I had the pleasure of speaking with our intrepid thru-hiker Eb “Nimblewill Nomad” Eberhart yesterday afternoon.  He answered his cell phone from atop a ridge overlooking Lake Superior by Finland, MN.  He is currently finishing the last miles of the Superior Hiking Trail and expects to be in Two Harbors tomorrow (10/7).   After reaching Two […]

The very first North Country Trail workday sponsored by the newly-formed Arrowhead Chapter in Itasca County, MN was held on Saturday (10/3). It went very well.  The group was formerly known as the Grand Rapids Area Hiking Club and is not officially a NCTA chapter yet.  That should happen at the NCTA’s December Board meeting. […]

Good job Bill, Tom, and the NCTA volunteers in Wisconsin getting the excellent coverage of the NCT on Wisconsin Public TV. Here in Minnesota we don’t like to be outdone by our neighbors across the St. Croix/Mississippi River in the Badger (Cheeshead?) State.  So, a day before the Vikings-Packers rivalry heats up again on Monday […]