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Donation to Conover and Phelps 2024

GHT Donates to Support Trail Mainenance

We recently held the Annual Ride with Leinie fundraiser bicycle event which featured a ride with Dick and Katie Leinenkugel on the Conover-Phelps Trail (C-P Trail). The event drew in over 400 participants from across Wisconsin and 15 other states, including as far away as Texas, California, Florida and New York. The GHT Board voted…

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3Bear 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…

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Volunteer Spotlight – Carlton Schroeder

Many of us know and appreciate Carlton for is his many contributions to GHT. His focus has been with anything that requires engineering. As a retired Civil Engineer Carlton has been invaluable to GHT’s mission of bike trail development. He helps develop conceptual designs, develops cost estimates, acts as GHTs liaison person with engineering firms,…

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Neal Adams Turns Cedar Logs into Kiosks on C-P Trail

When Neal Adams learned a pile of white cedar trees that were cut down when constructing the Conover-Phelps Trail were headed for the burn site, the 72-year-old trail advocate went into action. The trail contractor had piled the logs on a large concrete pad where the old chemical plant was located on the former Christensen…

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Ride with Leinie Live Auction on July, 27, 2024

Join us for the live auction starting at 1:30 PM on Saturday, July 27th, at Conover Town Park, located at 4697 Park Circle in Conover. Everyone is welcome to bid, whether you’re a rider or not. This year, we will be auctioning off a Gary Fisher Leinenkugel bike! This bike was purchased by a GHT…

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Let’s Talk Beer and Biking with Dick Leinenkugel

The community is invited to join Dick Leinenkugel and volunteers with the Great Headwaters Trails (GHT) Foundation for the annual “Let’s Talk Beer and Biking with Dick Leinenkugel”. “Let’s Talk” will be hosted at Greenhill’s Log Cabin, 226 Hwy 45, Conover, WI 54519, on Thursday, June 27, 2024 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm. “Let’s Talk”…

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13th Annual Ride with Leinie will be Held July 27, 2024

In the Northwoods of Wisconsin, there’s a unique bicycle event that has been drawing riders and Leinenkugel Beer fans for more than 12 years. On Saturday, July 27th, the Ride With Leinie fundraiser will once again return to Conover. The annual event, hosted by the Great Headwaters Trails (GHT) Foundation, attracts more than 300 riders. Participants…

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Installation of the Eagle River Connector is Completed

The installation of the Eagle River Connector has been completed for the season. A team of volunteers from the Three Eagle Foundation, Tara Lila LLC, and Great Headwaters Trails repaired the anchors on Wednesday and installed the bollards and chains on Thursday. This connector provides a safe route for bikers from the Three Eagle Trail…

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Ride with Leinie Featured in Wisconsin Bike Fed!

Read the Wisconsin Bike Fed Article on the history of the Ride with Leinie event! Learn how the event began and all the exciting things coming to this year’s ride on July 27th.