Here are Week 4's highlights from Ms O. You can tell she is having a blast thanking her volunteers for the Kids Biking Initiative! Tuesday: Ric and Lisa LoydLast Friday I wrote about the Hiawatha pageant site on Round Lake and a local historian, Eric...

Here are Week 3's highlights from Ms O. You can tell she is having a blast thanking her volunteers for the Kids Biking Initiative! Monday: John HarrisIn May of 2019 I met John Hayes Harris III, M.Ed. Within moments our conversation took off. I learned that we...

Here are Week 2's highlights from Ms O. You can tell she is having a blast thanking her volunteers for the Kids Biking Initiative! Monday: Paul MoultrupThe weather forecast this week has me thinking about a #KidsPedalingwithaPurposeVolunteersRock! very dear friend who would be right there...

By John Gravlin (Known by the students as “Crazy Skier Guy!) Our Nordic Rocks program has now completed our 4th season! This year was our best for many reasons. We focus our program on the 3rd graders at Cheboygan Intermediate School...

This year, with Stay Home, Stay Safe orders and the cancellation of our Kids Biking Program for Emmet County 4th Graders, decided if the program couldn't run, we could still thank our volunteers. This program exists because of the dedication of community members who show...

For Immediate Release: Top of Michigan Trails is pleased to announce the hiring of new Executive Director Brent Bolin. A veteran non-profit leader, fundraiser, and community builder, Brent was most recently with national environmental organization Clean Water Action where he served as a Regional Director. “I’m honored...

COMMUNITIES JOINING TOGETHER TART Trails and Top of Michigan Trails Council, together with Networks Northwest, are thrilled to introduce the Nakwema (nah-KWAY-mah) Trailway, formerly known as the Traverse City ↔ Charlevoix Trail. Nakwema, Ojibwe for “where paths connect,” passes through seven townships and three counties, offering...

View it online now. A Special Thanks to the Foundations and Organizations that support the Top of Michigan Trails Council and our work to connect Northern Michigan on safe, secure and scenic trails. The Anton FoundationBay Harbor Foundation Burt Lake Preservation AssociationCharlevoix County Community Foundation Charlevoix...

Participants in the 2019 Stafford’s Top of Michigan Festival of Races enjoyed a great day of competition on the Little Traverse Wheelway on Saturday, May 25. The challenge of five different races were met by a total of over 600 runners.