Yearly Archives: 2007
Biking with Beans
On Monday and Thursday afternoons, Karen McCleary loads up her coffee totes and pedals off. She leaves the new home of Higher Grounds Trading Company at The Village at Grand Traverse Commons and heads for downtown to deliver beans to businesses and residential customers.
When Jody and Chris Treter decided to relocate their coffee company to [...]
Brick receives 2007 trail award
SUTTONS BAY- Last week, at a dinner event at Black Star Farms, the officials of Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation (TART) Trails awarded the 4th annual Jim Mudgett Trail Pioneer Award. The award was presented to Tim Brick by past recipient Lois Bahle.
Tim Brick, a Traverse City native, went on to play football at [...]
Advocate earns Mudgett award- Record Eagle 10/13/07
Advocate earns Mudgett award
TRAVERSE CITY (Oct. 13) — Tim Brick has ridden many trails, but his dedication to those around Traverse City earned him a special honor.
Brick, a longtime trail advocate who served on local trail boards, was awarded the fourth annual Jim Mudgett Trail Pioneer Award from Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation Trails.
"Traverse has [...]
Become a trail ambassador!
Have you seen any Trail Ambassadors wearing green t-shirts on the trails this summer?
Not sure what an Ambassador is? For more details about the program and to read about the experience of two trail ambassadors, please go to the following link: http://www.traversetrails.org/docs/2007summer.pdf
Sound interesting? If so, then you’re invited to attend a training session from 7-8:30 [...]
Suttons Bay (MI) Trail Mortgage Paid Off- Centerlines 9/19/07
SUTTONS BAY (MI) TRAIL MORTGAGE PAID OFF
-> According to a Sept. 10th news release, "Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation (TART) Trails is happy to announce that after twelve years the mortgage for the Leelanau Trail has been paid off. On Wednesday, September 5th, 2007 an excited group gathered in Suttons Bay to present a check [...]
Walk to School Day at West Junior High October 3
Last spring, TC West Junior High School was selected as a pilot middle school/junior high school for the State of Michigan’s Safe Routes to School program. To kick off the Safe Routes to School Initiative, Traverse City Area Public Schools, in partnership with the Charter Township of Garfield, Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation (TART) Trails, [...]
Read More »TART board adds members
John Paul, head of the Traverse City branch of the Bank of Northern Michigan, and Brian Fisher, a local dentist, are the newest members of the TART board of directors.
A longtime outdoor and trail enthusiast, John was eager to get involved in the local trails organization.
“This opportunity to join the TART board represents a whole [...]
Participate in The Grand Vision
You are invited to attend an information session tomorrow night to plan for our region’s future. The Grand Vision, formerly known as the Grand Traverse Area Land Use and Transportation Study, aims to provide a growth strategy for our region for the next 50 years.
We hope to have many TART friends involved in the process [...]
Ride the Leelanau Harvest Tour!
It’s time to sign up for the Leelanau Harvest Tour! The Cherry Capital Cycling Club is hosting the 2007 Leelanau Harvest Tour on Sunday, September 16, an annual bicycle road ride through scenic Leelanau County. Over 900 riders (families and individuals) participated in this noncompetitive event last year. This year, event organizers are hoping for [...]
Read More »Regional non-motorized trail planning session Aug 21
Invitation to strategize regional non-motorized trails-
You are invited to attend the NW Michigan Regional Non-Motorized Transportation Plan and Investment Strategy Work Session on Tuesday, August
21 at 7:00 p.m. at the Traverse Area District Library.
The Northwest Michigan Council of Governments is developing a comprehensive, regional non-motorized transportation strategy for the 13 counties in northwest lower Michigan [...]