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,/ Joyce Harlukowicz ~merican !outh ~ost~ls J024 Coolidge Highway -: Berlkey,·MI 48072' ··

Robert E. Dreis 1632 Smith Street Spodner, WI 54801:

Ms. Virgini~ Wunsch ·. Route # 4 - 2780 Mundy Ave~. White Cloud, MI 49349

Kenneth R. Gackler : ' 418 West -Johnson'<Sf , Caledonia, MI- 49316

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For the immediate ~future then · 1·

our AssociaHon' s wri tte·n 'voic'e' will simply be THE NEWSLETTER 'of· the North Countiy Trail'Assocjation since I am thinking ·and 'feelfng' that the most important point of the moment is, to. proll!o.te o'ur.. trail rather than a particular new's- ;~ letter name~ · · · ·.,: : · '. ··{

I want to apologi;ze fcir th.e way··. 'it has varied in the pasf "end ·. ', for its lack of consis'teric·y in·· form and content. About a dozen members have responded to the request for· a nevsletter name thus far. These suggestion's have not' been·discarded ~nd I am still· op~n to.others. I continue to be" open to all other sugg~stion~' about form and conterlt 'from 'all· members everywhere. · · · ." •'•

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Nebraska Mr. Thomas Gilbert

Michi~an As. Virginia Wunsch Mr. Kenneth Gackler ~ Ms. Joyce Hqrlukowicz Mr. Robert Waldron ·

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Pennsylvania Dr. John Hipps,

Ohio ~Ralph Ramey Dr. Richard Harvey

New'York Dr. William Ehliri~r Dt·• Robert Hof er ·

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The communications~median for the;Ncirth C6uritry·Trail Assoc.

THE NEWSLETTER

President: ~Robert E. Dre is Vice..,;Pres: :virg·.i'.nia Wunsch Secretary': 'Joyce Harlukow'itz Treasurer: ~Kenneth R. Gackler

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NORTH COUNTRY TRAIL ASSOCIATION. P.O. Box 311 White Cloud, Michigan; 49349 . . . ...

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get you to. 'the trail-head each day end .t o yq.ur ~car. ·.or mote,! c . each eyer:i~ng .afJ~r .. hiki12g. : It \ will-~.tqke. a ·~ot ·~f ~cooperation and -pati,enc.e. f,ro;m-eyeryo:n.e, .. but ci long distance hike like this cQn b'e:·'done·•with'·lo'ts-of succe's s and fun.

It wil.l be rew·drding· .. ·in· many wayl:?;,; bYi ~the .fJ:'i.~nds~you meet, .. the . hist0r;y, you--le,ar.n of -t he . area, being part of the North

• Count.x-.y··J"ra~J .ond knc;>wing ,you;­ were cb Le to •.hik~ ,a.11 the way.

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We might have·to limit the group to 30 hikers. You'll have to be a member of the NCTA and pay $5.00 to help with expenses.

The trail will be· scouted out in early summer and addresses of motels and

·camp areas will be available t~at will best ac~omodate·you for the area we are hikingo

Anyone with any information about this area, any part.of th~ trail or good m6tels, or camp sites, please . forward information to below address•

Each hiker will make his own reser­ vations and t~ke care of all his own personal needs·. 'Our su.pp?:rt car·_,will

·•. . • : . t . • i • Nor.th Country Trail AssDciation is having a 125 mile hike in Michigan's

. URP~r, Pe.ni,n.su~.a from July 29 to Aug. 4,· sta;rt,ing. s ou+h of Tchquomenon Fal~s and,e~ding in Munising. f ! This w..ill ~e q hike fcor health, . fun, relaxation, r,ecrea.tion;. ju~t ·to get away f.rom ),t. all .nrrd en.joy mother natu.re •. · , .. ~ .. : 1

It.:·~il!. ~ndt :b~:·an ~.~.~~~hike,; but if one' will 1plan:.ahead with the r_ight equipment/cind .be phy~.ically condi­ tioned one should be okay. There will b e- s eve ro.I hou rjs of hiking. in many. places .where· the ~upport .ca.~ canni;>t · ··ge:t·;_to .the ,trai~, .. so you '11 hove .t!=> ca:r.ry.·wate;r, c, food and _fo.ul weathe;r ge_qz:. r. . .. 1 ·.i ·

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EDINOTE. I have b•en1told tho~ Pat Allen of Michigan is putting together a volunteer guide for the North

' Country Trail .which will be · available soon (perhaps by Spring meeting .time!!)

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By the looks of the minutes of that meeting those .of us who were not there missed a lot of signif­ icant business. We owe Tom Gilbert a very big "Thank You!!!"

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It was a ~ery big disappointment for me personally to miss the last NCTA m•e.ting in October l, 1983 at the Sigmund Olson Intitute. That is a great ~nd wonderful part of the North Country and of

·our North Country Trail. I ~ave a rain (snow or sun) check that I will use some day. I was e spec IcLl y dfsappointed in not meeting our members there that I feel I ·know so well by name.and word but not personally. That, too~ will be remedied some.day . . .

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Tom Gilbert, representing the National Park Service, reported on recent NPS activities· r,lating to the NCT •. On August 2, 1983, 51 segments ·of existing trails, total­ ing 673 miles', were certified as the first official portions of the North Country Trail. · El~ction of t~e Boar~ of Directors and~· slate of oi~icers took plac~ (see list elsewhere in the NEWS-· LETTER). The next mee*ing of the NCTA, Inc~ will b~ held at White Cloud, Michigan on May ,18, 19 and 20th.

The lust meeting 6f the NCTA Board of Direstors was held in Ashlandi Wisconsin·on Ocfober 1, 1983. Here is. a brief summary of, some .of the major items taking place at that ~eeting: · President Larry Lemanski re-· ported on several items of ' . interest to the NCTA membership~ including an offer by Michigan's Seirra Club to ~~Ip.build and maintain portions of.the NCT, information regarding Michiga~. United Conservation Club's · concern about the NCT'.i~ state game areas; and progress regarding distribution of NCTA

·"Pictured Rocks Lakeshore Trail" ·guide. Bob Waldron, NCTA membership. chai~man, reviewed:goals and~ progress to date, and displayed posters and other promotional materials~ Bob also· reported that there are a number of new members in the western Michigan area.

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MICH. MI· ITS CONTRIBUTidNS TO THE NCT AND 1 MICHIGAN M~i~H. THE·NCTA. MICHIGAN

MICH. MIC~i&W~GAN MICH. (1) There are more miles of the trail MICHIGAN MICH. ·in Michigan than any other state. MICHIGAN MICH. . - I MICHIGAN MICH. (2) It is in the center of the seven MICHIGAN MI MICH. MICH. states .through which the trail MICHIGAN MI. • ·MICH •

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I· hcd · gr~at di f fi~ulty at 'all' moments f o c a week and was unable to ride for three weeks sitting.down.~ I-was u~able to run my daily 10 kilo­ meters for two months and even now.can f~el·a tightness in the back of my left buttocks and thigh. However, you can bet that this sho r t tail· will be back to .normal Sy Spring me~ting time. '

The reason why:~ md s s e.d , +h e Nqr+h .. Country -Tr'a'i.l -As soc Lc+Lon meet Ing last October is the subject of a Tail Tale because it involved.an irijury that heppene d to. my-left butJ.oc;k~ ii[ Sep t emb e r , : ; . : -.

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I had fallen a t'ree ·~n 'o;ah~xd ~ill Farm 'o ne weekend and had 'mode cut s · along t.tie trunk to size;··j,·t for,spiitting to 'f Lt .my ' wood -bu rn Lriq furnqce •

. The tree hod to•be turn~d.ov~~ in-order to"dbmplet~ the cuts. Being a foot and a half .i~ .diqmeter and t~enty feet lon~ I qui~kly discovered it was bigger than I. Well, I can handle somethings being:bigger than'me (being five foot; five inches in height and one hund~ed thirty pounds in weight). I have trouble handling something fhdt's tougher, ho~ever. · And tougher than me that tree certa~ly was. Bent cit ·my waiit•and .turfied· to the left about forty five de qr'e'e s with my hands on the far s..l.de of· the

. trunk, I pulled as_hard as I co~ld. when just as the log was·beginning to move, I felt a. sudden, excr,':ftiating pair;i in ·lllY Le f t but t ocks, _An electric current sensation ran down the back of my leg to my foot as the sciatic nerve was .torn~.l9ose fr~m its anchoting ligament, slipped out of its, bony grg.>le'"then slapped back in again. It was so severe I was knock~d off both feet.and fell to the ground; it felt like I was struck by a bolt of lig~ten~ri~ ~hat maae a direct·hif.· Fifteen painful ~in~tes lat~r I managed.to st9p~rolling ·on the ground and look Up in··the'sky to· see where. the .b o l t. had .come f romTo r it wa.s a .cool,'but.-sunny,_ day. Not seeing an~thing I decid~d ~~was -not likely:to.happen again.so·! staggered back .to the 'house di sheve Le d bncl indignant af"imy· predicament. When I. · r stumbled_through"the dooi to the house Shirl~~ looked at me agast and ~ -~ said, :~ John, whe:i;-e .pay~ you been? What Happened? You are such a-mess· and you see~ to bp smoking a little. "Jou looR like·you have been itruck by lightening!" I' shruggeq my shoulder to pass it off. I smiled through the pain but only one side of my face turned up. The left side turned down toward lllY left.in"sympath~~for my painful bottom side.

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Sponsors who do wish to join the ·· North Country Trail will apply for this through the Chairman of 'the Trails· Comini ttee who· will then present t.he pit i tion to the Finger Lakes.Trail Board of Managers. :

The Finger Lakes Trail Conference has signed' a memorandum'of ·agreement to become part of the North Country Trail. It now· remains for sponsors · 'who ~udlif~'to .become part"of the North Country•Trail if they wish. .

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are so interest~d in. Is this.something that our comrade, Tom Gilbert, can do? I would be willing to give it unlimited space ·in THE NEWSLETTER. · This could be the first step in Ms. Fitzwilliam~ plea _for a-united-front. · . '

EDI COM •I have beco~e-in~r~a~ingl~ aware, and equally conf~sed.wi~h the many different associa~ions, ; clubs, councils, .s oc Le t Le s , , etc •. ·at Io~~l, regional, sta~e, national and international levels and the . ·alphabetical conf et.ti (NCT, NTC,

·NCTC,A~S,etc. etc. e~c.) th~t has to do with hi~ing, backpacking, etc. as I go along. I h~ve contributed my own co~fusion to a lock of experience in the . business even though I have been associated with the.NCTA since 1980. This.was brought again to my atten• tion in a letter written to Bob Waldron by Jeanette Fi!zwilliam~ President, National Trails Council, . ·dated November 22, 1983. Her letter ended with the statement,"Fragmen~ed we are getting nowhere. United we can accomplish a lot. n·!·

I would like t~ see a comprehensive overview of this entire matter so that I, and,I suspect·a great many o~hers, could begin to· get a hold, and make some sense of what w~ all

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We are.all.becoming increasingly aware of.the work .of our member­ ship committee chairman, Bob Waldron. In his enthusiasm to make.something of the NCTA from. a number stand point.and .t9 help get our organization really go­ ing, he is deserving of great commendation and help. B.ob~s ideas are included in an accom­ panyi~g ~tticle whic~:is consid­ ered important enough to be giyen full.vent in this is$ue of THE NEWSLETTER.

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A real issue has come to head in three states . and probably several mo r e in the very near 'future~ Question? C6n an abandoned railroad right-of.-way be utilizes. by the public as a recreati~n~l trail? ·

·In January 1983.the Minnesota State Supreme Court rendered an opinion stating, "The change in. use of a Fight-of-way from a rail­ road bed to a' pub Uc recreation trail do e s not.constitute an abandonment of that right­ of-way for public· travel." The Min,nesota · decisirin stat•s that abandonment has not

.occyrred even if th~ railroad should sell the~ right-of-way to another party for public trail p u rpo s e s , AHS is monitoring the Iowa, North ; Dakota and California situations and will report any developments.

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We t h i nk you will find this National . news of interest •• ,. *National Park Service receives $~1695,000 fr~m Interior

fpr Rivers an~ Trails A successful joint effort was made by AHS and Rivers Conservation Council to get additional monies back into the Park Ser.vice budget. In June, the House Interior Committee requested $1,695,000. '-The Senate Interior Committee voted frir the administration's recommended $644,000. But in final September ~onference rivers.and trails·was awarded the $1,695,000. \ . . . .

Prog'rams. ai:e n~w being developed for us·e of the monies~~llocated, spe6ifically in the area of utilizing .._volunteers and developing v~lun- tee;r pro~rams. ·. r • , · v,

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NCTA has recently become an affiliate member of the American Hiking Society, 1701 18th Stree, NW., Washington, D.C. 200,09,, the onl_y non-. profit, national organization representing hikers, and 'protecting our nation's foot trails.· ·

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I have seen. Cheryl tells me of some ex~iting group~

· snowshoe:hikes that have happened in the Picture Rocks Area. Did anyone out there see their.tracks??? 1

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This mutual interest will be,· Jncouraged by our NCTA Newsletter going to the USSSA and to various Snowshoe Manufacturers. ·

'In preparation for .the Marienville Area First Annual Snowshoe Races 1 became aquainted with Cheryl Fi~ld of Iverson Snowshoe Co. in Shingleton, Michigan. Iverson and Heilman market. a superior snows~oe, one of ~h~ best

In this connection I came across a delightful'hote fro~ Genny.Wunsch in the USSSA newsletter; '84, Vol. 2, No. l; in which Ge~ny was letting it be known that the NCT is appropriate and beautiful for snovshoe Lnq , I _like the connection with· this organization with whom we hare much in'common in the Winter·.

The Marienville A~ea of Pennsylvania, .site of the North Country Trail.~ssoc­ iation S}>ring Meeting in 1983, enjoyed a successful Winterfest Weekend-this pastJanuary 27,28, and.29'th. Those of you who attended that meeting will recall the beautiful weather we had at .the Community Park and ~t the. Loleta Campgrounds; it was equal!~ a

_winter white beauty with ice skating, cross-country skiing, sleigh riding, ·snowmobiling, tri-roding, snow sculpt­ uring and snowballing •

. A part of this action was ,the very successful First Annual Competition Snowshoe Rcc es , The even ts were • conducted under th~ United Stafes Snowshoe ASsociation and included 100 and 400 meter sp r Ln t s and a 1600 '. meter cross-country race for schol­ astic and open mens and womens divisions. ;

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New York to North Dakota!!. The North Country Trail completed and ·hikeable, end to end! Someone asked me what's needed to achieve this. My.answer was ••• people ! ! -. ,,

. - } ' ~ . . ·:- People who are interested in the 6utdoors. People who ~ra enthusiastic • abo~t the trail. People who are willing and eager t~ ipend a littl~ oi- a lot of their time or money to make the North qountry Trail a re~~ity. And especially, at.this early stage in the :NCT's history., people who a~~ willing to take the initi'ative and be persistent in their efforts to work on the trail. With a young NCT an~ even_ younger NCTA, ~ommuni6ations will be less thaD perfect for a while. The~e is no established'organization ,· that has been working on the end-to-ena North Country Trail for years and years, so mistake- will be ~ade as we work out the best way ·to do things. But the fun and personal satisfaction of wor!<i.ng on the NCT will be· worth all the hassles .and headaches associated with it. Having been' appointed NCTA membership chairman in May·, 1983,: the subject of membership is very important to me. Via thi's article, .I hope to. encourage many people to volunteer some of their time (a little or a Lo t ) . to help me

.on NCTA membership and other North Country Trail related subjects. ln the article I have discus$ed what I think needs to be done to increase NCTA membership, .~hat I have;done and plan to do,. a~d how~you can help on m~mbership or other NCT~ related projects. After you read this article, if you feel my ideas are·worthwhile, please take the time to write to me or someone else you know ~ho is working on the NCT, and get involved in working on 'the great North Country Trail! .As an NCTA member I have one main goal: To do, the most I. can to plan, bu~ld a~d maint~in ~h~ Nor!h Country Trail= As t~e membership chairman, this main.goal is divided into two areas; increasing NCTA membership, and improving participation by existing NCTA membeis on North Country Trail work.. . . At the fall, 1983 NCTA _general membership meeting in. Ash,tand·, Wisconsin, I presented my cur~ent membership action p.l.qn , ( by the way,· ·the spring <;ind fall NCTA meetings are open to all NCTA members and others interested i~ the NCT. Where was everyone?! The spr~ng, 1984 meeting is tenta­ tively scheduled for Pictured Rocks National Lakeshoe in Munising, Mich. Please plan now to attend if at all possible. Details wi 11 be in this NEWSLETTER) The main ,items in my action plan are:

(1), Publicity for N~T/NCTA'.via arti.cles in newspapers, "Join NCTA"posters, .ond possibly a feature article in a ngtional outdoor magazine.

(2) Improved communications regardin~ NCT trail work and trail cor.ditions.

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Hike sections of the NCT (or the whole trail!) and send "Trailwork/Hike Reports" to me. These will be invaluable

-in keeping track of the trail condition and status of the NCT. Try +o get it done within a week' of 'your· hike or · trail work day so it doesn't get forgotten. Us~.~he form iri this newsletter or just write me a letter and include all the informa~ion. ·

Send me your i.deas and suggestions reg·arding ·the ·NCT. Let me know ifl there are good things being done that everyone ought· to know about 'or things being done that you. think

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( 3) Renew your NCTA dues each year by October 1. ·:This saves the postage of mailing a renewal notice.

(4) Get one-other person to join the NCTA within 2 years of ·when you join the NCTA. ' ' ·

. If you·haven's done .so already, fill<out :an' NGTA member informatiOn sheet and retorn it -t o me. :I 'have already sent some of you an info sheet to·fill'out:···If you haven't received one from me, write to me and I'll ierid you one~

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. '( 1) Put up some posters ·telling about the NCT and' the NCTA. The posters should encourage people to join' the NCTA and' tell them whe:re to write to get more information· on the NCT and NCTA. Put them in places like backpack or sporting

·goods stores, where you work, g~ocery stores, etc. Make up your own poster or write to,me and I'll send you some I drew up.

These are the main areas I' 11 be working on in the next year.' All -of you.can help me out on NCTA membership and the NCTA in general if you feel it -~ould-be worth your time and effort.· Although·,we have years of work ahead of us ·before the NCT is comple.ted, ·there is no better time to begin than.now. • ·

What I'd really apprec;:iate from you is help on -os many of the following items as rou feel you have the time and interes..t for •. Whet.her it is one

·item·or a 1 the items, whatever help you can ~ive ·will'improve the status of the North Country Trail. Ar•as you ·can help on -0re: :, " , . l •

l ' (3)'' In"creased membership via a. membe r'sh i p ·drive :"in •Ap'ril, 1984 ·· . ' : . ~

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Hop~fully this article has explained how interested people can get. involved in the building of the North Country National Scenic Trail. I also hope

'· it has generated enough enthusiasm that ~ome people will volunteer some of their time and talent to help ma'ke the Nort·h Count~ry Trail an on-the- · ground r~ality!!!!! · ·

Please write to ME (Bo~ Waldr6n, 5350 Kelekent, K~ntwood, MI, 49508) if you are interested in any of the above items. Getting involved in working on the ~orth Country Trail will have several benefits. First and foremost,. _it wi.l.l help the NCT get done that much sooner. ·Other b enef I t s may include getting you outdoors more often·, introducing you to new hikers, giving_ you~ worthwhile goal and challenge,. and a' chance ·to improve other·s' enje>.ymen:t o.f t,he. ou tdecz-s , . \

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Send me periodic reports about NCT trailwork in your area·; or at least a name and address of someone in your a~ea that I con get NCT trail work ~nforma .tion f_rom. Send general. NCT news and happenings to the NCTA newsletter editor.

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Recommendations for future work: , ------------'""-------- (~on~in~e~~~ separate '.•\.""'

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'' Geniilral Trail Condition· (amt. of use,. trail markers, etc):

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These efforts' 'by ·th~e Nat £orial ·Patk Service will help to move the NCT fprward, but they are not the building and maintaini~g of the trail. The deciding factor in the success of the NCT i~and always will·b~ the active support and involvement of volunfeers. With many of the preliminaries now behind us, __ [IQ~ .. is. .. t,he :time !for volunteers to take th_e initiative"'to. work with public agencies and private landowners to increase the·miles of

I trqil cc+uo Lly .. CQ!Jlpl_eted! . The ·.National Park Service will assist these 1 efforts in any way possible. Let us know how we can help you t6'help us. i - ...... ...... · · ~ ·. '. Tom Gilbert i National Park Service Coordinator,

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Funds have been obtained for the purpose of contracting f~r the preparation of a new NCT :sI;.i;,Cl'e~fo~,. shc;>"1'•·'·· ·Th:~ program will not only take viewers on · a visual t{?,U~ of,{(·the tJ;'ail-.\toute /:i but will also de s c r Ib e the cooperative management ·.ap'pro~c·ft<:by;;.y·hic:h ·,the ·NCT will be developed and managed and explain how: ."".tew.~rs ..-G9.f:i'· become inv~lved in t h Ls worthwhile notional pro­ ject. The sHow·.'S'houl·d ·b'e· .dvailable early in the fall.

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In September, 1983, sufficient funds were obtained to permit ordering a supply of markers for the NCT. Delivery of these signs should have ~ccured by the time you read this report. The signs will be distributed to public agencies and .pri'v:a.re·' or.g·ani2:ations responsible for managing official segments of the trail. By early summer, you should be able to see the "eregnant" triangle sign with a y'ellow and black star set within a field, of blue along o:f~f'ic-icil ·tra"ir segments. This is an important step forward in establishing the no t Lonc L' Identity of the NCT!

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Two other eff o~ts -u~de~way ·will _al so help improve public awareness of_; and support fo~J the ·NCT.;· :A .s·tandard National Park Service informational folder is being prepared •.for:~the; NCT •! . The broc;hure should be available thi·s c om i nq" foll.'·~;·O.o·nat·ed fun·as 'will be' sought to 'underwrite the cost of printing the brochure.

PROGRESS REPQRT.. ON.'.Tf:IE' "N9RTH COUNT.RY. NATJ.QNAL SCENIC TRAIL

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~2:00 - 1:00 pm - Lunch- brown bag at HCNC or orde~ from local resta\Jrant 1:00 - 2:00 pm - Manistee National Forest NCT presentation 2:00 3:00 pm - North Country Trail status report · 3:00 - · 5:00 pm - Hike in Rogue River Game Area or go to NCTA Headquarters in. White Cloud . · · · 6:00 - · 8:00 pm -·Supper: Hostel .potluck or restaurant gathering

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