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VOLU}4E V NUIVI3ER. 1 APRTL, 1936

ORGANIZATION

NORTH COI.IMTRY TRAIL ASSOCIATTOIiP.O. BOX 31IWhite Cloud, M:Lchigan 49349* ******** ****** * ****** **.&** *.t*

CO_EDITORS

BAR.tsARA ANN SMITHJOHN G. HIPPS

Box 213Emporium, pa. 15834

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O.rFICERS 1986

Robert E. Dreis, PresidentL632 Smith streetSpooner, WI 54801

Virginia l{unsch, Vice PresidentRoute #4, Mundy Ave.White C1oud, Mr 49349

Kenneth R. Gackler, Treasurer413 West Johnson Streetcaledonia, MI 49316

Pat AIIen, Secret,ary2314 Lake Drive, SEcrand fa5:ids, MI 495OG

Jim Inlarmels , Pres identWestern Michigan Ci:apter NCTA

Ruth Sacks, ChairpersonMembership

Art HoIIand, Chairperson1990 3nd-To-End TraiI Hike

Lance FieldPres ident Emer itus

NATICL{AL BOAR.D O.I." D]RECTORS

New Yorkcana-Bo\t,en Bosworth(United States SnowshoeAss oc iat ion)

Thomas J. Reimers(Cayuga Trails Associatio:r,Pres ident)

Pennsvlvan iaBarbara A. smith (NCTA)John G. Hipps (NCTA)william Buckley (NCTA)Tom Thwaites(Keystone Trails Association)Glenn Oster(Amer ican'Youth Hoste Is)Paulette Johnson(Western PA Conservancy)

OhioErnffy cregory(Buckeye Trail Association)

Mich iganVirginia WunschKen GacklerPat Al1enJim ltiarmels

Wiscons inffiTsSteve Sorenson

I"iinnesota67ffiEdroroNorth DakotaFffis-

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EDITOTI.IAL

This issue's editorial pagesho\,rs considerable expansionof our Board of Directors.The listing is an impressivegroup of credible, experiencedand dedicated individuals whoseadvice and direction will helpthe NCTA through the growingpains of the coming years.Their expertise and involvementis essential for the mutualbenefit of all, we who have astrong mutual interest intrails ard aII that benefitsourselves and our wcrld in thegreat outdoors -

It is our hope that we vuillhave representation of otherorganizations of equal meritand magnitude as we all go a-long. The present..Board andofficers of Ncta wilI welcomeany unrepresented group and aIother interested individuals'recommendations for Board mem-bership. Names and commentscan be sent to the address ofthe editors for revierv at theSpring meeting in White Cloud,May L6, L7, 18.

A1l Board members and Officerswill meet during the regularbiannual Auturnn meeting of NCt,at Cook Forest State Park i-nPennsylvania in october, 1986for the first planning meetingof the 1990 nnd-To-End Hike ofthe NCT. All interested mem-bers of NCTA and non-:nembersand ne\r,s media representativeswill be present for briefingby lIike leader Art Holland ofNCTA and Monty Mcntgomery ofthe American Hiking Society.

:::NCTA RTCETVESTAX-EXEMPT STATUS.: J :

f am happy to report that onoctober 4, 19ts5, the InternalRevenue Service granted theNorth Country trail Associationtax-exempt status. Tiris was aIong battle, that we have fi-nally !ecn. I personally haveworked for over a year on thisproject with assistance frommany people.

what does this mean for NCTAmembers ?

It allows us to deduct on ourindividual tax returns any ex-pense incurued on behalf of theNCTA, or any donation made tothe NCTA. The folloi,ring is apartial listing of those ex-penses which are deductible:

Any cash contribution.

Property contributed to NCTAsuch as land, furniture,building supplies, etc.(wote: if over $200.00, anappraisal is reguired) .

Food, lodging, and travelexpenses incurred wnile at-tending NCTA Meetings,events, or acting on behalfof the NCTA.

Automobile expenses are de-ductible at the rate of$.12 per mile.

Dues

With the tax-exempt status inhand, nov, our of f icers anddirectors can seek grants, contributions and other donationsto benefit our organization.

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PRBSIDENT'S IV1ESSAGB

i{i to all hoofers of the high-lands, sloggers of the swamps,and i,ualkers of the wildlands jAt the time of this writing ithardly lool<s like hiking wea:l.ther outside, what with a win-ter storm raging outside of mywindow. However, I have greatfaith that summer wiII return-Our editors have given me adeadline that is fast approa-ch.ing, So I better not tarryany longer, if I want this mes-sage to get into the Newsletter

I am taking th.is forum to an-nounce a NCTA Board meeting onFriday, Mav L6, at 7:00 P.M. atthe headguarters buiIdi.g,White Cloud, MI. I will getout an agenda in plenty of timefor this Board meeting. Forstarters, what do .you think ofa "pres ident-eIect i' pos it ion?This would give any futurepresident a year to get his,/herfeet on the ground before actu-aIly assuming office. What a-bout fund-raisers? !f,trat aboutliability insurance for theNCTA? This could be especiallyimportant as we schedule longhikes. If any of you meml:ersout there have suggestions and/or ideas, please let us knovrabout them. And, Board membersand staff, if you would preferthe Friday meeting to be agroup dinner get-to-gether af-fair in ithite Cloud, please letme know. Majority will rulein this case. It can certainlybe arranged.

The regular members' meetingwill be on Saturday at 9:00 AIt(on Ma? L7 at the headguartersbuildirg, Write Cloud, MI. Forinformation on overnight ac-comodations or camping, pleasecontact Ginny Wunsch, Rcute 4

27gO Mundy Avenue, Wnite Cloud,MI 49349 (Pirone 616-689-6876).Betty and I will be camping atthe headgr.:arters property.Hope to see you all therej

Robert E. Dreis

5/35 MILE HTKTNG CLUB

The western Michigan Chapter ofthe NCTA is promoting a 5 to 35mile hike and we made the of-ficial start date for January I1936.

This is for NCTA members onlyand you have to hike on thedesignated North Country Trail.

To qualLfy, you hike 5 milesthe first hike, report whichsection of trail you hiked andhave signed by one witness.The next time out, you go forI0, then 15, 20, 25, 30 andfinish on a 35 miler, each tobe done in one day.

A carrying card and certificatewill be awarded and pins willbe available to purchase.

On January L2, 1936, we hadthree that completed the first5 miles on sno\^rshoes: ArtHo1land, Dewey Wcmba and JackCooley.

On February 8, 1986, we hadfive that hiked on crustedsno!, trail and they were: JimWarmels, Rr;th Sack, DarleneSynder, Bernice Baron andBlake Burgess

It should be an exciting groupproject.

Art Holland

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VOLIJIVTI V NI]Iq.BER 1 APRTL, I936LETTER TO TH5 EDITOI1S

AND AI,L R.EADERS

John, I'II write a few ideasand inaybe it can go with thematerial you have.

I will .chair the hike andwould be pleased to haveLawrence Monty Montgomery heI-ping, but I haven't written tohim-

I think roe need a good exci.a-ting name for the hike andshould decide at the May mee-ting. Invite anyone to submitnames.

Start last Saturday in .:u1yand end on Labor Day in theyear of 1990.

Ask for vclunteers as sectionIeaders to take charge of 2OOrnile sections and they are toget leaders to handle 30 mrleseach within their area.

I am going to take fromMunising to the t,takinaw Bridgeand plan on hiking the wholedistance.

I believe it is too early toask for news coverage andother publicity from outs idesectors, at least that is myopinion from the letters thatI wrote to 3 persons-

An average of 15 miles per daymcre or less, depending uponthe cut-cff point

Give a rvallet carrying card toevery hiker for any distance;a certificate to members onlyand buttons, also patches thathikers can buy. Maybe blueand white caps too.

WiII need support teams to

transport hikers if necessary,especially lccal dignitaries,that want to ride out a fewmiles and hike into the villagetcrvrn , or c ity -

lhe hike can be done and thehike will be done Should bea great prornotional projeetand I thinl< that we can getIO0 neh, members from each statto join the NCTA.

John, 1 think that this hikewill pull all the local clubstogether and we all should bebetter friends forever

Art Holland

MICHIGA}I NOTE

Ruth Sacks has told the editorsthat for a'nominal fee a lightluncheon will be made avail-able to those attending theSpring meeting in i,fhite Cloud;sponscred by the WesternMichigan Chapter.

EDT=NOTE

During the week of May L7, BobC. Nelson, Box 43, Engadine,M:cirigan t49827,wou1d like somevolunteers to help on thetrail in the tahguamenon Fallsarea -

The beavers are very close tocutting us off completely,'soBob will re-route the trail ashe knows best. It would be anexciting week with one of the ..

best trail blazers in beaverterr itory.

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VOLIJ,YE V NIJMBER I APRIL, I986. 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 fromTrail Chairman Howard Beye's Trail Topics and Fred Yahn'sPresident's Report. It is a good example.of the need to shareNewsletters so that we can all be mutually well informed.

It is a most gratifying thing to see this kind of essentialcooperation among so many groups, dII of whom have the samebasis, quality trails for any and all peoples in the bright and

::":::-.:";:".i I";"; Lakes rrairs conrerence continues itsfirst rate status to be number one in New York State to havea portion of their trail to become a part of the North CountryNational Scenic TraiI System.

There is a tinge of regret that none of us of the NCTA were a-ware of the event that was celebrated on December L2, 19E5 atDryden, New York. ft would have been nice to have been a pertof this important milestone in the grovrth of the North CountryTrail.

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cently 1n the hlstory of the FlngerIakes Tra1l Conference. 0n Decenber12th at an out of the nay trall head,near Dr1rd,en, the flrst sectlon of FLTbecane an offlclal segnent of the 3ZOO-

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ml1e North Country Natlonal Scenlc Tr:ail(XCt). It was a great feellng to takelnrt 1n the d.edlcatlon cerenony and wlt-ness how so rnany dlfferent groups.arexorklng together to provlde htklngtralls for the pubIlc.

Thls p::oject brought together lnd1_v1duaIs fron the Tornpklns-Cortland Conm-myll]r College Outlng CIub, the sponsorof thls sectlon of t:rall3 the Departmentof Envlronmental Consonratlon; Beglon ?tReglonal tr'orester; and ln addltlon, theAlbany staff of the DEC, Dlvlslon ofIa.rd.s and Forests. ft was revlewed bythe New York State 1balls Counc11. and.f1na11y subnltted. to the Natlonal parkSe:crrlce, Mldwest Reglon 1n Omaha, Nebraska.

The Flnger Ial<es Trall Conference lsthe I'lanaglng Authorlty for the NatlonalPark Sernlce for over 100 n11es of pro-lnsed"NCT route 1n New york State. Theprolnsed. NCT rpute for whlch the FITC tsthe }danaglng Authorlty w111 utlIlze exlst-1ng nT fron the Pennsylvania bord.er lnAllegany State Park to near Fablus, whlchls about 1J u1Ies south of Syracuse.

There ls no laynent fmrn any govern_rnental agency to the FLT or lts tra1lsponsors for our actlvltles related. tothe NCT. Sectlons of the FT,T, as theybecone a parb of the NC.T, w111 be 1d.ent1_fled, wlth NCI narkerg 1n acld.ltlon to m,T

aarkers. The NCT markers are provld.ect to!1.-"popor by the Natlonal paiJ< Senrtce.Il.1q.the d.eslre of the ffrc traUs Con_mltteje arul the Board. of Uanage* tf,"t ,"contlnue to nove ahead. ana siUmft trallsegnents that neet the NCt requlrenents1n a tl-nely roannor.

VOLIJI{E V MJM3ER

The key requlrenents for acceptanceas part of the NCT are that no no.torlzedvehtcles are pe:mltted on the tr:all, andthat adequately slaced canpsltes areavallable.

Hovrard Beye addresses group attenolngdedlcatlon of se6ment of North CountryTra11, lncludlng I{. Jackson, Nat. parkServlce, reptresentatlves of DECS nenbersof Cayuga IbaILs Club, TCl, ard FlngerIaJ<es Tral1 Conference.

President's Report0n a ltore recent note, Hor*ard Beye

dld a yeonanrs job 1n 1lnlng up thededlcatlon cerenony on the Tompklns-Cortlanct Conmunlty Co11e6e segnent ofthe ELT 1n Decenber. It nas the f1::stsectlon to be entered, lnto the NorthCountry TralL system 1n New York State,whlch ls qulte a feather ln our cap.Department of Envlrorunental Conservatlonand U.S. Forest Senrlce offlcla1s werepresent, ard a llght snow began faI11ngas parLlclpants nade brlef renarks.

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VOLIJI,IE V NIJI4BER. I

It was hard to belleve that sonied.ayyou could walk from that spt to NorLhDaj<ota or to Cmwn Polnt 1n New yorkState, but thatts what the federal govern-uent 1s aLnlqg at. They couldnrt do ltxlthout volunteers such as Joe Dabes ard.h1s crew, who worked for several yearson the TCI sectlon. As Dabes sald at theceremony, "I've h1ked. ln the Slerras andln many sectlons of the U.S., but theFlnger la.kes region 1s stl11 one of theprettiest." Joe, we concur wholehearLed.ly.

Good hJJclng.Fred Yahn

APRIL, I936

A closer look at the new North CountryTral1 rnarker w1th, left to r1ght, BoyKuzla, Evan Jehu, Joe Dabes and. IorlseParke-Dabes - all of TCl.

VOLUI"I:' V lti.tJI'43ER t APRTL, I956NATIONAL HE.LD.QUARTER.S NEWS

Many tha.nks to Ginny Wunsch for alwayseye cn the geadguarters Building.Jim Warmels gave the NCTA an electricDoane built a cabinet for it and cinnyhaving it connected-

Thanks to pete Wolfe and Ginny, wo nowthe schoclhouse.

keeping a watchful

ccunter stove, Wallyh,as instrumental in

have a lawn around

f caught Ginny on top of the front porch holding the newTosr 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 gifton November 3 Bernice Baron .did a fine. job organizing areunion pot-luck for Art Horland,s L25 mirersl ti," ichoor-house was a great spot.

Tirat attractive desk and fi-ling cabinet was donated viapete Wolfe from Steelcase, Inc.

l"t: begin to utilize this buirding for meetings and as ahostel.

Vince Smith of Lansing and his groupthe schoolhouse overnight after trailCounty.

(November 9-I0) usedclearing Newaygo

Ruth Sack

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VOLIJI{E V NUM.]ER I APRIL, I936LONG HIKE

The annual long hike will beback in the pictured RocksLakeshore frail area and thedate is August 4 9, 1986.It will start on Monday morn-ing and we will finish SaturdayarounC 4:30 P.M. A good exci-ting scenic 6 days on the trail

ff I can locate a gocd trail,we wiII hike out of Mareuetteand start at Au Train onTuesday, hiking throughChristmas, maybe have our lunchin the village. Wednesday, wecan start at Hurricane camp-ground and hike into crandi{arais. The last three dayswill be from Hurricane canp-ground into Sand Point atMunis ing.

Anyone interested.may contactArt Holland, 492 Four Mile Rd.N.W., Comstock park, Michigan4932L or 6L6-784-644L.

If you wish to reserve a motel,we can operate out of Munisingand Grand Marais with the un-derstanding that some travelingwill be needed to get to thetraj-I head each moining.

In Grand Marais: Dunes,Alverson's Motels or Welker'sLodge.

Art Holland

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Confusious ,5nce said "He url'locannot hang frayed but cleanedIinen on line needs new line"(of comrnunication) .

EDI-NO'IE

N.C.T.A- Arm Patches are1rlus $.25 postage each.

EDI-NOTE

Volunteer patches are $1plus post,age each.

EDI-NOTE

Pictured Rocks LakeshoreGuide by OIive Anderson$4.95 plus postage.

$3.00

EDI-COM

Art Holland's letter on pageis a good appetizer for masti-cation during our Spring meet-ing in White Cloud on May L6,L'7 , I8. His letter is pregnantwith many good ideas that canbe discussed by any and aII erus. More and more and moreideas will be most welcomed.

EDI-NOTE

ThC MAttEr Of NE"dSLETTER Ad-vertising will be taken upagain at the Spring meeting

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with the hope that somethingdefinite can be decided andacted on.

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Eacl: is s ue cforganizat ionsthe date and

ED I-COM

THE i\TEI^ISLETTER r^riII pu):Iish awithin a reasonahle prot(imity

place of meet ings over the' next

Iist o.r' all trailt o NCT along r+ ithyear.

ORGA}ilTZAT ION DrlTE PLACEALLEGHEITY HIKTNG CLUB

AI{ER.ICAN I{IKING S OC IETY

ATYEE.ICAN YOLIH IIOSTELS

BUCIGYE TRAIL ASSOC.

CAI'UGA TRATLS CLIJB

4/25 4,/21

FINGER LAi(ES TRATL CONF . 3/3, 4

I(EYSTONE TRAILS ASSOC . 9,/2{'J 9 /23

NORTH COUNTRY TRAIL ASSOC. 5 /rc , L7, I8

WESTERN PA. TRAILS ASSOC .

Camp AsburyPort Gage County

EIliottvilIe,N. M.Camp Innabah,Chester CountyWhite 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 cforganizationsthe date and

EDI-COM

THE NEI{SLETTER r,rill pu):Iis}r awithin a reasonable pro:(imity

place of meet ings .lver the. next

Iist of aII trailto NCT along withyear.

ORGAI{TZATION DATE PLACEALLEGHENY HIKING CLUB

AMER CAN I]IKING SOCIETY

AMER.ICAN YOI.MH TIOSTELS

BUCIGYE TRAIL ASSOC.

CAYUGA TRATLS CLIJB

FINGER LAKES TRAIL CONF.

KEYSTONE TRAILS ASSOC.

NORTH COI'MTRY TRAIL ASSOC.

WESTERN PA. TRAILS ASSOC.

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Camp AsburyPort Gage County

EIIiottville,N. M.Camp Innabah,Chester CountyWhite 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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VOLTJUE V NI-iI,ItsER I APR.TL, I936HIKE THE HE.ART OIT EUROPE

The Alpine Hiking CIub,Washington, D.C,. announces anexcitingl hiking opportunitythis suiTlmer in the UighAustrian Trail deep in theheart of Europe.

WeIl marked trails that 1i.nkTirolean communities with anet wcrk of mountain lodgesmaintained by Euroltean AlpineAssociations allows for a va-riety of hikes, casual, expertabove the tree line and onglaciers frcr hikers of allages.

There is a choice of comfor-table, old world lodging andmodern Alpine hotels

One to three v'lee'ks time framesare available for a most rea-sonable $685.00 to $1, 075.00.

Anyone interested in this offecan contact:

Philip H. YasinskiAlpine Hiking CIub3502 ldaho AvenueWashington, D.C.20016Phone z 202-363-9,+27

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David M. Cleary100 Chelton AvenueI{ilIersbur9, Pa. 1705IPhone z 7L7-692-3568

EDI-NOTE

Art Holland wiII be showing usarm patches for each of theseven states that are traver-sed by the NCT at the tilriteCloud meeting in tnlay.

SPR.ING GEI'{ERAL MEETING AGE]$DAMay L6, L7, IB, 1936White Cloud, MI

i"iay 16-goard Irteet ing at Head-guarters 7 :00 p.11.

ivlay l7-ueadquarters .BIdg.,Wnite Cloud9:00 A. M. -Coffee, rolIs,renew cld acquaintances,pay membership dues, etc9 :30 A.I,1-Bus iness Meet-Gs-12:00 Noon-Lunch Pot-poffiEveryone, byWestern Michigan Chapter(donations accepted)1:00 ?-M. to?-ffirvicePresentat ion

Nat'1.park ServicePresentat ion ( Sleep ingDunes )

Nat'I. Park Service(tom Gilbert)Michigan DNn (not finalized at this printing)

Our Slide Show

EVENING COOKOI.]IT ATI{EADQUARTERS

May l8-NcT Hike, 9:00 A.M.(Western MichiganChapter)

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Name Date

THIS CERTIFICATE IS ALVARDED TO YOU,IN APPRECIATION OF YOUR VOI-UXTEER SERVICE

IN HELPING ON THE NORTH COUNTRY TRAIL.

We, as ari organization areservice in helping to makereality.

only support, enthusiasm and efforts like yours get theN.c.T. on the ground and make a real ch.ilenge to hikersall across the country to hike on it.

With your contributiondevelop mile by mile,completed. Yourappreciated andtime by manyhave a moreand enriched lifelike you.

Robert E. DreisPresiden-t

NameTitleOrganization

grateful for your dedicatedthe North Country Trail a

in helping this trailsomeday it will be

efforts will be muchenjoyed for a long

hikers that mayexciting, healthierbecause of people

We thank you!

Virginia WunschVice President

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INFORI.TATION DATA FOHl.l

!'0RPRESEI|T AND PROSPSCTIVE MEI{BINS

Name, Present Member Prospect

Address

Phone: IIome BusLness

Spouse and Chlldren

How dld you learn of NCTA?

When I{here

Prevlous NCIA member? Yes I{o

llhy are you not presently a member?

Other Trail or Outdoor groups of whlch you are a member

Dtd a I{CTA member sollclt you to join !'lcTA? Yes _ l,lo

Who

Ml scellaneous Infornatlon

Membershlp Application Form

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