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Andrew Turner: NCNST Long Distance Hiker

Andrew Turner Vermont, New York, and 4000 Miles (Previously received the central patch + Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Mackinac Bridge, 1000 Miles, 2000 Miles, and 3000 Miles.) As of May 22, 2024 I can now proclaim six out of eight states are completed on the NCNST and I have crossed over the 4,000 mile mark […]

2022 Friend of the Trail Awards

  Friend of the Trail Award recipients are employees of units of governance or organizations whose leadership, accommodations, and active collaboration have substantially benefited the North Country National Scenic Trail or the North Country Trail Association, not working solely in the capacity of an NCTA member. Tammy Cefalu, USFS, Superior National Forest. Tammy has provided […]

Crews finish their hard work to restore the Kekekabic Trail

  Recently, a significant downfall was cut from across the Kekekabic Trail, an unofficial portion of the NCNST within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern MN. It was the last tree that fell across the western 15 miles of the Kek during last summer’s very strong windstorms to be cut.  These storms left […]