Kalkaska Downtown Development Authority Cash and Gayenell with the Kalkaska Downtown Development Authority (DDA) began working with the NCTA Grand Traverse Hiking Club Chapter in Michigan over five years ago to create a non-motorized, ADA accessible trailhead to connect downtown Kalkaska to rerouted NCNST. This project, which is still in progress, will remove two […]
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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 […]
Matt Bromley: NCNST Long Distance Hiker
Matt “Three More Miles” Bromley Central patch + 1,000-Mile and Mackinac Bridge I’ve been interested in the idea of long distance trails ever since I encountered the North Country Trail and the Appalachian Trail while on family vacations as a kid. The idea of following a map to see new places has always felt like […]