Our Stories

2024 Volunteer Awards: Friend of the Trail

  The Friend of the Trail Award is presented to a public employee, unit of government, or member of an organization whose leadership, accommodations, and active collaboration have substantially benefited the North Country Trail or the NCTA. Jon Harris The North Country Trail will eventually pass through nearly 50 miles of the Douglas County Forest […]

Superior Partnership

  The Superior National Forest is a 3.9-million-acre mix of boreal forest and water, located in the tip of Minnesota’s Arrowhead Region. It dates back to a proclamation by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1909 and is administered by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) from five ranger district offices and a supervisors’ office in Duluth. About […]

2019 NCTA Award Winners

The North Country National Scenic Trail exists only because of the incredible community that supports it. Each spring, NCTA’s Awards Committee takes nominations for a series of Volunteer Awards that celebrate the efforts of the extraordinary individuals that go that extra mile to make the Trail and NCTA what it is today. Whether they build […]