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Beth McIntyre: NCNST Long Distance Hiker

Beth McIntyre Central patch + Mackinac Bridge, 1000 Miles, and Vermont Although I had hiked parts of the North Country in Kalamazoo and Calhoun Counties (MI) over the years, my “real” NCT hiking began after I joined the Chief Noonday Chapter in the fall of 2020. The next year, I participated in the Chapter’s “Hike […]

Arlette Laan: NCNST Long Distance Hiker

Arlette “Apple Pie” Laan End-to-End Hiker; central patch + Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota; 1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000 miles I started my hike on April 8, 2021 in Defiance, Ohio, and finished my hike on February 21, 2022 back in Defiance. From Defiance, I went Eastbound toward Vermont and […]