Promoting the NCT and Tahquamenon Heritage

Tahquamenon Falls (photo by jhy)

by Kay Kujawa, excerpted from the Hiawatha Shore-to-Shore newsletter, February 2011

Hiawatha Shore-to-Shore Chapter of the North Country Trail Association representatives, Stan and Kay Kujawa, attended the January 19th Tahquamenon Scenic Heritage Route (TSHR) Committee meeting. The TSHR was designated by Michigan legislature and is recognized by MDOT. The general purpose of the TSHR Council is to enhance and promote the recreation, history and cultural opportunities of the Eastern UP.

The North Country Trail crosses M-123 just north of the Tahquamenon River Mouth bridge, meanders through the Tahquamenon Falls State Park and crosses M-123 again just west of the Upper Falls Road.

The economic benefits of a community having a National Scenic Trail nearby can be profitable, if the trail is properly maintained, improved and promoted. Hiawatha Shore-to-Shore joined the TSHR committee to promote awareness of the NCT and to inform communities of the potential economic possibilities.

The NCT also provides health and recreation opportunities for local residents as well as guests and visitors to the region.

This segment is on NCTA map MI-08

For more about the TSHR, contact Nathan Frazer
See Hiawatha Shore-to-Shore Chapter of the NCTA

NCT Helps Promote Ohio Cultural Toursim

from the Ohio University Zanesville Campus, "Exploring Appalachia", by Nichole Medaugh, Nov 24, 2008

... "If you don't know where you came from, you don't know where you are going to go. You have to know the past to evaluate what's gone on to move forward," said Winnenberg.

Helping the areas efforts is the 4,600 mile North Country Trail that begins in New York and will continue through Wayne National Forest and Burr Oak State Park.

"It does bring in tourists that shop in the local stores and eat in the restaurants," said Regional Coordinator North Country Trail Andrew Bashaw. "The other thing is the quality of life, the trail being built here and the people from here can use the trail for everything they want..." more