The Buckeye Trail Association was established as a nonprofit organization in June 1959 and on Sept. 19, 1959, the first 20 miles were dedicated in Hocking County. Within just a few years, the trail ...

The Spirit of the Woods chapter covers about 80 miles of the North Country Scenic Trail from Hodenpyl Dam south to the Baldwin area. Most of these miles are within the Manistee National Forest.