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Conover-Phelps Trail is Open for the Season
We are excited to announce that the Conover-Phelps Trail is open for the season. Thank you to the Friends of the C-P Trail for all their hard work and effort in getting it ready. See you on the trails!
GHTF Donates $25,000 for Highway 45 Crossing Study, Design Work
By Gary Ridderbusch The Eagle River Revitalization Program (ERRP), in collaboration with the city of Eagle River and with a donation from Great Headwaters Trails Foundation (GHTF), is moving forward on a key infrastructure project to improve safety, accessibility and regional trail connectivity. Leaders of GHTF presented a $25,000 check last week to ERRP to…
Ride with Leinie Returning to Scenic Vilas County July 26th
By Gary Ridderbusch The 14th annual Ride with Leinie will return to Conover Saturday, July 26th, including five ride options for bicyclists in the scenic North Woods of Wisconsin. The ride, a fundraiser for Great Headwaters Trail Foundation (GHTF), features the Conover-Phelps Trail (C-P Trail) in eastern Vilas County. The C-P Trail, completed in 2021,…
GHT Foundation Honors Schroeder with First Volunteer of the Year Award
By Gary Ridderbusch The Great Headwaters Trails Foundation (GHTF) recognized the Volunteer of the Year and several other individuals for outstanding service to the organization during its board dinner at Trees For Tomorrow in Eagle River on Tuesday, March 25th. In addition to introducing board members and special guests, GHTF President Laura Van Valkenberg and…
River Trail Analysis Report Scope
Last fall our Board of Directors and the River Trail Action Team contracted the services of the consulting firm, Trail Strategies, LLC, to evaluate the project overall, identify key strengths and challenges, and recommend future actions to move the project forward. Having received and reviewed the final report, we were pleased to receive validation that…
Great Headwaters Trails Foundation Names New President, Four Directors
By Gary Ridderbusch The Great Headwaters Trails Foundation (GHTF) named four new board members and a new president at its board meeting earlier this month. Cheryl Todea, Cheryl Adams and Diane Gunderson are new directors at large and John Gustavson will be serving as the organization’s treasurer. The board members will serve three-year terms. In…
Fat Tire Biking on the Conover Phelps Trail
The C-P trail is currently open and accessible for fat tire biking. Please be aware that the section from Hwy 45 to the power lines is a shared use trail for snowmobiles. While the trail hasn’t been opened for the snowmobile season yet, we encourage cyclists to exercise caution when riding on this section. Thank…
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…
GHTF Volunteers Cleanup Hwy 70
On Friday, November 1st, GHTF volunteers helped pick up trash along Hwy 70 heading west near the Energy Mart to the Mud Creek Bridge by the Eagle River Inn. Anyone interested in joining this crew for the three 2025 cleanups between April 1st and November 1st should email ghtvolunteercoordinator@gmail.com to be added to the contact…