2021 Thomas L. Gilbert Lifetime Achievement Award Mike Stafford. Mike joined the Heritage Chapter in 1999 and has been an active member since, despite living in the Milwaukee area, over 300 miles from the Heritage Chapter’s Trail section. For 22 years he has traveled this distance, while maintaining his interest, enthusiasm, and energy to […]
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Remembering Arlen Matson
Arlen Matson, founding member of the NCTA Grand Traverse Hiking Club Chapter, passed away in early April. He received an NCTA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. “Arlen loved being in nature and surrounded by God’s creation. His favorite hobbies included camping, hiking, cross-country skiing, canoeing, biking, backpacking, fishing and photography. Arlen’s passion for the […]
Ed Solstad: Volunteer Spotlight
Ed and many of the other volunteers who work on the Border Route Trail live in the Twin Cities, a mere 250-mile one-way trip to their Trail. Also, some portions of the Trail can be reached only by means of canoe trips, so the several disasters that continually visit the area force too few […]