This season, Top of Michigan Trails Council is proud to support a statewide public education message led by the League of Michigan Bicyclists focused on improving road safety, reducing injuries, and supporting climate-friendly transportation across Michigan. Supported by the Equitable Transportation Fund – a project of...
A June 18 pasta supper and silent auction in Boyne City are aimed at raising awareness of, and money for completion of the Boyne City to Charlevoix Trail. The event is sponsored by Top of Michigan Trails Council and the Charlevoix County Trail Team, and will...
Cheboygan County has officially begun the process of updating the County Master Plan and Recreation Plan. These plans help guide future decisions regarding land use, housing, economic development, infrastructure, natural resource protection, recreation facilities, and other community priorities throughout the County, and also support eligibility...
As part of extensive renovations inside Petoskey State Park, these reflective delineator pylons have been installed on the beach road. Park goers will also notice new paving on a short stretch of park road, near the water station. These and more are welcome improvements. Thank...
For those who choose to use the U.S. 31 road shoulder to connect with the Little Traverse Wheelway west of the Miracle Mile washout, here is an update. (This detour is not recommended for children, those who aren't used to road riding, or those who...
Please join us for a Wednesday Night Bicycle Ride. Rides will leave Spring Lake Park at 6 p.m. Wednesday evenings beginning June 3. This is a social ride, a chance to meet and ride with other cyclists. Groups of cyclists will ride together, eight, 10 or...
The Trails Council's biggest fundraiser, the Top of Michigan Festival of Races, drew 400 participants this year. The event took place last Saturday at Petoskey's Bayfront Park. Runners and walkers used the Little Traverse Wheelway, Petoskey State Park, and a few local roads to accommodate...
The fourth annual Lynn Duse Memorial Kids’ Bike Fest will take place at the Little Traverse History Museum in Petoskey’s Bayfront Park on Saturday, June 13, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by the Little Traverse Historical Society and Top of Michigan Trails Council. [caption...
TOMTC Safety & Maintenance Director Bill Prall will meet with volunteers on Friday, May 15, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Packy Offield Trail Center for a litter cleanup session on the Little Traverse Wheelway. Crews will be working on the Wheelway from the area behind the...
Emmet County Parks and Recreation recently made a sizeable investment in trail maintenance. According to Parks and Rec Director Ryan Bauman, his department purchased a Del Morino CS132M vertical flail mower. Ryan said the $6,800 unit has a hydraulic offset and hydraulic tilt. With a working width of...
