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It’s been my good fortune to meet some amazing people since becoming involved with the North Country Trail community. My love of hiking is what drew me to the NCT and the social aspect is one of the unexpected benefits. Today I’d like to talk about a couple long-distance hikers that I’ve spent time with and one that I expected to meet last March before the pandemic changed those plans. Joe, in his early 60s, from Rochester New York, came through our area in October 2019. I met hi...

Duluth woman aims to complete winter thru-hike of 1,200-mile Ice Age Trail Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Completing a thru-hike of the 1,200-mile Ice Age Trail is challenging in any season.   But Duluth’s Emily Ford is adding an extra degree of difficulty: winter.   Ford set out from the trail’s eastern terminus at Potawatomi State Park in Sturgeon Bay on Dec. 28 with the hope of finishing at the western terminus in St. Croix Falls in March.  If she compl...

Emily Fords trek around Wisconsin will take 70 days, cover nearly 1,200 miles. 11:17 am, Jan. 2, 2021 × Emily Ford of Duluth and her borrowed husky, Diggins, get ready for a recent practice hike for her 1,200-mile winter journey across Wisconsin on the Ice Age Trail. The duo started the epic trek on Monday. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com) DULUTH -- It’s not so much the snow or cold or icy footpaths that concern Emily Ford, or even possible thuggery along the route. It’s m...

Emily Fords trek around Wisconsin will take 70 days, cover nearly 1,200 miles. 7:00 am, Jan. 1, 2021 × Emily Ford of Duluth and her borrowed husky, Diggins, get ready for a recent practice hike for her 1,200-mile winter journey across Wisconsin on the Ice Age Trail. The duo started the epic trek on Monday. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com) It’s not so much the snow or cold or icy footpaths that concern Emily Ford, or even possible thuggery along the route. It’s more the iso...