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North Country Trail Association
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Grand Rapids, MI Permit 340
229 East Main Street Lowell, Michigan 49331
Connie Burns
This picture was taken in late August in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (South Temperance Lake). A friend of mine and I had left our canoe at a portage entry, and walked the portage looking for moss and flowers. We heard what we thought was a dog barking, only yards away, off the portage trail. Then we heard the “yip-yip” of pups, followed soon after by an adult timber wolf, howling. We froze in our tracks, amazed how close they were. Then who comes down the trail but this little pup. Fortunately, I had my camera ready and could snap a quick picture before it vanished. I still can’t believe it happened. – Connie Burns
Come Visit Us! The Lowell office is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 229 East Main Street, Lowell, MI 49331 (866) HikeNCT • (616) 897-5987 • Fax (616) 897-6605 The North Country Trail Association develops, maintains, protects and promotes the North Country National Scenic Trail as the premier hiking path across the northern tier of the United States through a trail-wide coalition of volunteers and partners. Our vision for the North Country National Scenic Trail is that of the premier footpath of national significance, offering a superb experience for hikers and backpackers in a permanently protected corridor, traversing and interpreting the richly diverse environmental, cultural, and historic features of the northern United States.