98-19474. North Country National Scenic Trail, Wisconsin; Notice of Availability

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 140 (Wednesday, July 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 39292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19474]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


North Country National Scenic Trail, Wisconsin; Notice of 
Availability

SUMMARY: A public planning process has been conducted for Northwest 
Wisconsin and the Adjoining Minnesota Region to select a specific route 
or trailway for the North Country National Scenic Trail in this region. 
The planning process identified and mapped a specific ``corridor of 
opportunity'' within which public and private partners working to 
establish and manage the trail will work to secure lands on which the 
actual footpath can be constructed. This will require the cooperation 
of willing landowners. Lands may be secured by outright purchase, 
easement, lease, or voluntary use agreements. The identified corridor 
is several landowners wide to allow flexibility in working with willing 
landowners to find a mutually agreeable alignment for the trail. A copy 
of the trailway plan entitled ``Final Trailway Plans for Northwest 
Wisconsin and the Adjoining Minnesota Region'' can be obtained by 
writing to the Superintendent at the address listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Superintendent Tom Gilbert, Ice Age, North Country, and Lewis and Clark 
National Trails, 700 Rayovac Drive, Suite 100, Madison, Wisconsin 
53711; 608-264-5610.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In March 1980, Federal legislation 
authorized the establishment of the North Country National Scenic Trail 
(NST) as a component of the National Trails System (16 U.S.C. 1241 et 
seq.). The trail will extend approximately 4,200 miles across seven 
northern States: New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, 
Minnesota, and North Dakota. Approximately 1,484 miles are completed 
and open to public use. A comprehensive management plan, published in 
September 1982, identified a general route for the trail.

    Dated: July 9, 1998.
William W. Schenk,
Regional Director, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 98-19474 Filed 7-21-98; 8:45 am]
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