LAKE SHAWNEE TRAIL COMPLETED. On Monday August 25, an 84-foot-long ped-bike bridge was installed on the seven-mile concrete Lake Shawnee Trail in Topeka. Now bicyclists, joggers and walkers will be able to travel all around the lake.
LITTLE SWEDEN TRAIL MEETING VENUE SET. All trail advocates are invited to attend the Sunflower Recreational Trails board meeting to be held Saturday September 6 in beautiful Lindsborg. The meeting will start at 11:00 a.m. in the Swedish Crown Restaurant on the main street. Discussion items include the Smoky Hill Recreation Trail which will stretch eight miles between Lindsborg and Marquette. Come enjoy this Kansas destination place and eat some tasty Swedish food. After the meeting there will be a field trip on the Valkommen Trail, a 2.4-mile concrete rail-trail.
2008 KANSAS TRAILS SUMMIT IN WICHITA OCTOBER 6-7. Mike Goodwin, an organizer of the event reports, "This will be a great event if you are excited about trails. Richard Louv, the author of The Last Child Left in the Woods is speaking Monday night." Below is an excerpt from the Kansas Recreation and Parks Association website providing a summary of the summit:
Summit Overview: The design of a community, where people live, work, learn, and play, heavily influences their well-being. The built environment, whether it is conducive to walking and biking, includes plenty of opportunities to access fresh fruits and vegetables, has varied outdoor opportunities that include trail systems, and is safe, affects an individual's ability to be active and eat healthy. Many factors affect the built environment, including policy, city planning, coalition work, zoning, and citizen involvement. This summit will address how we can affect the built environment and enhance our current and planned trails systems to ensure our communities support healthy eating and active living and that this support stretches equally across all neighborhoods within a community and across the state of Kansas. For a brochure and to register go to the Kansas Recreation and Parks Association website.