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how the woodsshould be managed. Now at least, there is
more recognition that the woodsbelong to all of us, and we
need to take care to protect the interests of al1.
The mills,the loggersandthegovernment agenciesthat
control the logging of public lands need to have a
continuing dialog so each can express their input on how to
solve the differences that exist which result in the
mismanagement of OUR forests. Logging standards need to
be set high enough to protect the interests of all other
groups, but not so high as to be a further burden to loggers.
Common sense legislation can go a long way to accomplish
this.
ATV and snowmobileusers should exercise more
restraint on how they use the trails, concerning littering,
excessivenoisethatfrightensthewildlife,and off-trail
travel that destroys nests, burrows, plant life, etc. in some
cases.
breaks and incentives based on how they leave the tracts
theyhavelogged. This should not be paidsolely by thetax
paying public,but at least in part by thepaper industrywho
now buy their wood cheaply and shift the work and expense
to the loggers.
1n some cases, the state or federal governments build and
maintain recreational trails, sites, and facilities in tracts after
they have been logged and hire contractors to do this work.
0ften the logger could do the work as the equipment needed
for the job is already on site. The extra dollars could be used
for restoration.
0f all the groups that use the woodsfor one purpose or
another,in my opinion the hikers have the least unfavorable
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The Softies left Marquette on Friday, May 26. Jim and
NormaMatteson droveandtransported Kathy Davis. Mary
Bealsdrove with passenger Ayleen Van Beynen. Denise
Herron transported Cliff Stainmer and Bruce Schwenke.
Margeand John Forslin drove with passengers Lorana
Jinkerson and Jan Lindstrom Wester. We were supposed to
rendezvous at 3:00 p.m. C.D.T. 2.25 miles east ofCR 519 on
South BoundaryRoad in the Porcupine Mountains State Park.
But we all arrived early and John and Margeprovided us with
daily State Park permits. Eleven of us departed the parking
area at 2:40 p.m. C.D.T. with overcast skies and a
temperature of 62 degrees. John stayed behind to monitor the
radio and pick us up at the end of the hike.
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crossings of small creeks and streams. We walked about 2.8
milesto the Presque Isle River viewing rapidsandwater falls
upstream. We crossed a dry riverbed and then crossed the
main channel of the river on a suspension bridge. After
crossing the river we had two choices. We could go up above
the river or take long series of boardwalks and stairs
upstream. There were no blue blazes so we ascendedto walk
above the river. As we walked on the higher bank we
realized the boardwalk and stairs came back up to the main
trail so we descendedand back-tracked to get a better view of
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therapidsandfalls. We thenfound blue markers and
followedthe trail alongtheriver viewing Manabezhoand
Hanido Falls. With all the rain the falls were spectacular.
We walkedalongtheriverfor about .7 miles to the South
BoundaryRoad. This was about 5:40 p.m. CDT
This was the spot we were beginning on Saturday. We
100kedat the trail on the other side (south) of South Boundary
Road and the trail was overgrown with raspberry bushes and
the stairs down to the river endedon a steep slope.
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NORTH COUNTRY TRAIL HIKERS
Minutes of MeetingMay 23,2006
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Denise introduced newcomer, Gail Staisi1.She also called attention to the table where the forms for the trail
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Reports:
Treasurer; Lynn Emerick; There is currentlya balanceof $9415.62.There are 152current memberswith27 being only
localchaptermembers.
Newsletter: Ayleen Van Beynen: She wouldlike information from thetrail adopterstelling abouttheirsegment of the
trai1.
Website: Lorana Jinkerson is the new website manager. She asked NCTH membersfor trail information and pictures. If
the picture includes the donor, she will need a signed release form. The web address is:
northcountrytraiLorg/NCT
NEW REGIONAL
TRAIL COORDINATOR:
Bill Menke will help design a new trail section at Coles Creek -
Thursday andFriday,June22 and23.
ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE: Lists trail work, trail work and trail work. It is an ambitious schedule. Please try to choose
at least one day that you can help. Our goal is 100% maintenance
of existing trails, as well as development
of new trail as
much as possible. Be sure to report hours devoted to trail activities to NCTA.
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NATIONAL TRAILS DAY: Will be Saturday, June 3. The Family Hike will be at 1:00 p.m. at the Kawbawgam Lake
area. Threehike leaders are needed. There is no set distance to the hike.
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Increasingly though thereare sharpdifferencesof opinionin
how the woodsshould be managed. Now at least, there is
more recognition that the woodsbelong to all of us, and we
need to take care to protect the interestsof al1.
The mills,the loggers andthegovernment agenciesthat
control the logging of public lands need to have a
continuing dialog so each can express their input on how to
solve the differences that exist which result in the
mismanagement of OUR forests. Logging standards need to
be set highenough to protect theinterestsof all other
groups, but not so high as to be a farther burden to loggers.
Common sense legislation can go a long way to accomplish
this.
ATV and snowmobileusers should exercise more
restrainton how theyuse the trails,concerninglittering,
excessivenoisethat frightensthewildlife,and off-trail
travelthatdestroysnests, burrows,plantlife, etc. in some
cases.
Good loggersshould be rewarded by beinggiven tax
breaks and incentives based on how they leave the tracts
theyhavelogged. This should not be paidsolely by thetax
paying public,but at least in part by thepaper industrywho
now buy their wood cheaply and shift the work and expense
to the loggers.
1nsome cases, the state or federal governments build and
maintain recreational trails, sites, and facilities in tracts after
they have been logged and hire contractors to do this work.
0ften the logger could do the work as the equipment needed
for the job is already on site. The extra dollars could be used
for restoration.
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SOFTIES HIKE 2006
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The Softies left Marquette on Friday, May 26. Jim and
NonnaMatteson drove andtransported Kathy Davis. Mary
Beals drove with passenger Ayleen Van Beynen. Denise
Herron transported Cliff Stammerand Bruce Schwenke.
Margeand John Forslin drove with passengers Lorana
Jinkerson and Jan Lindstrom Wester. We were supposed to
rendezvous at 3:00 p.m. C.D.T. 2.25 miles east ofCR519 on
South BoundaryRoadin thePorcupine Mountains State Park.
But we all arrived early and John and Margeprovided us with
dailyStatePark permits.Eleven of us departedthe parking
area at 2:40 p.m. C.D.T. with overcast skies and a
temperature of 62 degrees.John stayedbehind to monitor the
radio and pick us up at the end of the hike.
We walkedSpeaker'sTrailnorthandwest untilit joined
the North Country Trai1. The trail was well markedbut had
not had any maintenance
this year. There were several large
trees across the trai1. Jim Matteson used his hiking pole for
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crossing the river we had two choices. We could go up above
the river or take long series of boardwalks and stairs
upstream. There were no blue blazes so we ascendedto walk
above the river. As we walked on the higher bank we
realized the boardwalk and stairs came back up to the main
trail so we descendedand back-tracked to get a better view of
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the stairs down to the river endedon a steep slope.
Johnferriedthe driversbackto the startingpointandthey
came back and picked us up and we drove to Bessemerto
check into the Bluffs Inn. We arrived at the motel and were
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