Tom Funke Central patch + Michigan, Wisconsin, Mackinac Bridge, 1000 Miles, and 2000 Miles I chose to hike across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula as a 30th birthday present to myself. That is how I discovered the North Country Trail. I have written two books, 50 Hikes in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and 50 Hikes on the North […]
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Duane Lawton: NCNST Long Distance Hiker
Duane Lawton Michigan (previously received central patch + 1000 Miles and Mackinac Bridge) Right after retiring in 2006, I undertook a multi-day hike in the Porkies and Trap Hills with cousins. I had discovered there was a trail there called the “North Country Trail.” Then having just moved north, I discovered there was a local […]
Cynthia Clemens: NCNST Long Distance Hiker
Cynthia Clemens Central patch + Ohio, Michigan, 1000 Miles, and Mackinac Bridge Like many other “hikers,” I began my journey as a “walker,” enjoying time with friends in our neighborhoods chatting and walking for therapy and exercise. If we go back even further, my dad was an avid walker, walking five miles most every day, […]
