Our Stories

2024 Volunteer Awards: Communicator

  The Communicator Award is presented to a volunteer for exemplary work in promoting the trail or the NCTA through a communications medium (e.g. newsletter, website, brochure, etc.) or personal contacts over a 3-year period or more. Robyn Gallimore-Jones Robyn has worked in graphic design for over 20 years and the Wampum Chapter has relied […]

2024 Volunteer Awards: Rising Star

  The Rising Star Award presented to an NCTA member between the ages of eight and 25 who has made significant contributions to the trail, and whose dedication to the trail and the NCTA sets an example to other youths and shows exceptional promise. Cheyenne Williams From a young age, Cheyenne has wanted to become […]

2024 Volunteer Awards: Vanguard

  The Vanguard Award is presented to a legislator or other high-level public official whose leadership, actions, and advocacy have substantially benefited the North Country Trail. Kathy DeCoster It’s impossible to name one person that made unit status possible for the North Country Trail, but Kathy was particularly critical. As Vice President for Federal Affairs […]