River Trail
Vilas County News-Review Editorial: River Trail Project Deserves Another Chance to Succeed
By Kurt Krueger The River Trail Commission gave preliminary endorsement recently to a Highway 45 multi-use crossing that could be billed as the initial phase of the proposed River Trail between Eagle River and St. Germain. We think that’s a big deal because the River Trail would connect Eagle River and Three Lakes, via the…
Read MoreVilas County News-Review: River Trail Group Backs Multi-Use Crossing
By Gary Ridderbusch, Correspondent The River Trail Commission gave a preliminary endorsement to a Highway 45 multi-use crossing and “placemaking” project that could be billed as the initial phase of the proposed River Trail between Eagle River and St. Germain at its meeting last Wednesday. The crossing project, proposed by the Eagle River Revitalization Program…
Read More3Bear 5K organizers donate $4,500 to Great Headwaters Trails group
By Gary Ridderbusch In an effort to support bike trail opportunities, maintenance and development in eastern Vilas County, organizers of the 3Bear 5K recently donated $4,500 to Great Headwaters Trails (GHT). The 3Bear 5K was held in Land O’ Lakes on July 4th as part of the town’s Fourth of July festivities. The annual family-friendly…
Read MoreRiver Trail – A High-Value, Priority Project!
The River Trail will connect Eagle River to the 55-mile Heart of Vilas System, and extend the system by 10 miles. St. Germain will become a system hub and the new River Trail will, we predict, become one of the most popular parts of the whole system! At the place shown in the photo, the…
Read MoreRiver Trail Executive Summary Findings
GHT’s retired engineers did a study of several routing options to provide clarity to questions raised early in the summer of 2023 about the best route for the River Trail. Their findings confirmed that the route that had been proposed in 2018 was the best in all categories of study: providing safety to bike riders…
Read MoreGrabbing the opportunity to make River Trail a reality
A good place to learn more about the River Trail project will be the Eagle River Council meeting at 6 p.m. on June 13.
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