The North Country Trail Association, in collaboration with local volunteer Chapters and municipalities, can designate a community as a Trail Town. An official Trail Town not only hosts the North Country Trail, but provides resources and services to support trail users, promotes the trail to its citizens, and embraces the trail as a resource to be protected and celebrated.
Current NCTA Trail Towns
Lisbon, North Dakota
Abercrombie, North Dakota
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Frazee, Minnesota
Walker, Minnesota
Cohasset & Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Ely, Minnesota
Solon Springs, Wisconsin
Mellen, Wisconsin
Marquette, Michigan
Grand Marais, Michigan
St. Ignace, Michigan
Mackinaw City, Michigan
Petoskey, Michigan
Kalkaska, Michigan
Fife Lake, Michigan
White Cloud, Michigan
Lowell, Michigan
Middleville, Michigan
Augusta, Michigan
Battle Creek, Michigan
Marshall, Michigan
Albion, Michigan
Litchfield, Michigan
Dayton, Ohio*
Zoar, Ohio*
Lisbon, Ohio
Darlington, Pennsylvania
Wampum, Pennsylvania
Parker, Pennsylvania
Canastota, New York
North Creek, Johnsburg, New York
The Buckeye Trail Association (BTA) offers a Trail Town program, as well. The following Ohio locations are official BTA Trail Towns that are also on the North Country National Scenic Trail, which shares trail route with the Buckeye Trail through most of Ohio. They are listed west to east: Napoleon, Defiance, Delphos, Spencerville, St. Marys, Fort Loramie, Piqua, Troy, Dayton, Yellow Springs, Xenia, Spring Valley, Loveland, Milford, Peebles, Shawnee, Deersville, and Zoar. Dayton and Zoar are official Trail Towns of both the NCTA and the BTA.
Header photo by Thomas Lane
