Yearly Archives: 2004
TART - Leelanau Trail connector opened in October 2004
You heard it correctly!! After years of negotiating easements and garnering support for the project, the TART and Leelanau trails is open. The interconnection of the Leelanau Trail with the TART Trail, now provides a 23-mile continuous trail for area bicyclists, walkers, runners and outdoor enthusiasts.
The Grand Traverse County Road Commission has engineered this [...]
Leelanau Harvest Tour Turns 21
1984-2004
Great food, great weather, great scenery…what more can you ask for? The Leelanau Harvest Tour again delivered for many cyclists, the last big road ride of the season. Thanks to the Cherry Capital Cycling Club and all of the volunteers, the Leelanau Harvest Tour was again a huge success. This year, 517 cyclists rode in [...]
Grant to fund Smart Commute Week Program
TART recently received notice that the Michigan Energy Office will partially fund the 2005 event. Smart Commute Week is a week-long event to get people to consider alternative ways to get to work. Smart commuting includes bicycling, walking, carpooling or taking BATA, our area bus service. The $6,000 grant from the Energy Office will fund [...]
Read More »2004 Inaugural Jim Mudgett Award recipients announced
On October 28th, at a dinner event at Black Star Farms, the officials of Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation Trails awarded the inaugural Jim Mudgett Trail Pioneer Award.Bill Smith, a long time friend and colleague of Jim Mudgett, spoke about Jim and the award before the crowd. Jim Mudgett was a founding member of [...]
Read More »Volunteer Service Awards
In May, three long-term board members stepped off the TART Board because of term limits. George Lombard, June Thaden and Dave Monstrey were all founding members of the TART Trails, Inc. board when the four trails combined in 1998. We recently honored these three very dedicated individuals at a TART Trails picnic. George, June and [...]
Read More »TART Trail detour
Friends of TART Trails,
We would like to alert you of a temporary detour on the TART Trail near the Clinch Park Zoo and the Clinch Marina. TART has hired Leffring Masonry to construct a sculpture plaza. There is a marked detour to re-route trail users. The trail will be under construction for 2-3 weeks.
Thank you,
Missy [...]
Trail Leadership Changes; New Board Elected
At a recent board meeting, the makeup of the Traverse Area Recreation & Transportation Trails governing board saw some changes.
Three long-term, very dedicated board members stepped off the board and four new board members were elected. George Lombard, Dave Monstrey and June Thaden were all founding members of the TART Trails board and each [...]
Grand Traverse Band Donates $50,000
Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation Trails, Inc. (TART Trails) is pleased to announce that, with an endorsement from Grand Traverse County, it has received a 2% grant from the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. The $50,000 grant from the Grand Traverse Band was to help fund TART’s Pathways to the Future Capital [...]
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