Thanks to the generous support of 104 donors, TART Trails recently reached funding goals for the Deepwater Connector Trail, a key Nakwema Trailway project in partnership with Acme Township. When completed, the Trailway will connect Charlevoix with the TART Trails system. Top of Michigan Trails Council...
For the first time in a long time, there is a major update on efforts to repair the Little Traverse Wheelway's washed out "Miracle Mile." On October 21, 2024 Baird Engineering presented an update to the Petoskey City Council. We encourage everyone to review the presentation...
Workers are nearing completion of Phase 3 of the Boyne City-Charlevoix Trail, a 2.36 mile extension from Springwater Beach Road (near Young State Park) to Horton Bay. The trail isn't open yet, but we'll let you know when it is. The trail paving appears complete. Workers...
Getting kids on bicycles is becoming a popular theme in Northern Michigan. Between Cindy Okerlund's popular Kids Pedaling with a Purpose program and other school-based bicycling programs popping up regionally, it seems children are rediscovering biking like never before. In Emmet and Charlevoix counties high school-age mountain...
Delayed by a large fire in downtown Cheboygan last year, the inaugural Tap Into the Trails event finally took place Saturday, Sept. 21. Thank you to everyone who participated or volunteered in the Trails Council's 5k and 10k Family Fun run, which was a big success....
Cindy Okerlund's volunteer-driven Kids Pedaling with a Purpose program runs like a well-oiled machine. But weather sometimes derails all best efforts. Such was the case last spring when rain forced the cancellation of two rides for then-fourth graders at Lincoln Elementary School. Nevertheless, Okerlund worked with...
The Ponshewaing Flag Stop project on the North Western State Trail at Milton Road was officially unveiled this afternoon. About 60 people showed up for a brief ceremony and sign hanging, which formally opened the attraction. Volunteers, including leader Randall Crow, as well as other...
Cindy Okerlund was on her bicycle and she was at a crossroad - not the paved kind with stop signs, but the type many people encounter following retirement. It was 2015 and she’d just ended her 27-year teaching career at Harbor Springs Public Schools. Feeling fulfilled,...
Kids Pedaling with a Purpose is a day-long field trip for fourth graders in Emmet County and the city of Charlevoix. It’s designed to engage kids in significant exercise in an experiential outdoor classroom. This school year’s program concluded in June. Each all-day educational bike ride starts...
Organizers of the Ponshewaing Flag Stop project are ready to officially unveil their replica structure on the North Western State Trail on Monday, Aug.12, at 4 p.m. The flag stop is located near the intersection of U.S. 31 and Milton Road. There will be a 15-minute presentation,...
