After the Storm by Dan Dueweke Most hikers volunteer on familiar local trails, but occasionally, a chance arises to confront nature’s raw power in an extreme environment. That opportunity arrived on October 11, 2021, when an EF2 tornado devastated a mile of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, blocking the Border Route and North Country Trails. […]
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2024 Volunteer Awards: Trail Maintainer
The Trail Maintainer Award is presented to volunteers who have demonstrated exceptional dedication or achievements over a 3-year period or more in maintaining or restoring preexisting North Country Trail segment(s). Peter Bennett Peter is an incredibly dedicated trail maintainer and sawyer, having taken on many responsibilities beyond caring for his own adopted section. In […]
2024 Volunteer Awards: Trail Builder
The Trail Builder Award is presented to volunteers whose work in trail planning, landowner negotiations, layout and design, and/or construction, have resulted in the development of outstanding new North Country Trail or facilities. Pete Bock Pete has maintained a three-mile segment for the Brule-St. Croix Chapter for at least nine years, and helps maintain […]