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Vilas County News-Review: Volunteers Remove Trail Bollards as Biking Season Winds Down
By Gary Ridderbusch, Correspondent About 10 volunteers gathered in the city of Eagle River last Thursday morning to remove the bollards that mark the bike and pedestrian trail through two parking lots near downtown — signaling an end to the summer and fall bicycling season. The bollards are installed each spring and taken down in…
Vilas 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…
GHTF 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 GHTF Board voted…
3Bear 5K organizers donate $4,500 to Great Headwaters Trails Foundation
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 Foundation (GHTF). The 3Bear 5K was held in Land O’ Lakes on July 4th as part of the town’s Fourth of July festivities. The annual…
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,…
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…
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 GHTF…
Let’s Talk Beer and Biking with Dick Leinenkugel
The community is invited to join Dick Leinenkugel and volunteers with the Great Headwaters Trails Foundation Foundation (GHTF) 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…
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 Foundation (GHTF), attracts more than 300 riders.…