Mark Tangen Central patch + Michigan, Mackinac Bridge, and 1000 Miles My wife, Sonya, and I discovered the North Country National Scenic Trail while exercise walking the White Pine Trail from our apartment in downtown Grand Rapids (Michigan). While we previously owned a house in Middleville less than a half mile from the North Country […]
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Upper Peninsula Boardwalk Build
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 […]
2024 Volunteer Awards: Sweep
The Sweep award is presented to volunteers for tireless work and achievements behind the scenes on behalf of the trail or the NCTA. Tim Bauer Tim is a dedicated outdoorsman who hikes and rides a bike year-round in all types of weather (even North Dakota and Minnesota winters). Nearly a decade ago, one of […]