, Barnes […]