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In This Issue Summer 2021 The Magazine of the Volume 40, No. 3 North Country Trail Association north star IN THIS ISSUE: Privilege of a Lifetime The Work Starts with Us Leah Yellowbird: My NCT 2021-22 Artist The Incredible Hike 100 Challenge IN THIS ISSUE Columns Trailhead .................................................... 3 STAFF Andrea Ketchmark National Park Service Corner ............... 5 Executive Director [email protected] Leah Yellowbird: My NCT Artist ..........6 Valerie Bader Director of Trail Operations Go Where the Trail Leads You ..............7 [email protected] Membership Matters................................7 Nancy Brozek Director of Development and Communications The Work Starts with Us ....................... 8 [email protected] NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS One More Round of Applause ...............9 Stephanie Campbell Jaron Nyhof, President Regional Trail Coordinator: New York and Vermont [email protected] [email protected] You're Invited Mike Chapple, Vice President Matt Davis [email protected] Regional Trail Coordinator: North Dakota, You're Invited ............................................ 5 Minnesota and Wisconsin Mark VanHornweder, Treasurer [email protected] [email protected] Next Generation Heather Ertle Dennis Garrett, Secretary [email protected] Coalition Database and Membership Administrator [email protected] Tim Mowbray, Immediate Past President Vincent Frank [email protected] Next Gen Coalition: Refreshed ............10 Database Entry Specialist Josh Berlo, At-Large [email protected] [email protected] Awards Kate Lemon Jerry Fennell, At-Large Marketing and Communications Coordinator [email protected] [email protected] NCT Long Distance Hiker Recognition Duane Lawton, At-Large Tom Moutsos [email protected] and Essays ...............................................12 Regional Trail Coordinator: Ohio and Pennsylvania [email protected] Derrick Passe, Minnesota [email protected] Hikes Alison Myers Administrative Assistant Larry Pio, At-Large [email protected] [email protected] 2021 Allegheny 100 Hiking Challenge .. Matt Rowbotham Sharon Ray, At-Large .....................................................................14 GIS Program Manager [email protected] [email protected] A Tale of Two Lisbons ..........................15 Kevin Russell, At-Large Lisa Senneker [email protected] An Incredible Hike 100 Challenge ...... 16 Financial Administrator Jo Swanson, At-Large Adventure Time: Pandemic Milestones [email protected] [email protected] ....................................................................20 Holly Visser Jan Ulferts Stewart, North Dakota Member and Donor Relations Coordinator [email protected] [email protected] Jeff VanWinkle, Michigan Trail Management Kenny Wawsczyk [email protected] Regional Trail Coordinator: Michigan & Protection [email protected] Steve Walker, Ohio [email protected] Abby Whittington Reflections of Regional Trail Annual Events Coordinator Quinn Wright, New York Coordinators ...........................................22 [email protected] [email protected] Trail Preservation at the End of the Road ..........................................................24 Measuring the North Country Trail ..26 NORTH STAR STAFF Kate Lemon, Editor, [email protected] Trail Maintainer's Kelly O'Hara, Graphic Designer Spotlight Irene Szabo, Lorana Jinkerson, Becky Heise, Joan Young, Tom Gilbert, Duane Lawton, Kate Lemon, Eileen Fairbrother, Jeff Van Winkle Privilege of a Lifetime ..........................28 Editorial Advisory Committee The North Star, Summer issue, Vol. 40, Issue 3, is published by the North Country Trail ABOUT THE COVER: Association, a private, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, 229 East Main Street, Lowell, "We hiked in the Hocking Hills area of MI 49331. The North Star is published quarterly for promotional and educational purposes Ohio. It was an amazing section of the and as a benefit of membership in the Association. All rights reserved. No part of this Trail." (Jason Gilbert) publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission of the North Photo: Chris Sherman and Jason Gilbert Country Trail Association. 2 The North Star TRAILHEAD Jaron Nyhof, President This is a our volunteers, donors, land owners, our propensity towards modesty, I day late and other constituents, I fear it may would ask that if you hear of or see (okay, a be an obstacle. Who would know a need in any aspect of our mission quarter upon meeting Irene, for instance, that or strategic plan (available on the late) and she had been our interim Executive About Us > Transparency page at a dollar Director for a time; that she has northcountrytrail.org), and you know short, but amazing editorial skills; that she had of someone that could help us with it, I’d like such a depth of knowledge about that you both tell us about them and to thank nature and history (and trains); that ask that person to help with whatever Irene she used to travel around New York it might be. Szabo, our teaching trail management; and As one example of how this could former more? Well, only the people who really happen, I’ll note that we would like Photo: Vicki Nyhof North Star know Irene, or who take the time to to broaden the use and relevance of Editor get to know Irene, know those things the Trail to additional, more diverse (among other hats she’s worn) for about her. And therein lies the secret, populations. Toward that end, we’d being the passionate, talented, fun, I believe, to better understanding and like more board members and other occasionally cantankerous, big- engaging the many, many talents, leaders that are representative of hearted trail lover that she is. I first skills, resources, and connections of those populations to be involved so met Irene at a board meeting, and it our Trail Community - narcing on one that they can help us understand was immediately clear that she was a another. how to better reach those groups, force to be reckoned with. She clearly I’ve talked in prior Trailhead articles make the Trail more relevant and had a lot of history with all aspects about the vast array of talents, skills, accessible to them, and propel us into of the Trail and the Association, resources, and connections that are being a trail community that more knew her stuff, and was both direct needed to and forceful in expressing her move the opinions. Irene does not pull punches. Trail forward. I find that pattern of a tough, get’r I immediately and simultaneously Things like loved and feared her. A year or two obtaining done exterior coupled with quiet later at the Celebration in Clarion, easements, Pennsylvania, she led a couple boys building trail, depth and significant talents to be on a hike, one of which was my son, advocating Andrew. He recounted the experience at all levels, a frequent character set of the folks to me afterwards, telling me about broadcasting her amazing knowledge of nature our story, I meet in our Trail Community. which she shared freely, her patience raising funds, and her good humor, and how much building he loved that hike because of her. partnerships, reaching new closely represents our entire country, Tenderness under toughness. populations, and all manner of which will ultimately make the Trail I find that pattern of a tough, get’r other things that move our mission a more well-known and permanently done exterior coupled with quiet forward. I fully believe that we have secure national asset. We need your depth and significant talents to be a all the resources at our fingertips help, though, in finding the people frequent character set of the folks to do all of those things at a world that could make that happen and I meet in our Trail Community. class level by and through the talents, in inviting them to become part of We have a lot of unsung heroes in skills, resources, and connections us. So, if you know someone that our midst, and a lot of them would either already within our community could help in this area, or if you are probably like to keep it that way. I or possessed by people personally such a person yourself, please let appreciate and admire humility, and known to those in our community. us know. And if you have a close definitely prefer it to the alternative, We just need to tap them! The first but as I ponder how to better energize obstacle to tapping them, of course, and harness the immense power of is to know that they’re there. Given CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 northcountrytrail.org Summer 2021 3 TRAILHEAD Jaron Nyhof, President Andrea Ketchmark, Continued Executive Director enough relationship with that person, Nonprofits the Next Generation Coalition, and our you might also ask them if they’d be are often justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion interested in getting more involved. celebrated (JEDI) work that will get new people for doing involved. They are the future. As former NCTA President Ruth more We must also honor places. We must Dorrough has often reminded me as with less a good friend and mentor, the point expand our Trail Protection program and for to be able to acquire rights of way and of the organization is the Trail. It’s making all about the Trail, stupid! (No, she to protect landscapes that matter. We it work have to add staff capacity and build doesn’t actually tack on that last without
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