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The Cayuga Trails club annual (continued on page 3)

The 24th annual Finger Lakes Trail Conference is scheduled for September 14 and 15 at Letchworth state Park, near Rochester, N.Y.

POTPOURRI

eature item on the educa­ ional aspects of the NCTA hrough workshops, pamphlets, eetings and the NEWSLETTER.

eature item on the 1985 ornado and the North country rail.

eature item on the 1990 End­ o-End Hike.

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he final beginnings of ad­ ertising! and the first will eon Jim Carlson's Snowshoes f Hesperia, Michigan. The resent rates are:

The first of a regular series of book reviews by R. G. Terwilliger of Falls church, irginia.

News item all about Steve Sorenson of Wisconsin.

The present newsletter format is a departure from the last several because of my career and life style changes that have taken a great deal of my time and energies the past two months. We will be back to the usual by the next is­ sue. Look for some interest­ ing and exciting things that ill appear then, some of hich are as follows:

nee Feild resident Emeritus

at Ailen, Secretary 314 Lake Drive, SE rand Rapids, MI 49506

enneth R. Gackler, Treas. 18 west Johnson st. aledonia, MI 49316

irginia Wunsch, Vice Pres. oute #4 - 2780 Mundy Ave. hite Cloud, MI 49349

obert E. Dreis, President 632 Smith Street

WI 54801

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isconsin obert E. Dreis teve Sorenson

Penns lvania Dr. John Hipps Barbara A. Smith illiam Buckley

New York Candace Bowen Bostworth

NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS *****************************

Editor: John Hipps, M.D. Box 17, Star Route Cooksburg, Pa. 16217

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

EDITORIAL ORGANIZATION

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Do you plan on attending the meeting? Do you plan on making the hike? If the answer to #2 is "yes", do you plan on the full 60 mile hike or just for a day or two. Do you wish to camp out or stay in motels?

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f enough of you want it, at the last night's camp, we will ave a cook-out all ready when you come into camp. Radio support will be furnished by the Forest Service in the un­ likely event of an emergency of any sort. So please come and "make our days". I would appreciate re­ eiving the following information as soon as possible:

Sunday night's camp is at Perch Lake Monday night's camp is at Two Lakes Tuesday night's camp is at Beaver Lake

e are leaving no stone unturned to make this Chequamegon ational Forest hike a pleasant, beautiful, and fulfilling xperience:

Following the meeting we will have our 60 mile hike on the North country Trail through the beautiful Chequamegon National Forest. we will have guides {Forest service Rangers) accompanying us and we can camp in the Forest service campgrounds. Camping gear will be transported via crest service busses to the campsites each day. For those ho only want to hike a day or two, or who would prefer to tay in motels, we have vehicle support for you too. Steve orenson, our Wisconsin board member, will hike with us and e is prepared to continue hiking on the trail corridor to he Brule River state Forest, if any of you can spend the xtra time.

The agenda for the meeting appears elsewhere in this Newsletter. It is a good one! The National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service and the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute are all cooperating to make this a memorable time You are on the shores of Gitchi Gumi of Hiawatha fame. Lak superior is the largest fresh water body {acre-wise) in the world and the waters are still essentially pure and crystal clear!

our autumn meeting will be held on September 28 {Saturday) at the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, Ashland, Wisconsin. At that time of year, northern Wisconsin is one of the most beautiful places in the world! The autumn colors are not surpassed anywhere! And the bugs are gone! (So are most of the tourists).

Again, my best greetings to all fellow hikers and back­ packers! I have a lot to talk about, so let's at it!

PRESIDENT'S .MESSAGE SE TE.MBER 1985 NUMBER 3 VOLUME IV

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he youngest members of the NCTA in attendance at the May, 985 meeting were Eric Gilbert, born February 19, 1985 and lizabeth Cooley, born February 10, 1985.

were in attendance at the White Cloud Meeting in (continued on page 6)

• Charles Yocoubian of the Trail Foods Company offers rail foods to NCT members for the 1990 End-to-End Trail ike.

he Ohio Buckeye Trail Board Meeting for September is on th th at 10:00 A.M. at Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus,

Keystone Trails ASsociation's 30-th annual meeting is set fo September 27, 28 and 29 at camp Innabab, Pughtown, (Chester ounty), Pa. Interested hikers are to write to M. Virginia usser, 130 W. second st., #A-7, Souderton, Pa. 18964.

POTPOURRI, continued: Board Meeting comes up September 10, 1985.

thousand apologies to IWA president Don Porter and his ife Judy {IWA treasurer) for not listing their names as eing NCTA members. (They still let me go on their IWA June isconsin hike).

Other IWA members who also belong to the NCTA are Clayton nd Delores Burrows, Clyde and Joyce Miller, Barb sutto~, ean Parks, Elsie and Les Demorest, Edith sartine, their ecretary Ruth Ann wendrow, and their "Health walker" ditor Marie Fowler.

During that week, other hiking areas will be in Madison, Lake Geneva and in Old World Wisconsin (an outdoor museum).

She plans to join with the International Walkers Associatio in rediscovering sections of the 1000 mile trail formed by glaciers during the Ice Age.

NCTA Membership Chairman Ruth sack will travel to Whitewate, Wisconsin June 16-21.

Bob Dreis

See you on the 28th of September!!!!!

one final remark: the hike is being planned as a leisurely informative experience! There will be nothing "macho" about it! I hope you will have a real wilderness experi­ ence and return to your homes rested and mentally refreshed

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE, continued:

.MESSAGES FROM RUTH SACK

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7: 30 P .M. Program: "The Wilderness world by Sigurd Olson", presented by the Institute Staff

NOTE: Rooms for overnight on Saturday will be available at Northland College Dorms (Ashland) at very reasonable rates. camping is available at the city's Pentice park, be it tent or R.V.

Supper Break

Instructions and Discussion on 60 mile hike through the Chequamegon National Forest

3:30 to?

Address by Steve Sorensen (newly appoin­ ted member of the NCT National Advisory Council)

3:00 to 3:30

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (Park service Rep. )

2:15 to 3:00

chequamegon National Forest (Forest Service Rep • )

1:30 to 2:15 1:00 to 1:30

catered lunch at the Institute ($3.50 per head) (all you can eat) NCTA Slide Show (Allen and Gilbert)

Noon

a. Tax status b. Headquarters building c. chapter formation d. Activity in Minnesota and North

Dakota e. Eastern chapters and organizations f. set up nominating committee g. Update on end-to-end hike, etc.

9:00 to 10:00 Coffee, Tea, Rolls and Registration 10:00 call to order

10:00 to 10:15 Opening Remarks (Robe rt Dre is) 10:15 to 10:30 Minutes of the May meeting 10:30 to 10:45 Treasurer's Report 10:45 to Noon· Miscellaneous (all members should be

ready to contribute. Here's your chance)

VOLUME IV NU~ER 3 SEPTEMBER 1985 NCTA AUTUMN AGENDA, SEPTEMBER 28, 1985

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Address

c:::J I would like to camp out. Signed

D I would like motel accommodations.

I will be hiking on Sunday Night~~~­ Monday Night Tuesday Night The whole hike

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[::] I would like to make the hike.

Robert oreis 632 Smith Street Spooner, WI 54801

Please fill in the information below if you are interested and mail to:

This hike is being planned as a leisurely, informative ex­ perience. We hope you will have a real wilderness experi­ ence and return to your homes rested and mentally refreshed.

We will start our hike at Lake Ruth and have three nights' camping out (or motels).

You are invited to hike with us for 60 miles in the Chequamegon National Forest section of the North Country Trail.

From Lake Ruth to Mellen, WI WHERE:

September 29 through October 2, 1985 WHEN:

THE CHEQUAMEGON NATIONAL FOREST HIKE

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estern Pennsylvania Trails Association members under the leadership of Cliff Ham joined members of the AYH and NCTA n two weekends this past June and July to up-date trail aintenance and blazing in clarion and Forest Counties to stablish a good clear connection between the Baker Trail nd NCTA. A total of 15 members of the three organizations urned out for the July 13 action on the NCT. What a great nd wonderful job was done and time was bad!!!!

POTPOURRI, continued: John Hipps

Remember to provide the NCTA Newsletter with meeting dates as far ahead as possible: at least one year.

The Fall meeting for 1987 will be in Northwestern Pennsyl­ vania, the second week of October. The exact site will be announced at a later time for somewhere in Forest or warren County.

The Fall meeting for this year will be September 28, 1985 at Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, Ashland, Wisconsi.

The Fall meeting will be the 1st or 2nd weekend of October and will depend on what part of the trail will be hosting the meeting.

The NCTA Annual Spring Meeting will be the third week of May. In 1986, this will be May 17 & 18.

It is further hoped that this will provide for joint meetings as often as possible.

It is hoped that by the mutual sharing of such information we all will become more involved with each other.

This is to inform you of the future meeting guide for NCTA meetings that your organization will be interested in.

OPEN LETTER TO FELLOW HIKING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE NORTH COUNTRY:

SEPTEMBER 1985 NUMBER 3 VOLUME IV

A J,246 MILE, ALL-SEA.SON, MULTI-USE, NON-MOTORIZED, NATIONAL SCENIC AND HISTORICAL TRAIL FROM NEW YORK TO NOR.TH DAKOTA.

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