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FEBRUARY 24, 2005 — IRONWOOD, MI Hello Wisconsin and the Central Standard Time Zone!! Andrew has reached the city of Ironwood and will be crossing into Wisconsin tomorrow morning. The past two weeks have been exciting for Andrew. He left Marquette on Monday, February 17th, after a weekend of enjoying the company of friends and…
FEBRUARY 13, 2005 — MARQUETTE, MI A storm came through Grand Marais on the night of February 7th, and the temperatures dropped. This was actually good news for Andrew since he found it hard to hike through the wet and slushy trails that resulted from a week-long thaw. The temperatures during the week of Feb.…
FEBRUARY 6, 2005 — GRAND MARAIS, MI On Saturday Andrew reached the halfway point of his hike!! Andrew called today from Grand Marais. This is beyond the half waypoint of his journey. Andrew has not had the celebratory half-gallon of Ben and Jerry’s yet. He is waiting to find “just the right flavors” . Three…
JANUARY 28, 2005 — MACKINAW CITY, MI During the past week, Andrew has experienced the kindness of people, frigid temperatures and a near calamity. Two days after leaving Kalkaska, Andrew reached Alba, and was treated to a “night in” at Wagbo, a local farm community. The people were very warm and hospitable. Andrew was thankful…
JANUARY 23, 2005 — ALBA, MI This week, Andrew’s gear was really tested to assure he is really fit for winter hiking. Andrew sends his many thanks to Ryan Jordan from Backpacking Light Magazine for his great equipment suggestions! Temperatures have been minus 15 -20 in the morning and in the teens throughout the day.…
JANUARY 18, 2005 — MESICK, MI Andrew has resumed his hike. After a short holiday visit to his home in Seekonk, MA, Andrew flew back to Battle Creek, MI on Wednesday January 5th. Tom Garnett, President of the Chief Noonday Chapter of the North Country Trail, met Andrew at the airport. Tom and his wife,…
JANUARY 4, 2005 — SEEKONK, MA I leave for Michigan tomorrow afternoon and will start hiking again on Thursday morning from where I left off on December 20th. It was nice to be home and to spend time with my family over the holidays, but I am definitely looking forward to being back on the…
DECEMBER 20, 2004 — SEEKONK, MA Andrew here. I arrived home earlier this evening for the holidays. I will post an update about my final week on the trail in 2004 within the next few days, and I also plan to post pictures and to add some new content while I am home. It feels…
DECEMBER 13, 2004 — DEFIANCE, OH Andrew passed the 3000 mile mark this week! Andrew hiked along the Little Miami scenic trail for 60 miles after leaving Milford, Ohio. He entered Dayton, Ohio and realized it was the most urban area he had passed through in a long time. He met Woody and Harriet, local…
DECEMBER 5, 2004 — MILFORD, OH A nasty storm came through around the first of December. Andrew made it to the Shawnee State Park where the manager, Kevin Bradbury and his wife, provided a place for the night. Kevin is very knowledgeable about the geology and culture of the area and shared that knowledge with…