Lorana Jinkerson is one of the most dedicated volunteers, leaders and donors the NCTA has ever seen. Consider a too-short list of her contributions: She has served on the NCTA Board, has chaired two committees that require a lot of work, and has done so with great attention to organization and gentle leadership (NCTA […]
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Puzzle Pieces in Wisconsin
“Patching together landowner permissions for the NCT is sometimes like putting together a very complicated puzzle with odd-shaped pieces,” wrote Matthew Davis, NCTA Regional Trail Coordinator for North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. “Sometimes the piece you need the most is missing.” For the past decade in northern Wisconsin, the Brule-St. Croix Chapter of […]
Hike for Hope: Healing on the North Country Trail
by Amelia Rhodes When Florence’s husband Carter retired in 2000, neither of them realized how much their life was about to change. Carter began hiking the Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota and soon realized his favorite trails were actually one big trail: the North Country National Scenic Trail. Florence and Carter discovered the planned […]