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Bob Courtois: Hike 100 Finisher

  “About half the miles were on snowshoes.” Bob Courtois was the first to let us know he completed the 2021 Hike 100 Challenge. Alongside being an NCT enthusiast, he’s the volunteer Monthly Hike Coordinator for the NCTA Jordan Valley 45° Chapter and a member of the Hiawatha Shore-to-Shore Chapter. “[I] completed by hiking in […]

Flying High, Thanks to You

  Your contribution supported community cultivation, in a year when we experienced great distance from friends and family. The mental health value to our trail users this year? Priceless! Matt Davis, a Regional Trail Coordinator for the North Country Association, shares a silver lining in his region.   And this is only one great example […]

SHTA Trail Renewal Program: Partnership Spotlight

  The Superior Hiking Trail Association (SHTA) is responsible for 310 miles of trail in northeastern Minnesota between the Wisconsin border near Jay Cooke State Park and the Border Route Trail near the Canadian border. The Superior Hiking Trail (SHT) stretches down to the Lake Superior coastline from near the Canada-Minnesota border to south of […]