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Y.M.C.A. of Metro Minneapolis Gerri Forsberg Elizabeth G. McKee Gregory Smith Patbftnders: Allegheny Outdoor Club James F. Gallie Mark McKean Norman Smith

Robert Smith John Allen & Edith Maynard Northwestern Ohio Linda Garrett Peggy Mercer Thomas J. Smith Mardy and William Gast Rails-to-Trails Assoc Daniel Geiger Brian E. Miller Arie Soderbloom . Michael Henle Finger Lakes Trail Conference Darwin Gilbert F.W. Miller Linda Soloman John Leinen, Jr. Chad Goodwill Michele Miller Mary E. Soule Michigan Mountain Biking Assoc. Businesses: J. Steele Gow Paula Miller Randy J. Spall Timothy J. O'Rourke Law Offices of Barry S.Cohen Robert J. Griesmer Ray Miller Jon and Chris Stewart Bill Prall Lee's Sports and Sportswear Ray Guerrier Debbie Millie Nancy Stewart John W. Sherman Sherpers, Inc. Kenneth L. Gunderson Robert and Mary Milne Michael Strawn Harmon V Strong David Hadcock William Moore Jack Strong Janette Sweasy New Members: Diane Hagerdan Rich Nelson Annette C. Swart David Tattan John & Mary Ellen Hagner Thomas Newell Rodman Taber Barbara J. Anderson Monica Hamilton Jim Newitt Michael Trinka Trail Leaders: Cathleen Ann Orris Haraldson Steven Nieradka Eleanore Troxel Julie Ann Arneth Ronald F. Harbin Robert W. Norlin Haudie Truesdale Daniel & Constance Arnold Roger and Patricia Ashley Clifford Harding Steven J. Novak Robert Mitchell Van Duyn Roger and Patricia Ashley Dean Avery Lyle Hartman Joseph O'Brien Bruce VanDyke R. Alan Baker Julie Baker Dennis Hebert Timothy J. O'Rourke Cindy Vigneron LeRoy Bliven R. Alan Baker Michael Henle Glenn Bing Olbum Makayla Vitous Baxter Brings Robert & Elizabeth Barnes Tom Henson David Oppenheim Richard and Elaine Vogel Ernie Brumbaugh and Frances Beach Gary C. Hilscher Monica E. Oss Tanya Walling Carole Mueller-Brumbaugh John and Luan Beach Earl and Miriam Hilton The Outpost Mike Walton Frances and Steve Cheyne Linda Beaumont Edwin H. Holmberg John and Tory Parlin Charles Warner Linda L. Coughenour Betty J. Beck Glen C. Horton Shawn Parratt Doug and Martha Warriner Stewart DeWitt Dinger Scott A. Bednar Lowell Howard Smitty Parratt Ron and Gladys Wasnich Pamela & Martin Gargaro Lyman and Gladys Berg Pete Howerkamp Mary Payne Scott Wasnich William and Joanne Gerke Dan Bisher Rick Huffman Richard Peebles Sandra Weber Ray Guerrier LeRoy Bliven Jill Hughes Linda Peshoff Rosemary Wiegand Kenneth L. Gunderson David Boboltz Thomas Hunsdorfer and Lorraine Peterson Paula and Doug Wilbur David Hadcock Barbara Boddy Sally Walker Aaron Phipps Susan Williams Ken and Dawn Hallwood Steve Books Hunter Old Library Complex David Pickford Idelle Winkler Denise Herron Margaret Brault James and Charlotte Ingles Lisa Pickford Tim Wisniewski Keith & Katharine Horngren Gail Broughton Keith Jacque Joyce A. Pomerville Y.M.C.A. of Metro Minneapolis Donna Joyce Jay E. Burg Dave Jaunese Mary Ellen Powers Diana Yoder Leslie Kick Bryan and Sandy Burley Ray Johnson Loretta Prentice Brooks and Margie Kindel K'Anna Burton T. Scott Johnston Sherrill Puckett whew! Tracey Kubitz Robert D. Cable Joseph Juno Janice L. Purcell Nelson S Leavitt Signe A. Carstens Dennis and Barbie Keiser Harold Raber

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Regular Departments Keyboard Trails Trail head Hiking Shorts On The Horizion Heart and Sole North Country Trail Shop Executive Director Report

NCTA Annual Conference August 26-29 17 Here's the registration information for what many people believe will be the best North Country Trail Association

meeting ever held. There's a lot of work that's gone into this one!

Don't Let the Heat Get You With summertime here, the possibility of heat injury is

with us, too. "Stay next to the air conditioner" isn't advice that most hikers will want to follow.

A Decal's Story 16 Marking the trail gives information to many people

Other Features

Trail Focus - Yellow Springs to Milford 13 A mile by mile look at the Little Miami Scenic Trail as it

winds through the countryside east of Cincinnati, perhaps the most highly-developed long section of the NCNST.

Features Special Little Miami Scenic Trail Section:

A Rail Trail So Great It's Hard To Believe Former NCTA Director Glenn Oster is a bicyclist as well

as a hiker. He's very impressed with the Little Miami Scenic Trail in southern Ohio, and with good reason -- it's

a great piece of trail with lots going for it!

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Vice President(Trails East): Lynn Waldron

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Clarion County Chapter Carol Atwell, President

P.O. Box 15, Marble PA 16334 (814) 354-2778, [email protected]

Central New Tork Chafller andall Brune, President

I Dorset Rd, Syracuse, NY 13210-3047 (31S}476-9483

Finger Lakes Trail Conference Harmon Strong, Council Rep. 76 Shellwood Dr., Rochester, NY 14618

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PA State Coordinator Bob Tait

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Chair & NY State Coordinator: Howard Beye

202 Colebourne Rd Rochester, NY 14609

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Allegheny-Adirondack 'li'ail Council

reat Trail - Sandy Beaver Canal Chapter Brad Bosley, President

900 Pancake-Clarkson Rd., Negley, OH 44441, (330) 224-2432

AFFILIATE ORGANIZATION uckeye Trail Association Dana Zintek, Council Rep.

2369 Suncrest Dr., Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221 (330) 928-8931

Pittsburgh Council Bob Roth, Council Rep.

80 Roseleof Rood Pittsburgh, PA 15220

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Baw Beese Chapter Richard Saur, President

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Chair, Ml (Lower} State Coordinator & Council Rep. For Chief Noonday Chapter

Lynn Waldron 8133 Norris Rd, Delton, Michigan 49046 (616) 623-5340, [email protected]

Chief Noonday Chapter ave Cornell, President

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WI State Coordinator Gaylord Yost

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Chequamegon Chapter Tana Turonie, President

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Heritt11e Chllflter m Burow, President

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orth Country Trail Hikers Gene Elzinga

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Peter Wolfe Chapter Doug Welker, President

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Chair: Pat Miller RR#4 Box 135, Cliffwood Dr, Prairie DuChien, WI 53821, (608) 326-7354

Great Lakes 'li'ail Council

N State Coordinator & Headwaters Chapter

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Brule-St.Croix Chapter Peter Nordgren, President

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OH State Coordinator Jim Sprague

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Northwestern Ohio Rails-to-Trails Association

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Western Michigan Chapter Tom Learmont, President

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Grand Traverse Hiking Club (Chapter} Richard Naperala, President

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Tittabawassee Chapter Jerry Allen, President

1561 Bomonville Rd., Gladwin, Michigan 48624 (SI 7) 345-2677

Harbor Springs Chapter Jerry Keeney, President

2385 Manitou Trail, Harbor Springs, Ml 49740 (616) 526-9597 [email protected]

OH-Ml 'li'ail Council

ND State Coordinator Jon Lindgren

2001 N 7th St ·forgo ND 58102-5075

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West End 'li'ail Council Chair: John Leinen

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the falls. Quite a sight-- beautiful, wild, unharnessed, the kind of thing that draws many of us to the back country.

Perhaps ten years later, I happened to be back in that neck of the woods, and decided to check the falls out again. They'd built a road to a viewing area ... and a huge, high power dam across the head of the falls, which could be turned on and off at the flick of a switch. Whatever hell has in store for the people that did that, it isn't bad enough. At least I have the memory of when it was wild.

Then, I started to get a little uncomfortable. After all, I've put many years into building a trail that eases people's access to the wild, into the back country. That's a form of the same development that ruined Munising Falls. Could it be that I wasn't part of the solution, but part of the problem?

I don't like to think so. The North Country Trail has many facets, of course, and some of them probably are about giving tourists a wilderness-like experience while keeping them perfectly safe and sound. I can think of a couple of trails near waterfalls that are specifically aimed with that in mind. Half a mile is about as far as you can get the typical tourist to walk; at a symposium on trail development I attended a few years ago, one speaker said that, "We must admit to the necessity for hardening the front country."

As trail advocates, we still are in the business of improving access to the back country. We can't build guard rails every where, we can't erect warning signs at every bump and hill - - or, at least, we'd betternot, because we'd ruin the wild and free experience that we're trying to preserve and enhance. "Leave No Trace" is an excellent user ethic; it's a little harder to manage as trail developers, but we need to build trail that eases the user's interaction with the wilderness, not that provides a barrier to it. Trails can help direct people to interesting areas, or away from sensitive areas, but it's easy to overimpact the wilderness experience, and we have to watch out for it happening and be careful about it.

The north country that we love is under assault from many forms. It's changing, and perhaps not for the good. I cannot tell you how dismayed I was to see a condo development in Naubinway in the Upper Peninsula, this little woods and fishing town out in the wild. Let's just say that when I saw it, I knew the end was near. It didn't surprise me to discover a microbrewrey in Grand Marais, Michigan. Disappointed, yes, but surprised, no. I much prefer the seedy northern bar with the deer heads on the wall and the basketball schedules from last winter still tacked up, but I guess under the pressure of population, that has to change.

We can understand the pressures of private development, and increased population, for there are more of us to love what's left of the north country than there ever were before. But there really isn't that much of it, and it's pretty fragile consid ering the numbers of people that have an interest in it. As trail developers, we can help preserve a little of it, but we have to admit that the experiences of the future are going to be different than those we could have had half a century ago.

It's a lot to hope for. Back when I was about the age that my daughter is now, we went for a long fishing trip in Canada. One day, we hiked back to this beautiful, wild waterfall. It was about a th~ee or four mile hike; part of it, you had to clamber up into this old, abandoned and dried out lumber flume to reach

ones."

Over the years, I've tried to give my daughter some pleasant outdoor experiences that, while it may not make her into an outdoors nut, will at least leave her with some motivations and experiences in that direction. Occasionally, however, this good intention backfires.

One summer a few years ago, when she was about eight, we happened to be in Munising, Michigan. On the edge of Munising, there is a small volume but rather pretty waterfall, named, naturally enough, Munising Falls. I remember when there was nothing but a sign along the road, a small parking area, and a dirt trail leading up to the falls -- not all that many years ago, either. By the time I took my daughter there, the parking lot was twenty times larger, paved, and had a visitor center. There was also a paved trail up close to the falls, but you could still clamber up along a narrow ledge under the rim of the valley, up under the falls, themselves. It turned out to be a magical experience for a little kid, to walk under the waterfall.

Two years ago, my daughter and I were passing through Munising, and she told me about how much she'd enjoyed the experience and wanted to go back and do it again. We hiked up the trail, to discover gates and guard rails and signs preventing us from doing what thousands of people had enjoyed. A risk of falling, it seems ... although I didn't find guard rails along the Grand Canyon while I was there last summer ...

My daughter was hugely disappointed. "How could they do that?" she asked.

"Get used to it," I told her. "Experience your delightful times in the outdoors when you can, because before long the developers and the interpreters and the insurance agents will be along to change a natural wonder and joy into a sanitized, safe experience. The best we can hope for is to let the developers have a few of the easy to reach ones, in hopes that we can keep them from some of the wilder, harder to reach

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to a portion of the North Country Trail 150 miles away, the segment which goes northward from the Antrim County/ Kalkaska County border to Kipp Road in Emmet County. It fills the gap between sections of trail maintained by the Grand Traverse Hiking Club in Traverse City and the Harbor Springs chapter.

We have two other chapters far from the trail: the Heritage Chapter, headquartered in the Milwaukee area, whose seg ment of trail to maintain lies in Iron County and Ashland County, 300 miles away in northeastern Wisconsin. The Headwaters Chapter, in Minneapolis-St. Paul covers trail throughout Minnesota.

The new chapter in Ohio is called the Great Trail-Sandy Beaver Canal chapter. It maintains that portion of our trail located in Columbiana County. Bradley R. Bosley and R. Baird Stewart were the main shakers behind its organization.

Formation of new chapters is the key to our progress toward what seemed like an impossible goal a couple of years ago: 2,000 by 2,000-that is 2,000 members and 2,000 miles of certified trail by the year 2,000. Given the current growth rate, reaching the membership goal is certainly attainable. We're nearly three-quarters of the way there.

The mileage goal is more difficult-not because we don't have thousands of enthusiastic volunteers ready to build trail, but because available public land is becoming scarce and the effort to secure permission to cross private property is prodi gious. The Board recently took action that will help: it reinvigorated its land trust fund and function to help secure easements by paying for them if not achievable any other way.

The committee will include a trail council chair, serving in turn with other chairs, Pat Allen, a former executive director of the NCTA and now a enthusiastic member of the Chief Noonday Chapter; Bob Papp, our current executive director serving ex-officio; Gaylord Yost, a member of the NCTA board and Wisconsin State coordinator, and myself. Among our responsibilities will be to raise money for the land trust. One of our fund-raisers is our annual auction at the annual conference. You can help by attending the annual conference in Pennsy 1 vania starting Aug. 26 and bidding on your favorite items.

But the key work will continue to have to be accomplished by the chapters and our affiliates. Some of our affiliates have performed particularly great work in placing trail over private land, but it hasn't been easy. As mentioned, I believe, in an earlier edition of North Star, our affiliates are growing, too.

The Rovers Outing Club and the Kekekabic Trail Club of northeastern Minnesota we hope will be the next to join our list of successful affiliates, the Finger Lake Trail Conference in New York; the American Youth Hostels-Pittsburgh Council in Pennsylvania; the Buckeye Trail Association and Northwest ern Ohio Rails-to-Trails Association in Ohio and the Superior Hiking Trail Association in Minnesota.

Still more additional chapters would certainly be wel-

We're on a roll! The Board of Directors welcomed three new chapters into

the North Country Trail Association family last month. Two are in Michigan and one in Ohio. That makes 18 chapters now in six states. Only North Dakota, among the seven states where we have trail on the ground, has no chapter at present and that may be remedied soon.

Amy Clark, our new director from North Dakota, and Jon Lindgren, North Dakota trail coordinator, expect to get a chapter this year. Moreover, Doug Carlson, one of our members from the Sault Ste. Marie, MI wants to get a chapter organized in the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

The new chapter in Michigan, already welcomed into the fold, which named itself The Peter Wolfe chapter after the first NCT end-to-ender, will tend trail in the western UP. Its organizer and president is Doug Welker, longtime member and trail worker. Its section of trail extends from the junction of South Boundary Road and Summit Peak Road in Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park eastward all the way to Long Lake in Baraga County.The establishment of the Peter Wolfe chapter and the possibility of a chapter in the eastern UP is welcome news to the North Country Trail Hikers Club, our chapter in Marquette, MI and to Gene Elzinga, Upper Penin sula trail coordinator. Until now, the North Country Trail Hikers formed the only chapter in the Upper Peninsula where we have more than 500 miles on the ground.

Other Michigan chapters, the Boy Scouts and outdoor organizations like the Sierra Club have been helping.with trail chores in that vast expanse. As I write, Tom Learmont, president of the Western Michigan chapter, is leading a group from his chapter to reroute trail nearTaquamenon Falls where timbering and other activity has obliterated trail.

That's the area where Stella Thellen and Cora Killinger, who wrote about their experiences in a recent issue of the North Star, had to bushwhack to find trail. Stella and Cora are members of the othernew Michigan chapter, the Tittabawassee chapter. That chapter, whose first president is Jerry Allen, another longtime member and veteran trail worker, is one of three in our organization which is headquartered many miles from our trail and whose members have to travel long dis tances to maintain their section.

The Tittabawassee chapter, headquartered in the Tri Cities (Saginaw, Midland, Bay City) area of Michigan, tends

by President Werner Veit

Trail Head

Isle Royale wolves make a big comeback Many hikers in the North Country Trail area are familiar with Isle Royale

National Park. The park's wolves have surprised scientists again by staging a dramatic comeback, according to the National Park Service.

Several times during the past two decades, biologists have felt that canine parvovirus or a perceived genetic weakness resulting from inbreeding was placing the wolves' survival in serious jeopardy. When last winter's survey turned up only 14 wolves in the park, those concerns increased. This winter, however, 25 wolves were counted - the most wolves in the park since 1981 and the biggest annual increase ever. The increase was due primarily to high repro ductive success by two of the island's three wolf packs. Two of the packs produced six pups apiece, one pack comprised of only a male and female had no surviving pups, and there are three single wolves without any pack affiliation. There are two main reasons for the wolves' reproductive success this year - moose have generally been in poor condition and the number of calves and older moose have increased. Both circumstances have led to increased prey available to the wolves. The park's moose population numbers 750 this year, as compared to 700 a year ago, with most of the animals concentrated in the east and middle portions of the island. Dead wolves found by the survey crew during the past few years have been disease-free and showed no direct signs of any genetic problem that biologists thought might have caused poor reproduction in past years. Only one adult wolf died on Isle Royale last year, and biologists deter mined that it had been killed in a territorial dispute by other wolves. --[Jack Oelfke, of Isle Royale National Park, as reported inNPS Morning Report]

Don't let the heat get you! Summer is here and along with it has come the heat! When the temperature

rises, so does the risk of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. These are caused by extended periods of exposure to the heat and limited or decreased fluid intake. Heat exhaustion and heat stroke can affect anyone, but is most common among the elderly. Signs and symptoms of heat exhausion include fatigue, weakness, anxiety, drenching sweats, low blood pressure, cold and clammy skin, and disorientation followed by a shock-like unconsciousness.

Signs and symptoms of heat stroke (or sunstroke) include headache, fatigue, decrease in sweat, flushed and dry skin, increased pulse rate, disorientation, unconsciousness, rise in body temperature and possibly brain damage and death.

The best prevention against heat exhaustion and heat stroke is common sense. Also, it is important not to exercise or apply strenuous exertion in a very hot environment and also wear light, loose-fitting clothing in hot weather.

If you have symptoms of heat exhaustion or observe them in someone else, contact your doctor immediately. If you are experiencing signs of heat stroke or observing symptoms in someone else, seek immediate medical attention. These conditions may be serious or vital.

Certification Report A few miles here, a few miles

there, sooner or later it begins to add up. There's still a ways to go to get through another 400 miles in the next year and a half, but progress is slow, but steady.

Much certification activity for the last few months summarized in this report is concentrated in Ohio:

• 1.5 miles were added in Greene County and an additional 4.5 miles in Clarke County, both as part of the ongoing development of the Little Miami Scenic Trail. This extends the certified trail to Springfield.

• 1.3 miles of new construction trail were added in Pike Lake State Forest and Ft. Hill State Memorial. However, remeasurement and adjust ments in Pike Lake also brought on a loss of 1.4 miles.

• 0.7 miles near Piedmont Lake and 1 .0 miles in Hocking County were decertified due to loss of private property permission.

• 4.0 miles were added over 18 separate segments due to new mea surements.

Elsewhere, in New York, two segments totalling 3.6 miles were added in Tompkins and Cortland Counties, and 3.3 miles of trail on private lands were certified in Wyo ming and Allegany Counties. More certification activity is expected in New York and elsewhere in the next few months.

The actions bring the total certified length of the North Country National Scenic Trail to 1575.0. There is an additional 19 .5 miles in "marked connector" status, for a total length of 1594.6 miles.

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measure of enthusiasm, a capacity for hard work and the willingness to support our Association's mission, vision and policies. Are you ready to help? If so, I am, too. Just call me at NCTA headquarters, (888) 454-6282, or send me e:mail at [email protected] and I'll help you get started.


come, particularly in Minnesota and North Dakota. Our long range goals are to have the entire 4,400 plus miles of the trail divided into segments small enough to be comfortably tended by a single chapter or affiliate. Creating a chapter is not difficult; it only requires 10 members to get started, a large

THE NCNST is getting a little more visible along the highways, with road signs like this new one In Pennsylvania making their appearance.

Vision for the North Country National Scenic Trail

Our vision for the North Country National Scenic Trail is that of a premier footpath of national significance, offering a superb experience for hik ers in a permanently protected corridor, travers ing and interpreting the richly diverse environ mental, cultural, and historic features of the north ern United States.

THOUGH THE TRAIL certification goes back to 1982, 1.5 miles of North Country Trail east of Florida, Ohio, were essentially a one-ended trail due to a precarious walk over an old canal dam. BTA work this spring led to the construction of a new bridge and upgrading the fading trail, which now becomes part of the Buckeye Trail due to a relocation to a route north of the Maumee River.

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KTA Annual Meeting and Fall Hiking Weekend • Sept 24-26 The Keystone Trails Association will hold their Annual Meeting and Fall Hiking Weekend at Camp Kanesatake, Spruce

Creek, south of State College, PA, on the weekend of Sept. 24-26. Contact Keystone Trails Association, PO Box 251, Cogan Station, PA 17728-0251 for more information.

6th National Scenic and Historic Trails Conference s Sept 12-16 The Partnership for the National Trails System will hold the Sixth Conference on National Scenic and National Historic

Trails on September 12-16 in Zephyr Cove, Nevada. Join Federal Trail Managers, state and local agency partners, and trail organization leaders from throughout America to renew friendships, share information and enjoy the beauty and history of the High Sierra. The theme of the conference is to come and learn how to secure Federal, state and private funding to support trail projects, protect the resources that make a trail special and sustain an organization's work. Workshops and presentations will explore the intricacies ofTEA-21, the Recreational Trails Fund and the Land & Water Conservation Fund, explain the workings of land trusts, and show how to build a coprorate sponsorship program. Meeting time will be provided for caucuses of historic and scenic trail organizations and to discuss timely issues. There will be time to share pictures and stories of trail projects and activities and to enjoy the late summer breezes along the shore of Lake Tahoe. Field Trips will explore the rich beauty and history of the Sierra Nevada. Hikes will lead to long, high vistas on the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail and the Tahoe Rim Trail. Interpretive tours will trace the Donner and Carson routes to the California gold fields. Registration materials will be available in early July. Contact Gary Werner, Partnership for the National Trails System, at (608) 249- 7870 or NATTRA/[email protected] for information and registration materials. ·••

NCTA Annual Conference •August 26-29 Time is running out to register for the North Country Trail Association's Annual Conference. The Pennsylvania Chapters

will be hosting the national event this year. It will be held on August 26-29,1999 at Camp Lutherlyn in Prospect, PA in close proximity to Moraine State Park, McConnell's Mill and many other natural and recreational areas. The conference promises to offer activities that are informational, recreational and entertaining to please everyone who attends. An "Outdoor Fest" will be held on. Saturday featuring outdoor stores and clubs from Western Pennsylvania. Members of the NCT as well as their guests and the general public are welcome to participate. Some events will have limited seats (i.e. historical tour, pontoon ride on Lake Arthur, specialized hikes and more!). To get your name on the list for a registrationBob [email protected] or visit our website at http://www.northcountrytrail.org/conj991 Those of you without Internet can contact the NCTA office.

Appalachian Trail Conference Bienneal Meeting> July 9-16 TheAppalachian Trail Conference will hold their Bienneal Meeting on July 9-16 at Radford University in Virginia. See the

spring issue of Appalachian Trailway News or contact ATC for more information.

On The Horizon N,~RTH STAR: The Magazine of the North Country Trail, June-July1999

low Springs Streets. While I enjoyed the riding surface as I've mentioned, there was

much more that made me feel good about the trail. The area

on both sides of the trail was well groomed. There were miles

upon miles of tree canopies over the trail that provided shade as I rode. For much of the distance, you ride beside the Little Miami Scenic River and sense its peacefulness (except when rafts loaded with excited teen-agers drift by). Well prepared signs appear at road crossings, and other very professional looking signs introduce you to each of the eight little communities through which it wends its way. The trail just seems to belong to these towns. Moreover, the trail designers have gone to great lengths to make it safe ..

Another aspect of the trail was of keen interest

The Little Miami Scenic Trail has got to be the easiest and most satisfying rail-trail I've ever ridden. Last Summer I wrote about bicycle touring the West Bend Rail-Trail in West Virginia. That was an exercise in grit and determination because of the sixty-eight miles (round trip) of gravel for much of the trail. In contrast, the Little Miami Scenic Trail which I rode about ten days later is smooth and comfortable to ride, like bicycling a well-paved highway without any automobiles or trucks. I had read about it in the Rails to Trails Conservancy's publication Trail Blazer and resolved to ride it some day. Surely glad that someday ar rived.

The trail, when I rode it in August 1998, extended some sixty three miles from Yellow Springs, Ohio to Milford, Ohio (a suburb of Cincinnati). I have since learned via the Internet that the trail is now paved an additional seven miles from Yellow Springs to Springfield.with its northern terminus now at the intersection of West John and Yel-

By Glenn Oster

Riding on the Little Miami

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on the way downstream, having rid den over eighty-eight miles for the day. Morgan's Campground is not perfect, but I enjoyed my shower and a grassy campsite surrounded at a distance by quiet campers. I made no attempt at swimming in the river be cause of the hour it became by the time I had set up my tent and finished dinner - no longer in the mood.

On the second day, I began riding at 7:45 a.m. and reached Yellow Springs before noon, thirty-six hours sooner than I had expected. Once again, bicycling upstream is more strenuous (that seems like too extreme a word for this trail in either direction) than downstream, and I was a bit tired - still not in good physical shape after an eight-month period of inactivity because of knee trouble and recupera tion from a knee replacement in J anu-

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ary. I was elated at the trail and vowed to introduce others to it. I'll surely ride it again in 1999 and invite others to join me, but on that trip, I' II want to start in Springfield and ride the new section, too.

The only place at which I had any difficulty following the trail was in the


to me. It is also the route of the North Country National Scenic Trail through that part of Ohio. It is a trail that, when completed, will extend 4200 miles through seven states from Lake George in New York's Adirondacks to Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota. It's one of several Congressionally sanctioned scenic trails in the United States, with stature similar to the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail- just one more reason why the Little Miami Scenic Trail is so special. My plan for bicycling the trail was to take three days to accomplish it, carrying my gear in panniers and camping for two nights in the process. I drove to Yellow Springs on August 18 and spent the night at John Bryan State Park '1./·U'!.Pl'"'"""''' Campground. This is a beautiful park, but the restrooms are spartan, and, let's face it, unpleasant. So, camp elsewhere unless you have a recreational vehicle with its own facilities. One thing in its favor - it's close, just outside Yellow Springs. The trail's northern- most access point at the time was in Yellow Springs, immediately as you enter the town on US Route 68, about seven miles south of I-70, Exit 52.

On the first morning I parked in the town's municipal building lot next to the trail and reported my need for multiple day parking at the police window - fine by them- a reason ably safe place. I had planned to ride south, downstream, to Morgan's Riverside Camp ground across a bridge, north of the town of Morrow. I anticipated spending the remain der of the day relaxing and swimming in the river. As it turned out, I was able to get underway earlier in the morning than I had assumed and found that I was making better time than expected, even with time out for breakfast at Mc Donalds on the trail in Xenia. I had covered the thirty-six miles distance and arrived at the campground by noon. That was a bit too early to settle down for the day; so, I continued to ride. The trail never became tiresome, and by mid-after noon I had reached the southern terminus at Milford. However, I still felt like riding and started to retrace my steps. Riding upstream is noticeably more difficult than downstream, although it only made about one mile an hour difference in my average speed (which I conveniently forgot because of my snail's pace). I concluded my ride for the day at the same campground I had originally planned

Pennyslvanian Glenn Oster has spent sev eral terms on the NCTA board. A Pittsburgh American Youth Hostels supporter, he's done several transcontinental bike trips in recent years -- a nice way to retire!

city of Xenia. Bicyclists have to be careful to stay on the Little Miami Trail since there are a number of rail-trails fanning out from the city's center. I almost followed a wrong trail, but early on discovered that I was not on Trail Route 1, as it is identified.

There are many ways of tackling this trail besides the way I did it. One could arrive the night before and spot a vehicle at the trail access in Milford, drive a second vehicle to Springfield, ride the trail in a day and either motel, camp (one possibility, the Bass Lake Family Campground, one-half mile west of US Route 68 on Ohio Route 4 and onto Lower Valley Pike) or head back home. Bicyclists without motor vehicle support have to recognize that motelling in the vicinity of the southern end of the trail requires some seven or so miles of additional riding over suburban highways, some of which on the map appear to be dangerous. Campgrounds in the vicinity of the Trail's southern terminus are not convenient for bicy cling, but are, of course, a viable option for travel by automobile.

Another less demanding variation would be the approach just described but motelling or staying at a B&B in the little town of Waynesville, a half mile west of Corwin (about twenty-four miles south of Yellow Springs and thirty-nine miles north of Milford on the trail). Still, another variation would be to start at Milford and ride forty-three miles to Spring Valley plus another one and six tenths miles east to Valley Frontier Campground.(Don 't consider Caesar Creek State Park, hilly, and too far from the trail.) Then, on the next day, ride north to Springfield and return to Valley Frontier Campground, about fifty miles, or, alternatively, con tinue on to Morgan's River side Campground for a sixty nine-mile day, and in both scenarios return the follow ing morning to Milford. These are a few suggestions, but as you can see, there are many variations possible.

The ride can be arranged to cover fewer miles in a day, which would provide time to visit some of the attractions along the way, one such be ing river swimming, as I men tioned. Fort Ancient State Memorial, easily accessed from the trail (involves lock ing up your bicycle and walk ing to the site - not sure how


far, but not likely to be excessive), preserves the earthworks of the prehistoric mound builders. At King's Mills, you can make a side trip to Paramount' s King's Island Theme Park (appears to be only a couple miles west, but most likely includes a hill climb out of Little Miami River Valley). Then, there's a winery near Morrow you can visit and sample its wares, also you can see beautiful

Little Miami State Park, north of Milford, the Spring Valley WildlifeArea(obviouslynear Spring Valley), Antioch Col lege and Glen Helen Ecology Center in or near Yellow Springs, the Country Peddler in Waynesville (Antiques Capital of the Midwest) and other attractions as well.

You can obtain more in formation than you want by contacting the Convention and Visitors' Bureaus of Warren County (800) 617- 6446, Greene County (800) 733-9109 and Clermont County (800) 796-4282. In addition, a brochure, includ ing a map of the trail, can be obtained from the Greene

County Recreation and Parks Department, 651 Dayton/Xenia

"-~__,,-- <, -, Road, Xenia, Ohio 45385 (937) 376- --- - ·· """~7440. As I alluded to above, the Little Miami

Scenic Trail has its own website from which you can get descriptions of the various segments of the trail and lots of other interesting information. It will probably give the location of the trail' s access point in Springfield at its next update. Check it out at http://pages.prodigy.com/WHNJ49C/ lmiami.htm. I had located the website originally by a search query and couldn't believe its address is really this long. Incredulously, after typing it in a draft of this article, I tried it out - and it works! I didn't dream it up to hassle you.

My notes from the ride include lots more than I have related, but this much may whet your appetite. I'll leave some for you to discover on your own. Try the Little Miami Scenic Trail. It's a winner.

3.8 [2.7] CROSS JACOBY RD. The route continues south, parallel to US 68. About a mile and a half to the south, the Little Miami River is crossed, then shortly afterward, Clifton Rd., 1.8 miles from Jacoby Rd. A mile further south, the trail reaches Old Town and crosses Brush Row Rd.

1.1 [1.1] CROSS GRINNELL ST. The route continues south, passing under a wooden bridge at Hyde Rd after 0.7 miles. The route closes in on US68, and parallels it the rest of the way to Xenia, reaching Jacoby Road two miles past Hyde Rd. Primitive camping is permitted at the Jacoby Road Canoe Launch, half a mile east, with permission of the Greene County Parks and Recreation Department, 651 Dayton-Xenia Rd., Xenia OH, 45385 (513) 376-7440.

0.0 [0.0] LITTLE MIAMI SCENIC PARK AT DAY TON-YELLOW SPRINGS RD. The NCNST route heads south from Dayton-Yellow Springs Road. A block to the south stands "The Caboose", which rents roller skates, roller blades, and bicycles to trail users. Nearby is the Glen Helen building, and a short distance to the south is the Trailside Museum. Beyond that, the trail passes by Antioch College, which is to the west of the trail. 1.1 miles south of Dayton-Yellow Springs Road is Grinnell Street. John Bryan State Park is about a mile and a half to the east; the route is signed.

THE HIGHLY-DEVELOPED, urban Little Miami Scenic Trail is probably the most highly used segment of the North Country National Scenic Trail

YELLOW SPRINGS, OH, 45387. (Pop. 4077) Yellow Springs and Antioch College located there were a hotbed of Underground Railroad activity a century and a half ago. Glen Helen Nature Preserve, owned and operated by Antioch College, is a 1000 acre nature preserve with many trails. Also: John Bryan State Park adjoins Glen Helen, and is about one mile east of the trail (follow signs from trail from where Grinell Rd. splits off from Corry St, which parallels the trail in this area) has campground (100 sites), several miles of trails, showers, and a swimming pool. For information, contact John Bryan State Park, 3790 St. Rt.370, Yellow Springs OH 45387 (513) 767-1274.

THE LITTLE MIAMI SCENIC PARK follows an old Pennsylvania Railroad grade to the southwest through the valley of the Little Miami River, which is a designated National and State Scenic River. It is protected because of its high water quality, its panoramic setting and the many histori cal sites that can be found along the boundaries of its 66-foot wide path that extends to the southwest for 50 miles. Indian mounds and relics, grist mills, and much else can still be found in the valley, either as remnants or enduring sites.

The Little Miami is the most developed of the NCT's major rail-trails. It is also the most popular, used by hikers, bikers, wheelchairs, rollerblades, horses, and others; the close ness to the Dayton-Cincinnati metro area has added to its use. But the popularity does not depend on population; the trail, though flat, is surrounded by interesting topography, includ ing Ohio's highest bridge, which carries 1-71 over the trail. In places, it is bordered by towering cliffs and forests, nice scenery, and lots of interesting historical landmarks. As such, rather than just being a flat, dull rail-trail walk, the Little Miami is one of the jewels of the North Country Trail.

The Hutchins Guide has a route description of the Little Miami from Yellow Springs to Milford. This guide, revised in 1995, is available from the North Country Trail Store. Also: A free information sheet on the Little Miami Scenic Park is available from Caesar Creek State Park, 8470 E. St. Rd. 73, Waynesville OH 45068.

The Little Miami Scenic Park - Yellow Springs to Milford, Ohio

Trail Focus: NORTH STAR: The Magazine of the North Country Trail, June-July1999

FT. ANCIENT: In its 100 acres, it encompasses the most impressive prehistoric earthworks of its kind in the U.S. The Hopewell Indians, known as the Mound Builders, made earthen mounds as part of their social or religious life. Museum open daily except Monday, Mar.-Nov. No camping.

30.3 [2.3] CROSS OREGONIA RD. Corwin Road still parallels. After 1.6 miles, cross Wilmington Rd. That the valley here is narrow and deep is emphasized when I- 71 passes over the trail on the highest bridge in Ohio. 1.7 miles farther to the south, where SR350 crosses, is Morgan's Canoe Livery, where camping is available. 0.4 miles south is a side trail that climbs over 1000 feet to the Ft. Ancient North Overlook.

OREGONIA, OH 45054. Small grocery store. Camp ing at the Little Miami Canoe Rental is possible, but with prior permission; call (513) 899-3616 or (800) 634-4277.

28.0 [3.7] CROSS ELBON RD. The route continues south, with Corwin Rd. paralleling. South of Elbon Rd., it's necessary to use Corwin Rd. to cross a stream. 2.2 miles south the town of Oregonia is reached.

24.3 [4.2] CROSS NEW BURLINGTON RD. The route continues southwest. Where Caeser Creek crosses, just south of town, the old railroad bridge is not yet decked, and it may be necessary to cross on the paralleling roadway. 2.5 miles south of Corwin, Middletown Road is reached. An old covered bridge is visible from the trail. The route reaches Elbon Rd. 1.2 miles south of Middletown Road.

WAYNESVILLE, OH 45068. Limited services. Waynesville is known for its antique stores.

20.1 [1.4] PASS SPRING VALLEY FRONTIER CAMP GROUND Shortly after passing thetrail to the Spring Valley Campground, the trail bends to the southwest and passes through fields and wooded areas, until reaching the site of an old mill, then crosses New Burlington Rd., 2.9 miles after passing the side trail. New Burlington Rd. runs to the side of the trail the remaining 1.3 miles into Corwin. Waynesville is just across the river to the west, on SR73.

18.7 [2.3] CROSS ROXANNA-NEW BURLINGTON RD. The route continues south 1.4 miles through the Spring Valley Wildlife Area. At the south end of a marshy lake to the east of the trail, a side trail leads east to the Spring Valley Frontier Campground. Bikers are not allowed on this path unless bikes are carried to the paved parking lot 500 feet east of the trail. This private campground has a small swimming pool, hot showers, and a small camp store. For more informa tion, write the campground at 9500 Collett Rd., Waynesville OH 45068 (513) 862-4510.


ROXANNA, OH (No zip code): No services here, but a restaurant is 0.8 mi west on Roxanna-Burlington Rd., then south 0. 7 mi on US42.

CAESAR CREEK STATE PARK offers a variety of recreational opportunities. The 10, 770 acre facility has a 30- acre campground with 30 tentsites and 40 RV sites, flush toilets, and a beach and boat ramp. For more information, contact (513) 897-3055.

16.4 [ 6.8] CROSS BELBOOK A VE. The route bends south, and enters Spring Valley. Primitive camping is permitted in Constitution Park, which the trail passes, with permission of the Greene County Parks Department. South of Constitution Park, the route passes under US42, and continues to Roxanna. Warren County is entered just before reaching Roxanna.

9.6 [3.0] CONTINUE SOUTH ON DETROIT ST. It's necessary to leave the trail for a short distance and follow· sidewalks on Detroit St. south for half a mile, passing through the business district until the hiker/biker complex is reached. The trail continues southwest from there through a residential area. The trail to Hedges Rd. was paved in 1996, closing a gap long needing filling. After half a mile, US42 (Cincinnati Ave.) is passed, and the four-lane US35 bypass is crossed under 1.2 miles farther. To the south, it's necessary to leave the rail grade briefly to cross Gladys Run on a foot bridge before reaching Hedges Rd., 1.6 mi past the US35 bypass. Between this point and Richland Rd. 2.2 mi south, Gladys Run is crossed three more times. Schnebly Rd. parallels the trail the remaining 0.8 miles to Bellbook Ave., just north of Spring Valley.

XENIA, OH 45385 (Pop. 24,700) With Marquette, MI, Xenia (pronounced ZEEN-ya) was one of two towns on the NCNST named "Top Trail Towns" by the American Hiking Society in 1996. Xenia has come a long way since April, 1974, when the town was literally flattened by a huge killer tornado. The old Xenia Rail Station opened in 1997 as a trail center for the Little Miami Trail, centering on the historic and visitor aspects. LODGING: Allendale Inn, 38 S. Allison Ave, 1 mile west on US35 (513) 372-1856, 68 rooms; Holiday Inn, 0.5 mi W. on Main St, 300 Xenia Town Square, (513) 372-9921, 90 rooms, dining room. RESTAURANTS: Several, from nice to fast food. A Bob Evans, an Arbys and a KFC are located near the trail. GROCERIES: Full service supermarket, conve nience stores. OTHER: Mall, bank, discount stores, hard ware, pharmacy, doctor, dentist, hospital.

6.6 [2.8] CROSS CLIFTON RD. The route continues, crossing Kinsey Road after 1.6 miles, and getting into the northern part of Xenia. Several city streets are crossed before passing Shawnee City Park and reaching Church Street. A couple of restaurants are passed on the way into town.

58.1 [2.1) REACH OHIO SR28/US50. Description of this segment ends at this point, as does the Little Miami Scenic Trail. A spur(actually, the original route) of the Buckeye Trail extends southwestward another 11 1/2 miles to Eden Park in the south part of Cincinnati.

MILFORD OH, 45150 (Pop. 5232) Grocery, conve nience store, restaurant, other services.

56.0 [1.1) PASS CAMP DENNISON.The route continues to the south; after another 2.1 miles, it reaches Ohio 28/US50 in the village of Milford.

54.9 [1.6) CROSS LITTLE MIAMI RIVER. Once across the river, the trail continues its broad swing to the south and leaves the river behind. A mile to the south of the river, the trail enters the village of Camp Dennison. It contains a Civil War museum and offers guided tours.

53.3 [1.4) CROSS BEECH RD.South of Beech Rd., the trail begins a broad bend to the left, before making a turn to the south in the village of Miami ville. At Miami ville, a 340-foot wooden bridge carries users across the stream.

51.9 [3.0) CROSS UNDER 1-275 The route continues southwestward, crossing Beech Rd. after 1.4 miles. Near the road is Bern Lake, one of a series of gravel pit lakes between the river and the trail.

48.9 [ 4.1] CROSS WEST LOVELAND AVE At Loveland Ave., enter Clermont County. A short distance south of Loveland Ave., Broadway is reached. Camping is available at Bruce's Canoe Rental, to the west along the river. 1.3 miles south, Bridge St. in the village of Branch Hill is crossed. 0.6 mi farther, three miles south of West Loveland Ave., cross under I-275 South, part of the Cincinnati beltway.

LOVELAND, OH 45140. (Pop. 9106) Convenience stores, restaurants, other services.

crosses Foster-Maineville Rd., where there is a restaurant nearby, and shortly afterward passes under US22/SR3; the village of Foster is across the river. A mile or so north of Loveland, a unique private home can be seen. Chateau Laroche is the only medieval castle in the United States. Harry Andrews took 50 years to build it, using river limestone and milk carton bricks. Tours are available from 11AMto5 PM daily. Contact Chateau Laroche, 12025 South Drive, Loveland, OH 45140 (513) 683-4686 for information. To the south the route crosses Adams Rd, then, farther south, Lyons Rd. South of the latter, 0' Bannon Creek is crossed on a 130-foot footbridge, and West Loveland Ave. is reached, in the city of Loveland. There are restaurants near the trail crossing.

44.8 [2.1) CROSS GRANDIN RD. The trail continues to the southwest, but soons bends to the south. After 2.4 miles, it

42.2 [ 4.1) PASS SOUTH LEBANON Shortly after passing the bridge to South Lebanon, the Little Miami passes under Ohio 48; about three quarters of a mile from the village, the river swings to the south, and so does the trail, and the general direction will be southerly for the next few miles. After another 0. 7 mi, during which the trail bends back to the southwest, the trail reaches Grandin Rd. A huge, mostly abandoned building near the road crossing was once the Kings Mill Powder Company, back in the days of the Spanish-American War. If the long-distance hiker is tired of walking, and wants thrills of another sort, Kings Island, the largest amusement park within walking distance of the North Country Trail, is located about three miles west. For information, contact (513) 573-5700.

SOUTH LEBANON, OH, 45065 Restaurant.

38.1 [2.2) PASS MORROW The route continues westward, passing a couple of sand and gravel pits before reaching Stubbs Mill Rd., 2.6 miles west. 2.5 miles farther along the trail, South Lebanon looms across the river; there is a bridge.

MORROW, OH, 45152 (Pop. 1200) There is a park to the south that has water and toilets. Camping is available at Little Miami Canoe Rental, one block north of the trail on SR 123. There are toilets, hot showers, picnic tables and grills in this private campground. Reservations at (800) 634-4277.

35'.9 [1.9) CROSS MILL GROVE RD. The route continues its swing to the west, and the valley necks down to a narrow route, with the trail closing the river several times. A small waterfall is passed. By the time the hiker reaches Morrow, 2.2 miles from Mill Grove Road, the heading is due west.

Covered bridge along the Little Miami Trail

34.0 [3.7) SIDE TRAIL TO FT. ANCIENT The Buckeye Trail map changes from Ceasar Creek to Loveland here. The route continues south, starting a swing to the west, following the river closely, until reaching Mill Grove Rd. after 1.9 miles.


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Summer is here and along with it has come the heat! When the temperature rises, so does the risk of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. These are caused by extended periods of exposure to the heat and limited or decreased fluid intake.

Heat exhaustion and heat stroke can affect anyone, but is most common among the elderly. However, hikers, and other people enjoying the outdoors are especially suseptible to heat injuries -- and they should be expecially careful since they can be farther from treatment.

Signs and symptoms of heat exhausion include fatigue, weakness, anxiety, drenching sweats, low blood pressure, cold and clammy skin, and disorientation followed by a shock-like unconsciousness.

Signs and symptoms of heat stroke (or sunstroke) include headache, fatigue, decrease in sweat, flushed and dry skin, increased pulse rate, disorientation, unconsciousness, rise in body temperature and possibly brain damage and death.

The best prevention against heat exhaustion and heat stroke is common sense. Also, it is important not to exercise or apply strenuous exertion in a very hot environment and also wear light, loose-fitting clothing in hot weather.

If you have symptoms of heat exhaustion or observe them in someone else, contact your doctor immediately. If you are experiencing signs of heat stroke or observing symptoms in someone else, seek immediate medical attention. These conditions may be serious or vital.

Little North Country Trail plastic decal - you see these decals on telephone poles, posts, trees, sides of buildings, and many other places. They perform a very important job. They hang there day after day, year after year, watching and telling people that the North Country Trail passes this way.

I am a little plastic decal hanging on a telephone pole at the intersection of Burnside and North Road watching the cars pass day after day, hikers passing my comer; I'm doing my job of directing them along the North Country Trail. I only have alimited view of the world and don't know what's going on in the world. Several months ago, a car stopped right in front of me, and a young man got out and came up to me. I heard him say, "North Country National Scenic Trail." He looked up and down the trail, got back in his car and looked at a map, turned right, and continued down the trail. I did my job.

I hang here through the seasons. I like summer because lots of people pass in front of me. Some stop to read what's written, and I hear them talking, and a lot of them say, "What

.is the North Country National Scenic Trail? Where do I get information on it? How do I join?" I wish that I were a decal on a trailhead box, where people could get information on this great hiking trail. I don't like the winter because not many people come by. There are a few older folks. I think they are the most dedicated hikers, because I see more of them on the

A Decal's Story trail than young people, and sometimes I wonder why. I don't understand these people; they are a strange race.

I like it when families come by with their little kids, · because the kids always run around my post and point and laugh because they' re having fun. Buttheir parents don't seem to be smiling much. I wonder why. But I hang here year round and do my job, telling people that this is the North Country National Scenic Trail.

I also like it when Bob Tait brings a group along my section of the trail, he always take the time to explain to people about the trail and asks them to get involved. I think that Bob Tait is a nice man. I wish that Bill Menke I've heard about would give Mr. Tait more of my decal borthers to put up. I am glad that I have a place here and not up north where the porcupines will chew on my cousins and hunters will shoot at them.

I watch the trail and it pains me when I see people on horses or mountain bikes going right past the signs that hang below me telling them no horses or bikes permitted. I do my job, but I wish I could tell people to please don't ride your horse or bike on the North Country Trail. I wish there were more little blue markers like me along the trail helping people find the North Country Trail.

I know I have relatives that will find a home on a post or a tree along the trail and we will do our duty until we've faded and are replaced by a newer, shinier decal, which will also help people find the North Country Trail. So my message to you is, "Work hard, build trail and put up more of my little brothers."


speakers are going to be Tom Hogan, Editor of Backpacker Magazine, and David Lillard, President of the American Hiking Society. We're asking them to talk about what they see for the future of trails in the United States, what are hikers asking for and how can we build better trails to attract hikers.

At the campfire an historian will talk about the history of our area. We'll also have an historical bus tour on Saturday. This will include visits to McCon nell's Mills, a covered bridge, then to the Davis Hollow Outdoor Center, headquarters of the North Country Trail Association in Pennsylvania, and finishing at the Old Stone House. This is limited to 80 people. We'll have people talking about the history of those places on the bus ride. We'll also have a pontoon boat tour available on Friday morning, limited to 50 people.

We'll also have a silent auction during the first couple days of the conference. We have a woman who is making a quilt with the North Country Trail logos on them to be auctioned off. We also have a quilt made by an Amish lady who lives near the trail.

Saturday will be a busy day, as we will host a large Outdoor Fest. We have invited Outdoor clubs, stores and parks to set up displays and demonstrations and we will open this to the public. We'll even have a climbing wall! We want to make people aware of the NCT and the outdoor attractions in our area. There's also a Regatta on the Lake at Moraine State Park.

One of the questions that I'm often asked is, 11What are other states and chapters doing on their sections of the trail?" I've only been to a few places, so I can't really speak to that, but wouldn't it be great if every chapter that could would put together a display of some of their projects, some highlights along their sections of the trail, just to give people an idea of what they are doing? So dig out those pictures out, make up a display of some kind (we have lots of room). Won't it be interesting to walk around and see what everybody is doing?

There will be lots to do, and I hope people will come for the whole conference, if they can. Our volunteers are working hard to put this conference together, making it the best they can. We have a lot of rich history in this area and we have 24 miles of varied trail. You can hike all of it during the four days of the National Conference. If you have any specific questions, give me a call or e-mail me and we'll get them answered. I hope to meet a lot of you when you come to Pennsylvania for the conference.

I've been thinking about what I could tell you to convince you to come to the NCTA's 1999 Annual Conference in western Pennsylvania. We have so much planned I don't even know where to start!

Lutherlyn is a church camp located about 4 or 5 miles south of Moraine State Park. It's a great facility. The cabins are excellent, they have a brand new dining hall, lots of meeting space, hiking trails, and a beautiful outdoor chapel. There's a swimming pool, lakes, a small tent camping area, and many trails that you can enjoy. There is a lot of rich history at this camp, and it's convenient to restaurants, too.

In general, the area has lots to do. We're going to have many hikes along our 24-mile section of the North Country Trail, that will be varied in difficulty. The Slippery Rock Gorge Trail is one of the most beautiful trails on the North Country Trail. It's about seven miles, but it's an extremely difficult trail - only for the fittest hikers. There are sections of the NCT in the popular Jennings Environmental Education Center. Hell's Hollow is a place where you can spend time, with a little waterfall, an old iron furnace, and trails. We're going to make our hikes as interesting as we can. We have hikes emphasizing wildflowers, geology, and wild food. We also have a ... holistic hike," which is more than just walking; it makes one aware of the many dimensions of a hiking experience. I think you'll be interested in this.

The programs will be just as varied. We have programs on women and hiking, ultralight back packing, trailwork, signs (presented by Bill Menke) and more, so we have lots of programs for people to choose from. They'll also be shorter, so you can go to a program and enjoy a hike as well. Our evening

by Bob Tait, Pennsylvania State Trail Coordinator

1999 Annual Conference Prospect, Pennsylvania

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Historic Old Stone House

On Saturday morning, we will hold a bus tour from 8 a.m. to noon. The tour will include McConnell's Mill and the covered bridge, the Davis Hollow Outdoor Center, and the Old Stone

House. These three buildings each have unique historic values and they all are on the North Country Trail. Davis Hollow houses the state headquarters of the North Country Trail Association. The Stone House was a stagecoach stop in the early 1800's. The Mill is still a functioning grist mill. On the bus we will have a speaker talking about the history of each place. This tour will cost $5.00 per person, collected at the Conference. To reserve a seat, you must let the National Office know as soon as possible. A footbridge at Luthertyn

Historical Tour

The pontoon boat ride on Lake Arthur will include a hike over the Hidden River Bridge, built by the Butler Chapter and the Butler Outdoor Club, and a visit to the Moraine Preservation Fund Owl Barn, where barn owls are being reintroduced to Pennsylvania. The tour will start at 10:00 and last approximately an hour. The history and ecology of Lake Arthur will be featured. The cost (collected at the Conference) is $5.50 for adults and $3.50 for children. It's limited to 50 people; so if you want to sign up, you must let the National Office know as soon as possible, or take your chances and sign up when you arrive. The ride will be on Friday morning, but if interest is high, we may hold it again on Saturday morning.

Pontoon Boat Ride

View of Lake Arthur from the North Country National Scenic Trail

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• Camp Lutherlyn is less than 40 miles from Pittsburgh and is within minutes of North Country National Scenic Trail segments.

• When staying at the camp, you should direct any Incoming calls to: 72~65-2161.

• Snack bar

• Lakes for swimming, fishing and canoeing.

• Heated pool • Picnic pavilions • Hiking trails

and • Tennis, volleyball basketball courts.

An Interior view of one of Luthetlyn's cabins

• Limited RV and tent camping sites available.

• Beautiful new dining hall with central air conditioning.

• Other facilities include:

• Cabins have spacious bathrooms, paneled walls, carpeted floors and wooden bunks. There also are A-frame cabins available.

The Cabins at Camp Luthetlyn are modem and comfortable

Location, Location, Location! A few miles west of Butler, Pennsylvania and 40 miles north of Pittsburgh at Camp Lutherlyn. The retreat covers 640 scenic acres, with 17 miles of trail and comfort able accommodations


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' ennsylvania Saturday ,Aug. 28

Morning • NCT A Annual Membership Meeting • Hike Stone House-Route 528: Easy 5 miles w/ vista • Hike from Hidden River. Bridge to Route 528:

Medium 8 mile hike paralleling Lake Aurthur • Hike through Slippery Rock Gorge: Difficult hike of 8

miles in beautiful but rugged territoy. • Hike from Davis Hollow Cabin to Lake Arthur

Viewpoint and beyond: Easy hike of about 4 miles • Hike Hidden River Bridge to Jennings Nature

Preserve: 13 mile hike of moderate difficulty • Historical Bus Tour: Additional fee of $5 collected at

the Conference • Private Land Workshop • First Aid on the Trail • Trail Signs • Women In Hiking • Stewardship: Roundtable on Trail Adopter programs • Pontoon Boat Ride (tentative, depends on demand)

$5.50 charge collected at Conference • OUTDOOR FEST

Afternoon • Hike Alpha Pass to Eckert Bridge and back: Difficult

hike of about 3 miles; rock climber haven • Hike - Davis Hollow Picnic: Easy hike of 1+ mile • Holistic Hike • Basic Trail Work Training • Ultralight Backpacking • Orienteering • Fund Raising and Grants • Life Member Reception

Evening • Keynote Speaker: Thom Hogan, Backpacker Magazine • Live Auction

Friday, August 27 Morning • Early Bird Hike on camp grounds • Hike to Cook Forest: Easy 8 mile hike through virgin

"Cathedral Forest" - bag lunches • Hike from Stone House to Route 528: Easy 5 mile

hike with vista • Hike from Hidden River Bridge to Route 528:

Medium 8 mile hike paralleling Lake Aurthur • Hike through Slippery Rock Gorge: Difficult hike of 8

miles in beautiful but rugged territoy. • Geology Hike • Interacting with the Media: Session at camp

• Edible Wiid Foods: Hands on - find and cook foods • Fast Chapter: Session at camp about keeping

Chapter efforts on track and moving forward • Pontoon Boat Ride: Space is limited - $5.50 charge

collected at Conference. • NCT A Trail Council Meetings

Afternoon • Hike Alpha Pass to Eckert Bridge and back: Difficult

hike of about 3 miles through rock climber haven • Hike from Da\tls Hollow Cabin to Lake Arthur

Viewpoint and beyond: Easy hike of about 4 miles • Hike - Davis Hollow Picnic: An easy hike of a little

over 1 mile. • Wlldftower Hike

• Edible Wiid Foods • NCT A Board Meeting

Evening • Awards Ceremony for Volunteer Hour Achievements

• Keynote Speaker: David Lillard, President of the American Hiking Society

• Campfire: Dave Dickson presentation on local history

• Self-Guided Hikes: Explore the trails at Jennings Environmental Education Center, including the Stone House ,

• NCT A Executive Committee Meeting

Evening • Photographing the Outdoors: Guest Speaker

Thursday, August 26 Afternoon

(Some changes may occur prior to the start of the Conference) Schedule of Events

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Lutherlyn, there is an 84 Lumber store on the right and Warehouse Sales on the left. TURN RIGHT AT 84 LUMBER. There is a small Lutherlyn sign there. Proceed approximately 1.5 miles to the MAIN CAMP ENTRANCE. The main camp entrance has a large wooden sign and evergreen trees. It is about 1 more mile to the parking lot. From the east: On Rt.422, go west past Butler and Mt. Chestnut toward Prospect. (Landmarks: Kerns Auto Parts on the. right, a truck weigh station on the left. At the corner where you turn to go to Lutherlyn, there is an 84 Lumber on the left, and Warehouse Sales on the right. TURN LEFf AT 84 LUMBER. There is a small Lutherlyn · sign there. Proceed approximately 1.5 miles to the MAIN CAMP ENTRANCE. The main camp entrance has a large wooden sign and evergreen trees. It is about 1 more mile to the parking lot. ---------

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Directions to Lutherlyn Camp location: tutherlyn is located south of Prospect, PA on Dick Road 1.5 miles off highway 422, seven miles west of Butler. It is approximately 40 miles north of Pittsburgh. Lutherlyn signs are located on Rt. 422 and at the head of the driveway. From the north or south: If you are traveling north or south, Rt. 422 can be accessed from Rt. 79 or Rt. 8. After getting on to Rt. 422 follow the east;west directions below. From the west: On highway 422, go east toward Prospect and Butler. Pass the Prospect/Rt. 528 exit; pass the Rt. 488 Junction. (Landmark; Garden Gate Restaurant on -rlght.) At the corner where you will turn to go to ---------

DARLENE SNYDER isn't sure just how long she's been involved with the NCT, but admits to joining "somewhere near the beginning!" She had always wanted to hike Pictured Rocks, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. When she saw an article in the local (Lower Peninsula) paper for a hike to the Rocks, being led by a neighbor of hers, she signed up. She discovered that the group was a chapter of the NCTA, but at first her interest continued to be only in Pictured Rocks. Perseverance paid off though, and eventually Darlene gained an interest in the entire NCT. Over the years she has taken on a plethora of tasks, probably similar to her job description as assistant manager of Fox 17 TV in Grand Rapids. "I'd like to hike more, but work gets in the way," was her wry reflection. Darlene has served on the NCTA board of directors, was President of the Western Michigan Chapter for six years, and is now their Secretary. Throughout, she has been on the chapter board. She was part of the group that helped build trail through the Manistee National Forest. "We worked on pieces and then connected the sections together," she recalled. They found and used some parts of the original Manistee Trail, built by the Michigan Trail Finders Club. She also has done a lot of member recruiting, much of it using the NCT slide show. Darlene enjoys using trails to see wildlife, and the camaraderie of the trail community. Building a legacy for her children and grandchildren is important too. That same perseverance that won her is now part of her plan of action. "We just do what has to be done," she asserts. They kept putting up trail markers over and over where people pulled them down until they finally left them up, and they picked up trash continuously. She helped keep the chapter running when their President was injured a number of years ago. That perseverance has paid off; she concluded, "It is encouraging to see the trail being used."

WESTERN MICHIGAN CHAPTER

DON LANFRIED helped create an opportunity for people in Pennsylvania to become involved. He is the founding President of the Clarion Chapter. With some urging from a local sport store and Bob Tait (an often-felt presence in Pennsylva nia!) Don began to advertize the new chapter and gradually the membership grew. Their primary task is to take the NCT south of Cook State Forest, across private land through Clarion County. And this will be quite a challenge, with possibly as many as 50 landowners to contact. Don is retired from Chicago Bridge and Iron, where he was president of their largest subsidiary. He is a long-time backpacker, and thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1992. As he hiked he observed that many people had put in a great deal of time to give others the opportunity to use the trail. He developed a sense of obligation to give back to the sport. This dedication to hiking, coupled with his leadership experience made him a natural first President of the new chapter. "Trails are a connection to our heritage that we are gradually losing," he lamented. "I own 50 acres that are adjacent to Game Lands," he continued, "but many people do not have this opportunity. Trails can offer people the chance to be outside for as long as they want, whether it is an hour, a day, a weekend, or a month." Don likes to lead others on hikes to generate interest. He

DON LAN FRIED has also worked on proposed routes through the county. The chapter has adopted a section in Allegheny National Forest to maintain and he enjoys helping with this.

His efforts to generate interest are where he feels he makes a big contribution. Don's final comment, "I love hiking and backpacking. I have benefitted from the months I have spent on the trail, and I'm anxious to see others benefit too." ·

CLARION COUNTY CHAPTER

The nominees for this issue of "Heart and Sole" are all folks who have jumped into the trail effort with their whole heart and both feet. They have all taken on multiple roles. All of them have been members of their respective chapters since the first year of its existence. Western Michigan is the oldest chapter, and Baw Beese is one of the newer ones, so the actual length of membership varies. However, these people were among the first to respond to an opportunity to become involved in local

vefforts to strengthening the North Country Trail. Read on ...

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DONNA and LARRY DODD

DONNA and LARRY DODD were two of the first members of this chapter. But "old-timers" does not imply that they are tired. Their enthusiasm certainly still runs high! "It's more than a hobby, it's a cause," Larry championed. They were in charge of their National Trails Day event this year and excitedly told how the work crew completed a bridge over Wheeler Creek to replace a shaky "catwalk." Ten people had to carry each telephone pole to the bridge site. Food was donated and Donna ran a chuck wagon to feed the workers. And they weren't done yet telling me what all was accomplished. The crew also worked on signs and created parking spaces at the M-37 trailhead. This role as NTD directors makes them members of the chapter's executive committee. Larry and Donna are retired from education. He was a teacher, and she a school counselor. "Even though we really liked our jobs," Donna said, "working on the NCT is one of the most rewarding things we've done. We've done lots of hiking, and are in better shape than we ever were." Donna sees using trails as an environmentally sound, healthy form of recreation. Larry added, "Getting involved in the trail system is like planting a tree. You don't plant it for yourself, but for others who will enjoy the shade later." He looks back to the many public projects built by the CCC in the 1930's that we enjoy today. "We need to be doing similar things, and to add to what they did." They also help maintain trail on a regular basis and have helped build primitive campsites along the trail. Donna has served two years

as chapter secretary. Larry sees his biggest contribution in a willingness to serve and be active. Donna finds satisfaction in finishing a maintenance project, in leaving the trail in better condition than when they began. Lots of hikers find well-maintained trail very satisfying too, Donna.

GRAND TRAVERSE HIKING CLUB

MIKE BURBANK

Another long-time backpacker is MIKE BURBANK. He and his wife run a cleaning business. In his spare time Mike enjoys many sports such as biking, basketball, roller hockey and golfing. He says that some of his acquaintances can understand walking to play a game such as golf, but they don't understand hiking just for the sake of the walk. But we understand you, Mike! Mike attended college in Michigan, but then moved to Hawaii where he hiked a lot and helped maintain trails. When he moved back in 1995 he looked up his old friend Rich Saur and they began trekking together again. Hiking in Lost Nations State Game Area they discovered a trail in need of care. Learning that it was the NCT, and that no one was maintaining this section, they took it on and the Baw Beese Chapter was born. So far they have done a lot of maintenance in Lost Nations and also on the B aw Beese Trail, a certified section that was in danger oflosing that status. Mike has to drive over 100 miles to work on the trail but his chapter proudly states that he "shows up, shuts up, and sweats up in pursuit of our common vision." And Mike sees his willingness to do a share of the work as his greatest contribution. He's getting used to Michigan again after years in the South Pacific and says he now likes winter hiking too. "Leaming to be a recruiter has also forced me to stretch a bit," he admits. He's also willing to take on some of the more dangerous jobs such a clearing out "widow-makers" with power tools. Why? Mike concluded by affirming that "one of the greatest National Trails goes through our state."

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Where do I get * COUNT!( more information? ~"(-. Y ~

Jusl call our office at 888-11511- .p"{- . ~ NCl'A and ask for a copy of <, .. < the Schoolhouse Brochure! • A s s o c t A T r o N •

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Who runs it? The Schoolhouse is maintained and managed by volun

teers from our own Western Michigan Chapter.

Is it close to the North Country Trail? You bet! Just one and a half miles from the NCNST!

Where ls it? 5 miles NW of White Cloud, Michigan. nestled in the

southern region of the I Iuron-Manistee National Forest

aent the NCT4's aootn SchoollJ0

O~e Use! What's it for?

NCTA's Schoolhouse makes an ideal hostel for your hikes through lower Michigan. It includes a shower, cots, and a kitchenette. It's also a great site for meetings or retreats!

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If you can think of a tool that could be used to work on a trail, one of these six people has probably used it. Rakes, paintbrushes, slide projectors, hammers, cars, saws, frying pans and telephones come immediately to mind. As an exercise, read these essays again and write down each "tool" that was mentioned or implied. It's quite a list. I won't give you the answer because then you won't try it yourself! These are the shoe leather of our efforts -- the "sole. " You also read about people who have a sense of humor as well as a sense of purpose. Volunteers are enthusiastic and dedicated. They have both that old "stick-to-it-ivity" and a fresh spirit. Our North Country Trail folks have great "heart." Thanks to all of you for the miles of clear trail, the new members of the trail community you recruited, the training of others to help in the effort that your hours represent. Who would you like to see featured in the future? Let me know ... Joan H. Young, 861 W US JO, Scottville, Ml 49454 [email protected]

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CHEQUAMEGON CHAPTER Interviewing TANA TUR ONIE was just a chat with a friend for me. Tana

helped me and my buddies with our supply box on our hike in Wisconsin last summer, so I know how dedicated she is to the trail. With a droll sense of humor she downplays her value. Recently elected as chapter President she jokes, "Oh, I'm just stalling till other people get busy on this." Expanding on this however, she sees herself as a link to the next people who will pick up the work. Tana lives in Mellen, a small town where the NCT passes right down the main street. You can buy a steak dinner and never leave the trail! She teaches elementary school, and carries educational skills to the trail community. She talks about the trail in classes and does other promotional work. "People connecting with the environ ment... that's probably in our textbook someplace," she quipped. Her introduc tion to the NCT was by a news article placed by Gaylord Yost, inviting people on a bus tour to some sections of the trail. She decided to go, adding with a chuckle, "Well, it's not too expensive, and seemed like more of a fun thing. I like recess." She had skied some trails in the Chequamegon National Forest, and had seen old NCT signs (the National Trail takes its name from this original North

TANA TURON IE Country Trail), but had not previously known what those signs were for. Trails are important to her because they can be an outlet for people who want to get in

touch with nature; they help ensure that there will be something left to enjoy. Tana says she has learned a lot about planning trails. Routes should not only consider terrain and vistas that are important to hikers, but should be planned to preserve prime wildlife habitat areas. We need to learn about sensitive areas and to plan trails so that these are undisturbed. Tana also helps with brushing, blazing, and sign placement. When there is "something we want to see done, we have to do it," she added in a serious moment. She considers the chapter "a fledgling," but we know it will find its wings under her capable leadership.

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We just ordered a new supply of caps that are in production the same time as this newsletter, so a photo was not available. See descriptions below. Royal Mesh-Back Cap (c201) ••••••••• $10.95 Mesh back, cotton twill front, royal blue, plastic snap strap. "Denim" Blue Cap (C2D3) •••••••••••• $15 •. 95 "Pro-wash" cotton twill with extended bill, deep blue crown and bill (looks like denim), adjustable buckle on a leather strap. Moss Green Cap (C206) ••••••••••••••• $14.95

... ~'- S}f0 Embroidered association logo. Low ~ .. ~ profile distressed washed cotton · ~~ twill. Constructed with soft lining.

Adjustable buckle on fabric strap. Light Khaki/Navy Cap (C207) •••••••• $14.95

"'- Slf Trail emblem design. Low profile ~--: washed cotton, unconstructed. light • · ~ Khaki crown with washed navy bill.

Adjustable buckle on fabric strap. Natural Colored "Bucket Hat" (C208) $16.95

"'- Slf A simple North Country National ~- Scenic Trail design on a new hat • · i; style! Washed cotton, one size fits

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Trail Crew T-shirt (C102) A TRAIL CREW shirt for volunteers! Tan 50/50 blend. Two color design on front with map and a "fired up" volunteer. (color: tan) M, L, XL: $8.95 XXL: $9.95

Sage NCNST T-shirt (c-103) North Country National Scenic Trail - Just Beyond Your Backdoor. It's made of heavy weight, 100% cotton, color sage, and features a front design in brick red, forest green, and ivory. The trail line on the map is actually a list of all seven state names.(color: sage) S, M, L, XL: $9.95 XXL: $10.95

.J~J Certified Sections of the North Country Trail by Byron and Margaret Hutchins Detailed informa- ;;·-:.,-- J#'.'<ll~ tion and maps : .· ~- ~~ ~"'"~~ ·· highlighting the · ' -~. ·,..c

longest and best i l,i . off-road segments · · of the Trail. These " ~

are accurate route descriptions by experienced quiaenoox writers who have walked the sections with a measuring wheel. In easy to use looseleaf form; ·

Penn~lvania NCT m Pennsylvania, 37pp (M201) ....•.••. $5.25

Ohio Wayne National Forest, 14pp (M301) •..•.. $3.00 Burr Oak - Sinking Spring, Slpp (M302) .. $7.00 Sinking Spring to Milford, 3Bpp (M303) ... $5.50 Little Miami Scenic Park, 19pp (M304) •... $3.00 Miami & Erie Canal, 14pp (M305) ......•.••. $3.00

Michigan NCT m Lower Michigan, 66pp (M401) ••.. $12.00 NCT in Upper Michigan, 88pp (M402) .•• $12.50

Wisconsin Chequamegon N.F. and Brule River S.F., 19pp (M501) •••.•.•••..•... $3.00

Minnesota Chippewa National Forest, Itasca S.P., 24pp (M601) .••.••............... $3.50

North Dakota NCT in North Dakota 15pp (M701) •.•...•.• $3.00

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-~Michigan Map Set (T-401) The first of the NEW trail maps the Huron Manistee National Forest: North Segment are ready to go! Printed in full color on durable paper these new maps come in a clear plastic bags to assure complete water protection. They have been carefully field checked for accuracy. (T401) $8.00

Proceeds benefit the North Country Trail Assodation in its efforts to build, maintain and promote the North Country National Scenic Trail .

NCTA Trail Building and Maintenance Manual by Thomas Reimers (L101) This great manual for volunteers provides helpful guidelines and suggestions for planning, construction and continued maintenance of the North Country Trail. It covers rural and roaded natural, semi-primitive and primitive trail. 22pp $2.00

Volunteer Patch (P121) ..........................•..................... $1.50 ea. State Patches New York (P111), Pennsylvania (P112), Ohio (P113), Michigan (P114), Wisconsin (P115), Minnesota (P116), North Dakota (Pm) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• $1.50 ea. 3" Round Patches North Country Trail Association (P122), Nertk GeHRtry Trail (Pl23} .... $3.00 ea.

Trail Supporter Pin (P102) .. 3/4'' cloisonne, gold color

lettering and star. $3.00 ea.

North Country National Scenic Tran Mug (P101)

Official trail emblem on both sides in three colors.$5.95 ea.

Finger Lakes Trail Resources Map Sets These excellent loosel~?f ngps of the trail in New York cµe'r published by the Finger Lake~)l'rail Con~j\ rence. $4.00 per set '#

( M nrr-PJ\...eerod- Portageville '-12) Portageville - Watkins Gle l3) Watkins Glen - NW of Cuyler

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Gu-ideboo~ i Published by ~he F?1~e~~.s!Trail Conference, these helpful b · · various parts of the North C try Trail where it overlaps the Finger Lakes Trail (FLT) in western and central New York.

FLT in Cortland County (M121) $5.95 FLT End-to-End Guide for Backpackers (M122) $2.50 FLT: Conservation Trail to Hornell (M123) .•........................•... $7.95 FLT in Steuben Co. (Hornell-S.Bradford) (M124) $6.95

(M411) SE Lenawee Co. to W. Calhoun Co. (M412) NE Kalamazoo Co. to SE Newaygo Co. (M413) SE Newaygo Co. to NW Wexford Co. (M414) NW Wexford Co. to SE Charlevoix Co. (M415) Charlevoix Co. to Mackinaw City (M416) St. Ignace to SE Marquette Co. (M417) Marquette area to Ironwood

Minne~OfafGuide to the North Lountry Trail;chippewa Nationdl Forest , / by Roden~k MacRae ({611) Descriptidn of the reute and trail log, east tto west. W©nderfully written ht a Chippe~National Forest exJienJ~_§_) $1.25

Delph s (M315)

Lovela d (M316)

Massi[ n (M317) News raitsville (M318)

Scioto Trail (M320) Sinking Spring (M321)

St. Marys (M322) Stockport (M323)

Troy (M324)

West Union ~M325) Williamsburg M326)

Buckeye Trail (Ohio) Section Maps These convenient and detailed maps cover the North Country Trail where it overlaps with the Buckeye Trail. they are published by the Buckeye Trail Association. Each map $3.50 Befle Valley (M311) Morgan, Noble and

Guernsey Counties Bowerston (M312) Harrison, Carr ll and

Guerns ou ies and War en Counties

Defiance, Paul ing, Putnam, Henry and Wo Counties Putnam, Allen nd Auglaize Coun 'es Clermont, Wa en and Hamilton· Co ties Stark and T rawas Counties Athens eking, Morgan, Per ounties H ng, Ross and v· ton Counties

oss and Pike Counties Adams, Pike and Highland Counties Auglaize and Shelby Counties Morgan, Perry and Athens Counties Greene, Miami and Montgomery Counties Adams and Brown Counties Brown and Clermont Counties

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Michigan Map Sets by Arden Johnson An excellent reference for the entire North Country Trail in Michigan. Includes all off-road segments and suggests on-road routes ~here the. trail is incomplete .. Also prov?-des good // general information about access points, terrain, ~ markers, camping and water, etc. $4.00 per set

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By Jim DuFresne From one of Michigan's leading outdoor writers comes this comprehensive guide to the best trails in Michi gan's Lower Peninsula. Each hike write-up contains all the basic information you need: access, parking, trail distance and difficulty, hiking time, contour map, and explicit trail directions. Formerly titled 50 Hikes in Lower Michigan. 252pp, (L109) $15.00

50 Hikes in Michigan

By Dennis R. Hansen Michigan trail enthusiasts, don't get caught without this atlas! 2nd Edition includes maps and descriptions for over 600 hiking, biking, skiing, and nature trails in Michigan. Search by location or types of use. 581pp, (L102) $29.95

r1cTuRED aocxs An Illustrated N/\T10N/\L L/\KEsttonE Guide by Olive

A GUIDE Anderson. The centerpiece of the North Country National Scenic Trail. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is a rugged, beautiful, and unique coast

on the Lake Superior Shore. This revised guidebook includes maps, and excellent descriptions of the many recreational opportunities available at Pictured Rocks. 56pp, (L110) $6.95

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Porcupine Mountains By Jim Dufresne ""~~o Eo<:. •: This detailed guidebook provides back-

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Dayhiker's Handbook By J. Long & M. Hodgson

A truly fresh look at hiking. Read about: philosophy of hiking, stress management, creativity and hiking, and trail romance. Also, explore today's issues through hiking: strengthening family ties, improving communication, a healthy lifestyle for kids, an inexpensive pastime and providing seniors with a natural prescription for health. A new twist for anyone who currently enjoys hiking and for those who are thinking about starting out. 245pp, (L106) $14.95

Hiking! By Philip Farranti and Cecilia Leyva

Subtitled A Traveler's Guide to Our National Scenic and Historic Trails, this book is the first to provide engaging descriptions and advice on all 19 trails in our National Trail System. Includes North Country, Morman Pioneer, Pony Express, Appalachian, Iditarod, Lewis and Clark, Pacific Crest, Trail of Tears, Florida Trail, Continental Divide and many others. 308pp, (L105) $19.95

Trails Across America By Art & Margie Miller

Long Distance Hikinq By Roland Mueser

Lessons from the Appalachian Trail. Blending sage advice with personal experiences and anecdotes, this unusually thoughtful, highly readable account of long-distance trekking on the Kr. Mueser draws upon extensive interviews to examine unorthodox yet relevant topics. He covers all the questions providing the basis for planning your own long-distance hike. 180pp, (L111) $16.95

By Tim Smith and Mark Herrick One whole lot of fun! Buck Wilder and his pal Rascal the Raccoon share their considerable wisdom and wit. Wonderful color illustrations are filled with humor and countless tips and trivia. Though at first glance this looks like a book for kids, adults also find this guide irresistible and informative. 64pp, (L103) $12.95

Buck Wilder's Hiking & Camping Guide

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By Don Jacobson Fresh Food on the Trail. Tired of eating dried and preserved goods in the back country? Here's an alternative from an outdoor chef who takes his spice rack and fresh food with him. Covers plan ning, packing, preparing and - most important - eating savory meals on the trail. Geared toward the three-day trip, this book includes over 150 trail-tested recipes, prepared in one pan, pot or oven. 157pp, (L114) $12.95

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Traffic on the NCT A web site continues to climb. We're also see ing a lot more postings to the Bulle tin Board. I encourage members and volunteers to visit the Bulletin Board whenever they pass through the web site. More and more people are post ing questions, and you may find that they are asking about your own fa vorite segment of the Trail. The more heads we have trying to help folks out, the more vibrant and in teresting the Bulletin Board will become.

Also, you may note that we have the beginnings of a new "Volunteer Center" on the web site. Not much there yet. If you are interested in taking on the challenge on develop ing and maintaining the "Volunteer Center" please let me know. One thing you will find there is an on-line form for submitting your volunteer hours. So far, only one volunteer has taken advantage of the form! They're nothing special, but, if you prefer not to deal with paper work they provide an easy way to get your hours to us.

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provide an opportunity for more broad public input to the process.

Trail enthusiasm is so high in the region that Itasca County will be hosting its own "Trails Conference" on July 8. Dirk will be attending to host a display on the North Country Trail in order to present information and invite people to the open houses. At this point, it looks like the open houses will be scheduled in late July or early August.

The planning team, led by our Recreation Planner, Dirk Mason, has now selected a team-preferred route for the North Country Trail from Ely, Minnesota to the border of the Chippewa National Forest. This is a major step in completing the plan ning process for our "Arrowhead Re route." The next stage of the process will be to host a series of open houses to inform the public about the trail options, and to describe the team-preferred route. This also will

of the trail. After many steps for ward and back, late this spring we completed our first set, covering the Manistee National Forest in lower Michigan, from route 10 on north to the Forest boundary. As you'll see in the Trail Shop section this issue, the sets now, finally, are available for purchase.

Our cartographer, Melanee Vandermolen worked full-time from February to May to complete this set and start work on three others. She also produced a handbook for future map-making volunteers, improved our instructions for field-checking volunteers, and began training a new volunteer map-maker.

With funding from the National Park Service, the American Hiking Society, and the Loyal and Bonnie Eldridge Foundation, we were able to buy a color copier to produce the sets in-house, and will be able to ex tend Melanee's employment at least seven weeks. By the end of the year, we expect to have several more map sets in addition to our prototype series!

Minnesota Reroute

By Executive Director, Bob Papp

I can't even begin to describe how exciting and how much of a re lief it was to see our first new map sets completed (and sold!) in early June. For those who are new, we've been working literally for years on developing a method to produce quality, full color topographic maps

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North Star Magazine As widespread as the North

Country Trail Association is, one of the greatest challenges in producing a membership magazine is keeping tabs on everything that's going on. As hardworking as he is, our editor Wes Boyd can't do this alone. We need your help.

Submissions to the North Star are always welcomed and, in fact, are always needed. We are very interested in any information you have about experiences you've had on the Trail, the work of your Chapter, challenges you've faced as a volunteer, or other topics of interest to our readers. Feature length articles (2-3 pages) especially are needed, but we also would be grateful for shorter submissions. You don't need to be a wordsmith either. Wes will be happy to polish your piece for publication.

Similarly, photographs with a paragraph or two to explain them also are welcomed. These make ideal additions to our "Hiking Shorts" section and are always of interest to your fellow members.

These are continual needs for the North Star, so, unless you want me to plead again in a future column, please keep it in mind and talk up the idea at Chapter meetings.

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fewer. (This isn't too surpnsmg, since total populations of each of our seven states also drop steadily as you head west.) Some of Michigan's jump is due to strong recruiting ef forts over the past few months of Chapter Presidents Rich Saur and Doug Welker.

As an aside, current NCT A members should not have received this mailing. We asked our mailing house to eliminate all our members from the final mailing list. Even so, I know that a few members did re ceive the mailing (blue and gold ink highlights with the header "North Country National Scenic Trail - A Journey of a Lifetime Begins with One Small Step"). Seemingly minor differences between the spelling of your name or address can lead a computer to think it's looking at two entirely different addresses or peo ple. If you did receive the mailer, we apologize for any confusion it may have caused.

mail in late May. As of this writing, we'd received about 230 new mem berships from the mailing, and they were continuing to come in. We've been very pleased to find that many of these new members are so enthu siastic that they're joining at mem bership levels of $35 and $50, and even the $I 00 levels. Few have joined at the introductory $15 rate. Even so, we're only half way to our goal of 400 new memberships, so we still have a long way to go. We ex pect new memberships from this mailing to trickle in for months, but by next issue I should have a better reading on whether or not we will have reached our goal.

You'll see some of the impact of this mailing in the "One for One" chart on page 30. From the chart, you'd think that we sent most of our mailings to Michigan residents, but we didn't. Actually, New York re ceived the most, with each state to the west receiving successively

Speaking of volunteer hours, we also have new forms for individuals and groups submitting their hours. We keep trying to make the process easier for you. The new forms drop some of the information we'd been asking, such as age and sex. A few people felt uncomfortable that we required such information. When we checked into it with the National Park Service (to whom we report all hours), we found that the informa tion could be omitted. The new forms also take up half a page instead of an entire sheet. I'm reproducing the

. form for individuals at the bottom of this page, for you to copy and use. Or, if you'd like a few mailed to you, please call us at 888-454-NCT A.

Direct Mail Campaign Our direct mail campaign,

funded by Recreational Equipment Incorporated, finally went out in the

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0 ne member for every mile of trail projected State Current Change Members

members since last issue Trail miles to goal North Dakota 13 1 (7%) 475 462 Minnesota 57 + 12 27% 375 318 Wisconsin 99 + 24 32% 220 121 Michigan 763 + 116 18% 1150 387 Ohio 83 + 15 22% 1050 967 Pennsylvania 165 + 12 8% 300 135 New York 91 + 13 17% 625 534 Other 88 1 (1%) n/a n/a TOTAL 1359 + 185 16% 4195 2836

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certified since last issue Done North Dakota 176.5 0 37.2 Minnesota 90.0 0 24.0 Wisconsin 81.3 0 40.7 Michigan 580.7 0 50.5 Ohio 301.4 + 8.2 28.7

• Pennsylvania 121.1 0 40.4 New York 224.0 + 6.9 34.7 ···-.1

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Update on our goals for members and new trail

Our Top Recruiters to Date: 8 David Adams 5 Claudia Day 12 All.annann 4 Darlene Snyder 9 Jerry Allen 3 Dennis Donathen 5 John Leinen 3 Amy South

11 Carol Atwell 5 Kathleen Eisele 9 Rod MacRae 69 Bob Tait 8 Len Baron 19 Gene Elzinga 3 James McMellen 12 Barb VanDyken 3 Dennis Bell 7 Tom Garnett 16 Bill Menke 4 Steve Vear 3 Bob Benham 9 Richard Grau 5 Richard Naperala 7 Werner Veit 9 Derek Blount 5 Grace Hutchinson 101 NCTA Office 12 Doug Welker 3 Brad Bosley 4 Neil Juhl 10 Bob Papp 3 Ginny Wunsch 4 Wes Boyd 70 John Kincaid 16 Kathy Sabel 19 Gaylord Yost 3 Jack Buege 4 Bryan Koehler 5 Anne Saltman 16 Joan Young 7 James Burow 11 Mary Kunzler-Lannann 35 Richard Saur

14 Dave Cornell 3 Terry Ladd 18 Dave Sheldon

Because public support is so critical to the success of the Trail, we award people who help recruit new members to the NCT A. Those

listed in bold already have received awards. We've also listed e1ery one who has recruited at least three new members, to track their progress. To get credit for recruiting a new member, just write "recruited by" or "sponsored by'' with your name somewhere on the new member's form. (All types of new paid memberships

count for credit, not just the $15 introductory ones!)

You can Win an Award for Recruiting New Members!

NORTH STAR: The Magazine of the North Country Trail, June-July, 1999 Page30

To correct a statement we made in this space last issue, our first Business Member, Sherpers Sporting Goods, actually was recruited by Heritage Chapter President, JIM BUROW. Thanks, Jim!

225 East Wisconsin Ave., Oconomowoc, WI 53066

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10730 West Janesville Rd Hales Corners, WI 53130

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Lee's Sports and Sportswear Chris Waring - Chris Lee

311 Kilgore Kalamazoo, Michigan 49002

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Law Offices of Barry S. Cohen N9661 Willow Rd. Elkhart, WI 53020

(920) 565-4225

Thank You NCTA Business Mem.bers! The North Country Trail Association has a "Business Membership" program, with annual dues of $150. Benefits include a reduced rate on ads in the North Star, and regular placement of a business logo and contactlnforrnation both here and within our web site. Current Business Members, if you'd like to see your logo here with your other information, please send us a digital copy on disk (PC disk preferred - most any format is ok).

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(715) 264-2003, [email protected] (701) 223-8659, [email protected]

David Cornell, 514 Cordes Rd, Delton Ml 49046 Bob Tait, 277 S Duffy Rd, Butler PA 16001 Tim Cullenen, 6737 Murray Ave, Cincinnati OH 45227 Tom Reimers, 3C Wildflower Dr, Ithaca NY 14850 Pat Miller, RR#4Box135, Cliffwood Dr, Prairie DuChien WI 53821 Gaylord Yost, 2925 W Bradley Rd, River Hills WI 53217-2052

Werner Veit, 49 Monroe Center Ste 200B, Grand Rapids Ml 49503 Joan Young, 861 West US 10, Scottville Ml 49454 Appointment pending Lynn Waldron, 8133 Norris Road, Delton Ml 49046 John Leinen, 14205 St. Croix Trail North, Stillwater MN 55082-9587 Daryl Williamson, 5901 Timberglade Drive, Bloomington MN 55438 Dana Zintek, 2369 Suncrest Dr Cuyahoga Falls OH 44221

Harmon Strong, 76 Shellwood Dr., Rochester NY 14618

Terms Expiring in 2000 At-Large: At-Large: At-Large: OH-Ml Trail Council Chair: West End Trail Council Chair: West Division: At-Large (temporary seat):

Terms Expiring in 2001 At-Large: At-Large: At-Large: East Division: Great Lakes Trail Council Chair: West Division:

East Division:

At-Large: Amy Clark, 1646 Capitol Way Apt. 101, Bismarck ND 58501 At-Large: Nominee has been received to fill this position in the 1999 election Allegheny-Adirondack Trail Council Chair: Howard Beye, 202 Colebourne Rd., Rochester NY 14609

Mary Lucas, P.O. Box 54, Glidden WI 54527 Terms Expiring in 1999 At-Large:

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