Michigan Trails & Greenways Alliance http://www.michigantrails.org is a non-profit organization that shall foster and facilitate the creation of an interconnected statewide system of trails and greenways for recreation, health, transportation, economic development and environmental/cultural preservation purposes. Fri, 16 May 2008 20:29:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en Spring has Sprung - Let’s Hit the Trails! http://www.michigantrails.org/news/spring-has-sprung-lets-hit-the-trails/ http://www.michigantrails.org/news/spring-has-sprung-lets-hit-the-trails/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 14:24:08 +0000 nancy http://www.michigantrails.org/news/spring-has-sprung-lets-hit-the-trails/ Michigan’s trails are beautiful this time of year, with fresh green leaves on the trees and plenty of blooming wildflowers along the way.  Time to get out in the fresh air on your bike or on your own two feet.  Train for the Michigander, our bicycle tour on trails and connecting roads or celebrate National Trails Day with one of these events.  The video below is the Betsie Valley Trail segment along the shoreline of Crystal Lake.  Use the “Trails Finder” and “Trail Links” tabs to learn more about this trail and others in Michigan. 

Click on this for:  National Trails Day Events

]]> http://www.michigantrails.org/news/spring-has-sprung-lets-hit-the-trails/feed/ Trail Blazing in Michigan http://www.michigantrails.org/newsletters/trail-blazing-in-michigan/ http://www.michigantrails.org/newsletters/trail-blazing-in-michigan/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:53:27 +0000 barry http://www.michigantrails.org/news/trail-blazing-in-michigan/ MTGA Trail Blazing in Michigan Newsletter online now.  

Winter 2008

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Summer 2007

]]> http://www.michigantrails.org/newsletters/trail-blazing-in-michigan/feed/ Gaylord to Mackinaw City Trail Plans Grand Opening http://www.michigantrails.org/events/135/ http://www.michigantrails.org/events/135/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:50:32 +0000 barry http://www.michigantrails.org/events/135/  

Join us on Saturday, June 7 for National Trails Day and the Grand Opening of the Gaylord-Cheboygan-Mackinaw City Trail.

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]]> http://www.michigantrails.org/events/135/feed/ A Shining Example http://www.michigantrails.org/news/a-shining-example/ http://www.michigantrails.org/news/a-shining-example/#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:46:05 +0000 nancy http://www.michigantrails.org/news/a-shining-example/ MTGA recently received this account of how the Paul Henry Thornapple Trail has favorably impacted the town of Middleville . . . .

Read about it. . . .

]]> http://www.michigantrails.org/news/a-shining-example/feed/ Announcing the new MTGA Michigan Trails Finder http://www.michigantrails.org/news/announcing-the-new-mtga-michigan-trails-finder/ http://www.michigantrails.org/news/announcing-the-new-mtga-michigan-trails-finder/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:31:42 +0000 admin http://server.luckyfishsoftware.com/~mtga/blog/news/announcing-the-new-mtga-michigan-trails-finder/ Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance announces the new Michigan Trails Finder. This is a new online resource for planning your next trail adventure. It is a digital map of trails, both Michigan Trails Finder screenshotsingle and shared-use, linked with information you need to know . . . before you go! You will find the following features: Length and Surface, Allowed Trail Uses, Interactive Links to Individual Trail Websites, GPS Coordinates (where available), and Contact Info for More Details. The database runs as an interface with the convenience of Google navigation to help you get there. Check it out!

]]> http://www.michigantrails.org/news/announcing-the-new-mtga-michigan-trails-finder/feed/ MTGA Honored by Governors Council on Physical Fitness http://www.michigantrails.org/press-releases/mtga-honored-by-governors-council-on-physical-fitness/ http://www.michigantrails.org/press-releases/mtga-honored-by-governors-council-on-physical-fitness/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:06:51 +0000 admin http://server.luckyfishsoftware.com/~mtga/blog/2007/mtga-honored-by-governors-council-on-physical-fitness/ MTGA receives award from Governor GranholmMTGA is the recipient fo the Governors Council Achievement Award for Organizations, an award presented for exceptional work that supports healthy, active lifestyles.

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