A State Line, Railroads, Red Clay, Pipelines, and New Partnerships by Matthew Davis, NCTA Regional Trail Coordinator for North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin (Originally published in the Fall 2020 issue, 39.4, of the North Star magazine.) Patching together landowner permissions for the NCT is sometimes like putting together a very complicated puzzle with […]
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Project Spotlight: Arrowhead Reroute Begins
In the late 80s and early 90s, Minnesota volunteer leaders approached the National Park Service (NPS). In the northeastern part of the state, the North Country National Scenic Trail’s (NCNST) route was far from ideal. Due to extensive wetlands in the Floodwood area, trail leaders were instead hoping the North Country Trail (NCT) could […]
Mandy Huskey (Gunflint Lodge), Joe DeMuzio, and REI Foundation: Volunteer Spotlight
2020 Trail Blazer Awards Mandy Huskey, Gunflint Lodge. The Gunflint Lodge is the quintessential, historic Northwoods resort facility on Gunflint Lake that goes back to 1927. They offer the public a variety of lodging opportunities, a fabulous restaurant, and a full service Boundary Waters outfitter operation in far northern Minnesota. Owners John and Mindy Frederickson’s […]