Spring Trail Segment Updates
Spring has sprung early in northern lower Michigan and your trail team partners are busy planning and working to ensure that the momentum continues to build as we keep focused on our goal to develop …
Norwood ↔︎ Charlevoix
For more info on the trail map for the Norwood Charlevoix section of the trail:
Online Survey Shows Overwhelming Support for Trail South from Charlevoix
An online survey was conducted in the winter of 2021 to help inform trail planning and design for the Nakwema Trailway south of Charlevoix. The questionnaire was available following a virtual presentation by the Nakwema …
Trail Route Proposed for Charlevoix ↔ Fisherman’s Island State Park Segment
The project team and Michigan Department of Natural Resources hosted a virtual presentation on a proposed trail route for the Charlevoix ↔ Fisherman’s Island State Park Segment of the Nakwema Trailway on December 17. The partners …
Introducing the Nakwema Trailway
On behalf of TART Trails and Top of Michigan Trails Council, together with Networks Northwest, we are thrilled to introduce the Nakwema (nah-KWAY-mah) Trailway, formerly known as the TC CHX Trail!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Nakwema, Ojibwe for “where paths connect”, spans over 45 miles, …
Trail design begins between Bells Bay Road and Norwood
Trail design has commenced for the segment of trail between Bells Bay Road and Norwood. The Project Team and C2AE are working with community and state partners with the goal of identifying a trail route …
State Provides 2.4M to Support the Trail
The approved State of Michigan budget included $2.4 million to support trail development along the TC-CHX corridor. Thanks to the support of local and state partners, including MDOT and MDNR, along with Senator Wayne Schmidt …
Funding Committed for trail planning at Fisherman’s Island
Funding has been committed to begin trail planning at Fisherman’s Island State Park. Through the generosity of both public and private partners, $80,000 has been either secured or pledged, including a $50,000 pledge from the Michigan DNR …
DNR Approved Fisherman’s Island General Management Plan
The DNR approved the Fisherman’s Island General Management Plan which recommends further study of a trail corridor within the park. Read more here.
