One of the best local web sites here in Northfield, Minnesota - Locally Grown Northfield, run by Northfield.org founder Griff Wigley - recently featured a long discussion about the best route through Northfield for a developing state multi-use trail, the Mill Towns State Trail. It’s more than most out-of-towners will want to read, but it shows some of the challenges of routing a trail through or near a city, even a small city like Northfield with a population of about 18,000.

See comment 47 (!) for my two cents. I should add that during this current controversy my heart goes out to the Mill Towns Trail volunteers, particularly Peggy Prowe, who have worked so hard to make this trail a reality. I have not been involved in trail route finding, and I only wish for the best possible route.

Note: I’ve been remiss in not including Locally Grown in my blog links. But I promise I’ll get around to it soon!

This entry was posted on Friday, May 11th, 2007 at 10:34 am and is filed under Biking/Walking, Minnesota, Northfield.