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Identifying NCT Route in Minnesota’s “Big Gap Area”

  The NCTA has partnered with the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission (ARDC) planning organization to help identify NCT route possibilities in two parts of the Arrowhead reroute’s “Big Gap Area.” One of the areas the NCTA Arrowhead Chapter will start with is located north of the existing NCT by CR-61. It contains many iron mining […]

Project Spotlight: Arrowhead Reroute Begins

  In the late 80s and early 90s, Minnesota volunteer leaders approached the National Park Service (NPS). In the northeastern part of the state, the North Country National Scenic Trail’s (NCNST) route was far from ideal. Due to extensive wetlands in the Floodwood area, trail leaders were instead hoping the North Country Trail (NCT) could […]

Arrowhead Reroute Update

Since legislation passed in 2019, officially giving the Arrowhead Reroute project of the NCNST in Minnesota the green light, NCTA staff, volunteers and partner organizations have been hard at work making it a reality. Matt Davis, NCTA Regional Trail Coordinator for North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin, recently provided an update on this exciting project that’s […]