Upper Peninsula Boardwalk Build Within every North Country Trail project is a complex web of logistics and coordinating all the moving parts is a heavy lift. Slogging through knee-deep water and sticky mud aren’t the premier hiking experience the NCTA pledges to provide. Volunteers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula needed a sustainable solution on a trail […]
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Mapping the Future in Minnesota
Mapping the Future in Minnesota Dedicated volunteers and partners have been establishing a route for the North Country Trail for more than 40 years, but notable gaps remain. One in particular is in Northern Minnesota, in the Arrowhead Region where the North Country Trail extends southwest from the Kekekabic Trail. A passionate group of volunteers […]
What recent executive orders mean for the North Country Trail
May 15, 2025 In recent weeks, AmeriCorps programs have been shuttered, leaving the North Country Trail at a great deficit to complete much needed work. It suddenly canceled nearly $400 million in grants, impacting 1,000 programs and abruptly ending the service of more than 32,000 AmeriCorps workers. AmeriCorps “provides opportunities for Americans of all backgrounds […]