Around 200 Acres Protected Along Lake Superior for Longest National Scenic Trail

Acres along Lake Superior protected for national trail

The National Park Service recently acquired more than 200 acres along the south shore of Lake Superior for the country’s longest national scenic trail. The North Country National Scenic Trail is part of the National Park Service and stretches 4,800 miles across eight states from North Dakota to Vermont. About 1,500 miles of the trail has yet to be built. The agency acquired 213 acres in Iron County this spring from the national nonprofit Trust f…

Around 200 acres protected along Lake Superior for longest national scenic trail

The National Park Service recently purchased more than 200 acres for the country’s longest national scenic trail along the south shore of Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin.