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Trail Progress Report 2016

2016 was another great year for the North Country National Scenic Trail. Our 2016 Annual Trail Progress report is available for download now. Inside you’ll find a highlight of our accomplishments including: • 23 miles of new trail • 28 miles reconstructed or rerouted • 16 new bridges together spanning more than 250 ft. • […]

NCNST Route Adjustment Act Advocacy Update {and request}

The NCTA is starting over in this 115th Congress in our efforts to obtain passage of our Route Adjustment legislation that we came close to seeing pass during the last few weeks of the 114th Congress in December, and we need your help! Word from Bruce Matthews is that Rep. Richard Nolan introduced the House version of […]

North Country Trail in Fort Custer National Cemetery

by Kenny Wawsczyk, Michigan Regional Trail Coordinator, photos courtesy of Chief Noonday Chapter. Across seven states the North Country Trail has the privilege to traverse through  a wide variety of properties, from large Forest Service land to small parcels in urban areas. In Kalamazoo County there’s a unique property that the NCT is allowed to […]