Our Stories

Nancy DeJong: NCNST Long Distance Hiker

Nancy DeJong Central patch + Michigan, Mackinac Bridge, and 1000 Miles When I was a child, my dad loved to hike and backpack, and did it with my brothers. I knew he liked to hike on the North Country Trail, was a member of the Association, and got their magazine. I have some of his […]

Elizabeth Root: NCNST Long Distance Hiker

Elizabeth Root Central patch + Michigan, Pennsylvania, Mackinac Bridge, and 1000 Miles Stepping cautiously across the grated portion of the Mackinac Bridge on Labor Day 2016,  I wondered why my daughter would drag me up here to walk the five miles across the Straits. As I was handed my certificate of completion for the Bridge […]

Partnership with Purpose

  by Katie Houston, Sawyer Products   Stand aside celebrity-endorsed sandwich franchises; there’s a new power partnership in town. At first glance, it might be hard to see what the North Country Trail and a family-owned business based in Safety Harbor, Florida have in common. But you don’t have to look far to see where […]