When Ed Solstad heads for the Border Route Trail, it's usually with a chain saw and a work crew. When backpackers or day hikers lace up for a trek on the remote route, he recommends they bring a good ...

ST. CLOUD, Minn. -- When Ed Solstad heads for the Border Route Trail, it's usually with a chain saw and a work crew. When backpackers or day hikers lace up for a trek on the remote route, he ...

The early-evening air is soft and warm on my skin as we march through a sea of calf-high grasses. It's just under 5 miles to our night's campsite at Portage Brook, an easy trek with June's ...

See the majestic & vernal landscapes of the MN Section of the North Country Trail See the majestic and vernal landscapes of the North Country National Scenic Trail as we hike the Minnesota section.

If you like bumpy, dusty, winding roads, you'll love the new border-to-border trail in the works across northern Minnesota. The adventure touring trail could be open late next summer, linking little ...