...because trails matter

Have you purchased your TART Grooming Badge?

The first flakes have flown!  It’s time to purchase your TART Grooming Badge for the 2009-2010 ski season.  Purchasing a grooming badge for $100 supports trail grooming on both the Vasa Pathway and Leelanau Trail for the entire season. You and your family can also sign up to receive timely and detailed grooming reports from us.  [...]

Grab a flag next time you cross Division/Grandview Parkway

We’ve been working with the Traverse City Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) office on a pedestrian safety initiative at the intersection of Division and Grandview Parkway. The intersection is one of Traverse City’s busiest road intersections, but it is also a busy trail crossing. The 26-mile TART-Leelanau Trail crosses two legs of this busy divided-highway [...]

Nov 1: Clean and Green Up

Free community-wide recycle and repurpose event for Daylight Savings ~ Spend the hour gained to Clean Up and Green Up. The Michigan Green Consortium hosts the free event from 10am until 3pm on Sunday, November 1, 2009 at Parking Lot B (Farmer’s Market lot) in downtown Traverse City. To view the myriad of items accepted [...]

The Boardman Lake Trail (BLT) is hatching another trail connection!

The ever popular Boardman Lake Trail has another connector under construction, with a grade separated crossing of 8th Street. The City of Traverse City is building a connection from the BLT/10th Street connector that will go north to 8th Street and then go under the 8th Street bridge and connect along the river to the [...]

Nov 7: Iceman Cometh

If you’re not signed up already, then get out there and cheer ‘em on! This epic mountain bike race is an annual … for mountain bike enthusiasts. The Iceman draws competitors from all over the country who want to bike through sleet, snow, rain and mud to make it to the finish line on the [...]