Beau Swanson Central patch + Michigan, Mackinac Bridge, and 1000 Miles Three years ago I found myself overweight, unhappy, and just starting my road of sobriety. (I’m three years clean now.) I wanted more out of life and was looking for purpose, something bigger than myself. I was already starting to walk daily and got […]
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Matt Patterson: NCNST Long Distance Hiker
Matt Patterson Central patch + Pennsylvania, Ohio, Mackinac Bridge, 1000 Miles, and 2000 Miles Early on, while I was working on my completion of the Buckeye Trail, I was thinking, “What’s next?” After attending the NCTA Celebration in Marquette, Michigan, I knew what was next. My wife and I had never been north of Flint, […]
Tom Funke: NCNST Long Distance Hiker
Tom Funke Central patch + Michigan, Wisconsin, Mackinac Bridge, 1000 Miles, and 2000 Miles I chose to hike across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula as a 30th birthday present to myself. That is how I discovered the North Country Trail. I have written two books, 50 Hikes in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and 50 Hikes on the North […]