Yearly Archives: 2006
Winter Open House on Vasa Jan 20
The first 2006-07 season TART Trails Winter Open House* will be held at the Vasa Pathway on Saturday January 20th, from 10AM to 1PM. The Open House is presented as a Thank You to everyone who has purchased a grooming badge this season to help cover the costs of grooming one of the Midwest’s finest [...]
Read More »Let's go shopping on Nov 11…
Let me tell you about a great opportunity!
Shop your Community Day is on November 11th in downtown Traverse City! The event, sponsored by the Downtown Traverse City Association, is a great occasion for you to support TART Trails just by shopping downtown! For every purchase you make at over 40 participating downtown Traverse City stores [...]
Bahle receives 2006 trail award
Last week, at a dinner event at Black Star Farms, the officials of Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation (TART) Trails awarded the 3rd annual Jim Mudgett Trail Pioneer Award. The award was presented to Lois Bahle by past recipient Ted Okerstrom.
Lois was involved at the very inception of the Leelanau Trail. From 1995-2005, she served [...]
Schramski family wins trail photo contest
The theme for our summer photo contest was “families and trails.” Our winning photo is of the Schramski family enjoying a lovely summer afternoon biking on the Leelanau Trail. Pictured is Jim Schramski and 5-year-old daughter Hannah on the Tagalong and wife Heidi pulling future bicyclist Ben in the Chariot. Schramski said the family uses [...]
Read More »TART Grooming Badge
Frequently Asked Questions
What exactly is a TART Trails Season Grooming Badge?
This "badge of honor" is our way of recognizing your gift to make grooming on our trails possible. The grooming 'badge' is a button that you can wear when you're around town or on the trails.
TART does not, and will not, require a pass to [...]
Ribbon cutting for Three Mile Trail: Oct 19
TRAVERSE CITY (October 16, 2006)— Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation (TART) Trails, Inc. and the Grand Traverse County Road Commission invite the public to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Three Mile Road and Three Mile Trail project.
The ceremony will take place on Three Mile Road near Parsons Road on October [...]
October 14 workbee scheduled
Volunteers on the Vasa Pathway will be spreading wood chips, trimming trees, and preparing the trail for winter usage. Please bring work gloves, pitch forks, shovels, tree trimming tools (i.e. loppers, bow saws, etc.) and dress appropriately for the weather.
Volunteers on the Leelanau Trail will be trimming trees, cutting back overgrowth and ensuring there are [...]
Leelanau Trail paving ribbon cutting Sept 9
Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation (TART) Trails invites our members and the public to join in a ribbon-cutting celebration for a newly paved section of the Leelanau Trail. The section stretches 2.2 miles from the Suttons Bay Village limits south to Revold Road.
The celebration will take place at 10:00 am on Saturday, September 9, 2006.
If [...]
New bicycle laws go into effect: Record Eagle 9/1/06
Record-Eagle/Douglas Tesner
Jim Ritter, left, and John Johnson wait for traffic to clear as they cross Eighth Street on the TART trail. Johnson handcycles about 20 to 28 miles a day and Ritter uses his bike to get around town.
New bicycle laws go into effect
Bikers can ride two abreast on roads and paths
BY CHRISTINE FINGER
cfinger@record-eagle.com
TRAVERSE CITY [...]
Leelanau Trail paving to begin August 21
Beginning Monday, August 21, a section of the north end of the Leelanau Trail will be closed for paving. The 2.2-mile stretch from the Suttons Bay village limits to Revold Road will be graveled, graded, and paved during the two-week closure.
There will be a marked detour along Center Highway (633) between Eckerle and Revold roads [...]