The Marquette Trails Festival is a fundraising event for the NTN.
Founded in 2001, Noquemanon Trail Network’s (NTN’s) mission is to secure, develop, maintain, and promote the use of a trail network throughout the Central Upper Peninsula of Michigan. NTN relies on the support of the community and generous landowners to keep trails open and available to the public. NTN works with over 45 landowners, both public and private, for daily trail access and over 90 landowners for events. NTN maintains an agreement with each landowner and carries liability insurance to protect each landowner above protections provided by Michigan Act 451. Through a variety of agreements, easements, and ownership, NTN is working towards protecting and growing trail access for the future.
As of 2021 there are 8 trail systems maintained by NTN from Munising to Big Bay including:
- over 80 miles of single-track trail
- 35 miles of groomed winter single track
- over 125 km of nordic ski trails
- 2 pump tracks
- Forestville Trailhead with 25 site campground
- South Trails Trailhead with pavilion
Funds for our work come from membership, donations, sponsorships, grants, fundraising events, and occasional contracted trail builds. NTN does not receive any direct local government funding for development or maintenance but a number of municipalities provide land access.
The Board of Directors generally meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month, 6pm at the Marquette Children’s Museum Conference Room. All are welcome to attend as a guest and learn how trails are made and protected. Contact the NTN office to confirm upcoming meetings. Meeting minutes are available to members upon request. Committees made up of board members and volunteers help support the many activities of the NTN.
We invite you to join and get involved as a member, sponsor, or volunteer so that we can continue to provide and grow opportunities for outdoor recreation in the central U.P.
To view our 990, click here.
To view NTN bylaws, click here.
Contact us:
The NTN office is located at Lakeview Arena, 401 E. Fair Ave. in Marquette
For additional info, call 906-235-6861
Marquette Trails Festival Refund Policy and Waitlists:
If you are registered for a race that is capped and is full and you cannot make it, please email us (marquettetrailsfest@gmail.com) to request a refund and let someone else race! You will make their day.
2024 Refund Policy (ONLY if there is a current waitlist):
Before May 1st – 100% Refund
May 1st-June 12th – 50% Refund
After June 12th – No Refund
**Transaction fees will not be refundable
Waitlists will open for events that are capped and full. Here’s how the waitlists will work:’
- Go to our registration site at https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/Marquette/MarquetteTrailsFestival and select the event you want to get on the waitlist for.
- Hit the “join waitlist” button.
- Racers will be selected by the order they sign up. If you are selected to register, you will receive an email from RunSignUp. You will have 48 hours to register. If you don’t sign up, it automatically goes to the next person on the waitlist!
