At northernpaddletrail, we believe that everyone deserves a chance to connect with others and create meaningful relationships. That's why we started this social club - to provide a welcoming space for people from all walks of life to come together and have fun.
The Scavenger Hunt and Pot-luck put on by Marj and Dan Mehring has become an annual event that is much anticipated and enjoyed. It’s a nice end of the fall season event. This year found 15 persons heading out on the trail to search for creatures great and small, although their being mostly camouflaged against the leafy background made it a challenge. Luckily, some creatures had red noses, bright eyes or coloration that contrasted with the leaves making it possible to spy them. It was all fun and the winning group found 46 out of the 52 animals. Good job! Thanks to the Mehring’s for putting the event on and thanks to everyone who contributed items for a delicious pot-luck meal. And, “a good time was had by all”!
Boulder Junction area to bike from Crystal Lake Campground to the North Trout Lake Campground.
Near the waters joining North and South Trout Lake. We enjoyed a break in the bicycle ride to stretch our legs.
Northern Paddle & Trail club paddling event was a great day on the water!
Flowers and plants that we identified included Sessile Bellwort, Wood Anemone, False Lily of the Valley, Barren Strawberry, Star Flower, Native Honeysuckle, Partridge Berry, Leather Leaf, Bog Laurel, Bog Rosemary, Tamarack, Club Moss, Princess Pine.
Eleven hikers looked for wildflowers on the Raven Nature Trail south of Woodruff. We were early for the trail this day as some of the flowers were still in buds and we had to identify them by the leaves and stems.
We had 8 paddlers on the Bearskin paddle and spent several hours outdoors in beautiful spring weather on the water. Very relaxing!!
The Nose Lake Snowshoe Trail is relatively new but well marked and interesting as it sends up and down through aspen, birch, oak, pine and balsam woods.
The snow is firmly packed but not icy. This trail can be added to our repertoire of snowshoe trails.
Five Northern Paddle and Trail gals snowshoe/hike the Almon Reserve Wetland Trail. Fabulous sunshine and mild temperatures and many pauses along the trail to appreciate nature's beauty as well as Northern Paddle and Trail friendships. Much fun!
What a large turnout of snowshoers for this event! We counted 53 people just in the group we started out with. It was beautiful weather, it felt mild after the cold snap we had just experienced, and sunny. Not our average crowd, to be sure! Very encouraging to see so many people out enjoying the trail.
Our January 22nd Membership Meeting was a real success with 15 members attending. It was the first gathering like it since covid had shut things down. You’ll recall that this kind of all member gathering was once an annual event. It was great to visit together again. Thanks to Guy Hansen for securing the church for our use and setting up for the event. Thanks to those who helped cleanup after the meeting.
There was a nice variety of pot-luck items that were brought to share. Recipes for a couple of items are available. If others of you want to share a recipe send a copy to Maren. They can be posted on the website as part of the Event Highlights. Susan Watson’s presentation on Iceland was just great. There was lots of interest and questions about her travels to Iceland. Former First Lady of Iceland, Dorrit Moussaieff, said she was overwhelmed by “the colours and the contrasts, the visibility in all directions, the freshness of the air, the purity of the water, in rivers and lakes, floating over rocks and exploding from geysers”. Great place to visit.
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