Here is Gail on the Stone Harbor deck.

Owning a store like Stone Harbor gives me the privilege of meeting new and interesting people on almost a daily basis. I see families and individuals who love the outdoors and are anxious to share their latest exploits with me and my staff. This past week was no exception.

Two years ago we were visited by Gail Lowe, who was in Grand Marais while hiking the Superior Hiking Trail. We had a great conversation at that time and off she went. Last week we got a phone call from Gail, who was coming through Grand Marais again, this time while Hiking the North Country Trail. My first reaction was “North Country Trail? Do you mean the Border Route Trail?” No, the North Country Trail, which is a new hike of 4,600 miles from North Dakota to New York.

Without going into great detail about the hike and why she is doing it, let me refer you to Gail’s Facebook page. Between that and her web site, you can see she is striving to be the first woman to make this hike of 4,000 miles in one hiking season. She is doing this in memory of her daughter Becca, who lost her battle to breast cancer just a little over a year ago.

She will be continuing her trek in a few days and we will be following her as she moves on down the trail. Meanwhile, I will be writing a little more about her in the coming days.