A total of 18 “premier segments” have been identified on NCTA’s website with the goal of showcasing some of the best hikes available on our trail. So far, the listing includes: * 3 day hikes and a weekend hike in North Dakota * 2 day hikes and a backpack in Minnesota * 2 day hikes […]

At a meeting last week, a group of Grand Rapids Area Hiking Club volunteers decided to form a new NCTA chapter – the Arrowhead Chapter – in northeastern Minnesota.  Certainly ambitious, the group decided to tackle the eastern 28 miles of the NCT within the Chippewa National Forest (MN-200 crossing east).  This is in addition […]

About 25 volunteers and a half dozen Forest Service employees celebrated National Public Lands Day on Saturday, 9/26 by volunteering on the NCT within the Chippewa National Forest (the Chip).  NPLD is the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy. We had an absolutely beautiful day to work […]