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Welcome to Chief Noonday's Home Page!

And welcome to the North Country National Scenic Trail in southwestern Michigan.

Our chapter links trails from Barry County (just southeast of Grand Rapids), thru the northeast corner of Kalamazoo County, and then thru all of Calhoun County

Walk the Linear Pathway through the heart of the World's Cereal City, in Battle Creek.  Visit the exhibits in the Kellogg Forest and Kellogg Farms.  See and hear Trumpeter Swans at the world famous Kellogg Bird Sanctuary. 

Hike over lush farmland and tramp the back roads of a part of Michigan where there are so many lakes they are referred to by number.  Sit on the benches and while away a few minutes or hours in the sleepy little villages of Augusta,  Delton, and Prairieville. 

Walk through miles of hardwood forest in the Barry State Game Area, the Yankee Springs Recreational Area, and the Middleville State Game Area.  Walk along what once was a busy railroad route along the Thornapple River — now the Paul Henry Thornapple Trail south of Middleville.

Whether you are taking an afternoon walk or a several day hike, the North Country National Scenic Trail welcomes you!

If you would like to officially join our organization, please click here, or contact our chapter president, Larry Hawkins, by telephone at (269) 945-5398, or by e-mail at hawkeyemd@cablespeed.com.

Please click on any of the desired categories in the kiosk to the left for the topics you are interested in.
 

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Battle Creek is the center of Chief Noonday's section of the Trail.  Our current hiking weather is shown below.  (If an error message is being displayed, the sponsoring site is experiencing technical trouble.)

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  What's new?

▪ We had our first true winter hike of the season in Emmett Township on January 30.  See the Trail Log.

▪ Larry Pio announces the results of the 2009 Chief Noonday Hiker Challenge.  See the Trail Log.

▪ Tman (Todd McMahon) has posted reports and a whole slew of pictures on his Web site from his recent winter hike on the NCNST in our section.  See the Trail Log.

▪ Larry Pio has issued the First Quarter Newsletter for 2010.  Click here for the Web version, which also has a link to the PDF file.

▪ Some hardy visitors have been doing ambitious winter hikes on Chief Noonday's section of the NCNST.  See the Trail Log.

▪ The Crown Point bridge between New York and Vermont at the east end of the North Country Trail had to be taken down.  See the Trail Log.

▪ Chief Noonday, after whom our Chapter is named, will be commemorated in a bronze sculpture coming to Grand Rapids.  See the Trail Log.

▪ A new trail map mash-up has been posted for the Barry State Game Area segment between Mullen Road and Norris Road.

▪ Check out our Maps page for some recent additions including the Fort Custer National Cemetery and the Middleville State Game Area Trail sections.  And read the Trail Log about what the beavers at Ft. Custer have been up to lately.

▪ Chief Noonday's Trail Adopters met on May 9 for the annual Adopter's get-together and photo.  See the item in the Trail Log.

▪ Joan Young has started a news blog for everyone interested in the North Country National Scenic Trail Check it out here.

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