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Beth McIntyre: NCNST Long Distance Hiker

Beth McIntyre Central patch + Mackinac Bridge, 1000 Miles, and Vermont Although I had hiked parts of the North Country in Kalamazoo and Calhoun Counties (MI) over the years, my “real” NCT hiking began after I joined the Chief Noonday Chapter in the fall of 2020. The next year, I participated in the Chapter’s “Hike […]

2023 Volunteer Awards: Trail Maintainer

  Dan Dueweke Since moving to Michigan and joining the NCTA Jordan Valley 45° Chapter around 2019, Dan has provided a tremendous amount of trail maintenance knowledge and experience. He organizes Chapter Trail Adopters and is an Adopter himself. He is an expert on using and maintaining quiet tools including axes and crosscut saws, as […]

2023 Volunteer Awards: Friend of the Trail

  Constance Cox Connie has been the Lead Naturalist at Itasca State Park in Minnesota for over 20 years, and is a great trail advocate. In 2016, when we celebrated 100 years of the National Park Service and 125 years of Minnesota State Parks and Trails, Connie was the main organizer of commemorative monthly hikes […]