Derrick is a man who knows how to get things done, and his first brush with leadership came about nearly 30 years ago. He saw a volunteer recruitment flier for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and decided to sign up. He even checked that he would be a trip leader if they needed […]
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Eric Campbell: Crew Leader Spotlight
“Leading groups on canoe trips has been a part of my life for years, it was easy to commit to this work,” wrote Eric Campbell. “I didn’t at the time know much about the Kek Trail but I could see myself leading a group. I saw this volunteer possibility as a wonderful opportunity to […]
Chippewa National Forest: Trail Section Highlight
The nearly 667,000-acre Chippewa National Forest in north central Minnesota currently hosts 61 miles of the North Country National Scenic Trail. It also has a unique history. Following political advocacy by the Minnesota Federation of Women’s Clubs, concerned about the wholesale loss of forests in northern Minnesota, the Minnesota Forest Reserve was created in 1902 […]