MIDNR Awards $350,000 in Second Round of Funding for Projects Along Iron Belle Trail

By Justin Stakes

Lansing, MI -(AmmoLand.com)- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has awarded 18 recipients from across the state a total of $350,000 to continue development of Michigan’s Iron Belle Trail.

Recipients were each awarded amounts up to $30,000 for route planning, engineering, design projects or trail signage along either the Iron Belle Trail’s hiking or bicycle routes. The funds were part of the 2015 budget for the non-motorized trail program.

The Iron Belle Trail stretches from Belle Isle in Detroit to Ironwood in the western Upper Peninsula. In its current proposed state, the hiking route will include 1,259 miles (72 percent completed) and the bicycling route will offer 774 miles (58 percent completed). Federal, state and local units of government are working to complete Michigan’s newest (and longest) trail by building upon Michigan’s extensive existing trail network.

“We are excited to announce the grant recipients for 2016,” said DNR state trails coordinator Paul Yauk. “There is still a lot of work to do to complete both the hiking and bicycling portions of the Iron Belle Trail, but much progress has been …Read the Rest

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