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The North Country Trail runs right through the community. Written By: Maria Lockwood | ×
Freshmen from Joanne Zosel’s Solon Springs High School science class cross a bridge near the fish ladder along the North Country Trail in Solon Springs on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
The North Country Trail spans more than 4,600 miles, connecting eight states from Vermont to North Dakota. Douglas County is home to roughly 105 miles of the trail. Most people who travel it find a favorite stretch.
Peter Nordgren is one of the founders of the Brule-St. Croix Chapter of the trail a section on the border of Wisconsin and Minnesota called the MacQuarrie Trailhead. It runs past the man-made Gordon MacQuarrie Wetlands, which are teeming with birds like trumpeter swans, geese, ducks and the occasional loon.