Liz “Swisscake” Seger Central patch + 1000 Miles and Michigan Michigan, 1163+ miles in section hikes, started 9/14/20, finished 9/21/2022. Have you ever hiked with a frog riding on your compass? Have you ever been in a stretch of woods so infested with lunaria caterpillars that the ground is slick with their poop and the […]
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Jay Shutt: NCNST Long Distance Hiker
Jay Shutt Central patch + Mackinac Bridge, 1000 Miles, and Ohio I began hiking the North Country Trail in May 2018 when I joined the Buckeye Trail Circuit Hike Group for a hike in the New Straitsville Section of the Buckeye Trail that runs concurrent with the North Country Trail. I soon became a regular […]
2024 Volunteer Awards: Blue Blazes Benefactor
The Blue Blazes Benefactor Award is presented in recognition of demonstrating vision and generosity through significant monetary or in-kind contribution(s) to the North Country Trail or the NCTA. Patsy (Pat) Allen Pat joined the NCTA in 1983 and she hasn’t missed an annual gift since. Her love for this trail has literally filled books: […]