Our Stories

2022 Friend of the Trail Awards

  Friend of the Trail Award recipients are employees of units of governance or organizations whose leadership, accommodations, and active collaboration have substantially benefited the North Country National Scenic Trail or the North Country Trail Association, not working solely in the capacity of an NCTA member. Tammy Cefalu, USFS, Superior National Forest. Tammy has provided […]

Bill Stone: NCNST Long Distance Hiker

  Bill Stone Moorhead, Minn. Central patch + North Dakota; 1,000 Miles In 2015 I participated in my last triathlon, deciding that due to being unable to run because of past back and knee injuries, I was done with marathons and triathlons. Now I get to hike the Trail with Beau, my Golden Retriever. Then […]

2022 Vanguard + Trailblazer Awards

  Vanguard Award recipients are legislators or other public officials whose leadership, actions, and advocacy have substantially benefited the North Country National Scenic Trail over a Chapter/Affiliate/Partner’s area or larger, not just a short segment. Mary Mertz, Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Mary Mertz, Director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), has arguably accomplished […]