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NATICL{AL BOAR.D
ORGANIZATION NORTH COI.IMTRY
TRAIL ASSOCIATTOIi
P.O. BOX 31I White Cloud, M:Lchigan 49349 * ********
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* ****** CO_EDITORS
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BAR.tsARA ANN SMITH
G. HIPPS Box 213 Emporium, pa. 15834 ** *** ** ****.** ** ************** * JOHN
O.rFICERS
1986
Robert E. Dreis, President L632 Smith street Spooner, WI 54801
O.I." D]RECTORS
New York
cana-Bo\t,en Bosworth (United States Snowshoe Ass oc iat ion) Thomas J. Reimers (Cayuga Trails Associatio:r, Pres ident)
Pennsvlvan ia
Barbara A. smith John G. Hipps
(NCTA) (NCTA) (NCTA)
william Buckley Tom Thwaites (Keystone Trails Association) Glenn Oster (Amer ican'Youth Hoste Is) Paulette Johnson (Western PA Conservancy)
Virginia l{unsch, Vice President Route #4, Mundy Ave. Ohio White C1oud, Mr 49349 Ernffy cregory (Buckeye Trail Association) Kenneth R. Gackler, Treasurer 413 West Johnson Street
Mich igan
caledonia, MI 49316 Pat AIIen, Secret,ary 2314 Lake Drive, SE crand fa5:ids, MI 495OG
Jim Inlarmels , Pres ident Western Michigan Ci:apter
Virginia
Wunsch
Ken Gackler Pat Al1en Jim ltiarmels
NCTA) NCTA) NCTA) NCTA)
Wiscons in
ffiTs NCTA
Ruth Sacks, Chairperson Membership
Art HoIIand, Chairperson 1990 3nd-To-End TraiI Hike Lance Field Pres ident Emer itus
Steve Sorenson
NCTA) NCTA)
I"iinnesota
67ffiEdroro North Dakota
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EDITOTI.IAL
This issue's editorial page sho\,rs considerable expansion of our Board of Directors. The listing is an impressive group of credible, experienced and dedicated individuals whose advice and direction will help the NCTA through the growing pains of the coming years. Their expertise and involvement is essential for the mutual benefit of all, we who have a strong mutual interest in trails ard aII that benefits ourselves and our wcrld in the great outdoors It is our hope that we vuill have representation of other organizations of equal merit and magnitude as we all go along. The present..Board and officers of Ncta wilI welcome any unrepresented group and aI other interested individuals' recommendations for Board membership. Names and comments can be sent to the address of the editors for revierv at the Spring meeting in White Cloud, May L6, L7, 18. A1l Board members and Officers will meet during the regular biannual Auturnn meeting of NCt, at Cook Forest State Park i-n Pennsylvania in october, 1986 for the first planning meeting of the 1990 nnd-To-End Hike of the NCT. All interested members of NCTA and non-:nembers and ne\r,s media representatives will be present for briefing by lIike leader Art Holland of NCTA and Monty Mcntgomery of the American Hiking Society.
:::NCTA
RTCETVES
TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.:
J:
f am happy to report that on october 4, 19ts5, the Internal Revenue Service granted the North Country trail Association tax-exempt status. Tiris was a Iong battle, that we have finally !ecn. I personally have worked for over a year on this project with assistance from many people.
what does this mean for
NCTA
members ?
It allows us to deduct on our individual tax returns any expense incurued on behalf of the NCTA, or any donation made to the NCTA. The folloi,ring is a partial listing of those expenses which are deductible: Any cash contribution. Property contributed to NCTA such as land, furniture, building supplies, etc. (wote: if over $200.00, an appraisal is reguired) . Food, lodging, and travel expenses incurred wnile attending NCTA Meetings, events, or acting on behalf of the NCTA. Automobile expenses are deductible at the rate of $.12 per mile. Dues
With the tax-exempt status in hand, nov, our of f icers and directors can seek grants, con tributions and other donations to benefit our organization. Jim Warmels
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APRIL, 1936 27gO Mundy Avenue, Wnite Cloud, MI 49349 (Pirone 616-689-6876). Betty and I will be camping at the headgr.:arters property. Hope to see you all therej
NIJIVBER IV1ESSAGB
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i{i to all hoofers of the highlands, sloggers of the swamps, and i,ualkers of the wildlands j At the time of this writing it hardly lool<s like hiking wea:l. Robert E. Dreis ther outside, what with a winter storm raging outside of my 5/35 MILE HTKTNG CLUB window. However, I have great faith that summer wiII return- The western Michigan Chapter of Our editors have given me a the NCTA is promoting a 5 to 35 deadline that is fast approamile hike and we made the ofch.ing, So I better not tarry ficial start date for January I any longer, if I want this mes- 1936. sage to get into the Newsletter This is for NCTA members only I am taking th.is forum to anand you have to hike on the nounce a NCTA Board meeting on designated North Country Trail. Friday, Mav L6, at 7:00 P.M. at the headguarters buiIdi.g, To qualLfy, you hike 5 miles White Cloud, MI. I will get the first hike, report which out an agenda in plenty of time section of trail you hiked and for this Board meeting. For have signed by one witness. think of The next time out, you go for starters, what do .you a "pres ident-eIect i' pos it ion? I0, then 15, 20, 25, 30 and This would give any future a 35 miler, each to finish president a year to get his,/her be doneon in one day. feet on the ground before actuaIly assuming office. What a- A carrying card and certificate bout fund-raisers? !f,trat about will be awarded and pins will liability insurance for the available to purchase. be NCTA? This could be especially important as we schedule long On January L2, 1936, we had hikes. If any of you meml:ers three that completed the first out there have suggestions and/ 5 miles on sno\^rshoes: Art or ideas, please let us knovr Ho1land, Dewey Wcmba and Jack about them. And, Board members Cooley. and staff, if you would prefer the Friday meeting to be a On February 8, 1986, we had group dinner get-to-gether af- five that hiked on crusted fair in ithite Cloud, please let sno!, trail and they were: Jim me know. Majority will rule Warmels, Rr;th Sack, Darlene in this case. It can certainly Synder, Bernice Baron and be arranged. Blake Burgess The regular members' meeting It should be an exciting group will be on Saturday at 9:00 AIt( project. on Ma? L7 at the headguarters buildirg, Write Cloud, MI. For Art Holland information on overnight accomodations or camping, please contact Ginny Wunsch, Rcute 4 -3-
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transport hikers especially lccal dignitaries, that want to ride out a few miles and hike into the village John, I'II write a few ideas tcrvrn , or c ity and inaybe it can go with the you have. material lhe hike can be done and the will be done Should be hike and I will .chair the hike prornotional projeet a great would be pleased to have and thinl< that we can get I Lawrence Monty Montgomery heIIO0 neh, from each stat members ping, but I haven't written to join to the NCTA. himI think roe need a good exci.a- John, 1 think that this hike will pull all the local clubs ting name for the hike and together and we all should be should decide at the May meeting. Invite anyone to submit better friends forever LETTER TO TH5 EDITOI1S AND AI,L R.EADERS
names.
Art Holland
Start last Saturday in .:u1y and end on Labor Day in the year of 1990. Ask for vclunteers as section Ieaders to take charge of 2OO rnile sections and they are to get leaders to handle 30 mrles each within their area. I am going to take from Munising to the t,takinaw Bridge and plan on hiking the whole
MICHIGA}I
NOTE
Ruth Sacks has told the editors
that for a'nominal fee a light luncheon will be made available to those attending the Spring meeting in i,fhite Cloud; sponscred by the Western
Michigan Chapter.
distance.
I believe it is too early to ask for news coverage and other publicity from outs ide sectors, at least that is my opinion from the letters that I wrote to 3 personsAn average of 15 miles per day mcre or less, depending upon the cut-cff point Give a rvallet carrying card to every hiker for any distance; a certificate to members only and buttons, also patches that hikers can buy. Maybe blue and white caps too.
EDT=NOTE
During the week of May L7, Bob C. Nelson, Box 43, Engadine,
M:cirigan t49827,wou1d like
some
volunteers to help on the trail in the tahguamenon Falls area
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The beavers are very close to
cutting us off completely,'so Bob will re-route the trail as he knows best. It would be an exciting week with one of the best trail blazers in beaver terr itory.
WiII need support teams to -4-
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EDTNOTE,/COM
The follorvling news item from the Fi-nger Lakes Trail News, Volume 25, Number I, Winter 1986 is reprinted with the permis-
sion of Editor Francis Jacobi. The material is taken from Trail Chairman Howard Beye's Trail Topics and Fred Yahn's President's Report. It is a good example.of the need to share Newsletters so that we can all be mutually well informed. It is a most gratifying thing to see this kind of essential cooperation among so many groups, dII of whom have the same basis, quality trails for any and all peoples in the bright and
I";"; Lakes rrairs conrerence continues its first rate status to be number one in New York State to have a portion of their trail to become a part of the North Country National Scenic TraiI System. There is a tinge of regret that none of us of the NCTA were aware of the event that was celebrated on December L2, 19E5 at Dryden, New York. ft would have been nice to have been a pert of this important milestone in the grovrth of the North Country Trail. ::":::-.:";:".i
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Another rnllestone rras marked recently 1n the hlstory of the Flnger Iakes Tra1l Conference. 0n Decenber 12th at an out of the nay trall head, near Dr1rd,en, the flrst sectlon of FLT becane an offlclal segnent of the 3ZOO-
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ml1e North Country Natlonal Scenlc Tr:ail (XCt). It was a great feellng to take lnrt 1n the d.edlcatlon cerenony and wltness how so rnany dlfferent groups.are
xorklng together to provlde htklng tralls for the pubIlc.
Thls p::oject brought together lnd1_ v1duaIs fron the Tornpklns-Cortland Conmmyll]r College Outlng CIub, the sponsor
of thls sectlon of t:rall3 the Department of Envlronmental Consonratlon; Beglon ?t Reglonal tr'orester; and ln addltlon, the Albany staff of the DEC, Dlvlslon of Ia.rd.s and Forests. ft was revlewed by the New York State 1balls Counc11. and. f1na11y subnltted. to the Natlonal park
Se:crrlce, Mldwest Reglon 1n Omaha, Nebraska. The Flnger Ial<es Trall Conference ls the I'lanaglng Authorlty for the Natlonal Park Sernlce for over 100 n11es of prolnsed"NCT route 1n New york State. The prolnsed. NCT rpute for whlch the FITC ts the }danaglng Authorlty w111 utlIlze exlst1ng nT fron the Pennsylvania bord.er ln Allegany State Park to near Fablus, whlch ls about 1J u1Ies south of Syracuse. There ls no laynent fmrn any govern_ rnental agency to the FLT or lts tra1l sponsors for our actlvltles related. to
the NCT. Sectlons of the FT,T, as they a parb of the NC.T, w111 be 1d.ent1_ fled, wlth NCI narkerg 1n acld.ltlon to m,T becone
aarkers. The NCT markers are provld.ect to by the Natlonal paiJ< Senrtce. !1.-"popor Il.1q.the d.eslre of the ffrc traUs mltteje arul the Board. of Uanage* tf,"tCon_ contlnue to nove ahead. ana siUmft trall," segnents that neet the NCt requlrenents 1n a tl-nely roannor.
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The key requlrenents for acceptance as part of the NCT are that no no.torlzed vehtcles are pe:mltted on the tr:all, and
that adequately slaced canpsltes
avallable.
are
Hovrard Beye addresses group attenolng
dedlcatlon of se6ment of North Country Tra11, lncludlng I{. Jackson, Nat. park Servlce, reptresentatlves of DECS nenbers of Cayuga IbaILs Club, TCl, ard Flnger IaJ<es Tral1 Conference.
President's Report 0n a ltore recent note, Hor*ard Beye
dld a yeonanrs job 1n 1lnlng up the
dedlcatlon cerenony on the Tompklns-
Cortlanct Conmunlty Co11e6e segnent of the ELT 1n Decenber. It nas the f1::st sectlon to be entered, lnto the North Country TralL system 1n New York State, whlch ls qulte a feather ln our cap. Department of Envlrorunental Conservatlon and U.S. Forest Senrlce offlcla1s were present, ard a llght snow began faI11ng as parLlclpants nade brlef renarks.
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It was hard to belleve that sonied.ay you could walk from that spt to NorLh Daj<ota or to Cmwn Polnt 1n New york State, but thatts what the federal governuent 1s aLnlqg at. They couldnrt do lt xlthout volunteers such as Joe Dabes ard. h1s crew, who worked for several years on the TCI sectlon. As Dabes sald at the ceremony, "I've h1ked. ln the Slerras and ln many sectlons of the U.S., but the Flnger la.kes region 1s stl11 one of the prettiest." Joe, we concur wholehearLed.ly. Good hJJclng.
Fred
Yahn
A closer look at the new North Country Tral1 rnarker w1th, left to r1ght, Boy Kuzla, Evan Jehu, Joe Dabes and. Iorlse Parke-Dabes
- all of
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APRTL, I956 NEWS
to Ginny Wunsch for always keeping a watchful eye cn the geadguarters Building.
Many tha.nks
Jim Warmels gave the
NCTA an electric ccunter stove, Wally built a cabinet for it and cinny h,as instrumental in having it connectedThanks to pete Wolfe and Ginny, wo now have a lawn around the schoclhouse.
Doane
f caught Ginny on top of the front porch holding the Gilbert NCTA sign as it was beinq installed. The drapes that cover those high windows look super. Thanks to paul and Lynn LaBar for this gift Tosr
new
on November 3 Bernice Baron .did a fine. job organizing a reunion pot-luck for Art Horland,s L25 mirersl ti," ichoorhouse was a great spot.
Tirat attractive desk and fi-ling cabinet was donated via pete Wolfe from Steelcase, Inc. begin to utilize this buirding for meetings and as a l"t: hostel. Vince Smith of Lansing and his group (November 9-I0) used
the schoolhouse overnight after trail County.
clearing
Newaygo
Ruth Sack
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LONG HIKE
EDI-NO'IE
The annual long hike will be back in the pictured Rocks Lakeshore frail area and the date is August 4 9, 1986. It will start on Monday morning and we will finish Saturday arounC 4:30 P.M. A good exciting scenic 6 days on the trail ff I can locate a gocd trail, we wiII hike out of Mareuette and start at Au Train on Tuesday, hiking through Christmas, maybe have our lunch in the village. Wednesday, we can start at Hurricane campground and hike into crand i{arais. The last three days will be from Hurricane canpground into Sand Point at Munis ing.
N.C.T.A- Arm Patches are $3.00 1rlus $.25 postage each. EDI-NOTE
Volunteer patches are plus post,age each.
$1 25
EDI-NOTE
Pictured Rocks Lakeshore Trail Guide by OIive Anderson is $4.95 plus postage.
Anyone interested.may contact Art Holland, 492 Four Mile Rd. N.W., Comstock park, Michigan 4932L or 6L6-784-644L.
If you wish to reserve a motel, we can operate out of Munising and Grand Marais with the un-
derstanding that some traveling will be needed to get to the traj-I head each moining. In Grand Marais: Dunes, Alverson's Motels or Welker's Lodge.
Art Holland
EDI-COM
Art Holland's letter on page is a good appetizer for mastication during our Spring meeting in White Cloud on May L6, L'7 , I8. His letter is pregnant with many good ideas that can be discussed by any and aII er us. More and more and more ideas will be most welcomed.
EDT-DTT-CHIT
Confusious ,5nce
said
EDI-NOTE
"He url'lo
cannot hang frayed but cleaned ThC MAttEr Of NE"dSLETTER Adwill be taken up Iinen on line needs new line" vertising again at the Spring meeting (of comrnunication) . with the hope that something definite can be decided and
acted on.
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Eacl: is s ue cf THE i\TEI^ISLETTER r^riII pu):Iish a Iist o.r' all trail organizat ions within a reasonahle prot(imity t o NCT along r+ ith the date and place of meet ings over the' next year. ORGA}ilTZAT ION ALLEGHEITY HIKTNG CLUB
DrlTE
AI{ER.ICAN
I{IKING
ATYEE.ICAN
YOLIH IIOSTELS
S OC
PLACE
IETY
BUCIGYE TRAIL ASSOC.
4/25
4,/21
CAI'UGA TRATLS CLIJB
FINGER LAi(ES TRATL
I(EYSTONE TRAILS ASSOC NORTH COUNTRY WESTERN
3/3,
CONF .
4
9,/2{'J
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TRAIL ASSOC.
5
PA. TRAILS ASSOC .
9
/23
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Camp Asbury Port Gage County
EIliottvilIe, N. M.
Camp Innabah,
Chester County White Cloud, Mich igan
This list is not intended to be all-inclusive nor exclusive, Any organization is invited to be part of this calendar.
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Each issue cf THE
NEI{SLETTER r,rill pu):Iis}r a Iist of aII trail organizations within a reasonable pro:(imity to NCT along with the date and place of meet ings .lver the. next year. ORGAI{TZATION ALLEGHENY HIKING CLUB
AMER CAN
I]IKING
DATE
PLACE
SOCIETY
AMER.ICAN YOI.MH TIOSTELS
BUCIGYE TRAIL ASSOC.
4/2s - 4/27
Camp Asbury Port Gage County
3/3, 4 g/Zrr
EIIiottville, N. M.
CAYUGA TRATLS CLIJB
FINGER LAKES TRAIL CONF. KEYSTONE
TRAILS ASSOC.
NORTH COI'MTRY
TRAIL
ASSOC.
9/28'
5/L6, L7,
18
Camp Innabah,
Chester County White Cloud, Mich igan
PA. TRAILS ASSOC. This list is not 'intended to be all-inclusive nor exclusiveAny organization is invited to be part of this calendar-
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HE.ART OIT EUROPE
The Alpine Hiking CIub, Washington, D.C,. announces an
excitingl hiking opportunity this suiTlmer in the Uigh Austrian Trail deep in the heart of Europe.
WeIl marked trails that 1i.nk Tirolean communities with a net wcrk of mountain lodges maintained by Euroltean Alpine Associations allows for a variety of hikes, casual, expert above the tree line and on glaciers frcr hikers of all ages.
There is a choice of comfortable, old world lodging and modern Alpine hotels
to three v'lee'ks time frames are available for a most reasonable $685.00 to $1, 075.00. Anyone interested in this offe can contact: Philip H. Yasinski Alpine Hiking CIub One
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APR.TL, I936 SPR.ING GEI'{ERAL MEETING AGE]$DA May L6, L7, IB, 1936 White Cloud, MI
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guarters
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renew cld acquaintances, pay membership dues, etc 9 :30 A.I,1-Bus iness Meet-
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poffiEveryone,
(donations accepted) 1:00 ?-M. to?-
ffirvice
Presentat ion
Nat'1.park Service Presentat ion ( Sleep ing Dunes
)
Nat'I. Park Service (tom Gilbert) Michigan DNn (not final ized at this printing)
3502 ldaho Avenue Washington, D.C.20016
Our Slide
Phone
EVENING COOKOI.]IT AT
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202-363-9,+27
Show
I{EADQUARTERS
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May l8-NcT Hike, 9:00 A.M. (Western Michigan Chapter)
David M. Cleary 100 Chelton Avenue
I{ilIersbur9, Pa. 1705I Phone z 7L7-692-3568 EDI-NOTE
Art Holland wiII be showing us arm patches for each of the seven states that are traversed by the NCT at the tilrite Cloud meeting in tnlay. -L2-
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Western Michigan Chapter
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THIS CERTIFICATE IS ALVARDED TO YOU, IN APPRECIATION OF YOUR VOI-UXTEER SERVICE IN HELPING ON THE NORTH COUNTRY TRAIL.
We, as ari organization are grateful for your dedicated service in helping to make the North Country Trail a reality.
only support, enthusiasm and efforts like yours get the
N.c.T. on the ground and make a real ch.ilenge to hikers all across the country to hike on it. With your contribution develop mile by mile, completed. Your
in helping this trail someday it will be efforts will be much enjoyed for a long hikers that may
appreciated and time by many have a more and enriched life like you.
exciting, healthier because of people We thank you!
Robert E. Dreis
Virginia Wunsch
Presiden-t
Vice President
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Spouse and Chlldren
How
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